The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-03-03

what laboring man enjoys better and
more wholesome food? His food must
be well cooked. and no bad cooks are al
lowed in the navy. When a cook is in
competent he is reported, for Jack Tar's
stomach must be kept in a healthy
condition If our ships are to be manned
with a sturdy lot Of sailors. His food
must be Of the best quality, for it is no
secret that Uncle Sam demands the best
article in the market, and gets it. The
larger ships of the navy now have re-
frigerating plants of sufficient capacity
to carry from the time of leaving one
port till another is reached. In recent
years the means Of keeping fresh vege-
tables at sea for a long time have also
been greatly improved, SO that fresh
provisions are served at such times and
in such quantities as to vary the sea
ration. It can no longer be said that
the men Of the navy. when at sea, are
compelled to live entirely on sea food,
which, as everybody knows, consists of
various timed meats and vegetables.
All food and cooking utensils in the
galley are frequently inspected, and
every precaution is taken that every
thing shall be spotlessly clean, and that
the food shall be of the greatest variety,
wholesome, abundant and appetizingly
prepared and served.
Food of the enlisted man on ship
Of the United States navy is purchased,
cooked and served entirely at the ex-
pense of the government, the cost being
about so cents a day for each man. AS
for variety, nourishment and a liberal
allowance. the list below will show for
itself. Three times a day Jack receives
a sull meal which may consist of some
of the following articles allowed daily
to each person: One pound and a
quarter of salt or smoked meat, with
three ounces of dried or six ounces of
canned fruit, and three gills of beans or
peas. or twelve ounces of flour; or one
pound of preserved meat, with three
ounces of dried or six ounces Of canned
fruit and twelve ounces of rice, or eight
ounces of canned vegetables, or four
ounces of desiccated vegetables: togeth-
er with one pound of biscuit, two ounces
of butter. four ounces of sugar, two,
ounces of coffee or cocoa, or one half of
tea and one ounce of condensed milk or
evaporated cream, and weekly allow
ance of half pound Of macaroni, four
ounces of cheese, four ounces Of toma-
toes, half pint Of vinegar, half pint
Of pickles, half a pint Of molasses, four
ounces of salt, quarter of an ounce of
pepper and half an ounce of dry mus
tard
These fresh provisions may be sub
stituted whenever practicable: For one
and a quarter pounds of salt or smoked
meat or one pound Of preserved meat,
one and three quarter pounds of fresh
meat in lieu of the article usually is
sued with salt, smoked or preserved
meat, fresh vegetables of equal value;
for one pound of biscuit, one and a
quarter pounds Of soft bread or eighteen
ounces of flour; for three gills of beans
or peas. and for twelve ounces of flour
or rice, or eight ounces of canned vege-
tables, three gills of beans or peas.
ITO enlisted men of the engineer and
dynamo force, standing watch between
5 o'clock at night and O'clock In the
morning, when the ship is under steam
the following is allowed in addition to
their daily ration: One ounce Of coffee
or cocoa. two ounces of sugar, -four
ounces of hard bread or it's equivalent