New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
FROM TIE DEPARTMENT o.
THE SOUTH.
n Neglected Duty to Soldiers.
From Our Special Correspondent.
DEPARTMENT or THE SouTH, Oct 10 ls6a

from UIs speclI 'oH.sponos'''
DEPARTMENT or THE SoUTB, Oct. IT, le0'.
A newspaper bought and read at home Is mose
generally torn up or consigned to the uses of "ss'e-
paper more waton act Of neglect to soldiers ID TIC
fcid could scarcely be rrrpetrsted. II the reaers Of
The TRIBUNE could only sec tie vstiui gances cast "
the Door fellows VITO have sacrificed I'll tie comforts os
home for the sake 0. the dear Old ULonhe OneGrand
and Iudlysibe Na,io-ifthcy could witness daily and
hourly do. the yearnins looks these brave meh
cast toward a chance broad sheet IN the hands Q.
newspaper correspondent or Officer tLeir hearts nfhs
be touched and their hands stayed and their ie's Pss
for onco to the uawontod use Of lmtips symp"hsii-
ealy. for tie Heroes ard Martyrs Of Patriotism md
Liberty. Every buyer os loyal paper should reneu-
ber ar.s - aaa ~ that what to hin il 80 trfe snd
old and stale story may u mama In the wider
nos, 70 his brother in the field. lie snouia
used M roveay 10 a COLDER In the wenrsomc roctne
Of camp life soldiers need something 10 occupy their
thoughts They arc isolated from hcm" OF which fos
newspaper Is faithfnl record Their world bounded
y the limits oi the icgimenal camp; but fhe newspaper
gives 10 their minds atempOrary frcugh and eAenIson
INTO tic remainder OF the habtable globe Many u1e
fine fellow well nurured and decentiy pe!ls' ed as
any remaining in civil life, gives ne the curt res-c,
military solLte ard asks: "What is the news sir. or
Is Rfsccraus doing welli" Someiines they sll IN
tone tiat touches my not very iender spliL' ~, % !"
you lend paper Sir just for is. n.aai"t ~ re-
,r~r II Sir SIR. The boys aro xious 20 know how
things ire going orr They slways 90 return the
papers with courteous thgnAsliness. Mehm.anihS
" Charitable societies" send out hDndr'd'% ciEIs oA
prnte paper it'll piety pictures ana Wt.c ~ s'o
iies III 10y what nin II loss to say teFAh! hot
III for grcathcartcd intelligent lLS: such rs are fe
soldiers OF the uIion. IaA reminded Dy th.se r'es
vjg urourd IN the sand dropped. urrsad ~ the les
t. whom they have been given ot what IoIn nGoa l
wrote OF the class which basies Itself in tlc eomp ioh
and distribution %. these husks and chan oi leii fe.
Stated with fragments from poorly TRANSLATED Iieo.r"
and GIcek writings relating to times and oeeasions.
a.lf bgflcl
lont, tcrn from their contoAts, and Wfest'u 10 us
mortInc OF sectary fanatics and mouslng i"sma-
tststlCy sEoN TIE apiheSs OF HOO eiu1.o"i 'h'.s
authors;
"ksthorgh they thought Ike otsleit,n ceos,"
No iood was Tt to eat tit they Rad chewed il
In hc hospitals, too. ere the kindred and iicL. .t
Thousands who ~ home lose or destroy papers afer they
have gllnccd at them. Oh tie wretched wear! houie
OF ,ltsc wounded and sick men, with nothing TO read
that viii refresh the mind good, humorous, sn"ie-
some book. amusing novel or romance. or poem-A
standard history narrative Of traye or biography-you
seek these in vain. Only the drcnine. petisc tract
comes here help the weary patients fcrw ard IN their
ata process toward loGtlng of the life which they
are under raysca treatment to preserve Why eneer-
anes would cure half Of these fine fellows, as the Dis
nal Dumps do certainly hep them 70 " shuttle on
thoir mota COLI Wherever. at home the noble. well
conducted SANITARY COMMISSION has an oniee news.
papers ard books mly be left for Distribution ID tIs
army! . ...,,.,.,,ov
or al the truly patriotic thoughts ye, conceived for the
benefit of the army ana se anu mi. ", % Up pI, h
Sck and wounded soldiers are sncccred with comforts
nch AS would be given them by a,cctionate and solci
FMS relatives AT home All the little decaeies Of tho
invnlds chamber are distributed by the officers of tha
Sanitary Commissi fairly and unobtrusvely. Their
mission is to preserve to life not TO prepare them
for leaving il in IA hurry. The good they work lives
afer them We can see 1t in the renewed health.
strength and ceofness OF soldiers who have partahen
of the ice the cordals the fruits &c. distributed by
tAis rSl init roplc association. feel more pity than
respect for the civilian 40 home 10 Is incapable " con-
Irritating the price OF luxury dessert drink q
LarrooI r,tgur or a cigar-daily to the recovery Of
heroos king Ia military hospitals marty " the
Of our common country and Of liberty now and ever
more Men are needless more than willillly selfish.
Ou,e impress their minds with the awful realty II
fact aid their ind, ,du responsibility fer It's oon,inu-
anec and they shamed by conscience into doing
pr their duty. Perhaps nothing short Of the actual
igh OF the wounded aud sick oi people in military
hospitals will have this effect. would that mere reads
ing would do rlore. Then might the scope and powe9
OF the Sanitary Commission for benevolent WORKS %
Increased q thousandfold And God knows there y
ample need of sue augmentation.
GREEK FIRE.
In my letter OF September ~. printed In lHL lhi1t
UNR OF October G. i all made 10 say:
" You have been informed that Q Greek rre cds
thrown into Charleston" etc. .v
1 wrote. and t should have been printed: hou nhre
been informed thai Greek fSe.' eie, ,.,
repeat: Until time, the u.eeA rifc MS no. uee1
used except eXpvrimentsy 10 TEST its inham,hatory
nature Inability 20 caus, premature explosion OF shellA
charged vith H. etc. Recent experiments with SUS
FOUNDER riled shells shot nom iarrot guns prove thay
IN every instance the shell would explode Vt the rgne
time only wien the fuse percussion screw cap waa
tightly lifted into tie vent Wl.A w!!sead NeksstiIe