The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-14
Special Diet Kitchen Established and
an Order Issued Requiring Men 10
Read ..Fow to Keep Well"
REVIEW AT CAMP THOMAS
THE VOLUNTEERS ANXIOUS TO KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.
Preparations at Camp WikOR for
Skaters TrOOps-EROrts to Secure
Sufficient Supply of Water.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-For several
months plan has been quietly formulating
for the establishment of dietary reforms in
connection with the food Of the army. The
secretary of war has authorized and the
surgeon general and commissary general
have Endorsed every step taken, and one of
the practical results of this work so far has
been the establishment of a special diet
kitchen at the First Division hospital at
Dunn Loring. The consolidation of the two
hospitals, made necessary by the moving
away of the troops of the Second Division
TO Thoroughfare Gap, quickly demonstrated
the need for special work in this direction,
and one Of these kitchens was started on a
few days notice. Chief Surgeon Girard Of
fered every facility in his power from the
first inception of the plan, and for several
weeks he has NheId in readiness the cooks
engaged for the purpose, with the full ap-
prevail of the surgeon general.
Mrs John l.. Hogan louise Hogan, who
voluntarily and gratuitously offered the sur
geon general her assistance some time ago,
has been quietly studying conditions and
has devised a plan by which these kitchens
can be condpeted properly by men, who will
be directed BY the physicians under whose
authority the kitchens are to be placed.
From these centers will be directed a gen.
era supervision, if possible. of company
kitchens. Special diet lists will be prepared
when necessary. and the possibilities of sup
Elementary feeding of typhoid patients and
convalescents will be made special care.
These kitchens will be fully equipped with
the articles likely to be called for in emer-
gencies. -'itsA
The cooks engaged will be required to
much as this work will be likely to appeal
strongly to popular taste. there is likeli-
hood of a desire manifesting itself upon the
part of many TO contribute to this work, as
has already been done Mrs. Hogan, there
fore, suggests that contributions be made SO
far as possible to the surgeon general in
money, and such articles only be sent are
known to be available for the sick. Some
idea of the articles to be made use of may
be gathered from the list prepared in order
that the proper requisition of the articles
needed might be made, which will be fur
nlsIed on application.
When the matter of dietary reform was
brought to the notice of the surgeon general
his first remark was, THE subject is very
important one, and should be taken up at
once" He gave Lieut. Col. Charles Smart,
deputy surgeon general, full authority to
assist in establishing the reform. Colonel
Smart prepared a hygienic manual, How
to Keep Well for the soldiers, and as to
this the following order has been issued:
"OnNtfe recommendation of the chief sur
geon. for the purpose of the instruction of
enlisted men in Smart's Hygienic Manual,
company commanders will divide their COM
panses into squads, if it has not already
been done. with a noncommissioned officer
in charge of each. The noncommissioned
officer will be required to assemble his squad
at regular intervals and read to them
portion of the manual and afterwards quiz
its members upon the information thus pre-
scented. This should be continued until ev-
cry soldier in the division is thoroughly
by Colonel Smart Regimental commanders
are charged with the execution of this or
der