Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-02-18
CIRCULAR,

CIRCULAR.
Dir. A. \. Reed, Medical Director of til,
Army of the Cumberland, under the Sanitar,
Commission, writes as follows:
''Ihere is the most urgent and immediate
need of flesh vegetables for the Army of the
Cumberland, and particularly for the troops
| about Knoxville, to prevent and cure scurvv
Unless these needs are at once supplied, tho
efficiency Of the whole army will be greatly
impaired. OF over one hundred soldiers SEM
recently to q Hospital at Bridgeport, every
one had scurvy in some form"
Prof Elcazar Root, who takes the place
for time, held by Mr.. Ineraham on the com
mission, writes:
Upon the immediate help of the Commits
sion and it's branches, depends the effective
force of half the army. They need ten thou
sand barrels of vegetables, and picked ones
are best, by the 1st Of May. Can our State
send ore thousand? What is done must be
done quickly
Fill barrel with vel! washed sliced Dota-
toes, and cover with spic, vinegar which has
been previously scalded, mark it Potatoes in
vinegar, These, in addition to all the pick
led cabbage and onions mixed, and horse
radish, that can possibly be furnished, muss
be had at once"
Seeds for Hospital Gardens are wantcd at
once, that the gardens may he made earlv.-
In our Southern hospital gardens, there are
many vegetables that can be brought forward
early. Seeds now will be vegetables before
a great while.
McI prepared from parchcd corn is desir-
able, as healthy and nutricious diet can be
made from it. Let every one that can help
in that direction do So
Let every housekccpcr contribute the whole
! Il Il. N
vegetable delic cies or neccssaries they have
on hahd We can manage to get along with
out them-the soldiers cannot Attention to
these wants Is just as essential to the success
Of the Union arms as the original raising of
the men and arming and equipping them: and
| there is here, just as important field for tnc
exhibition and exercise Of patriotism as is
now open to American men and women. Let
every person understand the appeal to be d.
| rectiy to him or herself, and act at once and
efficiently. Contributions OF money will ena-
bic the Society to purchase such things as
will not be contributed
Send these things to John Nazro q Co.,
Milwaukee, marking also on the barrel CLOS
pital Stores" the name of the place of Soci-
ETY. who send, and all Railroads bring free
| Write to Mrs. J. S. Colt, Corresponding See.
| retary Wisconsin Soldiers Aid Society. time
of shipment, and they will be acknowledged
| BY letter, and in the Wisconsin and Sentinel
| Surely almost every family can do some
thing toward meeting this demand. The ar
ticles specified and most needed cannot be
furnished in sufficient quantities by the gov
ernmcnt, and if not SECURED from other
sources, our brave men must be left to lingeI
on in suffering, and the army thus be great,
reduced in effective force. Every mite aid
| in the humane and patriotic work
| Perhaps we can do but little here, but lc
us do that little, and do it quickly. The po
tatocs, vinegar, and a barrel. have alread,
been promised for barrel of picked pota
toes Who will furnish the spices? Can VI
not send more than one =?
| Through the kindness Of Messrs. Miller
Bacon, we were enabled to get the last bo:
to the railroad without charge. The delay il
sending the box was unavoidable. But fey
articles were at first sent in. In consequence
of sickness of myself and family, was una
bic to do much in the line Of collecting, Dci
| ther was often able to accept the help Q
others who would willingly have come to m
| house and assisted ME. At last we were cna
bled to get it off. | very much regretted tn
DELAY but could not avoid it.
NJ. 4. HARRIS.