Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-03
BLACKBERRY CORDIAL.

To one gallon of blackberry juice, put
four lbs of white sugar, Boil and skim of.
Then add one ounce Of cloves, one ounce
of cinnamon, ten grated nutmegs, and boil
down till quite rich. Then let it cool
little, afterwards drain of and add one
pint Of good brandy.
The wine and Jelly is made just as cur
rent wine and jelly. Almost all house
keepers are familiar with the modes OF
making these. The wine is made like the
ielly, but not as rich. Only rich enough
70 keep well Let it become cold before
pouring il into bottles. If it should form
ieIlv. heat it over and put It up IN jars
A gallon Of syrup, or jelly may save as
mgnv lives as the same quantity Of cordial
wine gos brandy; for if stimulants are
needed, they may be gwen TO the patient
separately.
We know that at the present price of
sugar and spices, the putting up OF any OF
these curatives for the soldier, is expensive
work; but we ask each and all to do only
so much as they are able, and we ask them
to do this to the exclusion Of everything
else, ,loiO while the blackberry season is
passing away.
I speak the sentiments Of all connected
r
that the entire present fund Of any aid
Society cannot be better invested than IN
the purchase Of berries, spices, and sugar,
for the preparation of those articles. One
Of our best hospital surgeons remarked
TODAY that he should have as lmuch
need Of blackberry curatives all through
the Fall as now, and that all seasons call
for large quantities ofthem-
The greater part Of yesterday your cor
respondent spent in visiting few Of the
wards in Lincoln Hospital and as in all
athers, and at all other times, testimony in
4 favor of the blackberry was constantly
Coming up in great variety Of ways.
Almost the first man met was one who
had been for q long time very sick with the
chronic diarrhae The ward physician
stood bv and said that he had tried almost
every kind of medicine in the case, with
out success. Upon being asked if he had
not great faith in the simple blackberry,
he answered that he had, but said be,
a1ladam, that is something which is is al
most impossible to get, in any form We
can get it only occasionally. This poor
man has not had any," He was promised
some Let US hope that it came not too
late 10 save him
Talking with another, who had care o
a ward, he said, "OhI if we could only
have enough of the blackberry JUICE, II
any way preserved, SO many need not di'
of chronic diarrh9a. 1t is a most terrible
disease. I would rather die of measles, Q
small pox, Of anything, than ofthis. 1t i
SO painful, SO lingering"
Entering another ward heard brave
handsome little fellow, not more thai
seventeen, asking the ward master, hov
long it would take a package toreach him
by express from Michigan. He gave as
season for asking that he had been sic
with the diarrhea, and had been cured b
dish of ripe blaekberries, whicn had bee
brought him,-that fearing he might hav
the same complaint again and might no
get any more berries, he had written to b
home in Michigan to have sent him imm'
diatelv. bv-express, bottle of blackberr
wine. Whether he will ever receive it
that way Is doubtful. Even letters ofte
fail to reach those in the hospital.
Near BY was another man almost gon
s sister sat by tanning him. He had ha
this complaint for two months In the Soutl
west. He had only lately come here. tt
sister said be was running down,-she ha
QllT LUlS upItt AOI LIS A4ASi---lllhb Tue DlhCl
berry cordial which lady visitor had in
before promised to bring him the ne
morning, might have power to save hir
The blackberry curative was something
which the sister had not known.
. CHANGING 60 go in company with lac
relief agent from New York into a roo
wherethe Sisters Of Charity, employ,
in this hospital as nurses, were assemble
Ihesrrd her say to them, (which of y,
very much need bottle Of blaekber
brandy for severe cases Of diarrhoes," al
heard nearly all quickly answer q" " A
most every one had some patients Of Il
kind, although there is ward set apa
especially for such cases. Very much
her regret the lady agent had only a 81
gle bottle then to leave with them. T
Sister superior took it in charge thin
to deal it out ia small quantities to t
others. But who imagines that this o
bottle could supply the needs Of sll.