Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-08


4 This battle (AhieAm) has been the most
~sanguinary Of Che ser, and the only one
foneht With visihIs design and upon military
pslnntleA 1hs sasrAngement Of our, cOrps
the overlooking position of the commanding
General-tha sending into action the right
and lef divisions-the closing up of the cen
TIRE, and final success-excites bewildering
sdAirAtion, Aad carries the mind to the great
Aslds Of Austerlitz and WagrAm fought by
Napoleon. OF all this..hAye l. spoken. The
heart history Of such a conflict, purchased
BY the life and blood Of twenty Thousand men,
must he found in the hospitals. WAr has its
glofies-but has its ten thousand demons in
these human ~tortures. that makes the eye
balls ache-ths heart bleed-the lips palsy,
and the brain reel. The sight is at first posi-.
lively unendurabe. The life-blood of some
ia still triekling away in silent calmnsss-
while discovered limbs and mania brain of
others GiSeurise TO sounds God grant / may
not again witness.
But ye mothers who here seek son-or
wives o. husband--or sisters o brother-or
sons q fa~therr-know and be -consoled that
even hers, the hand Of mercy is wAtchful, and
better care is bestowed yqpon your loved ones
than might at 6rst impossible. i was in
the hospital, where rested the gallant Hooker
that 1 Learned the history of those mythical
words so often seen and so little understood,
rs, T-rls6O-X." Anything alleviating
the sutferings and saving the lives of our SOL
diers, is a national blessing, l Witnessed
some astonishing results from this article.
II is we'll known the effect of burnt gun
powder and excitement is thirst, which added
to the, loss of blood in the wounded, creates
the necessity Of q reyiying stimulant In
this particular hospital, the physicians we're
allowing their patients to drink Plantation
Bitters, otherwise called s. T.-ls60--X, and
although, the wounded are most numerous
here-thia diyiAion having opened the fight
ct 5 in the morning-the men were mostly
composed, and there was very little fainting.
The article acts upon the stomach and nerves
in . most incompvehensihle manner, superior
to, brandy, and without subsequent supplying
reaction. 1t originated in the West Indies,
composed of the celebrated Calisaya Bark,
Roots, Herbs, &c. all preserved in st. Croix
Rum-the s. T.-ls6O-X being q secret
ingredient, not yet revealed to the public
1t is principally recommended for want of
appetite, disordered liver, intermittent fevers
stomach difficulties, &c. i understand it
was somewhat known in the Southern States
previous to the war, and it appears an agent
of Jefferson Davis recently applied to the
proprietors for the privilege to make it for
hospital, purposes during the war, to which
they made the following reply:
NRw York, jan 10th, 1862.
Mr.-Agsnt Of, etc:
Dear Sir,-In replyto our communication,
offering us FIFTY thousand dollars for the re-
cipe and right to make the Plantation Bitters
for your hospital purposes during the war;
we beg to say, your price is aliberal one, con.
sidering it would cost us nothing to comply,
and that otherwise we can derive no revenue
from the Southern States; but sir, our duties
to our Government and our ideas Of consis-
tency would not allow US TO entertain IL, al
Thought might please us TO- assuage the suf-
ferings of your misguided followers.
Weremain,
Very respectfully yours,
p. Fl. DRAKE L. co.
These gentlemen give the history of certain
ingredients of their article for over two hun
dred years-showing that through all changes
Of the medical profession and its practitioner,
strength, composure and eheorfulness have
!, been derived from these sources. DIR. Woods
( in the Washington Hospitals informed me
: that one patient was faat sinking and crazy,
! and had not slept an hour for two weeks until
the Plantation Bitiers came to his knowledge,
when one days trial gave him q nights rest
and he was now fast recovering. I'M sprpris
ed our Government has not equaled Jefferson
Davis in energy and adopted this Invaluable
! article in all our hospitals. The weak soldiers
ching to IL like a bEdther.si As Alay member,
can bear witness tits good TO take" 81 and
affords more, energy and life than anything ]
ever tried, Success To. the Plantation Bittsrs.
: But I have depressed. In my next I shall
! Speakof gathering in the wounded, burying
: the dead, &c ~
|. .de2QTThS. NIcoDEMUs.
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