The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-03 00:00:00

M. SOIER AT SCUTARI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Barrack Hospital, Scutari, April 14.
Sir,—l beg to inform you that I had the honour of
opening my large kitchen on Easter Monday, in the
Barrack Hospital of Scutari, under the immediate pa-
tronage of Brigadier-General Lord Wm. Paulet, and a
numerous staff of military officers, besides a select com-
pany of ladies and gentlemen, forming a jury for the
purpose of testing the condiments prepare 3, composing
my new diet for the patients. Among the number of
my visitors were all the eminent medical officials from
the different hospitals now established on the banks of
the Bosphorus, of which there are no less than six. I
must say that the success which I met with bas
far exceeded my highest anticipations, though, prior
to my departure from England, I felt assured
that I should be enabled to effect some good
in the shape of ameliorating the diet which, as I
have described in my works upon cookery, is of the
most paramount importance, though, I regret to say, is
but too often disregarded and in many cases totally ne-
glected. The plan of my course of action to ensure suc-
cess may probably interest some of your readers. On
my atrival here, I first visited, in company with Miss
Nightingale and the Medical Superintendent of this
Hospital, alt the bt ire-rooms, cook-houses, small kit-
chens, and provision departments, to glean an idea of
the rules, regulations, and allowances made by the
authorities. Having been initiated upon these points,
at trifling expense I at once organised to my own fancy
one of the Turkishkitchensbelonging to the barracks,and
which I consider one of the finest in the world. Instead of
there being no appropriate kitchen, as was represented to
me by several of the Government employes prior to my
embarkation for the East, I found ample room and space
adapted for culinary purposes, even upon the most
elaborate and extensive scale. I then prepared my
bill of fare, according to the provisions allowed, which
at all times are of an inferior quality, and carefully
made my experiments by means of weights and mea-
sures, and produced samples of the different prepara-
tions forming the new diet ; and finally submitted the
same, together with specimens of the original diet ad-
ministered, for public inspection on Monday last, as
' stated above. The result of a comparison of the two
systems, by tasting each article, caused his lordship to
write and present me with a testimonial signed by all
the medical authorities, a copy of which I herewith
enclose you. .l. cannot conclude wunout returning
my sincere thanks to the authorities and officials here,
who have each and all rendered me the utmost assistance
in my undertaking, and most especially have I to ex-
press my gratitude to Miss Nightingale, who, from her
extraordinary intelligence, and the good organisation in
her kitchen, procured me every material for making a
beginning, and thus saved me at least one week's sheer
loss of time, as my new model kitchen did not arrive till
Saturday last. I have commenced the supply of several
wards to the satisfaction of my new guests, and purposene
in a few days introducing the system at the__Ct? _ I'm
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Scutari Barracks Hospital Kitchen, April 9, 1855.
fully I approve of the good things he has
cannot leave the kitchen Without expressing to M.
so ;e l'u °w
de f the usual provisions issued for the patients
imua out of
hospital ; and I could not have believed that dif-
ference could have been produced by only arrangement
and a really simple act of cooking, and a proper organi-
sation of proportions. (Signed)
W. PAURT, Brigadier-General Commanding Troops.

ST. MART'S HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday evening the an.
nual festival of this institution was held at the London
Tavern. The Earl of Cardigan was announced to act
as cha;rman' but in consequence of his icdisposition the
chair was taken by Viscount Ebrington, M.P., who was
supported by about 170 gentlemen, principally if not
it
altogether from the locality in which the hospi 1 s
situated.
Tuesday a special messenger from the French 14
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package and
Windsor (Mr. John Clode), with
Excelleney the French Am.
in London arrived at the residenseesmallthe Mayor of
the following letter from his
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