Telegram-herald., 1891-11-19

els of potatoes, 240 loavee of bread, SO
pounds of butter, 90 gallons OF milk,
30 pounds OF sugar. IL dozen eggs, 81
pounds of beef, 70 pounds of sausage.
besides other meats, vegetables, mo-
lasses, specs, rolled oats. rice, etc. The
men are furnished with smoking and
chewing tobacco, about Al pounds Of
the former and 81 pounds of the latter
being given out dAliy. 1t takes l25
piee 70 60 round.
Force Of Help Required.
To get all this food prepared IT takes
chief cook and two ASSISTANTS for the
main dining room, one cook for the
officers private dining room and one
cook and an assistant for the hospital.
There is comparatively little "kicking"
done about the cooking, and the chief
cook OF the hospital is IN especially
good repute among them. A snort
lime ago the hospital patents showed
their appreciation of this cooks efforts
an their behalf by presenting him with
gold d-headed cane. In the hospitals
me same orders and rules for meals
lbtain as in the main Home. All those
who are net able 20 go into the dining
room have their food taken to them
upon tray. There are several incur
aoles IN the hospital, among them q
man suffering from q cancer on the
face, and several who have paralysis.
The hospital wards are cheerful, WELL
light rooms, and the sufferers are
usually very patient. There are
four blind men in one ward,
and several who are demented, but
perfectly harmless-as yet. A man
named Dan" is among those who are
touched" Upon beng introduced, +,
Dan informed the visltors that ne had
been in the home for 900 years and tn at
every man VINO drank whisky ought 10
die. Then he called attention TO his
clothes, saying his hat was the finest in
the whole establishment. and that be
wore better clothes than any man
around. "Dan" shows q great deal of
pride in the home and hospital, aud
takes as much interest in il rs did "The
Father OF the Msrshsisea."
When aa Old Vet Dies.
There are four citizen nurses IN the
hospital; when more help is needed,
nurses are chosen from among the in-
mates. Great indifference is shown by
the men upon hearing of the sickness
of any of their comrades, aud II is prob
ably Wise provlson of Providence
that they do not grleve when one of
their number Is mustered out" When
man dies, his nearest of kin 10 noti-
fed. II the friends wish to take
the body away, the remains are
cothned and boxed and carried to any
railroad depo, in the city free of
charge. From that point toe home has
nothing more TO do. Ii he Il buried IN
the cemetery at the home. and 10 q
member of either the Grand Army of
the Republic or the Union Veterans
Union. the post 10 which Re belongs
conducts his funeral service. If
he is not member Of any post, hrs
funeral j. conducted By the chaplain of
the Home. In the cemetery. sD os <
board 10 put MP st the grave. painted
white. and upon G there = recorded the
rasBe Of Tire man, be Home number.
end the date Of his death. Once q year
the names of tao.e buried in the Gene
terry sre sent 10 the ouafter-nsster
general Of the United Stsies who sends
for each one marble hesdsione. a git
from the governments. On each are
engraved the nsne snd regiment of
the dead man. Since the Home va
orenet. two hundred AID fotts- four
have "entered INTO rest. tie fifst one
gong October 4. lSs5. Os these. aot
rAors than OF Z ueT cert. have been
burse5 away from the Home.
On the shoie, the men seer con-
tented end happy, sns very proud OF
tbe Home. oss man sala be came
there i've weeks ago, and was sorry be
heda't conae yssr tefers. Sat rlosf
OF them have enc demon 70 ffst-sb.
ceaoa Of upfesti They wsat 20 wan
der. te so from pisce - pisce constant
lr. ard csa pot e centented vhss they
are shut 90 IN the house ~ sickne-s on
bad westher. f5F ttsls reason many Of
them dread the sinter cornsns on, and
are among those -ho fefssntly hope
thst il May st . mlld on..