Year: 1862

BRsters.--Stick them on two sides near
their edges, 50 that. when pressed on, all
the water will escape. Leave the dead skin,
as protection until new forms. If the skin
is broken. protect the part with grease, free
from salt or soap. Have an eye to the
nails.


Rest.-At halt, recline, selecting a dry
spot, or throwing down blanket or rubber
cloth. ifthe rest be Of many minutes duration.
Raise the feet alternately and the blood will
flow back, relieving the legs and feet from
all feeling Of fuiness and WEAKNESS. More
rest can be obtained by the judicious use OF
a few moments than of hours, if seated, say
on the damp ground, with the blood pre-
vented from returning from the feet and
legs, by the binding of clothes or a cramped
position. In very wet days or places it is
sometimes help to lean against anything,
and raise alternately the feet until the blood
flows back.


Times for resting. military writers
agree in making their first halt within the
first half hour. 1t need be but few mo-
ments, as it were but it enables all to ar
range anything wrong about the dress or ac-
coutrements. 1t takes away from beginners
the fear of the fatigues of the day, as it
shows a care for saving Of strength, which
they would not perhaps practice for them
selves. 1t causes the body to take on gradu-
ally the habit of exercise, and the system has
ample time to gather IFS forces for the use
Of the parts to be employed. Once an hour
may do afterwards with tolerably well train
ed men. Arbitrary rules cannot, perhaps,
ha hat


The rule should be, rest must precede ia
tigue. As sudden transitions are bad, the
march should end as begun-carefully, gen.
tly. In training men, never over do; al
ways stop within the known ability of the
man or men.


70 wdlk Nth ease.-Throw the chest for
ward this the knapsack will have tenden-
cy to induce. Pass the feet near the ground
by the action chiefly of the thighs, and do
not let the foot on the ground remain. In
this way the Indian glides, as it were, with a
light step and great powers of endurance.
Contrast this with the rapidity of motion
necessary TO make the same progress, where
the foot is planted heel first, as If never to
be taken up again; the body at each step
losing its impulse, the foot, the whole frame
Jared; great effort being required at each
step to give the body its lost motion. If glide
is the word for the first, jerk is that for the
last.


The Order 10 Fall IN should be obeyed
with the utmost promptitude BY every one.
An officer should see 10 il that careless men
do not keep others waiting; the men should
be made to see that is one of the bad effects
of want Of ready obedience.


Falling OM.-If man has permission,
and is compelled TO fall out, his arms and
pack should be carried by his comrades to
enable him more easily 10 oyertake them
and they will see to it if one is habitually
slow TO come up.


Sigh Iadisposiiion. man is slightly
unwell il NAV be better for an officer TO have
him relieved Of his pack, &C., for part Of a
day, rather than to have him in the hospital
wagon, pack and all, the next.


The officer commanding should thought
fully select the ground, as to water, &C., as
well as the times for his halts.


Charleston Mercury.