Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-15

in place of that costing IS cents, which the government ration represented. The navy department then set about rearranging the constituents of the ration so that the men would have a wide variety to draw upon while get ting the body building or fuel values needful This was where the authori- ties reduced the dietary scale to a matter of calories or nutrient units. Such was the state of affairs eight years ago
 Since then the medical authorities of the service have found that some of the allowances for certain provf sions were in excess of those desired or consumed. and accordingly they are now shifting things so that better re- suits in the way of satisfying the men can be obtained without adding to the total cost.
 The public little realizes what nice figuring must be done in order to keep expenditures within bounds. With total enlisted force of approximately 55.000 men. Uncle Sam has to pay more than s7.i00.0O0 annually to make the inner man" happy.
 The prize ship of the navy is the dreadnaught Wyoming The men be hind her guns have scored the high est marks at target practice and their husky mates below the protective deck have outclassed their rivals in en- gineering efficiency. The Wyoming is a happy ship" There are no hun gry or dyspeptic mischief makers or malcontents aboard of her. One might wonder at this were 1t not possible to give a weeks bill of fare for the gen. eral mess. This will show the part the chief commissary steward plays in making this fact
 MONDAY.
 Breakfast-Baked corped beef hash, fried hominy. oranges. Bread. butter. coffee.
 Dinner-Split pea soup. boiled cab bage. boiled corned beef. boiled pota- toes. rsisin pie. Bread and coffee.
 Supper-Fried liver. fried onions. fried potatoes. rice blanc mango. Bread. butter. tea.
 TUESDAY. Breakfast-Fried eggs. fried bo- logna. fried potatoes. bananas. Bread. butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Grilled sirloin steak, fried onions. mashed potatoes. cocoanut GUS tard. Bread and coffee. Supper-Beef Q la mode. hashed brown potatoes. corn fritters. Bread. butter. tea.
 WEDNESDAY. Breakfast-Boston baked beans, to- Bread. butter. coffee. Dinner-Verm!celli soup. prime roast beef. onions. gravy. boiled potatoes fruit tapioca. Bread, butter. coffee
 Supper-Oyster stew with crackers. cold beans. doughnuts. fruit jam. Bread and tea.
 THURSDAY.
 Breakfast-Fried pork sausage. onions, gravy. German fried potatoes. preserved fruit Bread, butter, coffee.
 Dinner-Tomato soup. spiced ham. German Drowned potatoes, dried peach pie. Bread. butter. coffee. Supper-Baked veal pie. biscuits, sweet corn. Bread. butter. cocoa. FRIDAY. Breakfast-Scrambl eggs, fried ba. con. force with milk and sugar. Bread. butter. coffee.
 Dinner-New England clam chow. der, fried trout. baked potatoes. mince pie Bread and coffee. Supper-Beef croquettes, tomato catchup, fruit jam. Bre1d and tea.
 SATURDAY. Breakfast-Railroad hash. tomato catchup. currant buns. Bread, butter. coffee.
 Dinner-Bean soup, boiled bacon. boiled cabbage. potatoes and tu-nips. boiled potatoes. pickles. Bread. but ter. coffee.
 Supper-Steamed frankfurters with mustard. string bean salad. boiled DO. tatoes. jam tunovera Bread. butter.