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Hall's Journal of Health, Volume 9 1862
Page 100
Winter is coming; let the sisters and mothers of the soldiers begin to knit two or three pairs of thick woolen socks, to be forwarded to each son and brother by the first of October; let the toes and heels be double knitted, or sheathed with the blue cloth of some worn-out coat or pantaloons, cautioning the soldier to keep the toe-nails closely trimmed, so as to prevent the cutting of the socks.
Susan Armstrong
Hall's Journal of Health, Volume 9 1862
Page 100
Winter is coming; let the sisters and mothers of the soldiers begin to knit two or three pairs of thick woolen socks, to be forwarded to each son and brother by the first of October; let the toes and heels be double knitted, or sheathed with the blue cloth of some worn-out coat or pantaloons, cautioning the soldier to keep the toe-nails closely trimmed, so as to prevent the cutting of the socks.
Susan Armstrong
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