Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-09
w. D. wALLACH.
(CoSMCNICArEp.)
Extract rem Letter on the Battle -rield. :,

N3H Ctl the 6Stlle-
This hnatie tAnuetaDi) has been the most san.
suinsTy Of the war, aud ths only one fought
with design and upon military principles. The
arrangement OF our corps-the overlooking
position CT The commanding Generai-:he send
bg into action the right and the left-,he closing
up CT The center, aud final success-sxcites
eewildering admiration, and carries .hc mind
70 rhe great fields OF Ausperiitz and Wagaar,
fought BY Napoleon. OF all this have spoken.
The heart history Of such a conflict. purchased
hy the life and blood ot twenty thousand men.
mIsc be found iI the hospitals. War has rs
riorss-bUt il slas iis ten thousand demons in
these human oriure>, Ii,a. nlak- line eys-Dalis
aene-rhe heart bleed-the hips palsy. aEG The
er1in reel. The sight is ~ first positively unsn-
4 durable. The life blood of some as still trick
ling away IN silent calmness-while The ais
severed limbs and malis csbTain OF oth-I= give
rise to sounds God grant may not again Wit
ness- f.s
but ye mothers who now seek son--or wife
Shustsnd-oT sister abTother-or sons q father
inow and te consoIed that even tine hand of
mercy Is wa,chful, and better care is bestowed
rpcn your loved one ,haR might - frs seem
possible. Ii was in the spital where rested
tie galiant Hooker, that learned the history
ef Lhcse mythical words so often seen and so
little understood, "S. T.-iS6o-X.' Anything
aiievis-ing the suGerings and saving llle lives
Of our soldiers is national blessing. wit
messed some astonishing results from this
SIIiele.
Itis well known the effect of burnt gunpow-
der sHd excitement is thirst. which, added 20
the loss OF blood in the wounded. crea;Hs the
| necessity of a revivIng stimUIant. In this par-
| Nculaf hospital, the physicians were allowing
their patient drink Plantation Bitters, other
wise called =. T.-i>6n-X, and although The
wounded are mos: numerous here-thiS division
having opened the fight at 5 in the morning
The rrcn we're mostly composed, and there was
but very little fainJing. The article acts upon
| Tie stomach and nerves il 4 most inccripre-
| h@nsible manner: superior 10 brandy. and with
| cut .ubseq uent supplying reaction. Ii origin
ated IL the West Indies. containing calisaye
bark, winter green. lavender: anisa. Glove buds
orange, snake root: &c. preserved III -. Croix
Rum-the :. T.-lS,J1X being a secret ,ngre-
dent, not yet revealed TO the public. II is
principally recommended for want OF appetite,
aisordered liver. intermittent fevers, stoniaehic
difficulties. &c. understand il vas somewhat
known IL the Southern States previous 20 The
wsr, and it appears an agent OF Jefferson Davis
recently applied 10 the proprieiorS for The
privilege 10 make IL for hospital purposes
during The war, TO which they made the fol-
lowing reply: -a-s
NEw YORK. Jan. 10. !5t;a. =
III. -, i9sHt Of: ETC.:
Dear Sir: In reply 10 Your communication,
Offering rs Fifty thousand dollars for the re-
cirr and right TO make the PlaEia tion BitRrS for
hospital purposes during the war; we beg 70
say your price is 4 liberal eGP. cons idsringit
would cost Us nothing 10 comply. and th3t other
wise we can derive no revenue from Tho South
ern States: but, sir, our duties 10 our Govern
msnt and our IDEAS OF Consistency wonii rot
allow entertain il, although IL mi CHI pisase
rs 20 assUage the suffeTingS of your misguided
followers. -r.
We remain. very respectfully yours.
u. II. DRAKE j. Co.
These gentlemen give the his tory OF certain
ngreeieIi-s OF their article for over two hun
dred years-showing that through all changes
of the medical profession and its practitioners,
strength. compos ure and ciecrfuinrss have been
derI Sed from these sources. DR.. Woods, in The
Washington hospitals; informed me that he had
b<en unable 10 procure an hours sleep in one
patient for nearly TWO weeks. and he was fast
liking and crazy, until the Plantation Bitters
came 20 his knowledge, when days trial
gave him nights resi-, and he was now fast
recovering. 1 am surprised eur Government
has not equalled jefferson Davis in energy. and
adopted this inv aluablc article in all our hos
pitfalls. As n lay member can bear witness il
il "good 10 take, and affords more energy and
life than anything ever tried. Success TO the
Plantation Bitters.
Bur have digressed. In my next l shah
speak OF gathering in the wounded, buryng the
dead. &c. (se 25-eo1m} b.