Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-09
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Anr BsrosD Coarsrn. Quarter. Of 18th io.a
EDrroas DKxocRAr We are just
nov enduring the intense heat Of MI
.i.sirpi snn, and if you denizens Of lows
have bcguo to sweIter, you may rest as
.urred that We are doing something
more.
Talk about tina curse of slavery N
sLite man could possibly endure thu
heat and toll 10 the fields as our lows
| yeomanry do. 1t would be one OF the
lmpossibilities of nature. 1t is singular
what contrasts this climate present.
The sun rises Ike red ball Of FIRE, aoo
hazy mist sests on all the landscape.
No mornings can compare With tb. Sc
The air is delicious, cool and invgorat-
ng; at every breath one frIls like dane.
ing, shou ing, or otherwise giving ven,
to bic exhuberance Of feeling. A COL
breeze generally rises at six o'clock, and
At this time only, can you conceive
how any one can love the sunny south"
The atmosphere soon begina to gro"
warmer the sunshine which you so late
IL enjoyed becomes into cradle, and b.
nine every one who can escape duty
and fiod q shade gives himself up to that
delicious idleness' 90 extolled by
southern writer's. At twelve the sweat
pours off the forehead in streams" and
l"doIence is the order Of the day. With
sunset comes season Of GOODNESS Which
much resembles that Of the morning,
Out the ar soor at aius to q chiIliness
which is every way uncomfortable. NJ
seut'y can stand guard "ithout serious
risk TO bis heath, unless developed in
overcoat or blanket. This circumstance
perhaps is what renders the climate so
| unhealthy to our troops, since the ex
,remes operate violently against their
constitutions. The mortal ~ prevailing
IN our regiment is seriously reducing
our ranks; for considerable length Of
| time we have buried tour each day, aud
dding to this, those who are beng dis.
charged, or seut to the division hospital,
and you have a list Of considerable mag.
ntude. We left Camp Mcclellan with
about one thousand men; we lost about
two huod,ed in the battle OF Shiloh
about two months ago, leaving eigh,
hundred fit for duty at the prcsen,
Time We cannot poss bly, muster over
ttriee hundred men. II any marching
IS to be done, why would it not be wei
10 adopt the plan Of the English in the
war with India, that Of Marching by
night. The mcn would he saved IRON
The proslrating heat Of the sun, anc
would march double the distance in one
night that they would 10 the day, beside.
"ne feels as much like sleeping these
warm afternoons as dong anything else
OF course you Lave heard OF the mis-
cradle water which we are forced to Ut
neIe; you can torn tatut conception
OF 1t, tut to realize it you must ex
periencc some OF It's effects. To get :
good idea OF Cornthian water, take
Z .llon Of Mississippi water, throw in :
pair OF old boots, boil 1t thoroughly
let it then set IN the sun half day, an,
you have as true sample of the waite
we drink as human ingenuity can pro
luce. Thanks to defunct secesh doc
tor, one can get real drlnk hy walking
about mi from our camp. At tn,
, place mentioned, Quicker Sprlngs,) is a
: ar cs'an we'll, bored to The depth of 1
hundred aud fly feet, aud here is ,ca
ter. A stone bowl about two feet Il
width from side TO side, rests upon th,
ground, with four small holes bored II
its bottom. through these holes til,
water gushes, aud SO fast does it com,
to the surface that unless 1t is being
used from all the time, it overfows th,
bowl. SO strongly is it impr' gna,.'
with suIphate Of iron, that the ston
bowl ah We referred to has the appear
.nce OF being cast iron. Near the wei
is bowling alley, with which our boy
nave made sad havoc. 1t was the de
ign Of the owner TO establish fashion
able watering place, but the develop
nent OF treason called hum from hi
peacetul projects 10 villains grave.
1t is uudcrstoo that our (hc 10th
division will remain IN its present pos,
ION all summer. For the ,nform.lio,
OF friends the Iowa 18th, 18th and l5tl
are lnciudcd.
Batteries are being posted with earth
wo ks for deiences, on all the high lands
aud commanding places. Bat l mas
before Is coming in vogue.
Yours Respectfully,
CLINTON PARKuussT.