Chapter VIII Curiosities of Military Discipline
Increased severity of discipline
Limitation of the right of matrimony
Compulsory Church parade and its origin
Atrocious military punishments
Reasons for the military love of red
The origin of bear-skin hats
Different qualities of bravery
Historical fears for the extinction of courage
The conquests of the cause of Peace
Causes of the unpopularity of military service
The dulness of life in the ranks
The prevalence of desertion
Articles of war against Malingering
Military artificial ophthalmia
The debasing influence of discipline
Illustrated from the old flogging system
The discipline of the Peninsular army
Attempts to make the service more popular
By raising the private’s wages
By shortening his term of service
The old recruiting system of France and Germany
The conscription imminent in England
The question of military service for women
The probable results of the conscription
Militarism answerable for Socialism