Henry Rider Haggard. King Solomon's mines (№ 88478)

They came in groups of four and kept a sort of stretcher made from animal skins, which at each corner was attached a loop to make it easier to carry. Incidentally, such a stretcher is always a lot in each group kukrinsko army. On these skins, which seemed endless, was lying wounded. As they were brought, they hastily examined by doctors who relied ten in each regiment. If the wound was not severe, the injured warrior was carried away and carefully treated, because, of course, allowed the existing conditions. But if the condition of the wounded was hopeless, under the pretext of a medical examination one of the doctors opened him with a sharp knife the artery, and the poor quickly and painlessly died. Of course, it's terrible, but, on the other hand, is not a true expression of mercy?