New-York tribune., 1884-02-16
IIYlNG. ~ THE IohFc41rLE
a AUEll-wArrH SAILORS DESCRIPTIONS OF IHr ROOD
HF HAD 10 FAT

A DElr-w Nrrr SAILORS DEsCErrioN or IHr ROOD
HF HAD 10 TAT.
"You want 10 know how We fellows live in
the focase do you aid Old weaDier-uelten Jack
t.r in answer o. 81 query OF TRIBUNE reporter Well
We have @ coufoundcd bard OF taking % 10y and
large Take man. Tor example, that ships for deep
water voyage. He gets. say Sls 20 month. The
fo.ase Is generally crowded 20 death and amt M for
dog % live m its best rs chock ahiuck ful ol rats
sua cocdraachcs with smell of hilsc-seatcr when Vc
are in the warm attitudes that would tuu The stomach of
suythinc except slelback When We dl-t leave port
the grub pretty far The sail horse nr salt beef YOU
slnre gong toks call it, com paritively frr-h; the wee
via aud worms haven't had chance al the hard tack
and the water tastes something ike water. once in
while Ne have soft tommy, or sor brced ~, after
we've been TO for q MONTH SIS weeks, thof w,
catch o. Why, Tyc seen meat th4t bad. faai tho
doctor as can the co'k abn4rd- .hIp,
adtotke it. eui of tlc harness lss. n wlirh o. d,
kept ou dccs with tanes We got to hc f. that way after
while IT'S fun 30 some OF ihosc coa-nz sailors .ot
hold o a piece % hard tdcs that's dolbed tAc I-oru TWO
or three times I've seen 'en tIAe piece aho break
the edge OF sclche~- with mariiue spike bc3ylug
pin ard carefully pioS oui the Ncevlls Lore bess yo4
We don't take sucL trouble after we've fairly taken 20
growing baruacles our back. Wciust soften it bt
m coffee and take IT, weeys auG all dout know nov
that is but they amt half oad when you used 20
'cm You know. wheI we are in port the w-tcr tanks
are cleaned o1t aud vhtewasLed. Aner the water has
stood them Tor three OF tour weeks ah ~ ger into hot
weather u las the taste Of mixture of whrwash and
iiou rust, and say s Gat s 90 pan 10 iIy. Yog
guess what ulce drinking y makes.
'shoregong ~ D. would tuiuk thst thlt soT Of grub
would go pretty hare hui We get 1sed % % that
won't have anything Else Ihenearcs, ever o. being
in uuuny vas aboard fea-clIuef non New Nork 90
Shanghai The salt iulk gave out and the nan Ted
bea.ent.last hands on timed meats The bows liked t
nfstrate day two bat then tAey began o. rOwl
and -e.t aft Tie od an sala the u.cL forward
were living on 'caDiu grab and wanted o. know what
alild 'cf We ysi Sill, said tIt man, thc~- amt
,ha" r tie meat yOu send forward Nher the boys
found 0l Lit t-t al they could get t.ey u..ll tie
best Ol it Nh7, there's more Chaw l.. t.t SAT- beef ap
there Dc in pece OF india rubber. I've chaVcd on a
piece for whole watch. and 10 good when went
below as it was when went oL deck Thursday l- rca
eraly dug Cay aboard ship Dun is ASS wien
you et Used O. H. L j. made ~ flour and water ana
salt II the doctor IL u good lumof be puts ia some
Iaisn- Then Il Is boiled generally the Coppers along
with the meat and y served ~ ,Ae n.A Win tJt "
Hggci-tCei mOa.scs.
Tine grub amt served well as if j. n a frst-class
eaiE--sa00u ashore. IT'S generally brought into the
fOca-'e hy OF The boys lI Kids. 4 kid a little
wooden Tub. The meat Is iu big hunks and the chop
10 oil with their sheath knives There at any ceremony
Every man makes a dive for the KID and the strongest
and quickest gets the best piece of meat The boy
generally gets what's left, II he amt smart enough
u hook piece before he gets 10
the fOcas'e, which Lc most generally - I've young
fellows that fOI fun They had better study
the Old saying The b0y that goes o. for fun had hc
ieI ~ g. Davy Jones iol qasume, ilT tel. yOa s true
eycly Tine.