Rules for preserving the health of the soldier.

  • Van Buren, W. H. (William Holme), 1819-1883.
Date:
[1861]
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Credit: Rules for preserving the health of the soldier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SANITARY COMMISSION. No. 172. RULES FOR PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF THE SOLDIER. [second edition.] The members of the Sanitary Commission ordered by the President of the United States, and acting under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War, in co-operation with the Army Medical Bureau, to secure by all possible means the health and efficiency of our troops now in the field, and to prevent unnecessary disease and suffering, do most earnestly and affectionately request their brethren of the volunteer and militia to adopt and carry out the following '' Bides for pre- serving fhe health of the soldier. They are derived from the highest authority and the largest experience of military and medical men, and it is believed that, if followed with the intelligence and honesty of purpose which characterize the American soldier, they will save the lives of thousands of brave men who would be otherwise lost to the service of their country. They are addressed alike to officers and privates, inasmuch as the latter are liable to promotion, and upon their officers devolves the responsibility of securing their health, safety,, and comfort. They will be found in no instance to conflict with the Army Regulations, by which all ranks are governed, and with which every good soldier should be familiar. 1. It is absolutely necessary, for the sake of humanity and the efficiency of the Army, that every man laboring