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Show DO THEY EAT TOO MUCH IN THE ARMY AND NAVY? What Napoleon sajd about the relation re-lation of soldiers' rations to their ability to fight has been paraphrased hv the celp.hratpd Dr Hnrvpv W Wiley in an article appearing in Good Housekeeping for November an article ar-ticle of widest interest to everyone with relatives or friends in the various vari-ous branches of the service. Says the famous food specialist: "To plan a battle is of high significance, but the best plans, will fail if the commander com-mander leads ill-fed or starving soldiers. sol-diers. The first paint that strikes the student of military dietaries is the generous portions that are dally issued to each man. Our food administration ad-ministration would be shocked at the ponderous portions supplied. The three guiding principles of military nutrition are the following: The food must be ample In quantity; it must be excellent In quality; it must bo free of all adulteration and debasement. debase-ment. "The total weight of the garrison Army ration and this is the same as the Marine Corps Is 68.7 ounces a day. This Inclwles coffee, salt, baking powder, vinegar, flavoring extracts, ex-tracts, etc., which are not included in determining the food-value of the ration because they are condimental and have no appreciable food-value. "The total weight of the Navy ra tion, including condimentajs, is one hundred ounces a day. This does not Include any water or other beverage drunk during the day or used at meals. In other words, the Army ration, ra-tion, excluding beverages, Is 4.3 pounds and the Navy ration, excluding exclud-ing beverages, is six pounds a day. "The travel ration of the Army, where the soldiers are transported and doing no marching, Is somewhat less generous than that of the soldiers sol-diers in the garrison. The field rations ra-tions and emergency rations are prescribed pre-scribed by the comm.inder-ln-chlef as the emergency may arise, and, of course, are more generous than the transportation ration. "The most striking feature of the Army and Navy ration Is the greot excess of food beyond the physical requirements of the soldier or sailor. Persons who are overfed are threatened threat-ened with disaster almost to the extent ex-tent of those who are underfed. I am fully convinced that our soldiers would be better off If one-third of the food Issued to them were cut out." v " " |