Rules for preserving the health of the soldier.

  • Van Buren, W. H. (William Holme), 1819-1883.
Date:
[1861]
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Credit: Rules for preserving the health of the soldier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tables as can be obtained. Tf may also be boiled; but roasting*, broiling, bt frying,in eamp, are waste- ful and unhealthy modes of cooking. 11. In camp or barracks the company officers must visit the kitchen daily, and inspect the kettles. * * * The commanding officer of the posl or regiment will make frequent inspections of the kitehens and messes. * * * The greatest care will be observed in washing and scouring the cook- ing utensils : those made of brass or copper Bhouhl he lined with tin, *• * • The bread must be thoroughly baked, and not eaten until it is cold. The BOUp must be boiled at least live hours, and the vegetables always cooked sufficiently to be per- fectly soft and digestible. (Regulations, par. Lll, 112, 113,) Medical officers should frequently ex- amine the articles of food issued to the men, inspect and taste it, when cooked, and scrutinize the good- ness of the cooking, and the condition, as to safety and cleanliness, of cooking utensils. 12. Spirits should only be issued to the nun after unusual exertion, fatigue, or exposure, and on the discretion of the surgeon.