The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and ResponsibilitiesRiesenberg, Felix
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The Men on Deck: Master, Mates and Crew, Their Duties and Responsibilities
Riesenberg, Felix
Merchant marine -- United States; Navigation; Sailors
The navy rations shall consist of the following daily allowance of
provisions to each person: One pound and a quarter of salt or smoked
meat, with three ounces of dried or six ounces of canned or preserved
fruit, and three gills of beans or peas, or twelve ounces of flour; or
one pound of preserved meat, with three ounces of dried or six ounces of
canned or preserved fruit and eight ounces of rice or twelve ounces of
canned vegetables, or six ounces of desiccated vegetables; together with
one pound of biscuit, two ounces of butter, four ounces of sugar, two
ounces of coffee or cocoa, or one-half ounce of tea and one ounce of
condensed milk or evaporated cream; and a weekly allowance of
one-quarter pound of macaroni, four ounces of cheese, four ounces of
tomatoes, one-half pint of vinegar or sauce, one-quarter pint of
pickles, one-quarter pint of molasses, four ounces of salt, one-half
ounce of pepper, one-eighth ounce of spices, and one-half ounce of dry
mustard. Seven pounds of lard, or a suitable substitute, shall be
allowed for every hundred pounds of flour issued as bread, and such
quantities of yeast and flavoring extracts as may be necessary. (R. S.,
1580; July 1, 1902; June 29, 1906.)
The following substitution for the components of the ration may be made
when deemed necessary by the senior officer present in command: "For one
and one-quarter pounds of salt or smoked meat or one pound of preserved
meat, one and three-quarter pounds of fresh meat or fresh fish, or eight
eggs; in lieu of the articles usually issued with salt, smoked or
preserved meat, one and three-quarter pounds of fresh vegetables; for
one pound of biscuit, one and one-quarter pounds of soft bread or
eighteen ounces of flour; for three gills of beans and peas, twelve
ounces of flour or eight ounces of rice or other starch food, or twelve
ounces of canned vegetables; for one pound of condensed milk or
evaporated cream, one quart of fresh milk; for three ounces of dried or
six ounces of canned or preserved fruit, nine ounces of fresh fruit; and
for twelve ounces of flour or eight ounces of rice or other starch food,
or twelve ounces of canned vegetables, three gills of beans or peas; in
lieu of the weekly allowance of one-quarter pound of macaroni, four
ounces of cheese, one-half pint of vinegar or sauce, one-quarter pint of
pickles, one-quarter pint of molasses, and one-eighth ounce of spices,
three pounds of sugar, or one and a half pounds of condensed milk, or
one pound of coffee, or one and a half pounds of canned fruit, or four
pounds of fresh vegetables, or four pounds of flour.
"An extra allowance of one ounce of coffee or cocoa, two ounces of
sugar, four ounces of hard bread or its equivalent, and four ounces of
preserved meat or its equivalent shall be allowed to enlisted men of the
engineer and dynamo force who stand night watches between eight o'clock
postmeridian and eight o'clock antemeridian, under steam." (R. S., 1581;
July 1, 1902; June 29, 1906.)
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