New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-31
SUBSISTENCE OF AN ARMY-THE COMMIS
SARIAT EXPERIMENTATION

Since so large body Of men have been called into
military service aud many of The ocdinafy channels oi
the produce trade have been interrupted, IL DeSoes
Interesting in commercial poiDt OF view, 70 Know
what will be the demand for food by the army Inc
amt of the Commi-ssi.t Depsro.enI Is tue ration.
The and quality Of q ration Is cal ulaied on tDe
baeis of the fall healthy, and offortable support u
an able-bodied uan, with allowance for wastage
The kind OF tood II selected latter due allowance lot
the means Of supply with r. ieeuce TO the greatest
amount Of hcGlthy nuft0n III the smallest space III
ths, long observation bas taughs that tof and 0recd
are the mail articles But few vegetables are used 10
tie amy, sccount OF tleir buiky AID pefishahie
nature. But men NUT have sonnet ing OF vegetable
and acid kind In their food, In order w avoid scuvy
and euaneoos di-eases IL Size iiish army Tree use
Is made Of vinegar ii and raisius. Ihese generaiy
mike q component Iart Of the ration IN European
armies, and ia own. OF course, when an army 10
encamped In the country, where vegetables ano irmt
sre abundant these will be procured, but they seldom
make pat OF tie regular ration, which, as We have
Remarked is the anu which the food supply OF an
army II based.
The ra,ions Of Great Britain and the United States
Bread M... Total
- s,.,.. ~, %, ,aoo1. beef srs eos'.or
THUS the ration of the Uui ed States is considerably
larger than that Of CIR, at Britain In case Of beef
Il III ounces more and In Of pork ounces. The
regular ration Of Great Bitln gi,es ly6 ounces per
week. The beef ration OF the ULi'ed States Is 100
ounces per week, the Iors ra'iD -lO. With these
are allowed weekly III ADDITION 70 the rations GER
ssln amount OF soup, vinegar AID rcs IL the navy,
and when possible, We presune, ID Tie army, raisn
pudding Is allowed twice II week.
Assuming the pork ration the basis OF supply, we
bave the result for six n0tbs thus Bread for ole SOL
Sier ak months 2O3 pounds; pork for soldier ak
fnonths, ~ p0uude.
A eliment vi / 900 men will require for ak months
203 00O pounds OF Hour and ~ 40 pounds OF pork.
there are, Including regulars aud marines. lOO,VVV
under arms, supp ling 10 more 70 be called out
than the Presidents ProcaI requires. The regu
lar ratons six aonths will amount 10 l0l $40 bar
xels Of Hour aod 81 oOO barrels Of pork Should the
arny be 10 the field year. il will rofiiI double this
amount. The demand Ter Hour will not be very much
than usual since tbese men must have been leo
IL any pLcc. But, il IL quite evident the demand Tor
pOrk-so lar IL may be used III The army-b an
Unusual one. In Situations where II can be readily
obtained, no doubt eel will be commonly used Still,
looking 10 the extraordinary setivit. OF the navy,
where pork ony IL used, aud Lie ADDITIONAL amount
required for the army IL may 10 sately sssuUed tnst
there will be uo,e thab the comDoR demand for pork.
The subsistence Ui army rs Tie very hrst tning 10
be considered Dy Wi G-l eroL tie army might as
well be without b. 10 be without healthy FOOD
Tie great Napoleon (who ia the art VI war was al
most perfect looked into the Couissry and Quarter
masters Department before be marched = company.
Whoever examines his eueLts Will mud that the
best officers of the French army nj tue bead OF
these departments, ich really uisdc Part Of the
staff. The dsngerr of bsd living aud unhealthy climate
sre ten times greater than tLose VI positive war.
When, therefore, volunteer goes 70 the army, he
4houd be- well provided for, and be should also learn
what feur few 90, take care vi his health.
The OF army in health ID the very first
thing 70 De cared for. We know tie Government will
provide wen for this when the army the field;
Ellis matter, aud attend TO the comfort OF their men.
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