The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05

he does not like them he can get out of
the navy.
Jack Tar's food is certain kind Here
is the only limit he is allowed. If his
food is not cooked to suit him. if 1t is
too done or too rare, too salt, or too
fresh, he is allowed to complain, and his
complaint will be listened to with respect,
for Uncle Sam respects Jack Tar's appe-
tile. But the question of going ashore Is
what hothers him most. For the last
two years the vacations on shore have
been few and far between. Jack Tar is
not allowed to land upon any coast
where disease is prevalent For six
months he was not allowed 10 touch the
coast Of the Gulf Of Mexico lie was kept
Off from South America by cholera and at
one time he was NOS allowed i'm the port
Of New York for fear of smallpox
Jack never takes kindly to these re-
stricuons, and he comes close to mutiuy
when it is time to go aboard ship He
receives his pay monthly and here
again he kicks but Uncle Sam consid-
ers it necessary 10 control the pay of his
Jack Tars or the poor boys would always
be peuniiess.
IL he sees a fellow who will squander
his money some of his pay is kept out
each time SO that he will have some
think to take with him when he goes
Out of the service. He is told that this
money is to take care of him if he is
sick, but fully Wen Jack Tar knows that
the government gives him the best med
ical care free of charge, that he viii be
cared for ana will not lose his position.
no matter how long he Is sick.
just now when he is under fire his disci-
pine string is pulled around him so tight
iy that he has no freedom. lie has be-
come ward of the nation and the nation
honor rests in his hands He must do thus
ana sos and no points of hayward hui
mauity must be allowed to assert them
selves TO the detriment of the country's
good.
In the old days, when war vessels went
under sail, there was enough pulling and
hauling to keep Jack in good health and
spirits. his liver working all right and his
stomach in fine gnawing condition, so that
the dinner pennant was "a pleasing sight
to him. But now that the men-of- war
are all moved by steam. there is not so
much violet exercise. Jack Tar has no
exercise aboard ship beyond a little daily
work to keep the deck in trim. Therefore
he must be provided with athletics to
make him strong.
If he were allowed to sit idle all day he
would get fat ana Admiral Dewey instead
Of taking TO Manila thousand 1.-THE
athletic strong bodied workmen would
have had corps of fat policemen too puff
fy TO stop over the guns and 100 fat to
run. But he took with him slender bodied
boys who could duck a shot and could
get out of The way when shell whizzod
over their heads
To keep them in this shape il IS neces.
sary to Keep them In daily drill 1t comes
right after evening quarters at O'Clock
The ma mes and sailors have all lined IN
on the deck The skipper has come out Of
his cabin and stands on the starboard side
litue i'm front of The gangway thar goes
down into the ward-room The executive
officer stands litte in front of him and a
Httle TO his right Both men stand with a
auntness and a crimp in the muscles OF
the back and legs which says This is