, 1864-10-13
SANITARY COMMISSION.


The Sanitary Commission IL shipping from
two to eight car loads oi hospital stores, veea:a
b:er, pickles, &C., to the efck md wounded col
oietr, whether In the fetd or In hospital daily.
Theee are principally purchased. but liberal dons-
nations bsve been inside from nuuerous aid soci-
eties. These supplies nuss be Reps up at suy
ccst, - the verJ ezistence Of our army depends
upon them. The amount expended BY the s.ut-
tsrs Commission upoh the field, after every large
bsssie. Ia from SIS GOO to $4,000 Every wonnded
% siosa. The United sts,ss sssssrs com sS
month, AID the NORTHWESTERN Sanitary Camm,t-
tion hare tGrN ardco TO the nrmy during the past
foHs Eontas $500 worsa OF 4tosss.
oeen 10 great nor 60 urgent as Ut the pre4e1t
tue. md the demand Viii be constantly incessas-
foE for some yet Is cr months. as the $1,000 msn
accustomed to the climate, mode Of living. exno-
SURE, &c. and te1y many ot them wilt soon need
the nl1 ofEhe Commission, IN h05pit1.
The comm1eet0n has the most perfec. arFa1re.
ments ter cart, - forward this Imp 'rtans Wcrk-
mote Terttcs than ever before. Four classes OF
aRe1 ts are employed, (emelaclag compe.eat, ex-
peIichCed. telable pettons uf either eex upon the
Ield Back pay agents. bounty agents, pepaiou
spd hospital agents for each Department. Taey
haTf sns e. hStpts PIT 4. esrs ana wigon ss!.u
tiarJ Comm}ttlnn ketps ab:east OF the ormy on
every battle feld-a Good Samaritan, ever pres
eDf-
Besides this the Commission haa uu1er It's
charge t~epty+fve Soldiers Huues. scattered over
the whole lel1 Of waf. Wnere 5o0.0Oo soldiers are
csrtd ior and furnished ~ith Temporary homes IN.
mali, when going to OF retut Lug tron the krmY,
All demands from the Soldiers Reat for ho-pital
storts for sick and wounded eololers are supplied
by tie Commission.
Yet, 70 econum1 cally and systematically Is all
thih tnmsnse ]afo1 Of love accomplished, th It the
actuai expense of this detail OF bu -fress, ii but
thtee ltr ceht Of tic anount dts1ioutad-toe
mcst extt nsive. humane aud at present the most
important mission In the world. I he Dumbec Of
I'll = ahu Wout Get LOW In hospitals appro1tm.tes
s09t g0"sbe bali million men now juat taking toe
htId III add largely TO The number, as they must
lion and camp hte; hence it ~tll oe, sien there
mus, mast be pnEsnascd low Is ths T Ia
ncnse and constantly ucteasing outlay to be
nc1t
Northwest the proceeds OF one day'e laoor, ons
a,y's profits, or one dsy'a Income for the beneat
Of the siek anu wounded OF re arny. Il a.ks Tor
for The heneat Of tho ealisnt men nov pre-
s-r.fne ihtua for thoee at home. 1t 10 hoped
tbst this appeal will be answered by The toiiing
seamstsess nd dangetef OF luxury, the hardy day
aburer aid the skilIiul mechau ulc, by the uillton
atre, barter and lawyer, by the tuceessful mer.
chant and bis employees, by the hs1dy mariner and
M class will Dc oenied the privileges OF uui.fug
w1'h. and Zone gill be oppressed oy this thorough
Al systematic pan
eunsi fhtt1eet in It ae!art-tbe very e1it:euce Of
their eoldters-ehonld feel peseopal pstde 10 do
| 1tg some,bing fer those who ates suffering so
| much and rieklpE all for them.
| Jbe saI,oue trades. professions, and bnsinesees
Of this city are already organt1nE. with view to
| obtain from all this voluntary assessment. In
1nans Of the country town. there is coup1e.ed An
efficient organization for the cartFing out ot this
| purpose. II ta recommended that committees Of
| TWO OF three persona ehooId be appointed for
| eser5 Department Of buttpeas and labor. me1can-
| tile, agricultural. operatives: ma}e aud fcuate,
o;d snd your e. 1t i. hoped that clersymen and
Sahh.sh schools. Us veil a. business ne7 and as
eociatiors, will become Interested iu this p1a1-
! that TIE press nsy Re eues!uizet In It's bahslf-
thst AID Societtes. LoJaf L+apu+s. and Good Tenn
plass will take 1t tn batd promptly and energetic
alp. The way to do tri, IL to oRa 4NIzEi Or
| caniZe IN your workshops, IN your families. LIT
the men orceufze. Lst the wonen or9suize Let
The trades organize Organize tT,r.wscre. Let
tie wtrA men gitc wllh their employers, thc en-
| p.oseI tefsh their wotkmeu.
| 1t Is eaeiiy done. II the H0tkmen will author
ize their employers to deduct one dav from theil
weeks It NIL nth'H earnings, and tho employers
will acd to 1t day Of their profits ths whoe will
be acknowledged together to the creuit OF the c..
tahlist meht We say 10 all, 20 to work 1t once
vHh III IN thls great work. Hurry forward you
couiY1hut1enf. Every acknowleds smcnt wall atimu
Isle othere to follow ycur example.
Crcolata with full instructivns. will be sem, OF
application to the Psesioent-E. D NcCAgR-ol
to The Corresponding Secretary-C,ru= Bentley
| Morey l1 supplies 6huuId be forwarded TO 3. Y
Blatct tord, the Treasurer, y. " SAn- Com 81
Aadleon ttEeet, Chicago.