Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-01

UCdICSly WDu " l0xC8R0 OF WO60
tempting or wholesome rspasts.
The food 10 not served to The msn IN
individual portions, but each tabla. %.
commodatlng from ten 70 nfbee0 mon,
has ~ own suppH in several big
disheA which the msn pass Ground and
hslp Themselves nom, IN tho sam0.Esls-
i've manner :as tho family tabss st
home Il administered. and every ono =
sure Of getting jest - much Of svsry.
thing ~ 10 wants.
The daily bill Of fare h by no means
stereotypsd. FOR It varies every day
and Is nsver the Same this week . Y
was the week before. II
In contrast with the present day gen-
eral mess aboard ship It IL interesting
to look back and see how q hundrQ
years ago our sailors lived In this.re-
spect. In those days the men d1d.not
have tables upon which TO eat bot
spread q ''msss ejuths upon The dsck
In their respective gun rooms and
squatted on the noor around tho tes-
tive cloth. The ration then, - now,
was governed By law, which specified
exactly what ARTICLES and how mueh
Of each would b issusd . ths msn
daily, and the following extract from
the law approved March q, 170A =
herewith quoted to show how frugal
was the sailors menu In those dayU:
sunday.-ons pound Of bread. ons apd
one-half pounds Of bsef. half pint q rsca
Monday.-One pound OF bread. one
pound Of pork. half pint Of peas a. beans.
four ounces Of cheese.
Tuesday.-Ons and one-haR pounds a
beef. one pound Of potatoes q turnips and
pudding.
Wednesday.-Two ounces Of butter % in
lieu thereof six ounces Of mo2asDaA 6oaf
ounces OF cheese and half pint OF f4oa.
Thursday.-one pound Of pork. hale p1nt
Of peas or beans.
Friday.-Ons pound Of salt hsh. two
ounces Of butter or one gill a oil ana
one pound Of potatoes.
saturday.-One pound Of pork. ham pint
Of peas or beans and four ounces q
cheese. ana there shall DO allowed one
half pint Of distilled spirits Per day e
IN lieu thereof one quart Of beer PR day
to each ration.
The last item Il interesting IN tho
light of present day regulations, which
strictly prohibit liquor in the navy for
drinking purposes. There were 10 ia
cilities for refrigeration aboard ships
In those days, and consequently fresh
provisions were luxury. Icemak-
ing machines were then unheard Of.
and It would have taxed AlAddin's
magic lamp to the utmost 10 produce
drink Of. ice water on one Of thoss
ships after she had been out 30 80
for q few days, whereas now every
battleship Is sufncient unto itself IN
that respect and turns ont each day
tons Of ice for refrigeration and drink
ing purposes
In the navy Of today fresh meats and
vegetables are issued every day, and,
no matter whether tho snips are pa
trolling ths coast Of Mexico. ct thslF
home ports or cruising IN the MeditaF
ranean, full ration Of these aTt1clD =
always served, and when the stock q
fresh provisions on board individual
ships Of the neet gives out there = .
supply ship standing By with . ready
cargo Of all kinds Of fresh products
fresh egRs, meats, vegetables, etc.-to
replsnish every ship that nssds them.
So well developed = tho Nays sys-
tenn Of dsst supply that On the msmo-
rabIo trip e Tie Atlantic dest e ~
teen baExaoahlps around gths wq9ld n
1908 SIMPLE Supplies of hssh pFsvisjons
for an hands were always psUvided.
From IL 4 win b seen that whatsseE
service eonditio0s are tie men arc ~
- 1870 -, :. :. c.s.<,A pas> - e.