Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-25
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extract from Letter OH the Battle. Field. I

! Extract from Letter OH the Battle Fialdl
r Il
| 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 Generll-tha send
ing into action the right and the left-the closing
up of the center, and final success-excites
( bawildering admiration, and carries the mind
10 the great fields of AustcrlitZ and Wapaam
fought by Napoleon. Of all this have spoken.
The heart history of such Il conflict purchased
by the life and blood Of twenty thousand men,
must be found in the hospitals. War has its
g!ories-but 1t has Its ten thousand demons in
these human iortUres, that make the eye-balls
aChe-thc heart bleed-tha 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 ye mothers who now seek a son-or wife
ahusband-or sister bro.iier-or sons 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. il was in the spitaI where rested
the gallant Hooker, that L learned the history
little understood, as. T-iS6U-X, Anything
alternating the sufferings and saving the lives
OF our soldiers is a national blessing I wit
messed some astonishing results from this
article.
IL il well 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 n reviving Simulant In this par
ticular hospital, the physicians were allowing
their patients to drink Plantation Bitters other
wise called S. T.-i880-X, and although the
wounded are most numerous here-this division
having opened the fight at S in the morning
the men We're 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 It origin
AIRED IN the West Indies, containing ealisaye
bark, winter green, Lavender, anise, Glove buds
orange, snake root. &c. preserved in ST. Croix
Rnm-the s. T.--1e60-X being secret inrre.
dent, not yet revealed to the public. 1t is
! principaliy recommended for want of appetite
disordered liver, intermittent fe yers, stomachic
difficulties, &c. i understa nd it was somewhat
! known in the Southern States previous to the
{ war, and il appears an agent of Jefferson Davis
( recently applied TO the proprictors for the
privilege TO make it for hospital p,,rnoses
! during the war, to which they made tho fol.
/ lowing reply:
NEW YORK, jan I6 1862
/ Mr.. - -, Ag'at Of, ETC..
! Dear Sir: In reply TO your communication
/ Offering us g Fifty thousand dollars for the ra
cipe ana right TO make the Plan ation Ritters for
( hospital purposes during the war" we hep To
! say your price Is liberal one, considering il
| would cost us nothing TO comply, and that otl,er
wise we can derive no revenue from tho South =
/ 'fh state; but. sir, our duties TO our Goyern
/ ii;''h' ana our ideas of consistency wouId not
aiiV" hS 10 entertain IT, although it might plea Sc
/ followers - 81, =, ~ t'ii> "ioe"
| we remain, very respectfully yours,
| i. H. DRAKE Il Co
IhfHf gentle men give the history of certain
| ingredients OF their article for over two HIM
| arrd years-showing that through all changes
| OF he medical profession and its practitioners
strength, composure and cheerfnlness ha yr been
ufFiNrn from these sources. Dr. Woods in the
| washington hospitals, informed me thar he H. nd
nefn unable to procure an hours sleep In one
patient for nearly two weeks, and he was fast
SINKING and crazy, until the Plantation Bit,ers
came TO his knowledge, when one days trim,
gave him nights rest, and he was now ia :,
| recovering. / am surprised our (Iovcrn,ron+
| has not equalled Jefferson Davis in energy .nd
adopted this inv aluable article i'm all our h..
pitals. As lay member, can bear witness =
Is good TO take" and affords more enero,, OIL
life than anything Fever tried Success :, ,ho
Plantation Bitters. 49,
But L have depressed. In my ne,t sh.u
speak OF gathering in the Wounded. burying the
dad, &c. fsp e5 a,t,r1