The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09

vessel, when new menus, varied to suit the
ever changing market, are supplied. Some
idea OF the menu may be obtained from the
bill Of fare for dinner to-day on the Kansas
City, which is as follows:
Jardiniers. '0'r'' Mock Turtle.
Boiled. Baked.
ROAsTS.
2.:5s of Beef Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.
Pork, Apple Sauce.
BOILED.
Corn Beef and Cabbage. Mutton, Caper Sauce.
Ham. Tongue.
ENTREES.
Calves Feet, Sauce Piquaute.
Chicken Fricassee. Apple Fritters.
VEGETABLES.
Mashed Potatoes. Mashed Turnips.
- Plain Boiled Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes.
Green Peas. Boiled Rice. Sweet Potatoes.
SALADS AND RELIsHEs.
Lobster Salad Horse Radish.
Chow Chow. Olives.
Tapioca Pudding, Cream Sauce. Apple Pie.
Cranberry Pie. Lemon Jelly.
Assorted Cakes. Apple Meringue.
DESSERT.
Apples. Nuts Raisns. Figs. Oranges.
Bananas. Grapes. Crackers.
Cheese. Tea. Coffee.
THE STEWARDS CORPS.
1t requires twenty-four persons to look
after this department of the vessel-a chief
steward, two assistant or intermediate stew
ards, second steward, three cooks, baker,
stewardess, porter, officers messman,
eleven walters, two pantrymen and one
hfemen's messboy.
In silver, china and glassware there is an
average Of twenty-four dozen pieces of
each.
A round trip takes twelve days, but pro-
visions are carried for seven days more
This is not only precaution to meet any
exlgency of delay on the voyage, but to
supply any vessel met with in distress
Often schooners are found In distress and
provisioned. In such cases barrel of meat
and other provisions in proportion are sup
piled.
THE PROVISIONS FOR A TRIP.
1t would be q fair average for It's passen-
gers and crew to say that the Kansas City
leaves New York with 1000 pounds of fresh
meat, $50 head of poultry, to say nothing of
wild ducks, wild pigeons, plover and other
birds. In fish, POO pounds of fresh and 100
pounds of salt cod are taken each trip. Red
snapper and pompoDs are bought at Savan-
nah, and blue fish, seabars, mackerel, cod
fish and halibut are purchased in New York
laid in at New York, and sometimes
the supply is exhausted and purchases have
to be made in Savannah. 1t requires 200
pounds of butter each week. Lard is used
Sparingly, as the grease from fatty meats is
utilized Nothing is lost that can be
used, said Steward Gaines. Four barrels
of -four are used each trip, and corn meal
aud oat meal in proportion.
1t is not SO easy to approximate the
amount of vegetables. but it takes thirteen
barrels Of potatoes and two barrels of green
corn for round trip. In the oyster season
about 1000 oysters on she'll are laid in
for a trip, 1000 CLAIMS in their season,
and turtles, shrimp and prawn in their sea-
son.
For the dessert IN, one trip it takes
boxes of oranges, 2 barrels of apples, SO
quarts of Strawberries, 25 pounds of nuts,
4 punches of bananas, and pineapples and
other tropic fruits In their season. A box of
lemons is used on trip. half dozen cases
of all kinds of liquors, from beer to cham
payne, is carried in stock,
THE sEAsICK PERCENTAGE.
Stewart Gaines says that eight out Of
every twelve people get more or less sea-
sick, and miss at least two meals, but they
make it up on the third meal. There are
three or four meals set daily, but the pas
Senger on his sea legs usually takes very
little interest in the two first meals.
"There's millions in it for the man who
can discover a preventive of or an immedi-
ate cure for sea sickness, said Mr. Gaines.
land this reminds me of the first IS | ever
earned Let me see. It was more than
twenty years ago. l was not much more than
boy then, aud was running on a Havana
steamer. A gentleman on board was sea
sick. and, addressing me in Spanish, he said:
Boy, if you'll cure me of this seasickness
I'll give you IS. That was huge pile of
money to me, and l set my wits to work to
try aud earn the money. l got seidlitz
powder, and pouring out some Worcester
shire sauce and dissolving the powder in
the blue paper in it, l poured the mixture
on the powder in the white paper and my
patient gulped it down."
"Did it cure hing
she said he felt better shortly after
taking the experimental mixture and paid
me the S."
"have you ever tried it again?"
mo. expect he was about over the at
tack when he took the dose. o, no. |
have not tried it again. am too old to
try to induce any one to take such a prepa-
ration. The next man who tried it and
survived might not beas even tempered as
the Spainard was"