, 1864-11-23
MFORNlATION AND NSTRUg-
TION ABOUT STORES,

[ and al1 necessary freight and charges paid on
them by the Commission, and nre distributed
by delegates Of the Christian Commission per-
sonally.
WHAT TO SEND.
Money, by MI means, If possible. To tnycat
money in articles to send us Is unwtse.
The Commission can purchase exactly what
most, and as o Commission, at Wholesale,
cheaper than others.
CLOTHING, SC.
Cotton ahirts.
Cotton drawers.
Canton flannel ahirts and drawers.
Surgical shirts aud drawers with taps
strings to tie, instead Of SCANS at the sfdes.9
Large cotton drawers ito wear Indoors as
Dressing GOWNS.
Slippers Qf Of cloth or carpet, With aun
solesJ
Oat-meal, Pickles,
Farina, Jams,
Corn-sta1ch, Onions, in barrels,
Dried xusk, Apples, In barrels,
Jellies, CIanberTies,
Soda biscuit, Good butter, In small
Boston crackers, Died fruits.
Dried apples are especially valuable.
In speeia1 cases, eggs, bread cakes, g., ara
QEtuSU% UuL uOk ECuEfEIlf% 4VE2 &4<f2t<{k HSNe&
b. ssnt 97less specially ea2e3 for.
FOB HEvKaAGE-
Good black ten, Lemons,
Chocolate, =. syrnps.
All preparations Of the Blackberry ara 1
double value. Boiled cider as IN anti.scor-
butte.
sEnU1ANrs-
Madeira Made wias, coratsia:'
Domestic wines are excellent IN wintet, but
apt to spoil in summer.
READING NATTER.
seEd no trash Soldiers deserve the best
A library is \ valuable hygienlc appliance
For the ab1e-bodied, good publications ara
mental and spiritual food. For GONZALES
cents, lively, Interesting books-the month
lies, pictorfsls, works Of art, science and lite
rature, as well rs those for moral and spiritual
culture, such as You would put Into the hands
Of brother recovering.
Stationery is much needed paper, envel-
opes and pencils.
HOW 70 PACE.
Pack in boxes. Barrels arc not As good
Secure we'll Boxes should not be so largu
that two cannot conveniently lift them into
q Wogon. Pack eatabIes by themselves. Never
pack peEishable articles, such as oranges,
lemons, bread, cakcs-nor fars Of ie1lics and
Jams, with other goods. Tin cans should ba
soldered all other modes fail. Stone jarx
should be corked and firmly bound with oiled
linen or leather over the cork, aud packed
closely in saw-duEt or hay, In> boxes never eI-
ceeding n dozen and a half In q box, and nniled
strongly, to bear rough handling. Jellles IN
fun1blers covered with paper, and wines, cor
dia1s, &C., In bottles, with paper or other
poor shoppers, are liable to spill ont, and II
packed with other things, sure to lnjute them-
HOW TO MARX.
Mark with paint or ink on the boari-carda
rub oE-in plain letters and figures. On one
corner, the number Of the box according to
the number sent by Jou In all, numbering
your first box II, your second ~, your third
@3, and so On from the first sent to the last-
On another corner, mark each. box as from
your Society, giving the name, and conspIcu-
ou.ly also mark as Follows:
e. 8. Cu1sr1AN COMMISSION,
100 Clark Street, Chicago.
Or any other branch Of the Commission.
To secure acknowledgements, and to save
trouble, also send m invoice or list by mail,
on paper (the common letter sheet size,l writ
ten only on one side, specifying each box or
barrel BY number, and giving the contents Of
each BY itself. Give yout oWn name and
post-ofice, in full, with the name
Of your State. Place also another list
or invoice Of the came kind In the box under
The lid, and if with this last you place also an
envelope addressed to yourself with postage
ways-have it returned to You through the
mail, With the signature of the delegate aud
the name Of the hospitak camp where he dis
tributed It.
Write plainly. Above all, write your own
name distinctly, and to save embarrassment,
give your name In full, especially whether
Miss or Mrs, or Rev.