For our Saitons anp Soupizes To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Dairy News." bin,—Vernut me to quote a letter from Amir AJi, published in The Times" of December 18. he following extract from a letter officer of the Indian Medical Service front may be of interest and perhhaps of some help to the public who are exerting themselves to comforts and noceasaries for the King's Indiap Army in France "If you or your friends are thinking of sending in further gifts, I may be forgiven for directing your charitable efforte, and suggest that we cannot hay too many consignments of socks an stockings—very large sites preferred and made of good thick wool. As you know, the men in the trenches have their feet wet, and often for days together they are tunable to take their boots off—the result is sore feet and at times frost bite, which affected them very sorely during the cold soap 10 days ago. Their socks are always sodden and filthy, and generally in holes, and only fit for burning, ao we try always to replace them, but too often have run out of our small store. The Government and private persons at home have been more than generous in the matter of warm clothes, but their footgear is alway wearing out and wants frequent changing, 0 this la the direction in which we hope charity will be directed now."
This refers especially to the needs of the Indian Army in France, but is doubtless applicable to all our troops alike. Since our work began, I have habitually urged the making of socks as being the things above all others of which there can never be too many. They are always wearing out, and, winter and summer alike, are needed. Up to December 28 we had sent away 1,801
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