The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-11


so4seAins About Discipline
Aboard . lGan-ofW ar-Author.
ity q the Executive 0@csr-
Sweet. Boxes - Mast Heading -
Keeping the Decks Clean.
PhilaAs,phia Press.
The discipline on shipboard depends
almost exclusively upon the "execu-
dive o@cer." Who il next in grade to
| H. eo0maadse OF the ship. The
hitter o6eer gives but little concern
10 the internal management Of his
vessel when he has . competent
executive. unless something special Is
brought to his notice. He is N great
IN autocrat in his limited sphere as
The car Of all the Russias, and
governs his ship through his executive
officer Is a king does through his
prime minister. Congress has from
time to time wrestled with rules for
the better government Of the navy.
and through these efforts much has
been done to elevate the standard of
manlipea in those who from choice
or otherwise have connected them
selves with the naval service a. petty
officers, seamen and landsmen. Con.
greo. BY eliminating the degrading
and barbaric practice Of 6ogging,
recognized the sailor Us q member Of
The human family, and did much to
popularize this branch Of the service.
Yet an "executivs" can 6nd means
not only Of Furnishing but Of annoying
those who may fall under the ban. or
whom from dislike or malice he may
imagine commits acts Of insubordina.
ton. There j. NO limit t. the length
. martinez may carry his hazing
proclivities anu just keep within the
laws requirements. Although We
may never again see the old gray.
haired men totteriog up the gangway
to be triced up BY the hands. with
body barred. to receive the scourging
blows Of the cat-o-nine-tails. as it
vhizzes through the mir in the hands
Of the powerful boatswain mate, while
hs throws in his couple Of dozen
lashes upon the hare flesh Of the
writhing form, with the blood trick ling
down his back, and the trembling
victim let down and his place filled
BY . youngster scarcely in his teens.
to undergo the same shameful oper.
alton. surrounded by the whole ships
company. who have been piped for
"All hands to witness punishment,
and all Of this probably for some
fancied slight to the regal dignity Of
new aedgling officers who imagined
themselves Nelson or q Farragut in
embryo-while the whiz Of the "cat'
il heard no more. . practice none the
less inhuman Was substituted, and one
that did more to undermine q man
health than all the Aoggings an in.
corigible would receive during q
cruise.
1 1n6 SW kAI bOAs
This instrument Of torture was q
modern invention, and was supposed
to have emanated from the fertile
brain Of our naval officers, to enforce
discipline BY the hot air process.
These contrivances were somewhat
like the pine boxes that cover q cofiu
to protect them from the earth. and
were stood upon end, the door Vas on
hinges and fastened from without ;
the ventilation was had from several
email holes bored in the door, near
where the prisoners bead would reach.
These summer resorts were generally
placed in . position to command the
most heat near the boilers, and into
them the victim was forced and com.
PEELED to remain standing. rs there
was no possibility Of doing anything
else: add to the fatigue Of standing
the intolsrable heat, and you have .
fair idea Of this refined article Of
punishment. Some Of the victims.
when released from the "sweat-box,
were limp like . boarding house dish.
cloth. These wooden overcoats were
not cried for BY the sailors, - ono OF
two doses Of the medicine Was sufi.
cient for the cruise and demoralised
the victim % badly It required consid-
cradle salt air to restore him to biz
former upsightnes.
THE BLACKLIST
was the net that caught the most fish,
and was rarely free from offenders.
Every petty offence Was punishable
By being blsck. listed. These victims
were the people who did the dirty
work Of the ship. and were constantly
employed securing. scraping. scrub
hing. and Ill manner Of work. No
let up On . black lister; extra duties
we're always aeigned - these unfortu-
mates. Iron stanchious were polished
like silver. and reprinted for tho next
victim; fighting and eye-bolts reflect
ing the suns rays and representing
many days weary labor. were again
painted over to await the next
customer. Solid shot were worn %
smooth - glass from work bestowed
upon them With canvas and sand.
The strip Of copper that showed above
the waters edge Vas the grand climax
for the black.lister. With . bucket
Of sand and piece Of canvas the poor
fellow was provided With . grating
slung over the side, On which be
secured from morning to night, doing
penancs for his sins. making the
copper look like FURNISHED gnld. to be
again tarnishsd in . few days By the
action Of the go and to wait for The
next ''lister."
THE LUCKY BAG
We generally the cause Of % many
recruits swelling the ranks Of the
l.