Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-10-18
soLDIERs CARED son.

Out of one thousand soldiers, one hund,
rcd and four are sick this is the constant
proportion, as reported by the Sanitary
Commission. The autumn always Increases
the number by reason OF the hot days aud
cold nights, causing diarrheas and dysen'
teries, OF every shade and degree. One
yard and half of stout wooden flannel, IL
inches broad, worn from August to Novem.
Der, tightly mud constantly round the aldo.
men, in such way that it will be double
in front, with bits of tape strongly sewed
Oh one eud, and about one yard from the
other, according TO the size of the person,
for convenience of tying, would do more to.
ward preventing 6owelcomplaintsa among our
brave self denying soldiers, than all known
human means besides. This simple device
arrested he onset Of cholera, IN three daya,
in one Of the largest divisions Of the Prua.
sian army, when the terrible scourge lass
visited Europe. Let every family who has
member in the army, forward such an &C.
tirle on the instant of reading this IL yoa
can do no better, send an old worn petit.
coat, for, by reason Of its softness and plia.
bility it is better than anything else. Let
every mother who reads this, and who may
have no son or other relative bravely
battling for the perpetuity of our gloFioas
Union, send one abdominal bandage, to be
given to some worthy soldier who has no
mother, no sister, no wife, to exercise those
kindly cares for him. And let the gene.
rous rich, Of whom thoro are so many
among US, be assured that it is impossible
to spend an equal amount Of money as ef.
ticiently in any other way. Que man whe
huS haan in ha fwelpp unonfha Il
worth now two recruits hence a dollars
worth of good wooden flannel, for one Of
them, or even 80 old pettIcoat, by keeping
such a soldier healthy in the field, will be
worth more than ;he fifty dollars bounty
paid for the two recruits, under the present
exigencias of the ca'e.
Winter is coming let the sisters and
mothers OF the soldiers begin TO knit two or
three pairs of thick WOODEN socks, to be
| forwarded TO each son and brother by the
first of October /; let the toes and heels be
double knitted, or sheathed with the blue
cloth of some worn out coat or psntaIoons.
cauioning the soldier to keep The toe nails
closely trimmed, SO as TO prevent the cutting
Of the socks.
Begin at once, and put up In quart tin
cans, to be forwarded at Intervals, (for il
sent in large quantities at time, they will
be wasted or lavishly used, picked cucum.
bers nnd cabbage. Onions are represented
by Psychologists to be among the most
wholesome and nutritious of all the vegi.
table products, besides their Immediately
invigorating and enIyening effects. If a
gallon of onious could be sent to each sol.
dier, once a month, 10 addition to quart
of pickcd cucnmbers or cabbage, scurvev,
already beginning to manifest itself, would
he unknown. And if il could be felt how
grateful quart tin can of preserved Der.
ries tomatoes or fruits, would be to sol.
der, who does not see things canned or
fresh, sometimes Cor months together, their
sisters, aud mothers, and cousins, and wives
would spare 10 little pains to procure
good supply for months to come, and would
begin TO send them on the instant.
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