The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-07

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 q
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 provi
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
a total enlisted force of approximately
$4,000 men, Uncle Sam has to pay
more than s7,4OO.OOO 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-
cheering efficiency. The Wyoming
is happy ship" There are no hun
cry or dyspeptic mischief makers or
malcontents aboard of her. One might
wonder at this we're it 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 corned beef hash,
fried hominy, oranges. Bread, butter,
coffee.
Dinner-Split pea soup, boiled cab
bage, boiled corned beef, boiled pota-
toes, raisin 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 a la mode. hashed
brown potatoes, corn fritters. Bread.
butter, tea.
WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast-Boston baked beans, to-
mato catchup, hot corn bread, oranges.
Bread, butter, coffee.
Dinner-Vermicelli 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-Scrambled 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. Bread and tea.
SATURDAY.
Observation-Disclosures hash, tomato
catchup, currant buns. Bread, butter,
coffee.
Dinner-Bean soup, boiled bacon.
boiled cabbage, potatoes and turnips.
boiled potatoes, pickles. Bread, but
ter, coffee.
unprecedented frankfurters with
mustard, string bean salad, boiled po-
tatoes. jam turnovers. Bread. butter.