The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-01-06


with his mouth. I finally manager
TO get to the wash house. The mod
ern conveyances and spotless clean
liness with which for the first time
u got acquainted in the Marines toll
cts and bathing palces surprised me
greatly. Here are the most up-to-
date toilets, washing basins, shower
baths and tables for washing clothes,
thus keeping always clean. Every
thing is first rate both for cleanliness
and convenience.
another bugle call was sounded,
which, to use Marines language, was
the Chow CALL" Next to the pay
cali. the chow call Is the sweetest
music in every Marines ear; they ait
love il and quickly respond to its
music. About minute after the
first note was sounded, every Marine
was in the line, five minutes later a
corporal commanded Right face;
column right march," and they all
marched into the mess hall.
Marines" mess hall Is not luxur-
iantly furnished dining room, it is
true, but its cleanliness, its adaptable
ity for convenience. wholesome and
the very best kind of food prepared
in home like style, cannot be com
pared to the best kind of the hotter
dining rooms. The food is dlshed
out on the large platters and set on
the tables from which each man
helps himself. The platters, as soon
as emptied, are refilled by the mess
men who are specially detailed for
that duty and for which work they
are drawing five dollars extra a
month.
Half an hour after the breakfast
we all went to the firing line. Each
marine had a place assigned to him,
some were in the butts pulling the
targets and others were keeping
score for those who fired, and II was
surprising to see how smoothly to-
gether the whole human machine was
working. At 1880 a. m. the gun
nery sergeant in charge of the fir
ing shouted alright, knock off fir
ing. Pick up the empty shells and
go to dinner" With their usual
lightning speed, the firing points
were cleared and by the time we got
to the camp and washed ourselves,
the diner nwas ready At the break
fast table was surprised at the va.
riety, quality and plentifulness OF
the food, but the dinner set was of
such lavish spread that similar
dinner in hotel could not be dupli-
Gated for $3.50. Mind you, Marines
don't eat napkins, finger boyls, etc.,
they eat the plain, wholesome, scien-
tifically combined and well prepared
food.
There was no target practice in the
afternoon so the time was given to
amusements voluntary hiking, swim
ming etc. I got to talking with ont
of the gunnery sergeants and re.
marked on my poor start at shooting
that morning; how unsteady I was
and how poor the light seemed to be.
us that SOP" he surprisingly in
terrogated, covering me from head
to foot with his scrutinizing eyes.
Then like skilled physician he ask
ed me all kinds OF questions in re-
gard to my health. "Do your bow
els move regularity" was his first
and very emphatic question. I told
him that had never paid any at
| fnt. a..
you cannot shoot well unless your
bowels move at least twice a day,
and especially in the morning before
beginnin gto shoot. You cannot have
a steady nerve and a. clear vision
while your body is clogged up with
poison" II always thought" ! said.
THAT the nathan notura was tal,ino