The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-12-17
RATIONAL FOOD.
The Problem Successfully Solved
S by the Surgeon-Generai Of
.e& the NAVY,

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S by the Surgeon-Generaio Of
5@s the Navy.
{ The surgeon-gencral of the navy has
successfully solved the problem of proper
food for rapidly building up convalescents
in all naval hospitals, aud the results of
his Investigations are believed to be of the
deepest Importance to the great mass Of
people in this country, who need to know
what is the best food for the least money
to supply strength and general physical
stamina to eurn Il living. From the
time hospital patient is in such low
state of health that the diet is confined
mostly to milk. through the period of
eggs, often in the form of egg-nog, the
thcoretic administering of food is cX-
clusively of medical interest but when
patient has passed all danger and may
be allowed to eat heartily to put him in
condition for the arduous duties of ship
board, the system which has demonstrate
ed unprecedented value intimately con-
Germs almost every living human being
The new full diet table of the navy was
the outgroWth of the most exhaustive
study and experiment. Surgeon J. d.
Gatcwood, who was directly charged with
the matter, freely consulted the greatest
authorities on the subject before putting
the work into operation. Every care was
exercised to provide for Il proper quanti-
ty or proXlmate principles in Il variety
Of foods suitable for liberal diet For
each meal in the table running through
week, the precise amounts of albumin
ODDS, carbohydrates and fats were az
ranged, bearing we'll in mind the prefer
enccs developed by seaman's life. The
bills of fare represent not only the ideal
poor mans food. but food that cannot
be surpassed for royalty as well. 1t is
found in practice, from the returns of
all hospitals, that these meats cost an
about 10 cents per meal The tables
are thought to constitute the best posi-
ble fare for those who eat to live, and
aVen for those who live to eat they rep
Resent Il most excellent foundation for
carrying other gastronomic luXures. The
naval full-diet table. which has now been
prescribed i'll orders throughout the serv-
ice, is as follows, the figures after each
article relating to ounces:
Sunday: Observation-Disclosures, L. bread, i;
butter, L; milk, 6; sugar 1; oatmeal, |;
beefsteak, 6. Dinner-Rice soup, s; bread. 4;
roast beef or roast or boiled fowl, 8; po-
81 other Yfgea1es s. pcEsf
bread. 6: butter, i milk. 2: sugar, /: cold
roast mutton or cold roast beef, 4; stewed
dried fruit or baked fresh fruit or apple
sauce, 1.
Monday: Observation-Disclosures 1; bread, 4;
butter, i; milk 2; sugar, y; cornmeal Qread
or % noaoe2 2h ham, q in nuH1ss
soup, 8; bread, 4; roast mutton OR lamb or
boiled ham, s; potatoes, s; other vegetables,
6; pickles, /; pie,,6 supper-Tea, u; bread.
beef. T. or beefstew or hash, s, or cheese,
2; baked fresh fruit or applesauce or stewed
Tuesday: Breakfast-Co 1; bread. i;
hnttGr I and
beans. 4, or beefstew or hash. 8, or mutton
stew, s. Dinner-Vegetable soup, 8: bread
i; boiled corned beef or roast beef. s; po-
boiled or baked dumplings, with sauce, 6.
Supper--Tea, II: bread, E; butter. l !; milk. 2;
sugar. 1; cold roast mutton or lamb or cold
ham, !; applesauce or baked fresh fruit OF
Wednesday: observation-disclosures, 1; break,
4; butter 1 milk 6; sugar, 1 oatmeal, l;
6ncon or an chSPs g. or ger and
!; roast veal or roast or boiled fowl, s; po-
tatoes, s; other vegetables, 6; pickles, 1;
tapioca pudding; with sauce, 6; Supper
l. corned-beef hash. 8. or cold roast beef
4 steWed dried fruit or baked fresh fruit
butter, i; milk, 3; sugar, x; beesfsteak, s
milk, 4; oatmeal. /. or potatoes.
4. DinneraoVermicelli soup. 8; bread I;
roast beef, 8. and potatoes, 8, or pork. 3, and
cornstarch pudding. with sauce. g. Supper
Tea, u; bread, 6; butter, 1 milk, 9 sugar
!; cold veal or cold roast beef or beef tongue
4, or veal stew or beef stew or hash, 8;
baked fresh fruit or SteWed dried fruit or
applesauce, +.
Friday: Brea Coffee, /: bread i; but
ter, L. milk, =; sugar, x milk, 4; oatmeal
1;: mackerel: 4, or hoamny, 2 and Goldfish, T.
DinnercBean soup, 8; bread, 4; fish, fresh
~: or fish, salt, 8; potatoes. 8; other vege'
tables, 6; pickles. 1, and pie, 6: supper
for IL. 81 or
/; macaroni. and cheese. 1: or cold roast
beef, 4, or beefstew. or hash. 8; stewed dried
fruit or applesauce or baked fresh fruit, 4.
satprday Break fastGoffee j bread, 4
mutton stew. s.. Dinner-Barley soup, g
bread, 4; roast mutton or roast beef, g.
potatoes, 8: other vegetables, 6; pickles. 1
4; bread, G.: butter, l. milk, 2; sugar,
| dried Clipped beef, 3, or canned salmon 4
| applesauce or stewed or dried fruit or baked
| fresh fruit 4.
In explanation of the foregoing table
| it is stated in the orders of the surgeon
general that the weights of meats and
| vegetables, including cereals, ETC., are
| those of the articles as purchased, and
| this applies as a rule to the table as q
| whole. the exceptions, such as soups and
| buildings, being apparent. Whenever
| stews are indicated, four ounces Of mea,
and an equal amount of potatoes are al
! lowed in their composition. with such sim
| pie additions as palata blcness may require
For supper the cold meats prescribed may
| be made into hashes or srcws when it is
considered advisable for the sake of va
| riety. The item of bread is considered tc
| include loaf. rolls and other forms and q
reasonable variety of the best quality
should be provided. Syrup or honey. not
to exceed one ounce, should be allowed al
breakfast as desired. 1t is assumed thai
| IL IL 1,.l Ill ~
| vinegar. salt and the usual condiments
From time to time. as the season permits
fruits and berries may be substituted fol
the desserts prescribed. and under thu
head of "other vegetables provision fol
additional fresh food should be made as
the abundance of the market permits. II
addition to it's use for conya}escents tht
table is now observed for all naval hos
pital employees, and it is gradually be
coming the standard in the Marine corps
and aboard the ships.
Lady Tennyson.
In 1880, on path in a wood a
SOmersby, Tennyson came unexpectedly
upon a slender, beautiful girl of II, ano
impulsively said to her, care you {
dryad or an Dread wandering here?' 81,
years later he met Emily Sellwood again
on the occasion of the marriage of his
brother Charles to her youngest sister
The friendship ripened into love, but fol-
lack of means the marriage did not take
place until June, 1850, the month il
which In Memoriam was published
| The cake and dresses came too late, anC
the wedding was SO quiet that Tennyso1
declared it was the incest wedding he
had ever attended. OF his wife he said
many years later ''The peace of Coo
came into my life before the altar whel
I welded her" OF this marriage the
son writes: ut was she who became
my fathers adviser in literary matters
Il am proud of her intellect he wrote
With her he always discussed what he
was working at; she transcribed his