. First aid in illness and injury; . t pole; the left hand is dropped to the side. 60. Being in line, litters at the shoulder, or order: 1. Carry, 2. Litter. At carry, each No. 3 brings his litter to the vertical posi-tion ; at Utter, he drops the upper handles forward and down-ward until the litter is in a horizontal position, canvas to the left; meanwhile theother numbers stepdirectly to the front,No. 2 until he is op-posite the front han-dles, which he seizeswith his left hand,and Nos. 1 and 4until they are oppo-site the centre of thelitter. Nos. 2 and 3take hold by passingthe left and righ
. First aid in illness and injury; . t pole; the left hand is dropped to the side. 60. Being in line, litters at the shoulder, or order: 1. Carry, 2. Litter. At carry, each No. 3 brings his litter to the vertical posi-tion ; at Utter, he drops the upper handles forward and down-ward until the litter is in a horizontal position, canvas to the left; meanwhile theother numbers stepdirectly to the front,No. 2 until he is op-posite the front han-dles, which he seizeswith his left hand,and Nos. 1 and 4until they are oppo-site the centre of thelitter. Nos. 2 and 3take hold by passingthe left and righthands respectivelyoutside the handlesand grasping thelower one, the litterresting against thehip. The guides step forward and place themselves in linewith the front bearers. 61. Being at the carry: 1. Ground, 2. Litter. At ground, Nos. 2 and 3 face inward, grasping the handleswith both hands ; at litter, they stoop and lower litter to theground, lengthwise between the files, canvas up, then, stand-ing erect, they face to the Fig. 154 (Par. 60).—Carry Litter. LITTER DRILL 263 62. Being at the groimd: 1. Carry, 2. carry, Nos. 2 and 3 face inward; at litter, they stoop,grasp handles with both hands and raise the litter from theground to the carry. 63. Being at the carry : 1. Shoulder, 2. Litter. At shoulder, No. 3 reaches forward with his left hand andgrasps the litter near its centre; at litter, he brings it to thevertical position and then to the shoulder; meanwhile theother numbers step backward and align themselves uponhim in regular order. 64. Being at the carry, litter strapped: 1. Open, 2. Litter. At opeti, Nos. 2 and 3 face litter; at litter, they unbuttonthe straps and button them to the studs on their respectivepoles, when theygrasp the right(upper) handles,leaving the littersuspended longi-tudinally, canvasto the left. Theythen extend thebraces, and sup-porting the litterhorizontally bythe handles, can-vas up, lower itto the ground,and resume theatt
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