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Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES A small model of the United States Naval Academy haf been reproduced and . is now on exhibition exhibi-tion at the exposition in Texas. Governor Allred of Texas was at one time an elisted man In the Unit-; ed States Navy. Naval and Military Heroes art to be comemorated In a aeries of postage stamps that are being la-sued la-sued this year. Ships at sea occasionally pass hundreds of snakes swimming about, miles off shore. They are known as sea snakes and are extremely poisonous. Doctor Ditmars, of the New York Zoo, states that their venom is about five times as poisonous poison-ous as that of a rattlesnake. In three hours time Admiral Dewey's Squadron completely destroyed de-stroyed the Spanish Fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay, and itook time off for breakfast. During the famous fam-ous battle, Admiral Dewey suspended sus-pended operations and sailed out of range. The move was not foolish as many people imagined, because Dewey had the Spanish Fleet bottled bot-tled securely and his men were badly bad-ly in need of food and rest. In the old Navy, before the days of cold storage facilities which en abled the carrying of fresh meats and vegetables on board ships, the crews were subject to scurvey due to lack of proper diet. This disease, di-sease, which more often than not appeared on vessels long at sea, caused loathsome sores to break out on the body; teeth loosened and fell out; and a bodily weakness came over the strongest men. Fresh vegetables and meats for a day would usually stave off scurvy, old time sailors would often eat rats. Today, regardless of the length of a cruise, ships of our Navy are fitted to carry ample supplies of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats under modern refrigeration. |