The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-21
Garrison Life.

IN tHe great war forts OF our countrv
KeVellle roll-call is sounded at s,lnris,
'Ehen all the enlisted men of the porri-
son form i'll front of their respective
company quarters or barrack- -buildiuv,
anu answer To their names, which nr.
called 10y the First Sergeant. The Fir,t
sergeant reports the result of the roll
call 10 his company officer, who i'm turn
reports it to the Onlcer-of-the-Day. who
standing in the centre of the parade
ground, receives the reports, which he
III turn hands over to the commanding
officer later on, during office hours.
Directly after reveille the men have
stables and then breakfast.
A. 81. goes sick call, when the lame
the halt and the blind not already in
The hospital, and who are in need of
medical Attendance, report to the sur
geon III charge and have their several
ills attended to.
Az O'Clock A. N. fatigue call is
sounded, and the different working
parties are assigned to their several
duties, and at s o'clock is heard the
ilist call for guard mount. This is
Dolutitul ceremony, and in reality
'hauguartes the new military day, as an
ehllrc change OF the guard details, is
made, the new men marching on duty
and relieving the old guard of it,,
twehty-four hours of watching. After
the mount there is a drill for two hours.
AL The officers and all the men who are
not on duty at this time attend the
urn. me private soldiers are instruct
ta III the manual Of arms, tactical
movements and the general use of the
service rifle. Recall from all duty is
n 1IA
ana tho men rest themselves until [
O'Clock, when fat.. call is again
heard and work r~ oed. Recall is
given at O'Clock, ih. supper soon af-
ter. Precisely at sundown is heard the
first call for retreat and ten mnnias
later the assembly. The men again fall
i'm ranks to answer to their names and
IN undress parade is gone through
with. Sometimes this is varied be
dress parade, which is one Of the finest
ceremonies known to the military ser
wee. Tattoo is beaten 1T 9 o'clock
l.. NJ, when all must DO present once
more to answer to their names, and
fifteen minutes later The sound Of the
taps is heard, all lights are cxtinguish-
ed and sleep becomes tho business of
the hour. This ends tho reutno of
duty for the enlisted men.
For the officers, their time is as con-
tinuoIsly occupied, but in IL different
way. At least one officer of each COM
pahy must be present at every roll-call
-revclllc, retreat and tattoo, and one
must go Oh duty with the new guard
every morning rs officer Of the day. All
attend drill who are not engaged in
| other duty, with the exception OF the
Commanding Oilicer, AdJutant, Quart
ermlster and Instructor of Milsketry.
For two hours they supcrintend with
great care the instruction of tho men,
| instlllng into the soldier a proper sense
| OF his duty. There are general and
garrison courts martial, Boards OF Sur
yey, and other innumerable duties
| Which demand time and attention until
The retreat gun is heard. 1t is a mistake
| TO suppose that officers OF tho army
| stationed Oh the frontier spend the
| major portion Of their time in gambling,
| drinking and card-playing. Many
| Eastern papers have advanced this idea,
but 1t Is untrue that time hangs heavy
| on their hands from any want Of duty
TO perform. Those officers Of the army
who have lately brought discredit upon
the service are not examples by which
| the entire line and staff are to be Judged;
they are exceptions to the rule. No
| civilian III the United States can feel
the pointed disgrace as keenly as the
| officers DO themselves ; and that they
are not partial in their Judgment,
| but administer justice with conscien-
tious fidelity, witness the result Of the
conrt-martlal in cx-Paymaster Wasson's
| case.
With one or two exceptions, every
army officer in the United States service
would suffer almost any degree Of pun
islment rather than bring dishonor up
on the straps he wears.
10 PREVENT the hair falling of horses
names and to restore the growth rub
the skin or tho part with the following
mixture, Wis.,: One pint OF alcohol and
ono dram Of tincture OF cantharides.
Give the horse doBe OF salts (tweive
ounces) and feed some wheat bran,
which will allay the irritation of the
skin, to wiich the loss Of hair is due,