The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-14
WAR SKETCHES.
An Old Army Surgeon Writes Inter
eatingly
On ,As Medical Department of the
.Gaa - Il41Tqrl Alt{I

The medical department Of n regl'
ment on duty ihthe leld cohsiatA Of
surgeon, assistant surgeon and hospital
steward. Tho latter 10 generally IR
drug clerk ora Young physician, as his
duties require u knowledge of medicine
and their mode 6t administration, HIS
relationshiprito tho regiment "a OF 4
character which renders his services in
valuable, lie can do much for the re-
lief and comfort Ofa nomesick soldier
My steward, spg, II, II, Jones, will be
remembered with gratitude aa long aa
q single member Of the regiment liyess
Nurses are detailed as the wantaof tho
sick may require I.ul pu nj
The Government ID most liberal In
medical suppliea. Everything needed
10 trent th0niok or wounded Ia fnmisb'
Cd upon requlaitlOn, and o ak mule
| team for transportation, besideso n
medicine chest, cd,Ned by an orderly
when Oh the march, The most trying
time 70 b new recruit Ia the beginning,
while in barracks, especially Il Ii bo In
tho WlntorlBeRaOn Tho novelty OF the
situation, and tho excitement incl
dent thesatn havlno wonafoif lIfe
,heeomes @ '''S wonotnnena' and then
,tre coarsa' fSso and rough aeeom,
& &,nedaticn" ti far f indSing are calcninted
80 tsreI syav tHNhs hromanna esneciaIlv
,si,S 'tba "y vny ~, ,wbn have Mi haee1
occns m, nn,ad ''tie' q haence from hnme
INA fntsiasn horn Iav Iahnrer and ma
Aaso t,na1ars rat VIZ 'fy VA Vioih IIilnoiSl
% %we,a1nnch hettsr' nTSenare1 Te to with
standthS rongh naage and nrivatlona
NJ Eamn life ihan 'fhe faTmar'a aon ne,
cnstpmed 10 40 Ma Mar regular meala and com.
Sortahia lnGoi nga' ssVe Sverv Eoldier haa to
~ hroi'ar' Ie ss ,sere aud lnnured M
o,t' 'dooy n fe w. ~ "V''' ''''
ma dIaeasaa noat common In. the an.
set were M ihe reanlraiory organa I'm,
G"anyhl aora thraat' p,te,imonin, meng,
ies and nn,mna IA n 'alrprIsing Low
rbnnv neTaona reach adult llfe and es
eane nhmns' and measioa In voutb. pnd
ei1Iongh i'nob y 'coNsi1erod Idnneerone
co,,,nlai ~ Vet iIehie fo make serou,
tsouhle' SShsnV ihs .snTronnGinga ioi
trSetment are moi fayorable. Rom
JISSaash are of a clasa lhat egpgcIally
Garnanf the ,alniairotiona ,of N wife oI
,nothsr ana Sghen nal ther ara io hn md
~ s"itlis ~ ,ihs naIiont ara ami to snl
ei,. ae N ha,e no v ,lpIa aI bond hv ,vbieh
,oas.ertai,, aiti, am. '"cc,'rncv : NJ, oy
tent of Sicl,n"ss nreyallInS I'M 'tbe rogi
n,avt MN - the' 1s.aI pinteT of the war .bnt
nr, aatlsGed the 'daily average siek wag
no, moi INA than fiftN x numGSr disd and
49,, Nv, ~ at ,,,a.a f,ougl,sd L.d az, IND
may t.I sa1 M my,e n,,Ospo" fop dt n'o "
"'9v' ~ VIZ sacnnd I Nd So"r az 'the% % v;r. tte
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nltvl Wy i"aa hna 9e,v M H ,,,G avh
nnd ,I3So tI,o % ""ldiery' % innred to lie service
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ta,uiS Co. reoinent IN al, r ivbWa y
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i haWh ySHSyS owwSr ihS il ALI ny 'u,n invI,co
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WhilS aa sNnyy Y T,,Ie S lHeS Womb ina Never oBis"
| ,to CONG into feaimental 6ospititl ne,
y, wepe obposed to being transferred to