Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-08
Alefauoria @ax&tte
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8.

| Wars HORRORS. horrors Of war are
described with ghastly realism in some "Sde
Notes from an Artists Sketch Book 10 the
Daily News. On the first morning of the year
the correspondent set out from Fratestl for
| Putenieu, 10 Roumapis. Aiar off long. dark
line, moving in caterpillar fashion, broke the
horizon. 1t was column Of Turkish prisoners
marching-the men who onco kept tho H,wAr
of tho Russian army at bay around PleVna.
Half starved, almost dead with fatigue and se-
we're cold, many with fever burning 10 their
| eyes-mere stalking bones and foul rags--came
! the brave troops who made the fame OF Osman
Pasba. Thousands of birds of prey whirled
| round and settled in front and rear, always tol'
lowing this grim procession like sharks round
| doomed ship A few yards further on lay, halt
| covered with snow, nude body of another dead
Turk, stripped by his companions for the little
warmth OF the rags he wore. A crow had set.
tied on his cleuched hand, and tho dogs were
Sinking round their victim. At night star
and tho crescent moon, tho only signs 10 the
clear sky, shine brilliantly. There is the omi.
nous black line vending up the vaIley-more
wretcbed prisoners, foot sore and weary. With
their cadaVerous faces and ice laden boards. A
halt is mado at the little bridge to dole out to
each his frozen loaf of bread. A few poor iel
lows throw themselves down on the snow and
ferveDty pray after their fashion. How the
heavens, with the bright symbols of their faith
glittering on the frosted snow and on their
misery, seem to mock these poor Turks
How MUcH TO EAT.-Dr. Wilson, an emf
nent English physician, gives the following pre-
cepts upon the time and amount Of meals: "For
the active, outdoor laborer and artisan. an
early breakfast before work, mid day dinner,
with an interval Of rest, and supper after the
days work is over have long been proved by
experience to the most conducive to health.
For the business man, later breakfast, mid
day luncheon and late dinner after the days
work is over, is the best arrangement. For
literary men who writo moro 10 the evening
than during the dny, an carly dinner and a
light super will be found to be tho most ad-
vantageous for steady work. lders, to enjoy
life, if they possibly can, should dine carly II
they intend to spend the evening at the thea
tres and the like but If they accept dinner 10.
yitatious freely they should be very careful not
to eat too much at the midday meal. Tho
breakfast hour should be determined, in great
measure, by the hour of rising, but in any case
food should be partakcn Of before tho material
business of the day is commenced. Those who
like to take constitutional before breakfast
would find their appetite whetted and their
walk made all the moro enjoyable ii they tock
little milk, or cafe.au.lait, with bread or bis.
cult before starting. Work done before break
fast is always irksomc and fatiguing, aad on
that account is very likely to be badly
done. The last meal should be sufficiently lato
for the whole not to be absorbed before retiring
to rest TO person in health three meals
day ought to be quite sufficient, and the prac
tice Of continually taking something is sure to
bring on Indigestion