The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02

manner by calling, upon them almost daily to
help me TO correct some difficulty, showing
they would be relieved by doing as / was in
SSiTectly suggesting they should Do; One day
him. as I frequently did,, whether / could
me e S%s9 tS teach Sc "n men %S Is ali Tam
! sent. them the next day. having had
d wP Soo wGcR s in Ya ad f9 n tIS as
pitfalls by co.. Grard's, direction in order that
who were at that time detailed "a cooks.
These men were white soldiers WHO objected
to being taught by coIored men. had pre-
yiously instructed my cooks to accept every
thing, even to indignities. without complaint.
IN ord order not to JroIardize the work I had in
wrong, They submitted to taunts. insults
gomS e" Which tGey oM hsl Hsa
chief surgeon of the hospital who had pre-.
port reaching the Chief Vs surgeon "f ~ in
rience ~ this kind. my cooks returned to inc
and told me what had happcned sent them
heard nothing about it. We visited the sur.
Ke3ns at the hospitals aud found they knew
t T"bs 1 a "nn snT "a, once Shat the
would he obliged to work u little harder under
eexperts than they, were doing at the time.
let the surgeons take it up themselves, and
alter waiting another week. during all Of
from poor food, Major Cooke asked me 10 arr
range to send my men TO his hoslital at Dunn
ally that there would be no Trouble 1t was
imlussibIe to secure white cooks at the
price was allowed to pier them, namely
use coored men, l sent these men to
Major Cooke, who was Gen. Buffers
they. received, need only add that the two
chief cooks intended for two HOSPITALS were
eXistence with an assistant COOK that also
provided. As soon as found this, difficulty
to order the erection of what was the first diet
k th e1 a in The army felt that
Ing been esta6shed BY the GoySrnm"n IT, mas mas
much ms the Surgcnn-General aud tho Com
missary, General. with your kindly gwen az.
made 1t possible for me to innuEurato food
reform through quiet Effort from, May to
established generally
don 10 GiyS You report in detail OF What was
without request from YOU t. present great
a mass OF detail all Of which IA If like ch0rac-
ter to tn% aboyG only in a much greater de-
carelessness to which have alluded hereto
FORE append some printed accounts Of Tho
Seventh Infantry. which was my practical cX
pertinent for showing the possibilities. OF
regtmenta hospital or disp"r sary. where the
men who have been discharged from the divi-
SION hospita AS Ut Tor du'E may he ed az they
should lie before returning to the ration.
which. in ito present state Of preparation. Is
unfit for the diet OF convalcscent soldier.
This regimental diet Kitchen. which is en-
tiroly distinct from the hospital diet
kitchen existing to-day. is also great power
for preventing disease, inaSmuch AS at daily
sick ca the Surgeon in charge OF the regiment
has it in his power 10 prescribe light diet.
which can easily b" prepared in this little
kitchen attached BY n man who has bean
properly trained. and wher" he surgeon in
charge can control not only the medical treat
q
as we'll Iappend pertinent letters and elm
pings concerning the value tn" public attach TO
such work The establishment of these regi-
mental diet kitchens. which was interrupted
by my relief from duty ON oct. u. appears to
me to he Of paramount Importance
Mrs Hogan closes her report with request
for further assignment in tho same line OF
work. and calls attention to the need Of estab-
fishing n ming school for cooks at some re-
cruiting station like the on" AZ David'S Island.
To her report is appended many newspaper
clippings and letters cnmmondatrry OF tho
work done and It's great value 70 tho soldier.