Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-07
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tkxUASs Uopl q Letter on The Battle c-Field.l
Thi. battle tAnti-tar,) h.. been the most san.
culinary of the war, snd tn. only one fought
with 6--ign and a.,on military princi,,s-. The
arranySmsnt OF cOrps-shs overlooking
p0ri<son Of the commanding SeneraI-the .-nd.
ing into action the right aud The left-the closing
~ Of the center, and fnal success-excitss
bewildering adiniraiss, and carries the mind
TO thc great fields q Aus:crli.z and Wuglan,
fought BY Napoleon. Or al this have spoken.
The heart history cs such 4 conflict, purchased
by the life and blood Of twenty Thousand men
must be fourr- IN the hcSri--,s war has i:s
giori~.-bu.sft has lis ter thousand demons II
these kuTsI ssg:uyes, that make "a. eye-hl!ls
ache-the arrsrt bi--d-the lips palsy, an,. me
brain reel The sight is at first positi v-ly unA,-
durable. The life blood OF some is still trick
hing away in silent calmness-wailc the dis.
severed 35sabs 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
aims shr-nd-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. 1t was in the hospital where rested
the gallant Hooker, that L learned the history
OF hose mythical words often seen and so
little understood, as. T.-is6LX" Anything
alleriating the sufcrings and saving the lives
o. cur soldiers is 4 national blessing. I wit
messed some astonishing results from this
article.
It 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 reviving stimulant In this par
ticuiar hospital, The physicians were allowing
their patients TO drink Plantation Bitters, other.
wise called :. T-ls6U-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.
hensihle manner. superior to brandy, and with
out subsequent supplying reaction. It origin
afed in the West Indies, containing calisaye
bark, winter green, lavender, anise, Glove buds
orange, snake root, &c. preserved in st. Croix
Rum-the :. T.-lS5O-X being a secret ingre-
dent, not yet revealed 10 the public Ii is
principally recommended for want of appetite,
disordered liver, intermittent fevers, stomachic
difficulties, &c. understand it was somewhat
known in the Southern States previous TO the
war, and il appears agent of Jefferson Davis
recently applied 10 the pToprietors Tor the
privilege TO make it for hospital purposes
during the war, TO which they made the fol-
lowing reply:
.-s-.. NEW YORK, Jan. i6, 1852
Nr. Agent of, ETC.:
Dear Sir: In reply to- your comm unica ton,
offering us Fifty thousand dollars for the re-
cipe and right TO omake the Plantation Bittars tor
hospital purposes during the war" we beg to
say Your price Is a liberal ene considering it
would cost Us nothing 10 comply, and that other
wise We can derive no revenue from the South
ern States;S but, sir, our duties TO our Govern
ment and our ideas OF consistency would not
allow rs 20 entertain H. although il mi gilt please
Us to assuage the suferings of your misguided
followers.
We remain, very res pectfnlly yo~s,
L. III. DRAKE Co.
These gentlemen give the history OF certain
ingredients of tIeir article for over two hun-
drpd years-showinS that through all changes
OF the medical profession and its practitioners,
strength, compos urc and cheerfulness have been
derived from these sources. DIR. Woods, in the
Washin gton hos pitfalls, informed me that he had
been unable 10 procure an hours sleep in one
patient for nearly two weeks, and lie was fast
sinking and crazy, until the Plantation Btters
came TO his knowledge, when days trial
gave him a nights rest, and he was now fast
recovering. ! am surprised our Government
has not equailed Jefferson Davis in energy, and
adopted this inyaluable article in all our hos
pitfalls. As 4 lay member, 1 can bear witness it
IL "good TO take,' p and affords more energy and
life than anything ever tried. Success'to the
Plantation Bitters.
But have digressed. In my next I shall
speak OF gathering in the wounded, burying the
dead, &c. Use 25-eoIm) B.