Invaliding of sick soldiers at home and abroad discussed.

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[1866?]
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    RQ r^|a\e invaliding of sick soldiers at home and ABROAD DISCUSSED. Reserving for a future occasion some remarks on certain defects in the Recruiting system of the British Army as now constituted it w proposed m the present article to show that there are blemishes and inconsistencies which call for amendmeut in the mode of dea>- mg »nh invalids, not only as regards those who in the course of their service become temporarily incapable of performing their for Mrffc? dS° 88 reg!iriJs tW Wh° become Per,ua»»euti} unfit .smi‘hi?T an,fltteml>t be made to suggest such changes * W- ,f adopted, to some extent remedy the evil, pointed fut as ftell in our recruiting as in our invaliding systems. ioy Th?' h - 8 ll'V?'mg Oldier » liable to break town, lhe observant reader will be inclined to say, “ Surely after he very searching ordeal for the detection of latent dis^ through which the constitutions of recruit* have to pass before h<y are finally approved, this ought not to happen. Never- 'S,the,T/J and lt can be accounted for in various Jy His modi) of life is suddenly and entirely changed, more or less, according to his previous occupation. From S perhaps badly or imperfectly clothed he is dressed in lightlv° in LSTo*'dkt aCCQdt0mef Pr°babIy t0 VCry sll0rt commo'ls rroJT i * , ’ .and rare,*v getting animal food, he suddenly dav V llT 8nd fub*tatlal mea,s» including animal food, everj and want°of “tV' ‘lc|'rMsi° u°f «ducod from poveriy tarv *7°?’ 10 paSSeS U,t0 the fcxciti!*g atmosphere of Mill. ‘Wurasafii