The New York herald., 1845-10-10

acid which its flavor depends is used to favor Para
etic article from the animal kingdom in the treatment
OF the sick-infnitey so, than chickens other
fowls Az regards hogs-ths only parts Of these fit for
the SICK are the brstle externalyI think the meat OF
hogs not only inadmissible but often perncious
to the sick: shosts are worse. As TO roasted pigs,
less unwholsope. but roasted pigs are perfectly
inappropriate to the sick give the Court reason,
ties and tsrrspns very proper will state the reason
why II the Court desire It, consider ducks, tongues,
hams dried beef sausages fany kind
butter turnps carrots beats pine apples uncooked
dried apples water melons, unfit deem all preserved
fruits except raspberry and dewberry or blackberry
gestible.
By The Cowt-what is case Of sickness7 never, un
til the investigation of these expenditures before the
Committee Congress- and in this Court where witness
ses have spoken Of it. heard doubt OF what it meant
The OF the word case' by medical man, in its pro-
fessonal sense admits Of neither obscurty cav doubt
dispute the fainest shadow of vagusness
tainy Every student Of medicine understands perfect
ly uses properly and appreciates its compre
ness OF consecutive number Of minutes hours, days,
kind Of Sickness disease inths
person OF any individual 1t embraces the point Of
attack, and the end OF all the morbid symptoms, dis
ordered condition. either by palliaton, relief
death This word case" hardly ceases to be applied to
the invasion of any disease disorder when
may have become absolutely ncurable leaving the pa
tent vaudinarian for number Of years-so sing e
use and meaning has ii.
By Lieut. McLAuGHLIN-ls the printed bill of items of
diet handed to you, your list of articles allowed
the sickl The printed bill is my BILL and was one Of
regulations when Chief Of the Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery, instituted to enable every surgeon of hospital
to furnish the sick patients and the well attendants and
officers medical otherwise who lived in the hospitals
with abundant food and decacies. The very printed
certificate, lin tripcate) its back, designates this
1t expressly stated to be for furnishing the "hos
dent medical ocerJ with their food The nterrogator
may have the benefit of the fact that issued more
tended list afterwards containing additional articles from
which the medical officer could select what he chose
both for the sick and the well.
By MEMBER THE CouRr--Were these to be paid
by government Yes; and government was the gamer
thereby for made it imperative that all subsisted
sick well-patients servants boatmen, nurses, med
cal oicer-n short all should have their ration and
the amount of ration when that not allowed on
shore viz 20 cents daily rgdy stopped and credited to
the hospital fund.- which was done always after took
The CouRr remarked that they understood this pro.
vision list perfectly wel-that every body knew where
attend them. The Court ordered the provision List
for nterrogatory appended to the proceedings
Navy am surgeon In what capacity did you in
vestgate the medical expenditures of the Florida squad
bureau eau Of Medicine inc and Surgery Witness discharged
A MURRAY sworn-l am passed midshpman in the
United States Navy, was in the Florida expedition,
under the command Of Lieut. Mclaughlin, from Oct
lS4l to Sept ls42 about eleven months. The in
in the expedition think, twenty feet in length
and three feet in width The largest would carry sup
pose nine men, but there not than two
them The great majority OF the canoes wond carry
from five to six men including an ocer' TIT the boats
frequently required repairing repaired mine by peg
up the holes with little pieces of wood and leather
OFF my boot She was at that time, the worst in
the expedition. My canoe carried about four men and
not over ive She never capsized, but she sank in
smooth water at night, owing to her leaking. did
not think better canoes could have been procured
They plains and well adapted to the service and
have been got. 1 speak regards canoes do not
think there any improper waste of wines or provi
sions was in the schooner Van Buren,. The canoes
plain with breakers to carry provsens and water
in. saw about twenty or thirty army canoes, which
thought were better than those OF Lieut. Mclaughlin.
used myself part of the time The cost of them
think, about the same as those OF Lieutenant Nc
Laughlin.