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

| iltt.e could explain everywhere septnpd 10 ha
time. that was compelled to answer auestions
menus how To cook the food how to cIe M Tnt
Sna pans 10 Geer1 to 1bssS get the
o., do, other questions. ali showing woui
dId not know how to meet Al one ti,no /
ionnd probably twenty officers gathered to-.
aufsons Ny sen@Eraphe TFT w sS" Ti II 'G mn
snH we Sd made sIis GG,s of any Of the
Eaihered Information for the plans i am out
mn ior rroyidinS entirey new material for
nriNatcs, but officers as we'll. When consider
th hS @H"Gnt OF hard study have had to 90
n 9iHer TO- get only a fair idea OF IN itary
O mining. failed niousy % in many ySi in
But they failed not only from the lnck OF
knowledge. stiil more evident lack was
All MG IN IN to i PeF 9 spite q
awrlIorate conditions without which persis-
inhse nothing much can ever he accomplished.
many VINO Willingly assumed the responsibility
OF chr.hx Tor their men, by accepting positions
wh"lc the true responsibility lay for the
n'ninlmnhi" conditions found existing in
h't'!ieF7 ana hospitals. Tor which there was
nIt The slightest excuse beyond lazilIcss aud
humanity | learned that my chief effort
shnHld he directed to rersuading. II possible.
Eenhs TO BE- vigiiant in the exercise Of their
uInNrs. Yet at the same time Icnicnt. while
but 10 doubt found themselves in conditions
OF which they had no, previously the slightest
knoWlrdge or expectation.
The education OF children some years ago
W&s nor calculated to produce physically
IA II ia M ,l.aF
uh1Hr such conditions. with no pre- paraton for
maIdrnIng or imSrlng Iuen to harshps. that
M climate Of disease. producing conditions
which even the hardest cou!d barely with
the condition in which tho Philadelphia City
Troop went and returned. They are men
Wh2 % nave Teen highly educated and brought
loved discipline riGidy. having brains enough
to APPRECIATE the necessity OF military disc-
topt. Uroome cared Tor his men per 81" ally.
tNcrything that could be done bv him was
done to keep W the health Of the troop. The
men themselves did not neglect the surgeons
ADVICE. They fully appreciated their ignorance
them To- study these subjects constantly. They
fetnthoI almost intact as IA troop. vet they
suffered sun eIua !, discomfort on the transportt
h'ted hy training and education to meet the
PREVAILING conditions. Il may be pertinent to
knowing the value OF good cook ing. constantly
assisted ASST ted their cooks IL prepaiing their food.
found the refrigerated beef delicious they
knew how to cook III. and he said they never
and seasoning IL in some way to make 1t pala-
table. The necessary food constituents were in
the authorized ration. as they all knew. and all
that was needed was to give the matter such
personal supervision as Is given in any
binary household by a housckeeper who APP
prcclates her responsibilities and knows how
t. select properly balanced dietaries
Another condition seems to mo to deserve
ATTENTION. as existing among the regular SOL
UlprS, which lS caused by their nplarpnt fpQr
OF asking for any assistance out OF the regular
ROUTINE, herauss they think they may expose
welfare is Otter, sacrificed. This was trelucnt-
sent to hll up the quota Of dep etel regiments
OF regulars. OF which shall have more to say
question. the volunteer. in ignorance Of regu-
latiOns. 10 likely to ask for more than he Is en-
lowed he frequently complains in consequence
OF Il! sappontment more than from the fact OF
not having received what he really needs.
rainel To me, that they S ould learn where to
complain. to go to the right place, and
MAJOR Little the Depot Commissary. was
Tore than Willing to explain an t. Officers
ferred to act as If thev knew or to ask me
surreptitiously. perhaps from pride. and IN
CONSEQUENCE errors were often made ana the
q conn any Of soldiers would have suffered
for lays Lack Of "Sd hal they np nad
oil wondered, what would happen 70, poor lei;
suffering from thcinetllciency ota commlssary.
l told him that primarily the fault was the
Hatainso The CSptan in gpfst' 0T was y2
tons | said he should have found out at once
whether he had an eXpert eommissary when
accepting his commission. non inquiry |
found his commssnry utterly incompetent.
After comforting, with Gen faEan and Capt.
Davis advised them to make change at once.
because If they did not do 80 the chances were
that the matter would be discovered 10y
higher authority and the man would be court
marttallcd. The chnngG was mauf ana con u
tons were imnroyed This vas Only ny. enc one. 81 the
found from May TO October. They did not
always relate to food; many times to much
ness and coutngion. to impure milk. vendors OF
bad food. bad sanitary arrangements; myrlads
needed in the field, to carrl"sen"ss on the part
Of the officers responsible for better work and
who should have hal the courage 70 report to
unjust criticism OF those who did their duty 10y
th,-" who f"tre their own careirssnGss would
whor" il the matter had been brought
to tho notice Of the commanding General
whose careIessness !eonpaarrd1izs.d r, human ranIi
t. the authorities. from whom remedies could
b" eXp"cted: to the purchasing wherever !
@ud ma tn%m } 81 sTeG TrpS vet sT we're naa @
soiut" necessities: to these and mary more
contingencies arising | was constantly arnIy-
ing rInrt which forced me to help ut anything
in an utterly impersonal uncritcal way. murh
againstmy original Intention, but at ne same
time | WAS still quietly studying CONDITIONS III
order to find out what could possibly cause
sIch CONFUSION and arX q coherence 10 work
that should he aunt for effectiveness; GtegH m
ful INSPECTION by some ono who was au-
thnr2ri. not only to investigate. but 70
EXP ain and amcliorate Immediately Direct
work is what is needed now-we can
not wait for reorganization unless we
wish to invite q recurrence OF Ast year :
dni,u ties. which originated largely through
nnd sanitary discipline. in the kitchens ana
from In" improperly balanced ration, l'ro-
tcids and fat, were present in too great ahun-
dance in the food at hnud. and foods repre-
scntng suitable carbohydrates and Inorganic
81 we're too Frequently absent. lh"S" mat :.
ter, must Ne embodied IN a Separnt" r"port. II
changes ar" to he made later on, AtprnS"n' my
work is directed more particularly toward tao
Immediate correction Of prevailing conditions
HAT are Likely to hvit" disease IN the trnrlrs.
D.rrctiou If the right kind should hc given az
once, 10th to prvatrs and officers. instead Of
allowing them to influence by lack OF IhowI-
ruvn not of heart the lives and we'll being OF so