The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-12-28
Qai vive Visits the Hospital.
PRAIRIE Du CHEN. 2lsr Dec, J
MoNDeLL House.


Qai vlve Visits the Hospital.
PRAIRIE Du CHEN. 2lsr DEc.,l
MoNDELL HOUSE.
Eds. 1imes:- company with Mrs
Bassett, Pres. Ladies' Sanitary Society. o
this place, We to-day paid visit to tn,
General Hospital, U. s. A., lately establish
ed here.
The officers in charge, DR.. Kelley, late o
Kimball Hospital, Washington. and Capt
Cutter, O. NJ, are gentlemsnly, efficient
men, and have real regard for the "boy.
in bl,e," and do all in their power for thei.
comfort and happiness. Dr.. K. conducted
Us into tho kitchen and laundry apartments,
both Of which are we'll managed. The
'Steam Cooking Range turns of supplies
at . rapid rate. The cooks were "gettine
uF' the soup for dinner, and We took notes
Of the ingredients: 200 lbs. beef, II
bushels potatoes, do. turnips, ! bushel
onions and ten heads Of cabbage in huge
boler Of water. This soup is very rich
and neutritious-at least one poor fellow.
fresh from salt pork and hard tack, mani.
tested his appreciation by eating Ave bowl
fulls of il.
The halls are kept very clean, the floors
being washed every day to prevent epidemic
diseases. The readins.room, (the former
Office Of the Brisbois House,) is nicely
arranged for reading, smoking, playing
games Of chance, anything to take up the
time Of convalescents so that they may not
die Of ennui. In the parlor ward We found
the "Crutch Brigade" or the crippled
patients Of the Hospital. They were,
almost without exception, wounded in the
foot, showing that the enemy were 6ghting
at bng range. One bright, cheerful sol.
dier exclaimed, as he was dressing his
wound, formidable bullet.ho near the
toes, II tell you like to lick Hood the
best Of any Of 'em. provided can 60 with
Sherusn. Hood pitches into a fellow 50,
but then he has no strategy about him."
Another man, wounded at Alatoona Pass,
was writing; We asked him il he we're
writing home. mo, to my old company
in Tennessee" We found scattered every
where throughout all the wards, books,
magazines and newspapers, showing that
there was among them a 6 'od degree Of
All the soldiers spoke in high
terms Of the efforts Of the Sanitary Com,
mission, and seemed to think that the
women Of this nation were not behind
their brothers in patriotic endeavor. Mrs.
Kelley, IS well as many other ladies' Of Pr.
1u Chen, are, to them. almost angels of
mercy; they are very proud. too, Of their
Hospital and its accommodations. One
nan said, anybody that complains here
ought to be sent to the front and shot,
They appear to have gay old time general
y, and We saw but two or three respondent
aces and they were Of men who had no:
yet recovered from un-stroke; one Of these
5 graduate Of Christiana. Norway. We
ound good many Norwegians, two
indians and one Irishman, evidently "spoil.
ng for fight" who considered it healthier
or him in the Southern country.
Drs. Eastman, Cory and Conant are all
.ficient men, and the latter Keeps up the
spirits Of the boys Of his ward by his
,ayety. He showed US q bad case of
'curvy; foul ulcers, decaying teeth and
ncipient pu,refaction, all occasioned by
ack Of vegetable diet. BY the way, DR..
Kelley. wants, for hospital use, deIicacies in
he way Of jellies. canned fruits. pickles Of
III kinds, vegetables and milk. We know
hat Northern Iowa will respond, for this
Hospital is open to the Hawksye State as
veil as Wisconsin and Minnesota. Per-
ions desiring information, may direct to
he officers Of the Hospital or to Mrs. A.
4. Bassett, whose benevolent smile within
he sick wards brings light to the soldiers
we, for they know that with her presence
comes an inevitable basket-fall.
At noon Dr.. Kelley called for US to 20
nto the dining room. Upon the side. board
verc articles fer especial diet" Chicken
'roth, oysters cooked in two ways, dry
oast, poached eggs, thickened milk, scald.
ID milk, with nutmeg aud loaf sugar, peach
preserves, baked potatoes, boiled onions
Ind roast beet. These were to be sent to
hose unable to come down to eat. AS the
,ong sounded, one hundred and eighty men
q comfortable blouses. clean shirts and
Uncle Sans combinations, marched into
he half to devour the soup we saw prepar
ng; they had in addition, each, / h. bread,
;orned beef, onions, &C., and they ate with
! relish unk nown except to soldiers. One
title fellow, newly emancipated from the
Libby Prison. em2hatically remarked that
he would good deal rather be at the Pr.
1u Chen Hospital than at his former
quarters. Vive les braves!
WoMAN's LIFE-rhe lives of women
ire necessarily more broken up into details
Ehan are the lives Of men. The existence
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