The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-08-13

.ovs GALLEY THOROUGHLY UP
NECoU ,Te Mlrs APPOINTMENTS

t'u'lys sat and Homelikc and PROVIDE
Verr Nes' nj. superiors With Fine Food
uet 81" served During the Battle
The news Of Commodore
WDe ll Great victory at Manila was
,sTsy ~ . the wires it was recorded
lent o ,.s.,cg the entire engagement
iba t,, oab1r0 Martin made and served
Pl!nI ~ the officers and men. 1t is
e es'e1 ~ to % associate a kitchen and a
dSCa l;tS h a battleship, but every one
Do d S h;a fghting monsters with its
dine 531 W. rms and turrets and flags has
tsr aisehep, 1t is called a "galley"
tt l'sndpT ship, and it is one Of the
% .. g0i important places on board to
no y tho officers and the men.
S' Tot tbi gives an American America t tar such
l SS for food as the smell ofpowder
'isI ,n,oke 1t has become quite a
d., l.li Sn Of late to divide battleship
ipn ~ though it were human, giving
g g..,ii snV and eyes, a heart and lungs,
~. t'T no prominence is given to the
s s.i.1 10 Or t the man in the galley who WI
gals s;ts an important parsonage. The
SUN ~ IN the galley is usually a Japan
a. 49, n has Jap cook and a staff of
'pp psnts Of the same nationality. The
sa,' wait on the officers table, dust,
S .'ssn silver, carry messages, and ct =
f '.sd to a. minor housekeeping duties in
a wav that would put the average
tt,n.smaid to great disadvantage.
U Tis quite possible that during a
rsst battle like that of Manila sell
. s0t Japanese cook might continue
u work Of decorating an entree or
f dvipg an expression to a soup, while
E X eS1emys guns doomed against the
ida n Of his range or copper pans.
+ T t the space that is given to com
f ~, % m a mau-of-war is necessarily
+ limited, its interior is APP to strike
ana As luxurious in comparison with
,Ss stern and frowning exterior of the
sTeat lead colored monsters. The
S%iIey is as thoroughly up to date in
4 r appointments and cooking arrange
mepts as the kitchen Of modern resi-
deuce, -,
There is a large hotel range will
Splendid ovens, from which each da!
/ he cook turns out tempting BROW
\ asves and even pies and cakes, thai
mus. make many q Jackie think Q
home. There are great copper sou!
boilers and coffee boilers in whicl
these two items of the menu are pre-
Jared by the gallon, Then there az
copper pots and pans on shelves i
rows, bright and shining as those IL
h lie kitchen Of our great New 1orI
hotels. There are cupboards, too, II
which the sugar and the spices an,
other cooking condiments are kept al
nicely labelled, for there is no slip
Shod housekeeping on q man-of-waN
There are other cupboards with slidin
doors and spring locks that whe
opened disclQse rows Of cutlasses an
,iAss and :, cat long revolvers /
racks from the door to the ceiling.
The china, silver and glasswa1
used on our American battleships al
pretty enough to delight a woman
and women as a rule are particul'
about china. The sailors have rude
ware, but that used at the officer:
mess is white and fragile, with a d
vice Of an anchor in gold on ca
piece. The glasses, which are fix'
in stationary racks on q sideboard
the wardroom, which, by the way,
drawing room, sitting room, dinil
room, all in one, are of cut ware al
are Ornamented with a naval devic
Some Of the battleships have gorgeo
silver services, but that ordinarl
used is an up-to-date and complete
Of spoons, knives and forks in all t
different sizes. Then there are
dividual pepper mills in silver, s
cellars, and salvers, all Of which @
kept in shining perfection.
The sailors on board our Americ
ships live much better than the VOL
ingman on land. When in port tn
have fresh meats and vegetables, q
when at sea for any length Of time
terrOrs Of the old time regimen of S
pork and salt beef are mitigated b
supply of canned vegetables, VIII
give variety. Besides this, Uncle S
sso generous to his men that the
iowance for each is too much, and tt
nave formed system of pooling
supplies which gives each man
amount Of money which he can spe
lOr extra things for the table.
The officers have their special G.
and, Of course, their special foe
which in port are apt to compare
Ofably to those offered on the menl
ahrstclass hotel. They appoin
caterer and steward from among IL
number each month whose duty it
Olook after the welfare of the N
Inc wine mess is contributed to
shares.
The man in the galley, like
aOkerS, doesn't get much glory on
u naval uorforo J>,,k bo 80