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the facilities for taking care Of nearly the en-
tire command in case of an epidemic, which,

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however, is not likely to occur unless . load of
watermelons is landed at the wharf.
HEALTH INSPECTION.
The surgeon on Gen. Ordway' stat, DR.. J. O.
Stanton, makes . general tour Of inspection
each morning and looks after the sanitary con-
dition Of the camp. The latter ID believed to
be perfect, and DR.. Stanton complains good
naturally that he has nothing to do. Then
next in rank in the medical corps are the regi-
mental surgeons. Dr. H. E. Leach keeps his
instruments sharp and his prescription pad
prepared for the benefit of the members Of the
first regiment, and DR.. George Henderson per-
forms the same duty for the second regiment
THE BATTALION DOCTORS
are Drs. Fisher, Pyles, McKim, Upshaw and
Sumby. All these physicians are in camp, the
same as the other officers of the staff. Their
prescriptions are honored at the post dispen-
sary. which is in charge OF DR.. Cole. The
fill prescriptions written by the regimental
doctors, and all officers and privates are sup
posed to have these certificates when they
come to the dispensary. However, they don't
have them in great majority Of cases, and
then they proceed to tell DIR. Cole why they
haven't a prescription and why he ought to
give them one any way. They may be doubled
up with collie or troubled with some other
affiiction, but the tongues are never affected,
and they talk with great glibness and persist
counter in the dispensary and failing to con-
vince Or. Cole, they apparently recover and
start of with great briskness to find their sur
geon. In few minutes they return, appar-
emily hardly able to drag their feet along to in
form DR.. Cole that they could not find the
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selves upon the compassion Of DR.. Cole.
THE AMBULANCE CORPS.
valuable adjunct to the medical corps il
the ambulance corps, under the command Of
DR.. D. Olin Leech. Last night after midnight
Private Callaker Of company B, fourth bat
TALON, was attacked with quite q serious case
OF cramps. The ambulance wagon was sum-
moned, and, although all the men were asleep,
the horses were harnessed and the call was re-
sponded to inside of twenty minutes. This
instance showed what could be done in an
emergency. 1t was subsequently found not to
be necessary to remove the man to the hos
pitaL Gen. Ordway and all the officers are
very much gratified with the efficient and COM
piete organization of the medical corps and the
zeal and faithful attention Of the doctors.
NO GOVT IN CAMP.
None Of the men have as yet been treated
for the govt. Perhaps some will be afflicted in
this way before the camp is over, but as yet the
guard has been free from this disease. The
men. however, are not on meager rations. The
quantity of food required to feed ZOO men,
that is, such a thousand as are at present at
Camp Ordway, is something astonishing. Over
], 200 loaves OF bread are eaten daily, some 500
pounds Of meat at a meal and potatoes by the
barrel For one dinner entire barrel Of
beans is cooked. The white-capped French
cooks are kept busy at the two great ranges
preparing for the three meals which are set be-
fore the hungry men each day. The steward
nervous, wiry Frenchman, is Justly indignant
at the waste he is compelled to witness The
men throw the food on the ground and at each
other, and after meal the ground under the
tables looks as il there had been q shower of
broken meat and bread. All the material used
in preparing the meals is the best that the mar
ket affords and the cooking is the result of the
skill of capable French cooks. The steward,
in his indignation over the cruel, wanton waste
of good food, exclaims: ~ tell You, Gen. Ord
way, that dis ees picnic and not a camp"
THE RELIGIOUS CONDITION
OF the camp has not yet been thoroughly in
spected Prayer meetings are no doubt held
in the tents and the suggestion has been made
that kind of gospel tent be started. It is mot
known whether the latter suggestion will be
carried out or not. The members of Gen
Ordway's staff, as well as the other officers of
the guard, are interested in whatever attracts
the attention OF any geat number OF the men,
and if any religious movement was brought to
their attention it would no doubt receive con-
sideration and cooperation. There is some
talk of organizing a temperance society TO he
known as the Camp Ordway department. and If
this is done the attention Of temperance work
ers in the city will be directed to the promising
results OF an active campaign at Fort
Washington. Those interested in this
movement do not claim that the camp ia suf
fering from the raids Of King Alcohol. On the
contrary it is alleged that there has never been
camp of great size where there has been less
intemperance. 1t is owing to the latter circum-
stance that the proposition to form q temper
ance organization is made. In this way It is
thought that the number of earnest temperance
men who must be in the camp can be brought
together, and if they find that there is no work
for them to do at Camp Ordway they can dis
cuss plans for the temperance organization of
the city and organize for the campaign this
winter.
IF IT HADN'T RAINED.
To-day, if it hadn't rained, the rife practice
would have been finished. Tomorrow it was
arranged that the officers should shoot. Every
company in the camp has been before the tar
get and every man has had his trial at shooting.
A good many of the men did not want to shoot
at all, and when they did it required all the
vigilance OF Inspector j. E. Bell to prevent
them keeping their eyes shut There seems TO
be some consolation to an inexperienced rifle
man in receiving the rebound of his rife If he
only has his eyes shut. While it is not expressly
forbidden in the tactics to close the eyes when
about to shoot in rife practice, yet, as the men
are supposed to be firing at the target and not
at the surrounding scenery, the inspector in
sists that shots must be made with ewes omen.
While the average made at the target is poor,
yet it should be remembered that many OF the
men have never handled a rifle in their lives.
while others are entirely out of practice. Given
little time Inspector Bell is confident of a
marked improvement.
NOT SO MUCH FUN.
The road that runs through the reservation
from the wharf to the Maryland line was, be-
Il fore the rain, q hard
n III m beaten, passable sort of
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