The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-24
ROASTS' THE HOSPITAL
THE DIETARY GETS CAUSTIC
CRITICISM.
The Reveille, Though 1t is Published
by Military Authority, Makes a
Fierce Attack on the Management.

The following clever roast" of the
convalescent hospital on Punchbowl
was published in the last issue of The
Reveille under the guise of extracts
from a diary picked up near the
camp.
1t has created something of a SEN
sation among the soldiers, for while
the facts set forth i'm it are what a
great many of the soldiers are saying
orally, the surprise is that it should
have appeared in The Reveille, which
is published by the authority of the
officers of the Engineer Battalion.
Jan. !. 1S99.-Great doings in Ward
b, where | am. Think they must be
trying new treatment. Put me on a
sort of anti-fat diet, presumably, to
counterfeit effect of high living on
Christmas Day. No sugar, eggs or
cocoa to-day. Guess the doctor be-
longs to the Old School and is acting
on the old Mother Goose saw"
which says to feed cold and starve
fever" just like mother used to do.
Jan. 5.-There is a rumor that the
doctor is disciple of the Christian
Science doctrine. and that henceforth
the patients here are to be treated
accordingly. Well. anything for a
change. No alcohol to rub backs and
sore limbs with to-day. Doctor is a
staunch abstainer and thinks the
patients might lick it off; he takes no
chances.
Jan. G.-There is no doubt that our
doctor has embraced "Negetarian-
ism" in addition to his other fads.
We got no meat to-day. The more
fortunate ones on special diet got
potatoes and bread. The fatigue
party do not take kindly to the new
regime and went in town for dinner
returning i'm time for breakfast next
morning.
Jan. Meat arrived in time for
dinner but not i'm sufficient quantity
to do any harm. The ancient
skinned milk that was left from
breakfast soured by noon. and we had
to drink it or go without; it made me
feel quite sick but | must not com
plain. as it was probably best for me
in such a state. The head nurse,
however. told me that it was sweet;
perhaps my taste is off, anyhow
nurse knows best.
Jan. S.-No fresh milk for break
fast. which consisted of mush and
condensed COW. | tried to save some
Of the former to give to "A native boy
for ftsh-bait. but was discovered and
called down. The fish in Honolulu
are so partial to worms. At 10 o'clock
cocoa. which was burnt so that we
could not drink il. There was no
milk for the convalesccnts to-day.
Only two gallons was received for
the whole place. and that was given
70 enecial cases The doctor will run
no risk of us contracting tuberculo-
sis. The special dieters were RECALLED
on shoulders steaks and potatoes as
wen as coffee and bread, and are IN
an unroariouS frame of mind tonight
in consequence, one poor fellow VINO
had two helping is nearly delirious.
That new doctor is a clever man. ana,
Withal, a literary one; he is writing
treatise on advantage of the potatoe as
a sole article of diet, compiled from
sole article of diet. compiled from
personal observation. Since the adj
vent of the new major. butter of the
Lallme vintage has been introduced;
il probably possesses medicinal pro
Dcrtips that we never dreamed of.
Jan. 9.-The White Cross girls say
they will 90 home when their time Is
up. as they are sick of the treatment
they receive from the Authorities
here. Disconnected creatures; they
don't know when they are well OIL,
| am convinced that everything is be-
ing done for the comfort of the in
valids and nurses that is possible, but
unfortunately. others don't look at II
in the same light.
THE CHEERFUL IDIOT.