M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-02-11

knowledge has drawn to camp all tn
buzzards Of the country, from th
vender Of spurious lottery tickols t
llle thrifty descendeut of Abrahatn
! who paddles pinchbeck chrouometeri
} ahds barSers shoddy for greehback,
: under the sign manual Of the proves
marshal. Against orders, special arc
general, from department headquart-
ers, tho Yankee peidier finds bis way
: to camp with his clothes. pins and
patent nostrums, aud swindes the
, soldier out Of his last dollar, either
by the permit or the convenience Of
the guardian Of army morals.
The great Sanitary Fair at Cincin
natl is over, the furds collected mum.
hcent, aud the object Of the coutri-
butors noble, should results be corr
mensurato with the design. Un-
fortunately, the experience OF the past
does not angur iavorably for the
future The political managers OF
such concerns arc not apt 10 throw
their ioya!ty away without compon
sation. nor permit such heavy pro.
cceds to escape from their clutches
without extracting poundage to
make their iistnte1sssa services ap.
pear respectable.
The Walkers and Oaldwtlls who
peddIe loyalty to the millions, and
reap profitable harvest IN the manu-
facture OF grips aud aigns for every
newly Redged ism that courts the
favor Of tho masses, could NOT be ex
pcctcd to waste their time and energies
in tFc cause Of patriotism ana hum.
anity, without coupling tho rewards
said to await the benevolent in regi-
ons celestial, with the more solid Of
terings Of lerTu .frnsa. |! the true
believer earnestly watch Tor the uil.
leDnum, and the saint suhsist on the
unrealties Of faith, the benefactor Of
humanity who is liable to DO v0yeI
by the law for having no visible
means Of support, can plead the high
est authority for asserting that "the
Iaborer is worthy OF his hire" Pass,
then, the net proceeds OF your Fairs,
shorn of all lts ugly angles and IN
seemly weight, into the hands OF the
Sanitary Commission, and 1t will get
an additional rounding from the care.
ful attaches Of chat institution. Alter
pockotiug q handsome gratuity from
the contractor, the agent turns over
the delicate viands to the hospital for |
distribution, where they receive the
best attention of tho surgeons and
:heir subordinate. Lest the fruits,
preserves and other deliracias pre-
pared by the ladies Of the North
should cause the invalid a relapse,
the surgeon, in the kindness of his
heart, consents to take the dose him
self, and when the residue reaches
the pallet Of the sufferer, after the
slrgeona, stewards, nurses and mig
gers are satiatod, it is sure to be iu
such moderate quantities as not to
endanger life or limb. AS tue viands
Of the Sanitary Commission are only
tit grace the mess table Of tho sur
geon, it is but right that the vintage
,hosid stimulate the mucous mem
Orane OF the Esculapian stomach, and
the sheets and pillows adorn the
couch of the Man OF pills. Nor are
hoy entirely bereit Of generosity; for
frequently saw heterogeneous doua.
ions wooing to peaceful slpmber the
ortured brains Of Quartermastefs
md gallant Co!onels. IN regiments, :
he supplies drawn from the Commits. t
ZION as we'll as from the OOmnissary, t
Or the resident sick, find the same /
'hannel. Modern pharmacy discoy. t
'red that pills are more potent than :
preserves and shest.IOD crackers t
moro Conducive to health than farm. I
Iceous potatoes. Nor ia it strange 1.
hat tue professors OF the healing art, f
Who know so we'll the effects of a roll G
VI fresh butter ard the coutents of a u
lemJohn on the ailing body, should u
race their overtaxed nerves with q II
ar Of jelly and a bottle of Scheidam, I
Vhen the physicians Of the soul lend t,
resh vigor to the swelling strains Of r.
he doxology by a bumper Of "old 81
ye." The Sanitary Commission and G.
he Christian Commission are excel b
ent neighbors. They occupy adjoin. D
lg houses ard share each others il
iits with grace and piety that has a
very bumanizing effect on them c.
elves at least, if not on the entire S
rmy. The Sanitary gentleman takes a
daily dose Of the spirit of the Cos m
ell, while the pillar Of the church, fir
7ith up turned eyes, puts himself II
utside goodly goblet Of the spirit il
f Bourbon. These Christian Com. a
lissioners came all the way from p
laine and the sanctifed precincts of al
soSton to gather the lost sheep to the n
ol1 aud 10 strengthen them in the Il