Pepper for Soldiers
“A gentleman who saw and conversed with several of the wounded soldiers who arrived from Newbern a few days since says that they told him that pepper would be one of the most acceptable and best things that could be sent by friends to the soldiers. Pies and rich cakes are so injurious that many Generals forbid their being eaten, but pepper is an excellent preventative of diarrhoea, which is prostrating large numbers in the warmer climate. It is put up in tin boxes holding a quarter or half pound each; the soldiers punch holes in one end and thus make pepper castors.”
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Add CommentWhale shooting?... I guess in a thousand years from now the popular sport might be 'Sun Diving'. We are a species with such great potential but suffering an abundance of stupidity and indifference.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIn the end we will either be the first against the wall when the revolution comes... or we will 'Amuse ourselves to death' (Thank you Adams and Waters).