Chapter C: B.--confined to barracks

Chucking a Dummy--when a man faints on parade he is said to "have chucked a dummy."

Clink or Mush--the guard room.

Brief, Cheque or Ticket--discharge documents.

Dock--a military hospital.

Swinging the Lead--the equivalent of "telling the tale."

Weighed off--when a soldier has been awarded punishment for an offense he is said to have been "Weighed off."

High Jump--an appearance before the C.O. to answer a charge of breaking regulations.

Lost His Number--a man is said to have "lost his (regimental) number" when he is reported for any offense. It is "lost" because it is placed on the report sheet.

Stir--imprisonment in a detention barracks.

Chancing His Arm--committing an offence in expectation that it will not be discovered. A N.C.O. is said to be "chancing his arm" because he may be deprived of his stripes.

Jankers--defaulter's drill.

Dog's Leg--the first stripe received on promotion.

Bundook--a rifle.

Bobtack--powder mixed into a paste to clean buttons and brass work on equipment.

Muck-in--share in.

Square-Pushing--courting. Your best boots, cap, etc., are called square-pushing boots, etc.

Square-bit--your best girl.

Atcha--all right.

Blighty--home.

WORDS TO THE ARMY TRUMPET CALLS

REVEILLE:

I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't
get 'em up in the morning;
I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, I can't
get 'em up at all;
Corp'rals worse than the privates;
Sergeants worse than the corporals;
Lieutenants worse than the sergeants,
And the capt'n's the worst of all.

Chorus--

I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up, etc.

MESS CALL:

Soup-y, soup-y soup,
Without a single bean.
Pork-y, pork-y, pork,
Without a streak of lean;
Coffee, Coffee, Coffee,
Without any cream!
(Or, the weakest ever seen!)

SICK CALL:

Come and get your quinine, come and get your pills,
Oh! come and get your quinine, come and get your pills.

STABLE CALL:

Come all who are able and go to the stable,
And water your horses and give 'em some corn;
For if you don't do it, the Col'nel will know it,
And then you will rue it, sure as you're born.

TAPS:

1 2

Fades the light; Love, good night.
And afar When the day
Goeth day, Must thou go
Cometh night; And the night
And a star Day is done
Leadeth all, Leave me so?
Speedeth all Fare thee well;
To their rest. Night is on.

ANOTHER VERSION.

When your last
Day is past,
From afar
Some bright star
O'er your grave
Watch will keep,
While you sleep
With the brave.

FIRST AID IN CASE OF ACCIDENTS

The following hints are only intended as a reminder to assist you when in doubt.

TO STOP BLEEDING.--Place a pad of clean cloth on the wound and bandage firmly. Raise the part affected. If raising the limbs or applying the pad does not control the bleeding, compress with your two thumbs over bone and as near the wound as possible. Give no stimulants as long as bleeding remains uncontrolled.

BURNS AND SCALDS.--Exclude the part from the air at once, by dusting flour on it and covering with cotton wool. If there is a blister do NOT pick it for 24 hours.

Soothing applications are Carron Oil, Salad Oil, Vaseline, Lard, etc. If there is severe shock, give it immediate attention, even before attending to the burn or scald.

FRACTURES.--The two main classes of fractures are simple and compound and the first aid treatment you give is to prevent the simple fracture from becoming the more serious compound fracture, which has a wound caused by the jagged end of the broken bone.

Attend to the patient on the spot, and fix the injured limb, at once, by splints and bandages. Use great gentleness.

If there is a wound, cleanse it and apply antiseptic dressing before putting limb in splints.

Disturb the limb as little as possible and make the patient comfortable until arrival of doctor.

SNAKE BITES.--Tie something tightly around the limb, between the wound and the heart. Give patient a good dose of brandy or some other spirit.

Encourage the bleeding by squeezing the bitten part and bathe with warm water. If breathing is bad, use artificial respiration.

POISONS.--In the first place endeavor to find out the poison. If you cannot, and there are no stains about mouth or lips and no burning sensation in mouth and throat, give an emetic or tickle throat to make patient vomit. Emetics are: three-teaspoonfuls of mustard in pint of tepid water; salt and water, two tablespoonfuls to pint of warm water. (See First Aid for Poisoning.)

When there are stains, etc., give cream, white of eggs, olive or linseed oil (no oil with phosphorus poisoning). Antidotes to follow.

GRIT IN THE EYE.--Do not rub the injured eye. By rubbing the other eye you will bring tears, which may wash the grit out. If not, roll back the upper eyelid over a match or pencil, and remove the grit with the corner of your handkerchief or small camel hair brush.

If lime in eye, wash out at once with water, then drop olive or castor oil between the lids.

Do not attempt to remove anything deeply imbedded--drop in olive oil and bandage.

FAINTING---The patient is very faint and partially or completely unconscious. Pulse is weak and rapid and breathing quickened. No convulsions.

Place the patient in a lying position with the head lower than the rest of the body. Loosen his clothing at neck and chest. Give patient plenty of fresh air. Sprinkle face and chest with cold water and apply smelling salts to nose. Rub the limbs toward body. Give stimulant when patient is able to swallow.

SPRAINS.--A sprain is the tearing of the ligaments or capsule of a joint and bursting of small blood vessels, and swelling.

Apply cold water dressings as long as they give comfort, and afterwards apply hot fomentations. Rest the part in an easy position. If movement of limb be essential, bandage it tightly. If in doubt, treat as a fracture.

[*]FRENCH MONEY

5 centimes (one sou) ......= 1 cent
25 " ......= 5 cents
50 " ......= 10 "
1 franc ......= 20 "
2 " ......= 40 "
5 " ......= 1 dollar

ENGLISH MONEY

Half Penny ...............= 1 cent
One " ...............= 2 cents
Three Pence ...............= 6 "
Six " ...............= 12 "
One Shilling...............= 24 "
Two " ...............= 48 "
Half a Crown
or
Two Shillings Six Pence .. = 60 "
Five Shillings ........... = $1.20
Ten " ............. = 2.40
1 Pound .................. = 4.80

[*]French currency has depreciated since the war about 10 per cent., so that ten per cent. deduction should be made for accurate reckoning.