Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-02

patients whore they take . special
bath and receive clean clothes bo-
fore they are given a discharge from
quarantine
The portion Of the ship allotted 10
sick officers contains fourteen beds.
Eight Of these drc in ward where
they can have the constant atten-
ton of physicians nnd Eurpcs For
Officers less seriously IN or cOnvclcs-
cent there are six separate rooms. All
well provided with comforts and con-
Venicncoa. For g5ch officers aa have
recovered sufficiently. q mcqsToon
In maintained II iB connected bv
dumbwaiter with the galley and with
the special diet kitchens on the hur-
ricanc deck.
i, There is also a ward OF 13G beds
Tor conValcscent cases, special
ward for oyes1ear, nose and throat
patients, and a strictly medical Ward
or thirty-slx beads. located on the
hurricane deck. Next 10 the latter
are the living quarters Of the mcdi-
cal officers.
Culinary Department .l,
So big an institution ns those float
ing hospitals ncedF very large Gull
nary department. Tho importance Of
n good commissary Is well rocog
nized, and the galley with lts pantries
and storage rooms is under the direct
management and control of the pay
master of the ship At least 500 peo-
pie can be fed on regular diet with
the facilities which are nt his dis
posal. The ranges, steam cookers.
electric ovens. coffee urus, and bake1
~ are all Of the latest and moat
approved type.
Provisions sufficient for n voyagS
or from three TO six months can bS
carried In the cold storage plant. II
mo snip touches at no port during
all OF that time, 1t can nevertheless
continue to supply all tho patients
with nourlshing food. A refrigerator
machine capable Of producing ton
OF Ice day is one OF tho most useful
accessories Of the galley The game
machine furnishes chilled air FOR the
storeroom where meats, eggs, milk
ana other fresh provisions ara kept
Tor daily Issue up 10 the amount Of q
weeks supply. These fresh articles
can. In most cases, be supplied 10 the
sick only when tho ship ia within
range Of u port where she can ucca-
sionally call to roplonIsh her lardcr.
The milk problem Is solved In u
va ''l'i'H' hilu ilhHlb inEtnlOlN
fashion. MIX In, Of course, one OF the
urgent necessities OF tho slckroom.
For aomo patients milk forms the
bulk OF the diet, and condensed milks
ana beef Teas do not meet the need.
On--board the Mercy and Comfort,
there Ia now O machine which manu-
fnctures milk ip any desired quantity,
although the ship may have been
at sea for weeks This "mechanlcal
COW" needs to he fed with a combi-
nation OF unsalted butter and
skinned milk powder, and Il Will
give milk with any degree of butter
fat which Ia required. II also pro-
duccs cream that will whip and the
fluid which II Yields tastes like tho
best quality Of dairy milk and cream
that can be procured ashore. II
manufactures In 4J minutes about
1b gallons of highly nutritious cold
pasteurized milk, which needs only
TO be poured into milk cans and put
In the cold storage room. whore II
VIII keep Just as'long as fresh milk
from Jersey COW.
Mako Own leo Cream.
There ia also an Ice cream ma
chine, run by electricity. for making
Ice cream In quantities For small
amounts OF cream demanded for Ia
diVidual diets there are ordinary
quart and pint freczers. A distlllng
plant, consisting OF ovaporatOrs aud
dlstillcrs, is capable OF furnishing
about 10000 gallons OF fresh water
each day; an ample supply for alfI