Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1905-03-30
ZAP NEsR WAR OUTFEI
TROOPS WELL PROTECTED
AcAiNsT c,LpEsT WEATHER.

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TROOPS WELL PROTECTED
AcAiNsT c OLDEST WEATHER.
All Clothing Made Of the Best Ma
terisl-ere. 4 Coats Of Thick Wool
en- Goods and Hooded--Many De.
tails of y ,w the Health Of Soldiers
81 Is Prese we'd.
Miss Nc ,aul. who was recently COM
!. missionoe by Her Majesty to go to Jap
an to inquire into the working OF the
Japanes, Red Cross society, has
brought back with her the complete
2 outfit of soldier of the Japanese In
peri; Guard, which was presented y
her by Gen. Teranchi, the minister II
war, together with samples OF the food
4 supplied to the soldier on active s'r-
yies. These various articles, - VIII ca
ha Se been inspected by the king. " no
9 HIS expressed great interest in he
{ any ingenious devices they present,
viii shortly be exhibited at the Royal
United Service Institution, Whitehall.
They are worthy, says the British Med
ical Journal, which publishes special
photographs, CT the most careful study
By all military officers and aford q
striking example of the care and
strong common sense with which the
health and comfort Of the soldier are
considered by those responsible for his
outfit an6 the minute attention to de-
4 tail which is characteristic Of the Jap
5 anese army.
= One notable feature Of all the cloth
sS ng is that It is apparently made OF the
lest material. The material for tbc
yIinter clothing appears to be all wool,
nd warm, in the neat blue parade
! inform, Jacket OF 'tunic, plain nat
sass buttons are done away with as
far as possible, fas.enings being in
& sarly all instances carried out by
d cans Of fat hooks and eyes. The
h miner Jacket and trousers are OF
a S,,aki drill; the jacket Is perfectly
4 Fan, and there are no buttons on any
ef the arments. a strip Of white lin
en- is isslhd to wind rouni the neck as
q collar hside the tunic The forage
ear wnlcn eos with this uniform is
ma rvei OF hgheess. 1t has & detachable
linen cover to bf ed IN sumner, from
which hangs a line ,scnaa,a ~ protect
the neck. This screen beiI made In
thres parts-a centre and two sides
allows the air to pass Freely. For all
4 uniforms the trousers are made like
riding breeches, in that they end above
the ankle, where they are made to At
1 tight 10 the limb, being fastened by
tapes Instead Of buttons.
Putties or CATERS must, of course, be
worn with these. The ordinary great
coat Is Ct thick woollen cloth With
bone buttons. 1t has hood which can
be drawn over the head. A conipara.
- lively small detail in the cut Of tnis, as
also of tho winter great-coat, shows
carefully health and. comfort, and
'sss frefore individual efficiency, have
81 consi lered The free edges of the
ins.ead of being cut straight,
outward below the waist. max
skist Of the coet lap over mora
completely below; it is thus prevented
rom gaping in walking, and the legs
and knees are protected froin rain. The
front OF the skirt can be burtoned back
to allow free movement OF the lower
limbs for marching in dry weather. A
mosquito net helmet" or head cover
ing in addition to its value as pre-
'ventive of malaria, is a. grear comfort
in summer, where there ara many flies.
The e.coldproof" winter overcoat mer-
its some description, for it seems to be
devised to insure warmth in the most
severe climate. Made of thick woollen
cloth. it has large collar covered with
fur, which is of course inside when the
collar is raised. From the middle OF
the edge OF this collar button or hood
can be palled out so as to cover the
head, and over this can be worn the
ample detached woollen ''coldproof"
hood, which from its shape and long
ends to wrap round the neck recalls
the hoods of Chaucer's time. Hanging
by cords from the neck are large
gloves or mittens-one division for
all the fingers and one for the thumb;
they can thus be worn off. when the
hand is required for firing or any other
purpose, without being lost. A sheep
skin waistcoat with the wool outside
IS also issued for severe weather. It
fastens at one side. The undercloth-
ing Is Of similar good material to that
of the outer garments, cotton shirt
and drawers for summer and thick
knitted woollen jersey, or sweater,
z and pants for winter. The ribbed wool
len stockings are made without heels,
and warm toscaps and issued in the
coldest weather to wear over the stock
ings to prevent frost bite. These toe
caps are made of lambs WOOL mater
ial like very thick lint, the soft surface
Being inside. A roll Of fine striped
flannel of very good quality and about