We might have had our hair cut one week, and taken a bath all over a week later, and so progress down to sleeping between white sheets in the course of six months, but to do it all in one day seemed like tempting fate.
Every turn showed us some new feature of the marvelous order of this wonderful institution.

Shortly after we were sent to our rooms, a Surgeon entered with a Clerk.

After answering the usual questions as to name, rank, company and regiment, the Surgeon examined our tongues, eyes, limbs and general appearance, and communicated his conclusions to the Clerk, who filled out a blank card.

This card was stuck into a little tin holder at the head of my bed.

Andrews's card was the same, except the name.