New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-02
Blackberries.

SIR: Will you please, without delay, give
place In your columns TO few earnest heartfelt words
addressed the good people OF State who are at
work willing TO work in behalf OF the soldier
They all want TO know how they can use what they
have 10 spare in such way 10 save thereby the great
est number Of lives. just 1t is easy 10 tell them
how.
Men IN the army are during all seasons, from various
causes peculiarly liable 10 darrhea which II allowed to
continue becomes chronic and this In its last stage Is
death slow but sure After prolonged and intense SUI
errng tho victim dies. In oil Of the earlier stages OF
this terrible disease however 1t may be checked. the
patient cured by the simple Of the blackberry IL
some form This ifessying berry grows abuDdanty ID
our land thank God; and is now still growing still RI
pening for USE that for little while yet tins rich
precious r may be found the busbel and In the mar
ket and NAV be had from ~ to e. per bush in most
parts Of the country VIII not those who have thefn
growing preserve as many they for the soldier
Who that has money. suy money TO spare will refuse or
nesket to buy some Of these. and either themselves
preserve them send them to the Aid Society lndie
who will receive them a sacred trust. and prepare
them for sending to the sick soldier who needs them
Buy one bushel OF FIVE or ten, If yos able
II you are not able TO &c. many you would like,
buy all you can for surely few lives saved are better
than none But try TO got bushe or at least peck
remembering that you securing that which IL Vs !"
the soldier, remembering the peculiar medicinal virtue
Of the blackbeny-how il seems invariably to cure
while every medicine often fails The hospital surgeons
regard the blackberry juice In any way preserved as OF
inestmabe value II possessed Of quality mol
found In any other fruit or Leaf or root or seed' OF
mineral ever ussd II sOcms the chosen messenger Of
God 70 call the slowly wasting victims az chrome diAr
rheu from approaching death, back to vigorous me- 70
call the sodier.hero from the yawnng grave 10 tSe ms
place In the ranks more, to DO valiant service
there to strike heavy blows for country and ior all 'hH
ales life d.ar 10 u.s. Brave noble fellow wiling as
he 10 do all this shall lie not have this precious me
dcins fruit and live, IL the juice without the
seed Therefore do not dry ca" them but send along
RI thst you may have already dried or canned ihe
conyal.scent may be strengthened 10y thoin
Not knowing how precious the aice Of these berries
il 70 the soldier sick with this disease the good people
Of the land have themselves consumed hundreds and
Thousands Of bushels which ought 10 have been made
into srup jey wine brandy OF cordial to be carried
nv loving hearts and faithful hands 70 the thousands OF
sick men wasting ava, in hospital Let no more be
eaten bv those who would rather many SICK ana
sinking heros life than CRAFTY their own selfish appe'
tt Let 10 more be left In the markets 20 be consumed
by the wen and hearty.
Oh NV friends could you but the skeleton forms
that are at all times be found III the lostal wards
of W eshngton aud elsewhere ana remember that the
,ulce Of the blackberry would doubtless have saved
them could il have been given 20 them In time you
would resolve TO secure many possible TO be pre-
served and 20 be held scored to the service CT restoring
to life and health the rick aud suffering soldier.
In this city, the Sanitary Commission is trying to buy
I'D all the backberres 1t get aud good women are
making them into cordial brady wine, or sirup to be
used ony in gases Of darrhes Ihs the Commission ID
doing here though often obliged to pay for the berries
in Washington and vicinity as high as q or 81 per
bushel The Commission in New ork and AID Socie'
ties throughout the State might accomplish very much
more al very much less expense You have doubtless
already done much; viii You not do az much mort o'
you can while the blackberry season astsi VIII not
all meu and women In The State, who love the soldier
ard tie cause he serves do what they In aid OF the
Aid Societies in this their present holy hopeful effort
fcr the Saving Of human life. aBs
The following is q recipe full! approved.
BLACKBERRY BRAYpYTo two quarts Of blackberry juice
nut Ia u o. white sugar Of CINNAMON OF Of n'meg
o. OF gloves o. ofasdc Let Il boil few minuies and
v hen cool, add one pint Of brandy.
WIN all papers friendly to the soldier please copy.
Wellington, July -. leti.