Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-02
The Cooking Wagon.

80 N~NAAok WA4oA-
F" A. soon then as they we're come 10 land.
they saw tre 81 Goals. and Ssh laid there
on. and bread. Jesus saitb unto them.
Come ard dine. John xxi. =. II
4 must refer particularly 20 one promi-
neut fcatarc oftheif ~ork for weary. wound
ed bodies On this day. which. for IL novelty
and usefulness. deserves especial attention.
Some oi the Newspapers have mentioned a
ns~ cooking wagon, presented BY the IN
Nenior 70 The christian Commission. which
- thoroughly ssi y-aeris. Ia - Constructed
sons What i<e battery caisson. 90 that the
parts car b. gnlinber-d and separated from
each other. The Hmber.- or forward
part. bears lAIge chest. which Is divided
into compartments. 20 couiain coffee. ia
sugAr. and corn starch. ~ith a place also
Tor two gridirons and an axe. Fron th.
rear portion rise three tail srnoke-pipes.
above three iarge boileTs. under ~hich ther,
Is place FOR the IRE. and under the 6re
bon for fuel Zach boiler will bold four
teen gali0ns; and Il i estimated that IN
each one, on the mArrh. ten gallons Of tea.
or coffee, or chocolate. could be made IN
t~cniy miautss-tbus giving ninety gallons
Of nouri'hnent drink every hour. Ia =
truly most ingenious and bene6oent IN
Scntion
lheEc Sas a cau for coffee party q
delegates AZ oncs volunteered 90 respond
- the cal The ares we're lighted. she va
ter boilsd.ihe coffee made. and soon the ye-
hiele. drawn be tao Powerful horses. and
attended By bali a score q wiling labour-
ers. ~as on a. vsy. from division 90 divi-
sion- Up The hospital avenue it rumbled
and rolled. passed the long ross Of white
tents. stopping Al this cluster and that. civ
ing 10 all iron its generous supply
You shoald have seen the wondering
LOOK Of ihc Hien As Il passed By. They roll
81 themselves over 20 get a glimpse Of Il.
! hey stretched their necks for a sight AZ II.
The weundcd beads % ache. and he wound
edlimos almost forgot 70 cry for nursing ia
that moment Of eager esrio,ay. Wasna
ncs sort of ambulance Ia dislnf look Ike
one. What DID those three black pipe,
mean. and those th-ce gl0~ine 6resS Is Il
tst's 80 A4NN gong %
gave as a shower bath2 Bnt ths savorv
oder that saluted their nosi rils. and the de-
hcious beverage the engine poured into
their IAN cups soon pui the matter beyond
al doubt. They soon found that therc vas
no necromancy about q. for Il bad = sub
siantial blessing Cor each one of them. and
they gave h their blessings in return. One
by one suoh a. we're able. crogd,-,i about
u Nth curious faces. and the saigon. a. q
siood s'eAming and glowing IN the midst.
~as the theme Of many Aa.-ctionaie con-
menis.
d" sAy. Bah ain't that 5aIy mschisey'
o. les. sr. - the greatest Institution I
ever saw
90 That's that you might call the Chris
tan Light Artiliery. ssys q thsrd.
Good desi plea-anter ammunition 10 Il
than the Rsbs sent u. this morning
Well. Doctor said a delegate TO a
surgeon. % what 10 you think of this"
o. ,hank tbe Lord for &c. That's ALI
can say. ~as she reply
And 90. on . sudden. The ne- invention
"a cro~ned with th- praises and bcuelic-
uons oi ths almiring crowd. Ia "a. a
marked feature in the work % tbe day. and
must b. ST do~n a. ore Of the "pec1liar
institution" of tbe Commission.