Soldiers' health and soldiers' dress / by Sir Lauder Brunton.

  • Brunton, Thomas Lauder, Sir, 1844-1916.
Date:
[between 1900 and 1909]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Soldiers' health and soldiers' dress / by Sir Lauder Brunton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    as to the importance of the object, and he had a pair of breeches made according to the plan which I drew. The tailor had not quite understood my plans, so I had a pair made under my super- vision, and these are illustrated by the accompanying figures Fig. 1 (p. 2) shows the breeches from behind with the flap C up. A is a waistband, and B a small strap and buckle by which it can be tightened as required. The flap is held in place by a strap G provided with a buckle into which another strap F (figs. 2 and 3), fastens in front. Fig. 2 shows the breeches from behind with the flap C down. Fia. 2.—A, B, C, are the waistband, strap, and flap respectively, as in fig. 1. D are the button holes and E the buttons by which the flap can be fastened at the sides. G- and P are the two straps by which the flap is fastened in front and maintained in position. The side pockets are seen close to E and E'. During defecation the flap will be kept out of the way by the soldier holding the straps F and G. Immediately the bowels are emptied the flap is raised, the straps F and G are buckled in front and the man is practically dressed again, but the sides of (7002)