A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty.

  • Alvah Hunt Doty
Date:
1898, ©1894
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Credit: A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    TO PACK KNAPSACK. 193. Contents: One (1) woolen blanket; One (1) blue flannel shirt; One (1) undershirt; One (1) towel; Two (2) pairs socks; One (1) pair shoes; One (1) pair drawers; Toilet articles; Tin cup (suspended underneath). First. Fold woolen blanket from end to end, and then from side to side, and again from side to side; double the long end so that its edge comes even with the lower edge of the stripe, and slip the doubled end into the knapsack so that the long end of the blanket is against the back of the knapsack; push the blan- ket well down to the bottom of the knapsack and smooth it out. This leaves a space between the sides of the doubled end of the blanket into which the clothing is slipped. The exposed end of the blanket is left to be tucked in over the clothing, and secured by the tapes on the knapsack. Second. Fold the undershirt flat in the usual manner; place upon it, side by side and lengthwise with the shirt, two (2) pairs of socks, folded flat; over these, place a pair of drawers, folded once lengthwise, and then in three crosswise; upon them a blue flannel shirt folded in the usual manner, and lastly, at each lower angle (collar end of shirts) place a shoe, the upper of which is opened out and slipped over the package of clothing, the two shoes thus covering in the entire lower end and half of the sides of the pack- age. Secure the package of clothing with tapes or twine, push it well down into the center space of the blanket, shoe end first, and, tucking in the exposed end of the blanket over the clothing, secure it with the tapes on the knapsack. Place the toilet articles [tooth- brush, comb, soap, towel, etc.] in the compartment provided there- for. Then close the flap and secure it. The tin cup is to be suspended from the tape at the bottom of the knapsack, and the overcoat, rolled in a half shelter tent, is to be secured by the coat straps on top of the knapsack. To roll Overcoat.—Turn one sleeve wrong side out, fold the over- coat right side out along middle back seam, sleeve laid straight, sleeve wrong side out underneath. Fold cape twice from side to side, lay it on coat, collar to collar. Turn edges of coat in so as to make sides parallel, so as to measure 12 inches wide at shoulder,