The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-02
Hn Unsuitable Camp
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY VOL
UNTEERS DREAD GOING TO
THE HOSPITAL SO MUCH.
Some Things that Ought Not to Exist and Cry Aloud tor
Reformation More Fighting Among Troops
PersonaIs--CoI. Bryan's Reception.

In the first place there is, properly
speaking. no hospital in this regiment or
in any other regiment Of this command.
All serious cases are sent to the division
hospital. the regiments having only what
are known as dressing stations, III
charge of Il steward and clerk. At these
stations those slightly ailing are treated.
1t is here, also, that men sick
in quarters have to report every
morning at sick call" This
calls comes ut $50 O'Clock and is for the
purpose Of treating all who are unWcll,
cXcusing them from the drills and other
duties Of the day and sending those Sc
riously i'll to the hospital. At the hos
pital they are treated by doctors detailed
from the various regiments and by con
tract surgeons. CThe surgeon detailed
from this regiment is DR.. Chas. :. Jor-
dam The physicians left in the regiment
TO attend To the sanitation of this camp
and attend sick calls CDrS. Wilder and
Arciey) nave nothing whatever to do
| with the hospital or the patients therein.
Up to ten days ago men slightly aillng
| were allowed to call ut the dressing sta
| ton at any hour. day or night. for treat
| ment or medicine. 1t was found. though,
tina they often lay abed after sick call
and ran in to be excused from drill.
guard or other duties just rs their com
| panieS were about to start out for the
days work. This caused confusion and
had tho effect Of disorganizin@ things gen
| orally. to say nothing of the opportunity
it gave men to shirk duty by playing
sick"
To remedy this two sick calls instead
Of one were. by order Of the chief sur
| ~e0n Of the seventh Army Corps. cstab-
IiShed tone at $50 n. m. and one from
s p. IN. to 9 p. M and all soldiers were
directed to report for treatment only 1T
these hours. except in eases Of accident
or sudden illness of an acute or serious
nature. Exceptions to the rule We're
| made in case of cooks. those on guard or
| men off on detail duty.
This rule. though. has never been
strictly enforced. and | have been able
to find no case demanding immediate at
tention that has been neglected. | am
convinced that the criticism has unjustly
| grown ont of Il very proper effort on the
part of the urgeonS to systematic things
in q military camp.
Pablo Beach. Il summer resort seven
teen miles from here. will probably be
made rendezvous for sick soldiers who
are convalescin@ \ balmy climate anu
| invigorating sea breeZes are its strong
points.
Three members of the Queen City
Guard got into Il fight yesterday and one
Of them got the indeX finger on his right
hand chewed up by his antagonist. lie
came to the hospital to have the injured
digit treated. whats the matter" ask
ed the doctor. "A dog bit me- replied
the man. The fellow who did the biting
heard about the conversation and wanted
to fight the fellow again FOR calling him
4 dog.
Captain Bookaart has returned and is
| again in command of the AsheviIle com
pany. He went to Blythewood. S. c.. TO
take his wife. who is sick. She will re-
main there with Captain Bookhart's pa
rents until she has fully recovered, when
she will return to Jacksonville.
Mrs. Truden. wife Of the chaplain. is
quite sick. 1t is hoped that her illness
Will not he serious.
Mr.. John Faison, Of Raleigh. is here
visiting his brother. Private Stanley
Faison. of the Raleigh ompany Mr..
Faison travels North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida for the
American Tobacco Company.
Last night Colonel William +. Bryan.
with his entire regiment. accompanied
by the band. visited the city of Jackson
riilc for the first time. The band. which
is considered one of the finest in the
West. gave Il concert ut the Windsor
Hotel.
Ben Hardy and VI. II. Faulkner, of the
Raleigh left for home tonight.
Faulkner has been honorably discharged
on account of physical disabilities. Hardy
goes on Il thirty days f~urlou@h. They
VIII arrive in Raleigh tomorrow after
noon ut t o'clock. Twelve other men who
were discharged for physical disability
left for their homes in North Caro'ina to-
night. FRED. l.. MERRITT.