or Epsom Salts before breakfast; a teaspoonful of compound liquorice
powder, or 2 or 3 compound cathartic pills, late at night.
=Burns and Scalds.=--Cover with vaseline or carron oil (equal parts
of lime water and oil). If oil is not at hand, use flour or scraped
potato. A tablespoonful of baking-soda to a teacupful of water soon
relieves pain. Dress with lint or cotton-wool. Blisters should be
carefully opened with a needle or scissors.
=Diarrhœa.=--Dose of castor-oil; if after oil has acted the diarrhœa
persists, a teaspoonful of Squibb's mixture diluted; or a camphor and
opium pill, to be repeated in an hour if necessary.
=Drowning.=--If the patient has stopped breathing, tight clothing
is first loosened; the individual is then turned over on his face,
a roll of clothing, a rolled blanket, etc., being placed under his
stomach, his mouth and nose are cleared of sand, mud, or other
substances collected therein, and pressure is made upon the spine and
kept up until water ceases to flow from the mouth. The patient is then
turned over on his back, and the roll placed under his shoulder-blades
so as to raise the shoulders and extend the throat. The tongue, being
drawn well forward, is either secured by a string or rubber band,
passing around the base of the organ and the chin, fixed by thrusting a
small stick or pencil across the top of it behind the molar teeth, or
held by an assistant. Then, kneeling behind the patient's head, seize
the arms above the elbows and draw them outwards and upwards until they
are fully extended above the head. After a pause of about two seconds
the arms are carried back to their original positions, the operator
making firm pressure on the chest at the same time. This procedure
is carried out at the rate of about fifteen times a minute. Whenever
the arms are raised, the chest is expanded and air enters the lungs;
when they are brought down and pressure is made upon the chest, the
latter is compressed and the air is expelled. The natural movements of
respiration are hence imitated. This should be kept up for hours if
necessary, and until natural breathing returns, or the case has been
given up as hopeless by competent authority. During this time warm and
dry clothing should have been placed on the patient, a fire built, and
warm articles of any kind used to restore the heat of the body. The
body and limbs should be constantly rubbed towards the trunk. As soon
as the patient is able to swallow a teaspoonful of hot liquor in a
tablespoonful of water may be given every few minutes until the danger
is over.
As soon as the patient begins to breathe of his own accord the
artificial process should be timed to aid the natural respiration.
Breathing may be stimulated by holding hartshorn to the nose, slapping
the skin, or by dashing hot water on the chest.
After being restored the patient should be carefully carried in a
recumbent position, put in a warm bed, and carefully watched for
stoppage of breathing. If the patient has not stopped breathing
when drawn out of the water, proceed as above, omitting artificial
respiration except when the natural function begins to fail.
=Emetics.=--Gunpowder dissolved in water. One tablespoonful of mustard
in a pint of water and then copious draughts of tepid water. Twenty
grains of sulphate of zinc dissolved in water, to be followed by a
cupful of tepid water, and repeated every three minutes until 3 or 4
doses have been given or vomiting has occurred.
=Fainting.=--Place patient on his back, head low, arms and feet may
be elevated; loosen tight clothing; dash cold water in face; hold
hartshorn to nostrils; a little whiskey and water when able to swallow.
=Frost-bites.=--Rub with snow or cold water.
=Intoxication.=--Pour water over head; give teaspoonful of ground
mustard stirred up in a teacupful of lukewarm water; then, after
vomiting has occurred, give a teaspoonful of aromatic spirits of
ammonia in a teacupful of water, or a large draught of vinegar. If in
danger of dying, general application of heat to body is imperative.
=Heat Exhaustion= resembles an ordinary fainting spell, and is
similarly treated. Unlike sunstroke this condition presents a cool
moist skin.
=Sunstroke.=--Its symptoms of warning are headache and oppression,
followed after a time by loss of consciousness; breathing labored;
skin intensely hot; perspiration absent; the bladder and bowels
sometimes discharge involuntarily.
Convey immediately to a cool place; remove clothing; place in cold
bath, or wrap with sheets soaked in cold water, and keep wet with
ice-water if possible. If this cannot be done, sponge thoroughly and
continually the head and body, lumps of ice being rubbed over the chest
and placed over the large blood-vessels in the arm-pits and groins.
Discontinue application of cold when consciousness returns, to be
renewed only in case temperature rises above normal (98.9° F.) or
insensibility returns.
=Sore Feet.=--If the feet begin to chafe, rub the socks with common
soap where they come in contact with sore places. By rubbing the feet
with hard soap before the march you may escape having sore feet. The
feet should be washed every night and thoroughly dried. Blisters should
not be opened, but have a thread run through.
TABLES OF WEIGHT, CAPACITY, ETC.
NUMBER OF POUNDS IN A BUSHEL.
Oats 32
Beans 60
Onions 57
Castor beans 46
Barley 48
Peas 60
Timothy-seed 45
Flaxseed 56
Corn or rye 56
Clover-seed 60
Dried apples or peaches 28
Hemp-seed 44
Wheat 60
Potatoes 60
Salt 50
Bluegrass-seed 14
NUMBER OF POUNDS IN A BARREL.
Flour 196
Beef, pork, or fish 200
Salt 280
CYLINDERS FOR LIQUID MEASURES.
Diam. Height.
1 gill 1¾ in. 3 in.
½ pint 2¼ " 3⅝ "
1 pint 3½ " 3 "
1 quart 3½ " 6 "
1 gallon 7 " 6 "
2 gallons 7 " 12 "
8 " 14 " 12 "
10 " 14 " 15 "
CAPACITY OF BOXES.
A cubic yard contains 21.69 bushels.
1 barrel = 24 x 16 x 28 inches
½ " = 24 x 24 x 14 "
1 bushel = 16 x 16.8 x 8 "
1 " = a cylinder 14 in. diam. x 14 in. deep
½ " = 12 x 11.2 x 8 inches
1 peck = 8 x 8.4 x 8 "
1 gallon = 8 x 8 x 4.2 " (dry)
1 " = 6 x 6 x 6.42 " (liquid)
½ " = 7 x 4 x 4.5 "
1 quart = 4 x 4 x 4.1 " (dry)
1 " = 4 x 4 x 3.61 " (liquid)
In freighting ships 42 cubic feet are allowed to a ton.
ARMY WAGON (INSIDE MEASUREMENT).
Length { 9½ ft. at bottom }
{10 " " top }; width, 3 ft. 4 in.; depth, 1 ft. 9 in.
TO DETERMINE THE QUANTITY OF GRAIN OR HAY.
=Corn.=--Two cubic feet of sound dry corn in the ear will make one
bushel of shelled corn.
To determine the number of bushels of shelled corn in a crib of corn in
the ear, multiply together the interior length, breadth, and height of
the crib in feet, and divide by 2.
=Oats.=--A nose-bag will contain about 10 pounds of good oats.
A cubic foot of good oats weighs about 25¾ pounds.
To determine, approximately, the number of bushels of oats in a bin,
multiply the length, breadth, and height in feet together, and multiply
the result by O.8047.
To determine the number of bushels a wagon will contain, apply the same
rule.
=Hay.=
Hay loose allow 5 pounds to a cubic foot
Hay in stack " 8 " " " " "
Hay baled " 11 " " " " "
Wagon-load of stack hay " 450 to 500 cubic feet to a ton
" " " new-mown hay " 700 cubic feet to a ton
=Straw.=--Allow 10 to 12 pounds to a cubic foot.
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
LONG MEASURE.
12 inches make 1 foot ft.
3 feet " 1 yard yd.
5½ yards " 1 rod rd.
40 rods " 1 furlong fur.
8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 mile mi.
3 miles " 1 league lea.
SURVEYOR'S MEASURE.
7.92 inches make 1 link li.
100 links " 1 chain ch.
80 chains " 1 mile mi.
SQUARE MEASURE.
144 square inches make 1 square foot sq. ft.
9 square feet " 1 square yard sq. yd.
30¼ square yards " 1 square rod sq. rd.
160 square rods " 1 acre A.
LAND MEASURE.
10,000 square links make 1 square chain
10 square chains " 1 acre
640 acres " 1 square mile
CUBIC MEASURE.
1728 cubic inches make 1 cubic foot cu. ft.
27 cubic feet " 1 cubic yard cu. yd.
128 cubic feet " 1 cord C.
LIQUID MEASURE.
The standard U. S. gallon equals 231 cubic inches, and contains 8.3311
pounds of pure water at 62° F.
A cubic foot of pure water at 62° F. weighs 62.32 pounds.
The liquid quart is about six sevenths of a quart of dry measure.
----------+----------------+-------+-----------+------------
Name. | Equivalent. |Litres.|Decalitres.|Hectolitres.
----------+----------------+-------+-----------+------------
1 gill | | .1183 | |
1 pint | 4 gills | .4732 | |
1 quart | 2 pints | .9463 | |
1 gallon | 4 quarts |3.7853 | |
1 barrel |31½ gallons | | 11.9237 | 1.1924
1 hogshead| 2 barrels | | 23.8474 | 2.3847
1 pipe | 2 hogsheads| | | 4.7694
1 tun | 2 pipes | | | 9.5389
----------+----------------+-------+-----------+------------
1 litre = 8.4536 gills = 2.1134 pints = 1.0567 quarts.
DRY MEASURE.
The bushel (Winchester) contains nearly 2150.42 cubic inches, and is a
cylinder measure 18½ inches across and 8 inches deep.
A bushel measure will contain 9.31 gallons of pure water at 62° F.
--------+-----------+-------+----------
Name. |Equivalent.|Litres.|Decalitre.
--------+-----------+-------+----------
1 pint | | .5506|
1 quart | 2 pints | 1.1012|
1 peck | 8 quarts | 8.8096|
1 bushel| 4 pecks |35.2384| 3.5238
--------+-----------+-------+----------
1 litre = 1.816 pints = .908 quart.
APOTHECARIES' MEASURE.
60 minims (♏) 1 fluid drachm (f. ʒ)
8 drachms (water 1.732 cu. in., 1 fluid oz. (f. ℥)
437½ grains)
20 ounces 1 pint (O.)
8 pints (water 70,000 grains) 1 gallon (gall.)
1 drop 1 grain
60 drops 1 drachm
1 drachm 1 teaspoonful
4 drachms 1 tablespoonful
8 drachms (2 tablespoonfuls) 1 ounce
2 ounces (water 875 grains) 1 wineglassful
3 ounces 1 teacupful
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES.
COUNTING.
12 things make 1 dozen doz.
12 dozen " 1 gross gr.
12 gross " 1 great gross g. gr.
PAPER.
24 sheets make 1 quire qr.
20 quires " 1 ream ream
2 reams " 1 bundle bund.
2 bundles " 1 bale
BOOKS.
A book in which
Each sheet is folded into 2 leaves is a folio
" " " " 4 " " quarto, or 4to
" " " " 8 " " octavo, or 8vo
" " " " 12 " " duodecimo, or 12mo
" " " " 16 " " 16mo
" " " " 24 " " 24mo
" " " " 32 " " 32mo
MISCELLANEOUS VALUES.
4 inches make 1 hand, used in measuring horses
9 " " 1 span, " sacred history
18 feet " 1 cubit, " " "
6 " " 1 fathom, " measuring depths
MEASURES OF WEIGHT.
AVOIRDUPOIS = METRIC WEIGHTS.
--------------------+---------+------------+------------+-------
Avoirdupois. | Grammes.|Decagrammes.|Kilogrammes.|Millier
| | | | (Ton).
--------------------+---------+------------+------------+-------
1 drachm | 1.77184| | |
1 ounce (16 drachms)| 28.34954| 2.83495| |
1 pound (16 ounces) |453.59256| 45.35926| 0.45359 |
1 hundredweight | | | 45.3552 |
1 ton (20 cwt.) | | | 907.1040 |0.9071
--------------------+---------+------------+------------+-------
Ton. Hundredweight. Pounds. Ounces. Drachms.
1 = 20 = 2000 = 32,000 = 522,000
1 = 100 = 1,600 = 25,600
1 = 16 = 256
1 = 16
TROY = METRIC WEIGHTS.
-------------+-------------------------------------------
Troy Weights.| Equivalents in Metric Denominations.
+--------+---------+--------+-------+-------
| Milli- | Gramme. | Deca- |Hecto- | Kilo-
|gramme. | | gramme.|gramme.|gramme.
-------------+--------+---------+--------+-------+-------
1 Troy grain |64.79895| 0.06480| | |
1 pennyweight| | 1.55517| | |
1 ounce | | 31.10349| 3.11035| |
1 pound | |373.24195|37.32491|3.73249|0.37324
-------------+--------+---------+--------+-------+-------
1 lb. = 12 oz. = 240 dwts. = 5760 grs.
1 " = 20 " = 480 "
1 " = 24 "
TABLES FOR CONVERTING U. S. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
CUSTOMARY TO METRIC.
LINEAR.
Inches to Feet to Yards to Miles to
Millimetres. Metres. Metres. Kilometres.
1 = 25.4001 0.304801 0.914402 1.60935
2 = 50.8001 0.609601 1.828804 3.21869
3 = 76.2002 0.914402 2.743205 4.82804
4 = 101.6002 1.219202 3.657607 6.43739
5 = 127.0003 1.524003 4.572009 8.04674
6 = 152.4003 1.828804 5.486411 9.65608
7 = 177.8004 2.133604 6.400813 11.26543
8 = 203.2004 2.438405 7.315215 12.87478
9 = 228.6005 2.743205 8.229616 14.48412
SQUARE.
Square Square Square Acres to
Inches to Feet to Yards to Hectares.
Square Square Square
Centimetres. Decimetres. Metres.
1 = 6.452 9.290 0.836 0.4047
2 = 12.903 18.581 1.672 0.8094
3 = 19.355 27.871 2.508 1.2141
4 = 25.807 37.161 3.344 1.6187
5 = 32.258 46.452 4.181 2.0234
6 = 38.710 55.742 5.017 2.4281
7 = 45.161 65.032 5.853 2.8328
8 = 51.613 74.323 6.689 3.2375
9 = 58.065 83.613 7.525 3.6422
CUBIC.
Cubic Cubic Cubic Bushels to
Inches to Feet to Yards to Hectolitres.
Cubic Cubic Cubic
Centimetres. Metres. Metres.
1 = 16.387 0.02832 0.765 0.35239
2 = 32.774 0.05663 1.529 0.70479
3 = 49.161 0.08495 2.294 1.05718
4 = 65.549 0.11327 3.058 1.40957
5 = 81.936 0.14158 3.823 1.76196
6 = 98.323 0.16990 4.587 2.11436
7 = 114.710 0.19822 5.352 2.46675
8 = 131.097 0.22654 6.116 2.81914
9 = 147.484 0.25485 6.881 3.17154
CAPACITY.
Fluid
Drachms to Fluid Quarts Gallons
Millilitres Ounces to to to
or Cubic Millilitres. Litres. Litres.
Centimetres.
1 = 3.70 29.57 0.94636 3.78543
2 = 7.39 59.15 1.89272 7.57087
3 = 11.09 88.72 2.83908 11.35630
4 = 14.79 118.29 3.78543 15.14174
5 = 18.48 147.87 4.73179 18.92717
6 = 22.18 177.44 5.67815 22.71261
7 = 25.88 207.02 6.62451 26.49804
8 = 29.57 236.59 7.57087 30.28348
9 = 33.27 266.16 8.51723 34.06891
WEIGHT.
Grains Avoirdupois Avoirdupois Troy
to Ounces to Pounds to Ounces to
Milligrammes. Grammes. Kilogrammes. Grammes.
1 = 64.7989 28.3495 0.45359 31.10348
2 = 129.5978 56.6991 0.90719 62.20696
3 = 194.3968 85.0486 1.36078 93.31044
4 = 259.1957 113.3981 1.81437 124.41392
5 = 323.9946 141.7476 2.26796 155.51740
6 = 388.7935 170.0972 2.72156 186.62088
7 = 453.5924 198.4467 3.17515 217.72437
8 = 518.3914 226.7962 3.62874 248.82785
9 = 583.1903 255.1457 4.08233 279.93133
1 Gunter's chain = 20.1168 metres
1 square statute mile = 259.000 hectares
1 fathom = 1.829 metres
1 nautical mile = 1853.25 metres
1 foot = 0.304801 metre, 9.4840158 log.
1 avoirdupois pound = 453.5924277 gramme
15432.35639 grains = 1 kilogramme
METRIC TO CUSTOMARY
LINEAR.
Metres to Metres to Metres to Kilometres
Inches. Feet. Yards. to Miles.
1 = 39.3700 3.28083 1.093611 0.62137
2 = 78.7400 6.56167 2.187222 1.24274
3 = 118.1100 9.84250 3.280833 1.86411
4 = 157.4800 13.12333 4.374444 2.48548
5 = 196.8500 16.40417 5.468056 3.10685
6 = 236.2200 19.68500 6.561667 3.72822
7 = 275.5900 22.96583 7.655278 4.34959
8 = 314.9600 26.24667 8.748889 4.97096
9 = 354.3300 29.52750 9.842500 5.59233
SQUARE.
Square Square Square Hectares to
Centimetres Metres to Metres to Acres.
to Square Square Square
Inches. Feet. Yards.
1 = 0.1550 10.764 1.196 2.471
2 = 0.3100 21.528 2.392 4.942
3 = 0.4650 32.292 3.588 7.413
4 = 0.6200 43.055 4.784 9.884
5 = 0.7750 53.819 5.980 12.355
6 = 0.9300 64.583 7.176 14.826
7 = 1.0850 75.347 8.372 17.297
8 = 1.2400 86.111 9.568 19.768
9 = 1.3950 96.875 10.764 22.239
CUBIC.
Cubic Cubic Cubic Cubic
Centimetres Decimetres Metres Metres
to Cubic to Cubic to Cubic to Cubic
Inches. Inches. Feet. Yards.
1 = 0.0610 61.023 35.314 1.308
2 = 0.1220 122.047 70.629 2.616
3 = 0.1831 183.070 105.943 3.924
4 = 0.2441 244.094 141.258 5.232
5 = 0.3051 305.117 176.572 6.540
6 = 0.3661 366.140 211.887 7.848
7 = 0.4272 427.164 247.201 9.156
8 = 0.4882 488.187 282.516 10.464
9 = 0.5492 549.210 317.830 11.771
CAPACITY.
Millimetres
or Cubic Centilitres Litres Decalitres Hectolitres
Centimetres to Fluid to to to
to Fluid Ounces. Quarts. Gallons. Bushels.
Drachms.
1 = 0.27 0.338 1.0567 2.6417 2.8377
2 = 0.54 0.676 2.1134 5.2834 5.6755
3 = 0.81 1.014 3.1700 7.9251 8.5132
4 = 1.08 1.353 4.2267 10.5668 11.3510
5 = 1.35 1.691 5.2834 13.2085 14.1887
6 = 1.62 2.029 6.3401 15.8502 17.0265
7 = 1.89 2.367 7.3968 18.4919 19.8642
8 = 2.16 2.705 8.4535 21.1336 22.7019
9 = 2.43 3.043 9.5101 23.7753 25.5397
WEIGHT.
Milligrammes Kilogrammes Hectogrammes Kilogrammes
to to to Ounces to Pounds
Grains. Grains. Avoirdupois. Avoirdupois.
1 = 0.01543 15432.36 3.5274 2.20462
2 = 0.03086 30864.71 7.0548 4.40924
3 = 0.04630 46297.07 10.5822 6.61387
4 = 0.06173 61729.43 14.1096 8.81849
5 = 0.07716 77161.78 17.6370 11.02311
6 = 0.09259 92594.14 21.1644 13.22773
7 = 0.10803 108026.49 24.6918 15.43236
8 = 0.12346 123458.85 28.2192 17.63698
9 = 0.13889 138891.21 31.7466 19.84160
Quintals to Milliers or tonnes Kilogrammes
Pounds to Pounds to Ounces
Avoirdupois. Avoirdupois. Troy.
1 = 220.46 2204.6 32.1507
2 = 440.92 4409.2 64.3015
3 = 661.39 6613.9 96.4522
4 = 881.85 8818.5 128.6030
5 = 1102.31 11023.1 160.7537
6 = 1322.77 13227.7 192.9044
7 = 1543.24 15432.4 225.0552
8 = 1763.70 17637.0 257.2059
9 = 1984.16 19841.6 289.3567
SALUTES.
Salutes are fired between sunrise and sunset, and, as a rule, never on
Sunday. Salute to the Union, one gun for each state, fired at meridian,
July 4th; the international salute, 21 guns.
The President, 21 guns, both on arriving at and departing from a
military post.
On arriving at a military post:
The Vice-President and President of the Senate 19 guns
Members of the Cabinet, Chief Justice, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Governors in
their respective states and territories, Committees
of Congress visiting officially 17 "
Assistant Secretary of War 15 "
Sovereign or Chief Magistrate of a foreign state 21 "
Members of Royal Family 21 "
Viceroy, Governor-general, or Governors of provinces
belonging to foreign states 17 "
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 17 "
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary 15 "
Ministers Resident accredited to the United States 13 "
Chargés d'Affaires or subordinate diplomatic agent
in charge of mission in the United States 11 "
Consuls-general accredited to the United States 9 "
To General-in-Chief, Field-marshal, or Admiral 17 "
To Lieutenant-General or Vice-Admiral 15 "
To Major-General or Rear-Admiral 13 "
To Brigadier-General or Commodore 11 "
An officer on duty, according to brevet rank, receives the salute of
that rank.
Officers of volunteers or militia are saluted only when in service of
United States.
Officers on retired list are not saluted.
Officers of foreign services are saluted according to their rank.
TABLE FOR CALCULATING CLOTHING ACCOUNTS.
Take the numbers from the columns A and B corresponding to the date
immediately preceding the date of the man's enlistment.
------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
January. | February. | March. | April. | May. |
-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+---+--+-----+---+--+
Date.| A| B |Date.| A| B |Date.| A| B |Date.| A | B|Date.| A | B|
-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+---+--+-----+---+--+
1 | 1|180| 1 |32|149| 1 |60|121| 1 | 91|90| 1 |121|60|
2 | 2|179| 2 |33|148| 2 |61|120| 2 | 92|89| 2 |122|59|
3 | 3|178| 3 |34|147| 3 |62|119| 3 | 93|88| 3 |123|58|
4 | 4|177| 4 |35|146| 4 |63|118| 4 | 94|87| 4 |124|57|
5 | 5|176| 5 |36|145| 5 |64|117| 5 | 95|86| 5 |125|56|
6 | 6|175| 6 |37|144| 6 |65|116| 6 | 96|85| 6 |126|55|
7 | 7|174| 7 |38|143| 7 |66|115| 7 | 97|84| 7 |127|54|
8 | 8|173| 8 |39|142| 8 |67|114| 8 | 98|83| 8 |128|53|
9 | 9|172| 9 |40|141| 9 |68|113| 9 | 99|82| 9 |129|52|
10 |10|171| 10 |41|140| 10 |69|112| 10 |100|81| 10 |130|51|
11 |11|170| 11 |42|139| 11 |70|111| 11 |101|80| 11 |131|50|
12 |12|169| 12 |43|138| 12 |71|110| 12 |102|79| 12 |132|49|
13 |13|168| 13 |44|137| 13 |72|109| 13 |103|78| 13 |133|48|
14 |14|167| 14 |45|136| 14 |73|108| 14 |104|77| 14 |134|47|
15 |15|166| 15 |46|135| 15 |74|107| 15 |105|76| 15 |135|46|
16 |16|165| 16 |47|134| 16 |75|106| 16 |106|75| 16 |136|45|
17 |17|164| 17 |48|133| 17 |76|105| 17 |107|74| 17 |137|44|
18 |18|163| 18 |49|132| 18 |77|104| 18 |108|73| 18 |138|43|
19 |19|162| 19 |50|131| 19 |78|103| 19 |109|72| 19 |139|42|
20 |20|161| 20 |51|130| 20 |79|102| 20 |110|71| 20 |140|41|
21 |21|160| 21 |52|129| 21 |80|101| 21 |111|70| 21 |141|40|
22 |22|159| 22 |53|128| 22 |81|100| 22 |112|69| 22 |142|39|
23 |23|158| 23 |54|127| 23 |82| 99| 23 |113|68| 23 |143|38|
24 |24|157| 24 |55|126| 24 |83| 98| 24 |114|67| 24 |144|37|
25 |25|156| 25 |56|125| 25 |84| 97| 25 |115|66| 25 |145|36|
26 |26|155| 26 |57|124| 26 |85| 96| 26 |116|65| 26 |146|35|
27 |27|154| 27 |58|123| 27 |86| 95| 27 |117|64| 27 |147|34|
28 |28|153| 28 |59|122| 28 |87| 94| 28 |118|63| 28 |148|33|
29 |29|152| | | | 29 |88| 93| 29 |119|62| 29 |149|32|
30 |30|151| | | | 30 |89| 92| 30 |120|61| 30 |150|31|
31 |31|150| | | | 31 |90| 91| | | | 31 |151|30|
-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+---+--+-----+---+--+
[Part 2 of Table.]
------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
June. | July. | August. | September | October. |
-----+---+--+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+---+--+
Date.| A | B|Date.| A| B |Date.| A| B |Date.| A| B |Date.| A | B|
-----+---+--+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+--+---+-----+---+--+
1 |152|29| 1 | 1|183| 1 |32|152| 1 |63|121| 1 | 93|91|
2 |153|28| 2 | 2|182| 2 |33|151| 2 |64|120| 2 | 94|90|
3 |154|27| 3 | 3|181| 3 |34|150| 3 |65|119| 3 | 95|89|
4 |155|26| 4 | 4|180| 4 |35|149| 4 |66|118| 4 | 96|88|
5 |156|25| 5 | 5|179| 5 |36|148| 5 |67|117| 5 | 97|87|
6 |157|24| 6 | 6|178| 6 |37|147| 6 |68|116| 6 | 98|86|
7 |158|23| 7 | 7|177| 7 |38|146| 7 |69|115| 7 | 99|85|
8 |159|22| 8 | 8|176| 8 |39|145| 8 |70|114| 8 |100|84|
9 |160|21| 9 | 9|175| 9 |40|144| 9 |71|113| 9 |101|83|
10 |161|20| 10 |10|174| 10 |41|143| 10 |72|112| 10 |102|82|
11 |162|19| 11 |11|173| 11 |42|142| 11 |73|111| 11 |103|81|
12 |163|18| 12 |12|172| 12 |43|141| 12 |74|110| 12 |104|80|
13 |164|17| 13 |13|171| 13 |44|140| 13 |75|109| 13 |105|79|
14 |165|16| 14 |14|170| 14 |45|139| 14 |76|108| 14 |106|78|
15 |166|15| 15 |15|169| 15 |46|138| 15 |77|107| 15 |107|77|
16 |167|14| 16 |16|168| 16 |47|137| 16 |78|106| 16 |108|76|
17 |168|13| 17 |17|167| 17 |48|136| 17 |79|105| 17 |109|75|
18 |169|12| 18 |18|166| 18 |49|135| 18 |80|104| 18 |110|74|
19 |170|11| 19 |19|165| 19 |50|134| 19 |81|103| 19 |111|73|
20 |171|10| 20 |20|164| 20 |51|133| 20 |82|102| 20 |112|72|
21 |172| 9| 21 |21|163| 21 |52|132| 21 |83|101| 21 |113|71|
22 |173| 8| 22 |22|162| 22 |53|131| 22 |84|100| 22 |114|70|
23 |174| 7| 23 |23|161| 23 |54|130| 23 |85| 99| 23 |115|69|
24 |175| 6| 24 |24|160| 24 |55|129| 24 |86| 98| 24 |116|68|
25 |176| 5| 25 |25|159| 25 |56|128| 25 |87| 97| 25 |117|67|
26 |177| 4| 26 |26|158| 26 |57|127| 26 |88| 96| 26 |118|66|
27 |178| 3| 27 |27|157| 27 |58|126| 27 |89| 95| 27 |119|65|
28 |179| 2| 28 |28|156| 28 |59|125| 28 |90| 94| 28 |120|64|
29 |180| 1| 29 |29|155| 29 |60|124| 29 |91| 93| 29 |121|63|
30 |181| 0| 30 |30|154| 30 |61|123| 30 |92| 92| 30 |122|62|
| | | 31 |31|153| 31 |62|122| | | | 31 |123|61|
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November. | December.
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Date.| A | B|Date.| A | B
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1 |124|60| 1 |154|30
2 |125|59| 2 |155|29
3 |126|58| 3 |156|28
4 |127|57| 4 |157|27
5 |128|56| 5 |158|26
6 |129|55| 6 |159|25
7 |130|54| 7 |160|24
8 |131|53| 8 |161|23
9 |132|52| 9 |162|22
10 |133|51| 10 |163|21
11 |134|50| 11 |164|20
12 |135|49| 12 |165|19
13 |136|48| 13 |166|18
14 |137|47| 14 |167|17
15 |138|46| 15 |168|16
16 |139|45| 16 |169|15
17 |140|44| 17 |170|14
18 |141|43| 18 |171|13
19 |142|42| 19 |172|12
20 |143|41| 20 |173|11
21 |144|40| 21 |174|10
22 |145|39| 22 |175| 9
23 |146|38| 23 |176| 8
24 |147|37| 24 |177| 7
25 |148|36| 25 |178| 6
26 |149|35| 26 |179| 5
27 |150|34| 27 |180| 4
28 |151|33| 28 |181| 3
29 |152|32| 29 |182| 2
30 |153|31| 30 |183| 1
| | | 31 |184| 0
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CAMP FURNITURE.
The following-named articles, manufactured by the Gold Medal Camp
Furniture Manufacturing Company, of Racine, Wis., can be obtained of
furniture dealers:
=Folding Camp-bed.=--6 feet 2 inches long by 2 feet 4 inches wide. When
folded, it is 3 feet 4 inches long by 5 inches wide. Weight, 14 pounds.
Cost, $3.50. Mosquito-bar frame, 75 cents.
=Folding Camp-table.=--Top 2 feet 3 inches by 3 feet 2 inches. Will
comfortably seat four persons. Folded it is 3 feet 2 inches long by 5 ×
7 inches. Weight, 16 pounds. Cost, $3.75. Extra shelf, 75 cents.
=Folding Camp-chair.=--Folded, 3 feet long by 3 × 3 inches. Weight, 4½
pounds. Cost, $2.
=Folding Camp-stool.=--75 cents.
The attention of officers desiring such articles is called to the
mess-chest and stove manufactured by H. K. Coale, 1223 Chamber of
Commerce, Chicago Ill.
THE OFFICER'S FIELD MESS-CHEST FOR SIX PERSONS.
Size, 22 × 15 × 12 inches. Weight, 60 lbs. Price, $50.
CONTENTS.
SILVER-PLATED WARE.
1 quadruple-plated butter-dish.
1 " covered sugar-bowl.
1 " creamer.
6 Rogers & Bros. best triple-plate steel knives.
6 " " " " forks.
6 " " " tablespoons.
6 " " " teaspoons.
1 " " " butter-knife.
1 " " " sugar-shell.
1 large salt-shaker, strong glass.
1 " pepper-shaker, " "
1 screw-top oil-jug, " "
1 " vinegar-jug, " "
1 [japanned] tray, 13 × 16 inches.
1 large corkscrew.
6 individual butter-shells.
1 brass bottle-tray.
WHITE ENAMELLED WARE.
6 cups.
6 saucers.
6 plates.
6 soup-bowls.
3 10-inch vegetable-dishes, B. & W. ware.
1 14-inch meat-platter, " "
1 16-inch " " "
1 4-quart pitcher, " "
1 mustard-pot.
1 Sears' set carvers, 3 pieces, buck-horn handles.
1 best steel bread-knife.
1 new patent lemon-squeezer.
1 nickel-plated liquor-mixer.
1 agate-ware teapot.
1 syrup-jug.
6 snow-white enamel tumblers.
1 wire teapot-stand.
COALE'S CAMP-STOVE AND OUTFIT.
Sold with or without chest.
This chest is made very strong, with metal corners, size 13 × 19 × 28
inches. Contains: 1 stove with oven (stove is 26 × 17½ × 11 inches; has
4 cast-iron 7-inch lids; oven is 8 × 16½ × 10½ inches), 4 lengths pipe,
1 elbow, 1 baking-pan, 1 frying-pan, 1 basting-spoon, 3 camp-kettles,
1 wash-bowl, 6 iron knives, forks, and spoons, 6 white enamel cups,
6 white enamel saucers, 1 carving-knife and fork, 1 tea-kettle, 1
saucepan, 1 poker, 1 wire broiler, 1 cake-turner, 1 basting-fork. This
outfit is for rough and ready service, and can be thrown into a wagon
on short notice.
Price of outfit as above, with oven, packed in pine box $15.00
Same with chest 25.00
INDEX.
A
Abscess, 207
Accidents to carriages, 273
Accoutrements, cost of, 442
Adiabatic transformation, 363
Air-space, initial, defined, 363
Allowance, projectiles for target practice, 447
, revolver ammunition, 160
of wagons, 297
Ammunition, 3.2-inch gun, description of, 96
, 3.6 " " " " , 108
, 3.6 " (mortar) " " , 117
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 322
, 1.65-inch mountain, description of, 6, 7
, 3.0 " " " " , 27-29
, fixed, for field-guns, " " , 87
, 1.65-inch, instructions for packing, 18
, how supplied to mountain-batteries, 60, 61
, allowance for target practice, 447
, allowance for revolver practice, 160
, how prepared, 31, 32, 180, 181
, proportion of each kind for mountain-battery, 34
, rounds in box for 1.65-inch, 12
, care of, 178
, how painted, 178
chest, contents of, 135
boxes for 1.65-inch, 12
pack, rounds carried, in 12
Angle of departure, 364
of elevation, 364
of sight, 364
Animals, salt and vinegar for, 433
Apothecaries' measure, 485
Artillery commander, duties of, 376
corps, 262
, divisional, 262
, transportation by sea, 301
, how stored on shipboard, 301, 302
, disembarkation from shipboard, 303, 314
, transportation by rail, 301
, organization of, 261
, proportion of, in army, 262
teams, power of, 194
-wagon, weight and description of, 149
-harness, 150
-wagon harness, 157
Axes, where carried on caisson, 142
Axle-seats for field-gun carriage, nomenclature, 127
Armament, how stored on railroad cars, 306
on shipboard, 302
Army-wagon, inside measurement, 482
Austrian light artillery, 121
mountain-artillery, 70, 71
gun-pits, 473
B
Barley, pounds in bushel, 481
Barrels, weights and dimensions of, 417
Barrack chairs, allowance of, 453
Battalion commander, duties of, 377
Batteries, the different kinds of, 261
Battery books and records, 431
, light, enlisted men for, 263
, composition of, 262
, organization of, 263
, present organization, of 434
commander, duties of, 377
guard, 181-187
, cost of, 435
, special-duty men allowed, 434
, supply table of ordnance stores for, 445
tableware and kitchen utensils, 451
Battery-wagon and forge, weight and description of, 144
, nomenclature, 145
, articles carried on, 145
, storing of implements, 147
Beans, pounds in bushel, 481
Beef, pounds in barrel, 481
Belt, officer's, cost of, 443
Bivouacs, 288
Blacking for harness, 62
Bladder, inflammation of, 207
, irritation of, 207
Blasting, dynamite, 420
Blocks, etc., 394
Blue-grass seed, pounds in bushel, 481
Boats, buoyancy of, 416
for bridges, 415
Books kept in light battery, 431
Bowbrake, nomenclature and description, 127
Bowels, inflammation of, 208
Boxes, capacity of, 482
Bran-mash, how made, 206
Bread, rule for making, 69
Breaking camp, 296
Breech-block, field-gun, description of, 73
mechanism, field-gun, action of, 81
, how dismounted, 83
, how assembled, 83
, 3.6-inch mortar, 113
, Gatling gun, action of, 331
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, how assembled, 321
, how dismounted, 320
Bridges, boat, 415
, floating, 415
, flying, 414
, frame, 406
, lock, 406-408
, sling, 409
, stringer, 411
, trestle, 404
, roadway for, 403
, passage of military, 278
, weights borne by, 402
Bronchitis, 208
Bronze-handle for field-gun, 80
Bruce feed for Gatling gun, 332
Buoyancy of boats, 416
of casks, 416
Burns, 209
and scalds (men), 478
Bushel, cubic yards in, 482
C
Caisson, field, nomenclature and description, 139
, weights and equipments, 143
, articles carried on, 140
, implements stowed on, 141
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 325
Camp, selection of, 280
, laying out of, 280, 283-287
, duties on reaching, 281
, breaking of, 296
, for mountain-batteries, 67-68
, for battalion of artillery, 286
-furniture, 494
-stove, 495
Canister, general description, 371
, 3.2-inch, description of, 96
, 3.6 " " " , 108
, 1.65 " " " , 7
, 3.0 " " " , 29
, how painted, 178
, when used, 372, 387
Canvas buckets, where carried on caisson, 142
Cannoneers, 1.65-inch gun mountain-battery, 21
, 3.0 " " " " , 34
Carpenter's and wheelwright's chest, contents of, 145
Carriages, accidents to, 273
Carriage,
field-gun, description of, 129
, nomenclature, 125
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 323
, Gatling gun, 337
, Gardner gun, 351
, Maxim automatic machine-gun, 358
Carriage, metallic, for machine-gun, 361
, 1.65-inch gun, description of, 8
, how packed, 17
, 3.0-inch gun, description of, 24
, 3.6-inch mortar, description and nomenclature, 114
, field-gun, axle-seat, nomenclature, 127
, bowbrake, " , 127
, elevating device, nomenclature, 127-129
, care of, 174
, limber, articles carried on, 136
Cartridge, 1.65-inch gun, how assembled, 32
-bags, how filled, 180
-case, " " , 32
Cargoes, how packed, 41
, how loaded, 42
, how unloaded, 47
Carrier-ring, description of, 75
Cars, horse, dimensions of, 303
, passenger, seating capacity, 306
Castor beans, pounds in bushel, 481
Casks, buoyancy of, 416
Chafing (men), 478
Cholera morbus (men), 478
Clothing, allowance of, 452
and equipment for men on march, 267
, table for calculating, accounts, 492
, weight of, 454
Clover-seed, pounds in bushel, 481
Cold, 53
Collar, steel, description of and how fitted, 154-156
Colic, spasmodic, 55, 209
(men), 478
Commander, artillery, duties of, 376
, battalion, " " , 377
, battery, " " , 377
Cooking, camp, 293
utensils in field, 265
Corps, artillery, 262
, duties of chief, 377
Constipation, 210
(men), 478
Cordage, 392
Corns, 210
Corn brooms, allowance of, 453
Corn, how to determine quantity of, 482
, pounds in bushel, 481
Cracked heels, 211
Cramp, 56
Cross-fire, 366
Curb, 211
Cubic measure, 483
D
De Bange obturator, description of, 77
_Definitions_:
Adiabatic transformation, 363
Air-space, initial, 363
Angle of departure, 364
Angle of elevation, 364
Angle of sight, 364
Ballistics, exterior, 363
, interior, 362
Cross-fire, 366
Density, 362
Density, gravimetric, 362
of loading, 362
, sectional, 363
, spherical, 363
Detonation, 363
Direct fire, 365
Drift, 365
Enfilade fire, 366
Final velocity, 365
Flanking fire, 366
Gunpowder, ignition, 362
, inflammation, 362
, combustion, 362
, explosion, 362
, slow, 363
High-angle fire, 365
Indirect fire, 365
Initial velocity, 365
Jump, 365
Line of departure, 364
Line of fire, 364
of sight, 364
Oblique fire, 365
Plane of fire, 364
Point of mean impact, 367
Plane of sight, 364
Probable rectangle, 367
Probability of fire, 366
Reduced length, 363
Remaining velocity, 365
Reverse fire, 366
Similar guns, 363
Similarly loaded guns, 363
Trajectory, 363
Velocity of emission, 363
, initial, 365
, remaining, 365
, final, 365
Deflection, rule for correcting, 95
Dentition of horse, 196
Demolition, 427-429
Destruction of horses, 260
Detonation, 363
Diarrhœa, 478
Direct fire, 365
Diseases of the horse (see Veterinary Treatment), 200
mule " " " , 53
Disembarkation from shipboard, 301, 314
Distances, estimation of, 374
Distemper, 211
Ditches, how crossed, 276
Divisional artillery, 262
Dressing for harness, 61
Dried apples, pounds in bushel, 481
Drift, 365
Driggs-Schroeder field-gun, 84
, how dismounted, 85
, how assembled, 86
Drowning, 479
Drivers, mountain-batteries, instructions for, 62-64
Dynamite, description of, 420
, how used in blasting, 420
Dry measure, 484
E
Elevating device for field-carriage, 127, 129
Emetics (men), 480
Enfilade fire, 366
England, mountain-artillery, 70
, light artillery, 123
, gun-pit, 474
Enlisted men, light battery, description of, 263
, equipment and clothing on march, 267
, pay table for, 455
Equipage, allowance of, 452
, weight of, 454
Equipment, etc., for officers on march, 265
, of personnel of battery, 264
, for enlisted men on march, 267
, of 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 20
, of 3.0 " " " , 34
, weight of, in field-battery, 138
Exterior ballistics, 363
Eye, 54
F
Fainting, 480
Farcy, 211
Feed, Bruce, for Gatling gun, 332
, Accles " " " , 333
, improved, for Gatling gun, 334
Feeding animals on cars, 304
animals, 50, 238
Ferry, 414
Field-artillery, foreign, 120-123
Field-gun carriage, nomenclature, 125
, description, 129
, axle-seat, nomenclature, 127
, bowbrake " , 127
, elevating device " , 127-129
limber, description and nomenclature, 131-135
Field-guns, construction of, 72
, 3.2-inch, description of, 89
, 3.6 " " " , 108
, breech-mechanism, 73
, action of, 81
Field-guns, Gerdom breech-mechanism, 86
, Driggs-Schroeder breech-mechanism, 84
, how dismounted, 85
, how assembled, 86
, breech-mechanism, how dismounted, 83
assembled, 83
, bronze-handle, 80
, carrier-ring, 75
, latch, 76
, latch-cover, 75
, hinge-pin, 76
, locking-recess, 75
, guide-groove, 75
, guide-sectors, 75
, lever-handle, 79
, obturator, 77-78
, stop, 76
, vent-cover, 80
, pointing-arcs for, 93
, " , how used, 95
, sight, front, 90
, rear, 92
, fixed ammunition for, 87
, how disabled, 275
Field-ovens, how made, 294
Filters, how made, 295
Final velocity, 365
Fish, pounds in barrel, 481
Fistula, 54, 211
Firing, night, 391
, indirect, 390
, projectiles used, 385
Fire, rates of, 388
Flanking fire, 366
Floats, cask, how made, 416
Floating bridges, 415
Flying bridges, 414
Flaxseed, pounds in bushel, 481
Flour, pounds in barrel, 481
Foot inflammation, 212
Foreign light artillery, 120-123
Foreign mountain artillery, 70-71
Forage, allowance of, 239
, how fed, 239
, weight of, 239
Fords, how crossed, 277, 414
Forge-chest, contents of, 146
Founder, 212
Frame bridges, 406
Freight, cubic yards to ton, 482
France, mountain-artillery, 70
, light " , 120
, gun-pit, 469
Freyre obturator, description of, 78
on 3.6-inch mortar, 113
Friction-primer for mountain-gun, 3
Frost-bites, 480
Fuel, allowance of, 453
Fuzes and friction-primers, how kept, 180
Fuze, Frankford Arsenal base-percussion for field-shell, 102, 108
, combination, for field-shrapnel, 99, 108
, for 3.6-inch mortar-shrapnel, 117
-shell, 117
for mountain-gun ammunition, 11
, Hotchkiss point-percussion, 9
G
Gaits for artillery teams, 195
Galls, 55, 214
Gardner gun, description of, 346
nomenclature, 350
assembling, 352
dismounting, 351
carriage, 351
limber, 351
Gatling gun, description of, 327
, action of mechanism, 331
, precautions in firing, 336
, 1-inch, nomenclature, 344
, assembling, 345
, dismounting, 344
, long-barrel, 1883, assembling, 343
, dismounting, 342
, short-barrel, 1875, assembling, 341
, dismounting, 340
, carriage, 337
, limber, 338
, weights, etc., 339
Germany, light artillery, 120
, gun-pit, 471
Gerdom breech-mechanism, 86
Glanders, 56, 197, 214
Grease, 56, 215
, axle, when applied, 174
Gruel, how made, 206
Guard, commander of, 183
, orders for, 181-87
Guns, care of, 176
, when painted, 177
Gunners' quadrant for mountain-guns, 6
, description of, 116
Guncotton, 424
, how fired, 425
Gunpowder, combustion of, etc., 362
, description of, 419
, slow, 363
Gun-pits, general observations, 477
, Austrian, 4
, English, 473
, French, 469
, German, 471
, Russian, 475
H
Harness, light-artillery, description of, 150
, weights of parts, 157
, price list, 440
for artillery-wagon, 157
, how fitted to horse, 172
, how arranged on pegs, 165
, care and preservation of, 61, 163
, mouldy, how cleaned, 162
, soaps and dressings for, 61, 164
Harness, varnish for, 161
for 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 12
, how packed, 17
Harnessing, of mules, 52
in garrison, 166
Hay, description of, 240
, how to determine quantity of, 483
Heat exhaustion, 480
Hemp-seed, pounds in bushel, 481
High-angle fire, 365
, explosives, storage of, 426
, transportation of, 425
Hide-bound, 216
Hitches, 396
Horse-artillery, front caisson-chest removed, 142
Hock lameness, 216
Hoof-bound, 216
Horse, nomenclature of parts, 192, 193
, description of, 188
, age of, 196
, how obtained, 188
, how selected, 189
, how branded, 191
, how trained, 224-258
, how fed, 238
, how watered, 241
, directions for shoeing, 232
, care and treatment of, 258
, nomenclature of diseases, 200
, in health and disease, 199
, sick, care of, 197
, glandered, action taken, 198
, destruction of the, 260
equipments, cost of, 443
, weight drawn by, in field-carriage, 138
-caisson, 143
battery-wagon and forge, 148
Horses for 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 22
, how loaded and fed on cars, 304
, care of, at sea, 311
, transportation of, by sea, 307
, by rail, 304
Hotchkiss revolving cannon, description of, 316
, action of mechanism, 319
, care of, 321
, mounting and dismounting, 320
, ammunition, 322
, carriage, 323
, caisson, 325
, limber, 324
, range table, 326
Hunting-knife, 160
Huts, log, 296
Hut-stables, 234
I
Ice, passage of, 297
Implements, where stowed on caisson, 141
Indirect fire, 365
firing, 390
Influenza, 216
Initial velocity, 365
Interior ballistics, 362
Intoxication, 480
Italy, mountain-artillery, 70
, light artillery, 122
J
Jump, 365
K
Knapsacks, where carried, 136
, how packed, 267
Kitchen utensils, allowance of, 451
Knife, hunting, price of, 442
Knots, 397
L
Lacquers for metals, 162
Lameness, 218
Lampas, 218
Lamps, allowance of, 454
Land measure, 483
Lanterns, cost of, 445
, where carried on caisson, 142
Laryngitis, 218
Lashings, 401
Latch for field-gun, 76
-cover for field-gun, 75
Leather, mouldy, how cleaned, 162
, how attached to metal, 162
Lever-handle for field-gun, 79
Limber, field-gun, description and nomenclature, 131-135
, articles carried on, 136
, Gardner gun, 351
, Gatling gun, 338
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 324
, 3.0-inch mountain-gun, 25
Line of departure, 364
of fire, 364
of sight, 364
Liquid measure, 484
Loading-tools, 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 11
, 3.0 " " " , 31
Lock bridges, 406-408
M
Machine-guns, 316
, care of, 177
, metallic carriage for, 361
Mange, 56, 219
Maxim gun, 353
, assembling, 359
, dismounting, 359
, operation of mechanism, 356
, care of, 358
, carriage for, 358
Marches, articles required, 264
, cooking utensils, 265
, officers' equipment, 265
, how conducted, 64, 268
, distance covered daily on, 269
, damages on, when repaired, 273
Marking-outfit, cost of, 445
Medicines, veterinary, supply table of, 448
Measures of length, 483
, liquid, cylinders for, 481
, of weight, 486
Mess-chest, officer's, 494
Metric tables, 486
Miscellaneous tables, 485
Mortar, 3.6-inch field, description of, 113
, carriage for, 114
, platform, 115
, pointing-scale, 116
, ammunition, 117
Mountain-artillery, foreign, 70
Mountain-battery, camps for, 67
, gunners' quadrant, 6
, general instructions for, 58
, instructions for drivers, 62
, marches, 64
, tools, etc., for, 19, 31
, supplying ammunition to, 60
Mountain-gun, 1.65-inch, description of, 1
, nomenclature of, 3
, action of breech-mechanism, 3
, breech-mechanism, how dismounted, 4
, how dismounted, 11
, care of, 4
, loading-tools for, 11
, sights for, 5
, ammunition for, 6
, instructions for packing ammunition, 18
, carriage for, 8
, instructions for packing carriage and
harness, 15-18
, harnessed for draught, 19
, organization and equipment of, 20
, animals required, 22
, packing-outfit, 12
, weights carried by mules, 19
, service of, 22
, range table, 10
, 3.0-inch, description of, 23
, ammunition for, 27
, carriage for, 24
, how packed, 35
, limber, 25
, loading-tools for, 31
, sights for, 23
, spare parts, etc., 29
, tools and supplies, 30
, weights carried by mules, 38
, organization and equipment, 34
, cannoneers per gun, 34
, range table for, 33
Mule, description of the, 49
, care of, 51
, feeding and watering, 50
, harnessing and breaking, 52
, how saddled, 40
, how unsaddled, 48
, shoeing the, 51
, veterinary treatment, 53
, weights carried by, in 1.65-inch battery, 19
by pack, 39
Mules, number required in 1.65-inch battery, 22
N
Navicular disease, 219
Night-firing, 391
Nose-bag, pounds of oats in, 482
O
Oats, description of, 240
, how to determine quantity of, 482
, weight of nosebagful, 482
, pounds in bushel, 481
Oblique fire, 365
Odometer, 279
Obturator, de Bange, 77
, Freyre, 78
, spare, where carried, 136
Oil, allowance of, 454
Oiler, where carried, 136
Onions, pounds in bushel, 481
Officer of the day, battery, 183
Office-furniture, allowance of, 454
Officers' equipment and clothing on march, 265
Ophthalmia, 220
Orders for stable guard, 181-187
Organization of artillery, 261
of light battery, 263
(present), 434
of 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 20
of 3.0 " " " , 34
Outfit, packing, 1.65-inch gun, cost of, 441
Overcoat, how rolled, 268
P
Pack, ammunition, 12
-saddles, 39
, nomenclature of ordinary, 39
, how fitted, 40
-trains, 39
, allowance of mules to, 39
, how packed, 39
, number of packers to, 39
Packing of cargoes, 41
mountain-gun, 13
-outfit, 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 12
carriage, " " " " , 15
3.0 " " " , 35
, weights carried by mules, 19, 39
Paints, oils, and brushes, care of, 161
Paint for canvas, 161
for field-guns, 176
, old, how to remove, 176
, waterproof, how made, 161
Paralysis, 220
Paulins, where carried, 136
, weight and dimensions, 138
Pay table for enlisted men, 455
Peaches, pounds in bushel, 481
Peas, pounds in bushel, 481
Penetration of field-shell, 368
of projectiles, 468-469
Pharyngitis, 220
Pickaxes, where carried on caisson, 141
Picket-line, where established, 233
Platform for 3.6-inch mortar, 115
Plane of fire, 364
of sight, 364
Pleurisy, 221
Pneumonia, 222
Pointing-arc for field-guns, 93
, how used, 95
-scale, 3.6-inch mortar, 116
Pole-prop, where carried, 136
Poll evil, 54
Point of mean impact, 367
Potatoes, pounds in bushel, 481
Pork, pounds in barrel, 481
Poultice, how made, 206
Powder, care and transportation of, 178
Probability of fire, 366
Probable rectangle, 367
Projectiles, how filled, 181
, kinds used in firing, 385
, penetration of, 468
Prolonge, length of, and where carried, 136
, weight of, 138
Price-list, accoutrements, 442
, horse equipments, 443
, light artillery harness, 440
, light battery, 435
, knife, 442
, lanterns, 445
, marking-outfit, 445
, officer's belt, 443
sabre, 442
spurs, 444
, revolver, 160
, packing-outfit, 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 441
, sabre, enlisted men's, 442
, stencil outfit, 444
Punctures from shoeing, 223
Punishments, 458
Purging, 223
Q
Quadrant, gunners', 116
Quittor, 224
R
Rack-a-rock, 423
Rafts, 417
Ration, the, 433
, travel, 434
Ramps for loading animals, 305
Range-finding, 375
Range, method of finding, 381
Range tables: Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 326
1.65-inch mountain-gun, 10
3.0 " " " , 33
3.2-inch field-gun, shell, 106
" " " " shrapnel, 104
3.6 " " " shell, 112
" " " " shrapnel, 110
3.6-inch " mortar, shell, 118
" " " " shrapnel, 119
Record books, battery, 431
Reduced length, 363
Remaining velocity, 365
Reports, rolls, and returns, battery, 432
Reverse fire, 366
Revolver, cal. .45 Colt's, description, 158
, nomenclature, 158
, how assembled, 159
, weights, etc., of parts, 159
, rapidity of fire, 159
, penetration, 160
, pricelist, 160
Rheumatism, 224
Ringworm, 224
Rope, kinds of, 392
, preservation of, 393
Russian gun-pit, 475
mountain-artillery, 70
light artillery, 121
S
Sabre, officer's, price of, 442
, enlisted men's, price of, 442
Saddle, nomenclature, 151
, how placed on horse, 170
Saddle-blanket, how folded, etc., 169
Salutes, 491
Saddler's chest, contents of, 146
Salt for animals, 433
, pounds in bushel, 481
in barrel, 481
Sand-crack, 225
Scurvy, 225
Sectional density, 363
Shell, definition of, 368
, when and how used, 385
, penetration of, 368
, how filled, 31
, how painted, 178
, 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 7
, 3.0 " " " , 28
, 3.2-inch field-gun, 96
, 3.6 " " " , 108
, 3.6-inch field-mortar, 117
, F. A. base-percussion fuze for field, 102, 108, 117
Shrapnel, definition of, 369
, how filled, 32
, how painted, 178
, fire of, 370
, when and how used, 369, 386
, rule for point of burst, 371
, 3-inch mountain, 28
, 3.2-inch Frankford Arsenal field, 97
, 3.6 " " " " , 108
, 3.2-inch American Projectile Co. field, 98
, 3.6 " " " " " , 108
, 3.6-inch mortar, 117
, Frankford Arsenal combination fuze for, 99, 108, 117
Shoeing, directions for, 232
mule, 51
Shovels, where carried on caisson, 141
Sick men, treatment of, 477-481
Signal code, 465
Sighting, 376
Sights, 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 5
, 3.0 " " " , 23
, 3.2-inch field-gun, 90, 92
, 3.6 " " " , 108
Similar guns, 363
Similarly loaded, 363
Sling bridges, 409
for horse, 310
Sores, 225
Sore mouth, 54
feet, 481
Spain, mountain-artillery of, 70
Switzerland, mountain-artillery of, 70
Spare parts for 3.0-inch mountain-gun, 29
Sprains, 226
Special-duty men in light battery, 434
Spherical density, 363
Spurs, officer's, cost of, 444
Square measure, 483
Stalls, size of, 233
Stable duty, grooming, etc., 236
management, rules for, 234
Stables and stable duties, 233
, hut, 234
Stationery, allowance of, 454
Stencil outfit, cost of, 444
Stop, field-gun, 76
Storage, high explosives, 426
Stoves, allowance of, 453
, Sibley, 293
Strangles, 53, 227
Straw, how to determine quantity, 483
Stringer bridge, 411
Summary court, 456, 465
Sunstroke, 227, 480
Supplies and tools, 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 19
, 3.0 " " " , 30
Supply table of ordnance stores for light battery, 445
of veterinary medicines, 448
Surcingles, sizes of, 154
Sweeny, 228
Swelled legs, 228
T
Tableware, allowance for light battery, 451
Target practice, how conducted, 379
, allowance of ammunition for, 447
Table of weight of clothing and equipage, 454
of pounds in bushel, 481
in barrel, 481
Tents, allowance of, 452
, weights, dimensions, and allowance, 288
, how pitched, 289
, how struck, 292
, heating of, 293
Thrush, 55, 228
Timber, strength of, 403
Timothy-seed, pounds in bushel, 481
Tools and supplies, 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 19
, 3.0 " " " , 30
Tool-box, field-limber, contents of, 137
Training of horses, 242-258
Transportation, allowance of, 297
of artillery by sea and land, 301
by rail, 303
-horses by sea, 307
of high explosives, 425
Trajectory, 363
Travel-ration, 434
Trestle bridges, 404
U
Unharnessing, 167, 282
Urine, retention of, 229
, non-retention of, 229
V
Varnish, linseed-oil, how made, 162
for harness, 161
Velocity of emission, 363
Velocity, muzzle, of 1.65-inch mountain-gun, 1
, of 3.0 " " " , 23
, of 3.2-inch field-gun, 90
, of 3.6 " " , 108
, of 3.6-inch field-mortar, 113
Vents for field-guns, 73
Vent-covers for field-guns, 80
Veterinary medicines, 201-207
, doses, and how administered, 203, 204
treatment, 53
, abscess, 207
, bladder irritation, 207
inflammation, 207
, bowels, inflammation, 208
, bronchitis, 208
, burns, 209
, colds, 53
, colic, 59, 209
, constipation, 210
, corns, 210
, cracked heels, 211
, cramps, 56
, curb, 211
, distemper, 211
, farcy, 211
, fistula, 54, 211
, foot inflammation, 212
, founder, 212
, galls, 55, 214
, glanders, 56, 214
, grease, 56, 215
, hide-bound, 216
, hoof-bound, 216
, hock lameness, 216
, influenza, 216
, lameness, 218
, lampas, 218
, laryngitis, 218
, mange, 56, 219
, navicular disease, 219
, ophthalmia, 220
, paralysis, 220
, pharyngitis, 220
, pleurisy, 221
, pneumonia, 222
, poll evil, 54
, purging, 223
, punctures from shoeing, 223
, quittor, 224
, ringworm, 224
, rheumatism, 224
, sand-crack, 225
, scurvy, 225
, sores, 225
, sore mouth, 54
, sprains, 226
, strangles, 53, 227
, sunstroke, 227
, sweeny, 228
, swelled legs, 228
, thrush, 55, 228
, urine, retention of, 229
, non-retention of, 229
, warbles, 230
, warts, 230
, worms, 230
, wounds, 230
Vinegar for animals, 433
W
Warbles, 230
Wagon, army, inside measurement, 482
Wagons, allowance of, 297, 299, 300
, how packed, 298
Warts, 230
Water-filters, 295
, allowance in camp, 296
at sea, 313
-cart, 150
Watering on march, 272
of animals, 50, 241
Wheat, pounds in bushel, 481
Wheel, Archibald, description of, 124
Wheel, Archibald, how repaired, 125
Wheel-grease can, where carried, 136
Weight, barrels, 417
, forage, 239
, nosebagful of oats, 482
, clothing and equipage, 454
, cubic foot of water, 484
drawn by artillery teams, 194
carried by mules, 1.65-inch mountain-battery, 19
, 3.0 " " " , 38
, Gardner gun, 346
, Hotchkiss revolving cannon, 316
, carriage, 323
, limber, 324
, Maxim gun, 353
per horse, 3.2-inch field-battery, 138
, 3.6 " " " , 138
, field-caisson, 143
of load, 3.2-inch field-gun, carriage, and equipment, 138
, Archibald wheel, 124
, 3.2-inch field-gun, 89
, 3.6 " " " , 108
, 3.6 " field-mortar, 113
, machine-guns, 323, 338, 339, 346, 353
, field-gun limber, 133
, tool-box, 137
, field-caisson, 139
, forge and battery-wagon implements, etc., 148
, artillery-wagon, 149
, artillery-harness, 157
, equipments in field-battery, 138
, forge-chest, 147
, saddler's chest, 146
, carpenter's chest, 146
, prolonge, 138
, steel collar, 154
Worms, 230
Wounds, 230
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Not including reserve.
[2] Includes reserve ammunition carried with battery, but not that in
field-parks, arsenals, or ammunition-columns.
[3] In the model of 1885 it enters from the rear.
[4] The point at which the projectile has a remaining velocity of 500
ft.-sec., the minimum at which shrapnel is effective.
[5] These numbers correspond to a time of flight which is generally
less than the tabulated time of flight by an amount required to cause
the shrapnel to burst at a point within a distance of 75 yards short of
the target.
[6] A corrugated sheet-metal prop will hereafter be attached to the
neck-yoke stop. It will fold up under the pole, partly enveloping it,
and be secured by a hook on the prop.
[7] Reduced when necessary by removing an ammunition-chest.
[8] On sights hereafter made this will be 1/1000 of the range.
[9] On the sights hereafter made the deflection divisions will
correspond to 1/1000 of the range.
[10] Or 8 if upper braces are used.
[11] Berthelet says: "Thin disks of compressed guncotton may be pierced
by a ball without explosion; but if thickness of disk be increased or
resisting envelope used an explosion occurs."
[12] Also 2 copies to the designated paymaster.
[13] When Meat cannot be furnished.
[14] Each caisson is provided with spare-wheel axle, but only two spare
wheels are supplied to a four-gun battery.
[15] When the necessity for their issue is certified to by the
department commander.
[16] Accounted for on return.
[17] ½ increase if mean temperature for 20 days < 20° F.; and if
temperature is not above 10° F. an increase of ½ is allowed for any
latitude.
[18] Under act May 15, 1872.
[19] Act approved February 27, 1893, to take effect on and after 1st
day of July 1893.
[20] Upon trial for desertion and conviction of absence without leave
only the court may, in addition to the limit prescribed for such
absence, award a stoppage of the amount paid for apprehension.
[21] Including first and excluding last.
[22] In specifications to charges of larceny or embezzlement the value
of the property shall be stated.
[23] Each station should have its characteristic signal or call letter,
as Washington, "W," and each operator his personal signal, as Jones,
"Jo."
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8. Some tables have been split to avoid long lines.