The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-07-22

kitchen range by General Weston. the
present Commissary General of the
Army. General Weston applied him.
!'self to nventing n military hash and
stew, and he went into the Kitchen
himself in the effort to obtain the com.
biration. The beef stew Is mad, OF
selected meats, potatoes. onions. and u
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 commissariat. During
General Weston's research he was
wont to call in prominent people. and
regale them with luncheons of the ex.
permental food. 1t was found. too,
that soldiers in various localities have
special cravings in the tropics 1t Is
for sweets and acids. In Cuba the sub.
sistence officers sent barrels Of vinegar
to the firing lines. broke in the heads,
and let the men dip in their cups and
help themselves. II is on record that
John Jacob Astor, Il volunteer staff
officer. with wealth enough to buy the
peach crop of n country. was grateful
for Il can of peaches: and common
spectacle was that of Il man consuming
the contents of can of tomatoes. In
the Philippines 1t has been found pos
sible TO satisfy the demand for sweets.
and no less than 100000 pounds of
candy are shipped yearly TO our sol
diers in the archipelago. Candy was
also sent to the troops In China. aud thl
1900 pounds of the first shipment
lasted bur two days among tie f2Ct
men. 1t came few days before
Christmas, and it made the foreigu
| allies wonder ut the prodlgalty of Il
government. They could understand
why General Weston told foreign
military attache the other day that the
| latier's country could not afford &c
feed its soldier as we did ours. for il
would take nearly 100000 day tc
give the largest of European armies
| the American soldiers ration.
That is why the national militiama,
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 ad
here to the fresh bread principle Sc
| tenaciously as to supply bread baking
wagons. which are supposed to keep ur
with the troops. and furnish them with
that article while they are on Il march
or even in the enemy's country: wnile
the French have Il portable oven that
may be taken apart as n convenience
in transportation. Cur officers DO moi
consider fresh bread Indispensable. ana
it has been found that the hard brcaJ
is quite rs nutritious, and is at hand
when it is wanted by the hungr-
| trooper
The soldier in the field has furnisbpo
an alluring 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 cap psuies. Thu
| patent ration used by us in the Phil
| ippines is put up in oblong Tin cans
| opened with a key. The contents ard
| supposed to contain ea-meal cracker
dust, bacon fat. and with seasoning
1t is always interesting TO know what
the soldier gets in the way of extras
In some armies he gets nothing. and In
our own country tobacco may be con
| sidcred the only luxury. aside from
candy. He will never get his "grog'
again. In England gill of rum may
| be issued on the order OF the doctor
The Germans have tobacco. and III an
enemy's country the ration is Increased
by the issue Of spirits. In the Hun.
garian army the ration includes
brandy. tobacco. and sometimes cigars
Although tea is the national beverage
in Russia it is not part OF the official
ration but is purchased by the soldiers
themselves. III Holland the war n,
tion includes. under special circum,
stances, half-liter of gin. The Bel.
gian is one of the few soldiers in the
world who gets butter in his ration
The japanese soldier receives spicea
vegetables ana tea. and in hot weather
during the war witt, China hard flour
biscuit was substituted for the rice
which is the principal portion OF the
Jap's ration. 1t is to this extent that
the soldiers of the various armies arc
allowed extras as II means of contrib.
utlng TO their contcntment in active
service.
That army has the best fighters
which gives lis soldiers the best food.
Military strategy is akin TO military
subsistence. Victory in arms may no
said to depend upon the satisfactory
omploympnt of the digestive orrons
and the alimentary canal is intimately
related to heroism. Our army is the
best in the world for its size, because
its soldiers are the best fed.--Harpers
Weekly.