The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-08-16

WOUNDED.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Times says:
This war is in every respect distinguish.
ed by more humane practice than, per,
hans have been observed on any previ-
ous occasion of the kind. Throughout,
the greatest possible regard has been paid
to private property, and the contributions
exacted have never exceeded-nay, in no
instance have ever reached-the amount
of provisions required for the troops.
The two principal belligerents have like
wise renounced the right, formerly claim
ed bv States at war with each other, Of
seizing private property at sea; and al
though Prussia has lately intimated her
intention of levying duty upon merchan-
die imported from Southern Germany,
she evidently hestates to wrench the
time-honored ties Of the zollveren, and
as vet has taken no steps to carry out her
threat. But the most satisfactory feature
to the philanthropist is the considerate
care for the sick and wounded displayed
in the Prussian hospitals. AS far as the
horrible work of killing and manning can
be atoned for by brotherly aid to the VIC
fins. the arrangements around US show
that .thoughs war is not yet obsolete in
this civilized century of ours, the duty OF
baolinp the wounds inflicted is at length
fully recognized. The Prussian medical
service seems to have proved equal to the
most trying exigencies Of a campaign
which will be ever remarkable for the
ranid succession of it's battles. Under
the Prussian sanitary system the moment
tbe fight has ceased on the spot where
thew fell the wounded are rescued by the
asicls bearers" who scour the battle-helds,
carving stretchers, and. performing the
6anSerous duties of their office according
to certain rules, strictly enforced by the
military organization Of the corps. In a
convenient place, a little to the rear, but
still within cannon range, the wounds arc
SLIGHTLY dressed by senior surgeon, at
tended by junior assistants. Thence the
sufferers are conveyed in carriages, built
on purpose, and combining every desira-
ble accommodation, to a LeitchleS Field
LG-ayeth, temporarily established in some
neighboring village. There the most ne
cessarv operations are performed, and the
dressings renewed, after which all the
natients capable of being transported are
rremoved either to q ,Schlceres Ftld-La-a-
reth in some populous town in the viclnl-
tv. or, if they can bear the journey, to
hospital in Prussia. Convinced that the
Greater the number of patients crowded
fooether the worse the accommodation
ana attendance, the Prussan author
tiles have adopted the effective expedicnt
Of opening large number Of hospitals
in every part Of the country, among
which the transportable sick are distrib:
MED Thanks to the facilities offered by
rsilwav communication, they have been
enabled to transmit very many sufferers
even to remote provinces, and 1t Is by no
means rare to find man who received
ball in Bohemia having his wound tended
at Dantsic or some other place on the far
away Baltic. All over Silesia, Brandon
burS. Posen, Pomerania, and Prussian
Saxony. these branch hospitals have been
recently opened, and, it is consolatory to
think, afford every comfort and attention
+o the Door inmates that can alleviate
their melancholy fate. The best conduc-
ted are. perhaps, those numerous infirm-
aries arranged and totally supported by
private individuals, capable OF holding
between 20 and 200 beds. OF physicians
there is no lack in this scientific country.
The senior surgeons are salarled by the
Government, and many of them hold per
manent appointments in the army; whlle
nearly all the juniors are young men fresh
from The universities, who, to their own
advantage as we'll as TO that of the Grown,
are made free of military duty in the ar
NV in consideration of their surgical ser
vices This system of employing the
different trades and professions for the
benefit of the troops is an interesting pc
culiarity of the Prussian system; and Il
natural consequence Of the lawsuhlectlnig
all classes alike to conscription. All the
coats and boots worn by the Prussian
rank and file are made by men levied for
soldiers. and fighting with the rest, unless
behind to cooperate with needle and awl.
Of late this method has been carried to
sncb an extent that the students OF di-
vinitv. who are legally liable to conscrip-
tion equally with the members OF less pa
c;6c vocations, though actually never
called out, have been requested to enter
The tho army as asick-bearers," and render
themselves useful in picking up the
wounded
An overwhelming majority of Austrl-
ans is noticeable in the hospitals OF the
Prussians, consequent upon the latter re- :
naming masters of the various battle
fields. In their praiseworthy endeavors
4o,,,,,1;de all necessaries for the hospl-
tails, the Government are jealousy assls.
ted by the public. Large contributions
Of money, as we'll as of every imaginable
article Of food and clothing required, are
continually flowing in to the numerous