go
out of the Hospital without a Ticket of Leave signed by the Physician,
Surgeon, or Apothecary, of the Hospital.

4. They must commit no Disorder or Riot, but in all Respects behave
themselves well.

5. If any Man disobeys the Orders he receives from the Physicians or
Surgeons, or is irregular in Conduct, gets drunk, and commits Riots in
the Hospital, or is found guilty of Theft or other Crimes, the same
is to be reported to the Commanding Officer of the Place, and he to be
tried by a Court-Martial, and punished as soon as his Strength will
permit.

In conducting the Military Hospitals, we found that it was always
right to discharge the Patients from the sick Hospitals as soon as
they were recovered, and to send them either to Billet, or to a
convalescent Hospital; because recovered Men are always the most
riotous; besides they crowded the Hospitals, and were in Danger of
catching fresh Disorders from those who were sick; and therefore the
recovering Men in every Hospital ought to be reviewed once or twice a
Week by the Physician or Surgeon, and the Names of such Men as are
well enough, to be marked; in order that they may be sent the next Day
to the convalescent Hospital, or to Billet. A Return of those marked
for Billet ought immediately to be sent to the Officers on
convalescent Duty.

When a convalescent Hospital is established, it ought to be put under
proper Regulations; the following are those which I drew up for that
established at _Osnabruck_ in _April_ 1761, and which were found to
answer the Purpose intended.

_Regulations for a Convalescent Hospital._

1. That this Hospital be entirely occupied by such Men as are
recovered from Diseases; that no Men be sent there but those whose
Names are returned to the Purveyor's Office by the Physician or
Surgeon of the Hospital.

2. That all the Patients shall be upon full Diet, unless in particular
Cases it be ordered otherwise by the Physician or Surgeon.

3. That all the Patients shall breakfast, dine, and sup, at regular
stated Hours, in the Hall appointed for that Purpose: Breakfast to be
ready at nine, Dinner at one, and Supper at seven o'Clock in the
Evening.

4. That no Patient shall carry up any Victuals into the Wards
appointed for sleeping in; and if any Patient does not attend at the
regular Hours of Meals, no Allowance of Victuals shall be made him in
the Place of such Meals, unless he has been absent on Hospital
Business, or been confined