Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1895 — Marching Made Easy. [ARTICLE]

Marching Made Easy.

A French general has inaugurated a plan which finds much favor in the German army, namely, that of permitting and even encouraging the soldiers to sing when on the march, a privilege which has been strictly denied until recently. It has also been arranged that any soldier who can play on any of the smaller musical instruments shall be provided with such instrument at the expense of the state. It is claimed that the introduction of a musical feature into the army will serve to revive the spirits of the men, and will materially aid in alleviating the hardships of military service. It is expected that a man who has an ear for music will carry his comrade’s gun on the march while that soldier plays on the mouth harmonica.