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ack, etc. has been attempted to be secured: 1. By making one portion of his accouterments balance another, as in Mann's, Mizner's, and Wood's; 2. By a saddle-piece resting on the hips, as in Dickey's; 3. By suspension-hooks on the shoulders, as in shifted to the rear, the hind side of the belt is connected to a ring beneath the knapsack, to help sustain the belt. Mizner's cavalry accouterments. Mizner, January 16, 1866. The haversack, which is carried on the shoulders, forms a counterles of clothing, thus forming a knapsack, which when unrolled becomes a bed, the contained articles forming a pillow. Mizner, November 27, 1866. The knapsack is combined with a haversack. The straps that secure the parts of the sack together, wnd surgical instruments. It is designed to be carried by the surgeon's orderly in an engagement or during field duty. Mizner's knapsack. McEvoy's knapsack. Accumulator. Ac-cu′mu-lator. An india-rubber spring which accumulates lifting f