Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-02
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This battle (Antietam) has been the most san
culinary of the war, and the only one fought
with design and upon military principles The
arrangement of our corps-the overlooking
position of the commanding General-the send
ing into action the right and the left-the closing
up Of the center, and final success-excites
bewildering admiration, and carries the mind
to the great fields Of Austerlitz and Wagaam,
fought by Napoleon. OF all this have spoken
The heart history of such a conflict, purchased
by the life and blood of twenty thousand men,
must be found in the hospitals. War has its
glories-but it has its ten thousand demons in
these human tortures, that make the eye-balls
ache-the heart bleed-the lips palsy, and the
brain reel. The sight is at first positively unen-
durable. The life blood of some is still trick
ling away in silent calmness-while the dis
severed limbs and maniac brain Of others give
rise to sounds God grant may not again wit
ness.
But We mothers who now seek son-or wife
ahusband-or sister abrother-orson father
know and be consoled that even the hand of
mercy is watchful, and better care is bestowed
upon your loved one than might At first seem
possible II was in the hospital where rested
the gallant Hooker, that learned the history
of those mythical words so often seen and so
little understood, as. T-1s6IX." Anything
alleyiating the sufferings and saving the lives
of our soldiers is a national blessing. 1 wit
messed some astonishing results from this
article.
1t is we'll known the effect Of burnt gunpow-
der and excitement is thirst, which, added to
the loss of blood in the wounded, creates the
necessity of a reyivng stmulant. In this par
ticular hospital, the physicians were allowing
their patients TO drink Plantation Bitters, other
wise called s. T.-1SG0-X, and although the
wounded are most numerous here-this division
having opened the fight at in the morning
the men were mostly composed, and there was
but very little fainting. The article acts upon
the stomach and nerves in a most incompre-
hensible manner, superior to brandy, and with
out subsequent supplying reaction. 1t origin
ated in the West Indies, containing calsaye
bark winter green, lavender mise, Glove buds
| orange, snake root, &c. preserved in st. Croix
| Rum-the S. T.-lS60--X being q secret ingre-
| dient, not yet revealed to the public. 1t is
| principally recommended for want of appetite,
disordered liver, intermittent fevers stoma chic
difficulties, &c. 1 understand it was some W hat
known in the Southern States previous to the
war; and it appears an agent of Jefferson Davis
recently applied to the proprietors for the
privilege TO make it for hospital purposes
during the war, to which they made the fol.
lowing reply:
New YORK, Jan. 16, 1852
Mr. --, Agent 0f, ETC.:
Dear Sir: In reply to your commun ton,
Offering us s. Fifty thousand dollars for the
cipe and ight to make the Plantation Biters for
hospital purposes during the war; we beg to
say your price is a liberal one considering it
would cost us nothing TO comply, and that other-
wise we can derive no revenue from the South
ern States; but, sir, our duties to our Govern
ment and our ideas of consistency would not
allow to entertain it. although it might please
us 10 assuage the sufferings of your misguided
followers.
We remain, very respectfully yours,
L. III. DRAKE & Co.
These gentlemen give the history of certain
ingredients of their article for over two hun
dred years-showing that through all changes
of the medical profession and its practitioners,
strength, cOmposure and checrfulness have been
derived from these sources. DR.. Woods, in the
Washington hospitals, informed me that he had
been unable to procure an hours sleep in one
patient for nearly two weeks, and hc was fast
sinking and crazy, until the Plantation Bitters
came to his knowledge, when one days trial
gave him nights rest, and ne was now fast
recovering. / am surprised our Government
has not eQualled Jefferson Da Wis in energy, and
adopted this invaluable article in all our hos
pitfalls. As a lay member can bear witness it
is good to take" and affords more energy and
life than anything l ever tried. Success to the
Plantation Bitters.
But have digressed. In my next shall
speak Of gathering in the wounded, burying the
dead &c. Use 25-eo1m) B.