The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-09-19

as fresh beef, fresh mutton, pork.
bacon. sailed beef, dried Goldfish, fresh
Goldfish, picked mackelel and canned
salmon He gets his coffee green or
roasted, and his tea green or black.
with sugar or mOlasses, or cane syrup.
as conditions vary.
While baked beans is distinctive
dish In our army, there Is another
home made article whose use IS the re-
suit of practical experiments over q
kitchen range by General Weston, the
present COmmissary General Of ths
Army. General Weston applied him
self to inventing military hash and
stew, and he went into the kitchen
himself in the effort to obtain the com
oinatiOn. The beef stew is made OF
selected meats. potatoes. onions, and
sauce prepared from the juice of the
meat. The hash is made of meat, po-
tatoes, onions, and the usual condi-
ments This Is the latest development
In the army cOmmissarlat. During
General WcstOn's research he was
wont to call in prominent people. and
regale them with luncheons Of the eX-
detrimental food. Ii was found, too,
that soldiers III various localities have
special cravings-in the tropics 1t is
for sweets and acids. In Cuba the sub
SiStcnce officers sent barrels Of vinegar
to the firing lines. broke in the heads.
and let the men dip IN their cups and
help themselves. 1t Is On record that
John Jacob Astor. q volunteer staff
officer. with wealth enough to buy the
peach crop Of country, was grateful
for can of peaches; and a common
spectacle was that Of man consuming
the contents of Il can Of tomatoes. In
the Philippines 1t has been found pos
sible to satisfy the demand for sweets,
and no less than 10000 pounds OF
candy are shipped yearly to our sol
diers in the archipelago. Candy was
also sent to the troops In China, and the
1900 pounds Of the first shipment
lasted but two days among the 1900
men. 1t came few days before
Christmas, and it made the foreign
allies wonder at the prodigality OF a
They could understand
why General Weston told foreign
attache the other day that the
latter's country could not afford to
feed Its soldier as we did ours, for 1t
would take nearly 100000 day to
give the largest of European armies
tho A n,pricnn co11iar'u rattan
That is why the national militiaman
or the regular Is better off with his
beef hash, baked beans and candy than
the German and French, for instance,
with their fresh bread. or the Russian
with his hot soup. The Germans adj
here to the fresh bread principle so
tenaciously as to supply bread baking
wagons. which are supposed to- keep up
with the troops, and furnish them with
that article while they are on march.
or even in the enemy's country: while
the French have 4 portable oven that
may be taken apart as a convenience
in transportation. Our officers do not
fresh bread Indispensable, and
It has been found that the hard bread
IS quite as nutritious, and Is at hand
when 1t is wanted by the hungry
trooper.
The soldier in the field has furnished
IN allurinS and lucrative market for
The concocter OF concentrated foods.
There are innumerable concentrated
soup and meat extracts. the latter now
being In the form Of capsules. The
patent ration used by us in the Phil
ppines is put up In oblong tin cans.
opened with a key. The contents are
to contain pea-meal, cracker
lust, bacon fat, and with seasoning.
1t is always interesting to know what
he soldier gets in the way OF extras"
IN some armies he gets nothing. and In
our own country tobacco may be con-
'idered the only luxury, aside from
,andy. He will never get his "grog"
again. In England gill of rum may
)e issued on the order Of the doctor.
rhe Germans have tobacco, and in an
,nemy's country the ration is increased
~ the Issue OF spirits. In the Hun
,arian army the ration includes
brandy. tobacco, and sometimes cigars.
Although tea Is the national beverage
II Russia II is not part OF the official |
alton, but is purchased by the soldiers
themselves. In Holland the war "a
lon Includes, under special circum-
stances, a half-liter of gin. The Bel
,!an is one of the few soldiers in the |
world who gets butter in his ration. |
The japanese soldier receives spiced |
vegetables and tea, and in hot weather |
Turing the war with China hard flour |
biscuit was substituted for the rice |
which Is the principal portion Of the |
APPS ration. 1t is to this extent that |
he soldiers of the various armies are |
flowed "extras" us means of contrib
ting to their contentment In active |
ervice.
That army has the best fighters |
which gives Its soldiers the best food. |
Hillary strategy is akin to military
subsistence. Victory in arms may be
aid to depend upon the satisfactory
Of the digestive organs.
nd the alimentary canal is Intimately
elated to heroism. Our army is the
est In the world for it's size, because
IS soldiers are the best fed.-Harper's