New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-03
Bisekbcrries for the ss,Sisy,.

Blockborrfee Ter the 0oldievS,
10 ~ Ellsss V TAs n " TSIsss&
Sir, A few days since sent you q commune
cation IN behalf Of the soldier appealing a thu eoeS
people Of your State 10 secure, nearly q posbla
every remaining blackberry for hospital uss win yoS
give the privilege Of adding what seems 10 b nss>s
s,ry to what was then saidi
First, In regard the manner Of putting them spe
Let me soy to ALL do send your Jelly I'm thin gisss
many have done bat very thick glass or sartAsrn
jars closely and tightly covered Let the sirup be pa
up In thick bottles. tightly corked Let the eordiai
wine. and brandy be put up In the same way. The al
societies and branch commissions 70 whom these NJ
bottles sent win please pack them IN with eoths
At for bandages, handkerchief &C. Then nothing sss
is injured in Of leakage and these cloths vim "A
all times be very useful They are very much needed
now.
Directions were given In my former letter for mahino
blackberry brandy only, not because moro Of this 4
wanted than Of the sirup wine cordial but became
people generally are not supposed to know % well how
to rlakei From the following 1t viii be that The
cordial Is nearly toe same only richer With half The
proportion Of brandy:
BLAcKsERRr CoaDrAL-ro gal. blackberry jucs put Z
% Of white boil aud skim Of: then add ciovea
OF Of cinnamon 10 grated nutuegs and boil down n quite
rch then leg cool and settle serwad. drsn o. and ~
pint Of good brandy.
The wine and Jelly made just currsnt wine and
Jelly are Almost all housekeepers are familiar with The
modes Of making these. The strip Il made like the
jelly bat not rich; only rich enough 10 keep well
Let 1t become cold before pouring 1t into bottles. y
should form Jelly. heat II and put It up in Jars.
gallon Of strip jelly may as many lives The
same quantity of cordial rum brandy for stimu.
lants are needed they may be given 70 the patien1
separately.
We know that at the present price Of sugar and
spices the putting up Of any Of these curaves for the
soldier Is expensive work. but ask each and az u
dc only so much as they able, and we AK them -
do this to the exclusion OF everything else so Wills
the blackberry season Is passing away. speak the
sentiment OF all connected with Commissions and Hes
pitfalls in saying that certre present fund Of ssy ali
society cannot b. better invested than In the purchase
Of berries. spice, and sugar for the preparation d
these artioes One Of best hospital surgeons ~.
marked to-day. that be should have much sssd a
blackberry curatiyes all through the Fall ser, an4
that all seasons call for large quantities Of them.
The greater part Of yesterday your correspondents
spent In visiting few Of the wards In Lincoln Hosp.
tall and in all other and at all other times testimony
In favor Of the blackberry constantly coming M
and In q great variety Of ways.
Almost the first man mot one who had been for
long time very sick with the chronic darrhea. Tbs
ward physician stood by and said that no had tried
almost every kind Of medicine In his without suo.
cess Upon being ssked II be had not great faith In the
simple blackberry he answered that be had, but said
he, MADAM. that Is something almost impossible 70
get In any form. We get 1t only occasionally The
poor man has not had any," lie was promised some.
Let us hope that it not too late TO save him.
Talking with smother. who had care Of ward. 10
said "0h IL could only have enough of the black
berry juice in any way preserved many need not dc
Of chronic diarrhea" Said he II is most tsrriba9
disease. I would rather die Of wounds. Of smanpox
of anything than Of this. 1t is painful 70 hngeS
Ing"
Entering another ward, heard brave. handsome
little fellow not more than seventeen asking the ward
master how long would take package TO reach hing
by express from Michigan. He gave as reason fol
asking that he had been sick with the diarThea ana
Lad been cared by dish Of ripe blackberres which
had been brought him that fearing he might get the
same complaint again. and might not get any mors
berries he had written bis home in Michigan 10 have
sent him immediately BY express. bottle Of blackberry
wiue Whether he will receive It, however. In ths1
way is doubtful Even letters often fail to reach those
In hospital.
Near By another man almost gone. "A eefer SAY
BY tanning him. He had had this complaint for tive
months In the Southwest. He lad only lately como
here. The sister said he was running down fast Saa
she had only this hope for bis hfe-that the hach'
berry cordial, which lady visitor had Just before
promised to bring him the Iext morning, might hava
power yet to save him. The blackberry curative VA
something Of which the sister had not known
CHANGING to go in company with Indy relief agent
from New.YoTk into q room whore the Sisters a
Charity employed In this hospital rs nurses were -
sembled heard her say 10 them. which cf you ver1
much need bottle Of blackberry brandy for sewers
eases Of diarrhea and heard nearly all quickly az
swer Il" Almost every one had some patients OF thu
kind although there is ward set apart especially foe
such cases. Very much to her regret, the lady sgen1
had only sir gle bottle then TO leave with them. The
Sister Superior took it in charge think, 10 deal IL o
In small quantities TO the others. But who inagns1
that this one bottle could supply the needs Of ali'
oh my dear sisters or friends srsyDhere, do be pre-
pairing send hospitals ereryraere, this sousrefso
balm for this wide spread and fearful complaint Send
it through the Sanitary Commission, or the Cbristaa
Commission or the Relief Agencies Of yoar State. -
you please only DO not fail to send it. In the name Il
all that Is sacred. send IL.
Win all papers friendly please copy. AAA
WaskinSlOr, July %. 1894