The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

Mrs. L. W. Bookhart, wife of Capt
Bookhart. left last night for her home
in Asheville. She was accompanied by
her husband. who has obtained three
days leave of absence.
Capt. Chadwick. who was Frustrated
by neat while on drill Tuesday morning.
is much better today. \ few days rest
will probably bring his around all right.
Joe Eubanks. Of the Durham compa-
ny. suffered a slight sunstroke yester-
day while attending TO his duties as regl-
mental wagon master. His illness is not
serious.
Lieut.. 4. 2. Smith. regimental commls-
sary. has obtained ten days leave OF an
Sence. He INTENDED to leave for ms
home in Raleigh last night. but could
not arrange his business so as TO get
away until today.
Mrs. Jay .Hirshinger and Miss Sadie
HirShinger left tonight for their home
in Charlotte. They have been here on
a visit to lieut.. Hirshinger, regimental
ordnance officer.
Mr.. Y. +. Young. who has been here to
visit his son. a member Of the Raleigh
left for Atlanta last night. Al
ter spending Il few days with his daugf-
ter. Miss Carrie. who is a professional
nurse in the Grady Hospital. he will re-
turn to Raleigh.
Needham Wilson. of the Raleigh com
pany is sick in the hospital with mumps.
Wilson s Il son Of s. Otbo Wilson. the
populiSt statesman.
Among those responding to the sick
call this morning We're: Samuel +. Stew
art. StateSville company. intermittent le-
yer: Walter l.. Armstrong. Hornet Nest
Rifles. measles; Chas. Torrance, States
Vile remittent fever; ELIAS
Kendall. WayneSville company. measles;
William Il. Saunders. Reidsville com
pany. remittent fever; Redden Hare.
Goldsboro company. intermittent fever;
Charles Harrison. Reidsville company,
b adder trouble. All of the above are
now in the division hospital.
Samuel Rhea. of the Waynesville com
panv. is in the hospital suffering from
a hurt to his knee received on the train
Sunday coming from st. Augustine.
THE HEAT AND THE TAR HEELS.
1t is wonderful how well the Tar
Heels stand this climate. They go out
daily on extended order drills for miles
and miles and come back whiStling and
singing. but as wet as If they had been
in the river. Hardly ever half 4 dozen
men drop out. No other regimen mere
has been able to stand such marches and
SIlCIl drills. w lju IllIlOSI LIZ t y =
the sun beats down upon the tents and
the white camp ground. The Tar Heels
seem not to mind it. though all the 9th
err regiments daily report prostratlons
| from heat. They are tough, brawny
fellows. 1.-the and muscular. Already
their faces and hands are brOnZed by eX-
posture to the sun and winds of the trop-
les. The New Jersey man is short.
stocky and quickly fatigued. The Iowa
Wisconsin and Illinois man. though. re-
sembling the Southerner in build. has the
pink and tender flesh chara c~teriStlc of
Northern Chimes. They left home with
overcOats on and came here to find the
heat very oppressive and wearing on
the system. The Virginian stands the
climate nearly as well as the North Caro-
linian and the Missippians at Panama
Park ever better.
CANTEENS AND GOOD HEALTII.
The North Carolina regimental canteen
is now doing very little business and
there is talk OF closing it altogether. The
falling off in business this month is due
to three things: Persistent petitioning
| and letter-writing by wives and mothers
Of soldiers: the abominable quality of the
beer sold there. and the discovery of the
fact by the soldiers that even the best
quality of malt or alcoholic drinks are
injurious to health III this climate. The
surgeons hav been trying to impress this
upon the men ever since they have heen
in camp.
And here / am reminded to say that
some Of the surgeons here think that due
credit was not given their profession in
the interview by Major Hayes printed in
Tuesdays News and Observer. 1t will
be remembered he expressed amaZement
ut the small per centage of mortality
among the wounded brought back from
Santiago and accounted for it on the
theory that the wound made by the
MauSer bullet. being smooth and clean
cut. is not so serious as that made by Il
Springfield or Remington rifle and much
more easily treated.
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN SUR
gerry.
While admitting that there is something
in Major Hayes contention. the surgeons
say that never in the history of war have
gunshot wounds proved less fatal CT
healed so rapidly and that the phenom-
cnOn is Il triumph of American surgery
which has more than kept pace with the
science of gunnery. Every soldier and
sailor in the service is furnished with Il
little packet. to be used by himself or his
1880 ~ a'' 'ooi 50 ''t'i'i -
wound is received. 1t is carried i'll :he
pocket or suspended by a cord around the
neck. Upon being opened it is found
to contain a piece of gauZe. 4 bandage
and Il handkerchief; all treated with the
anticcptic Kauscn or bichloride of mer-
curry. recently discovered by DIR. Sister.
of England. Upon the handkerchief arc
printed instructions. which by this time
are familiar to nearly all soldiers. The
gauze is to be placed Immediately upon
the wound. The bandage is to be used
to bind the arteries or veins so as to stop
the flow Of blood. and the handkerchief
is to be tied about the wound until the
patient can reach a regular surgeon.
These 'irst aid to the wounded" appli-
cations have been generously utilized by
those who ave been shot both on the
ships and in the field. and the surgeons
say the men have shown remarkable ski!
and presence of mind in aDDlyinr them.