, 1863-08-17

pillows, 500 pillow cases, I, 800 1na. dried Gui
liu quarts canned ftuit 800 lbs. Goldfish. 50
lbs. herring, eco handkerchiefs, j, 500 palm.le:
tans, 2s0 tin CUPS ard basins, and 375 shcott
Doubtless much selfdenlal has been exercise
In the collection Of these articles. The grea
neeo OF the army at present Is vegetables.
ZETA.
The Curioslttes-of Exemption.
! [Fsom the Philadelphia North Americana
The daily scenes at the offices Of the Pro
Yo5t Marshal arc extremely bizarre and inter
estlug. The curfosities Of human chararte
are there exhibited IN all their variety. III
present business Of the Marshals and thei
surgeons is the reception and examination O
military substitutes, and Of panties CLAIMING
exemption from the draft.
|, About seventy cases per day are disposed o
% each Marshal: All hare a busy time Of It
At Captain Lelman's Office yesterday W
watched the process in It's Yarions forms. Thu
experience hero ehow8 the fact that the twc
.1u1irm1tfes most common among men In cltfet
arc hemorrhofds (piIes) and rupture In it,
garlone forms. On account Of these two af
tection5 fully three loutths of the applicants
for exemption receive their discharge. Rap
ture is an affection that Is in It's very nature
incurable. Its effects may be pallfated, bu! d
rnptured man could not possibly perform !
soldiers duty: Very bad cases Of hemmorr
holds are equally disqualitlcatory for military
In examining Substitutes the most rietd
scrutiny Is excrcieed. Many attempts at
frnud are made, Men unfit for seryice sci
themselves as substitutes, foolishly suppos.
tpg themselves ablc to conceal their iuti1mI.
tee. They little know the ordeal through
which they must pass. They entlrely over
look the fact that a surgeon, In i've minutes,
can overhaul them At matchmaker oyertauls
watch. There Is abundant attempt at fraud
al around. Drafted men c1alm disaualifica-
tien Oh the ground OF disability, aud men
VINO want substitute money endeayor to con-
ceal their ailments, Both call iato practice
the utmost Ekill ofthe surgeon MAKING the
The substitute, upon presenting himself for
acceptance, Ia taken into 4 room, where he
disrobes hfmEeE The surgeon begins with
MS teeth, and examines his whole body down
to his toes, The examination is eyea more
searching than REORGANIZATION Of an appli.
can't for . policy Of. insurance upon his life
6y Ate insurance company's surgeon. If tho
front teeth aEe gone, SO that the man cannot
bite cf.n cartridge paper he cannot be ac-
cepted Tor infantry ssrvice. Ho may do for d
trooper Every limb Is examined Il tho
lungs me unsonnd, The temperament apoplec.
tic, or the system wasting, tho government
docs not rant the man, eiiher Us q volunteer.
ac0nscript, or substitute.
The applicant Is made to throw himself into
a"4Aouo at+tsuAe9. ote lOEa Au0 HHEer3 must
grain Of com from tho ground VIthont
bending his knees% to stand upou the Doints
Of bis tees, and to chow that he Ia perfect in
his anatomy. Il he stands this test he is &C.
eepted, and release IS given to the man who
money, and Is giyen into tue custody Of a
gnaro.. Hc Is then United States soldier for
three yeare.
AT Capt. Lehulan's office yesterday, NC saw
some humorous Incidents. 4 man, about 90
yeas q age, csme Amping into the Office. He
!" What ails your leg {" VAS the first ques-
"Wby, It's stiff, that air legis. It's been
stiff nigh cn two year.''
What makes It ttifr?"
"Why, reckon It's the rleumatis, Doctor,
Ihat leg nlnt got no more joint In 1t than q
.', %'Me Isn wen =; u, ses Step outside there and
"Oh, you needn't givo yourselves no
t1opb1e t,sSt Kin jest roll up my trousers leg
Il We don't DO matters that way. Walk into
that room. We want to see that leg, perhaps
nc can cure It; We've performed SONG re-
narkable cnres lately.
The man didn't want to 60 into the room,
hnt saw there guard q: hand likely to enforce
the order. 30 be went fu. He stripped, *.
posing very dirty hide to the sunlight, The
doctor looked at the leg, aud formed his own
conclusions. He asked the man more ouss.
tio1s, and received positive answer that tia
limb was F.: lmoSably stlfened, the result Of
sYou must takc ether, nv man. ran
cure you Of this Stiffness" said the doctor.
reckon you hain't got no right to t4o
nothin' Of that kind,n said the man. ottI coma
here with stiff leg You can see hant 1T for
ttegesin' &c no hoy, nr and you haint got no right
We waive the right to prevent eneaks and
Lars from eyaaing the duty Of every citizen.
ycn have been saying" '''+''
The man grew very ugly. The sponge of
ether vas brought,a and applied, but be pushed
aTay. Five men were required Mt last to
no., noia ~ nm down; but tho ether was applied,
accomplish this required a full bottle Of ether.
The surgeon vas satisfied the man was shn1l-
n1pG: About his leg there was not the least
f>gld1ty. 1t WIS IN all respects perfect. When
he cane to consciousness the man was told
tnat nnnl his substitute was procured he was
surprised that his deception was unmnsked.
Arother man followed him, who wished to
De substitute, upon whose limbs were BIG
hcqu!ee, Ike spag1n5 upon d horse. He Was
an lltsIman. The doctor eaw at glance that
NC Was unsound, aAd dismissed him with q
s4arp lepFoof tor LIS stupidity in presenting
The next wasa It'll Ia man who claimed to be
ruttu1cd. The removal Of his clothing dis. |
closed Truss with pads about as biz Is tea |
taucers, large enough to cover first class
rupture upon tho Belgian giant The doctor
rupture sometimes ;descends or rccedes, tho |
man was told to cit down for while. IN half |
an hour, 1t existed, 1t would be perceptible.
The man sat: down. IN purt; natnrazibus. upon |