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DIRECTIONS 



REGARDING 



TROOPS EMBARKED FOR FOREIGN SERVICE. 



A ton and three quarters to each man is the least propor- 

 tion which ought to be allowed for a voyage of a month ; but 

 if longer, and to a warm climate, two tons, or two tons and 

 three-quarters, ought to be given. 



The greatest care must be taken to keep every part of the 

 ship sweet and clean below, by scraping, washing and sweep- 

 ing the berths, as well as by ventilators. 



The hammocks should be daily carried on deck in dry 

 weather. 



Fumigations should often be made with pitch, tar, &c. 



The decks should be washed in the morning only. 



The troops should be mustered on deck three or four times 

 every day ; and women and children should be kept on deck 

 most part of the day, that the air may sweeten their berths 

 below. 



The men should walk much about ; and amusements should 

 be devised for them, to induce them to take exercise. 



Diet. — Fresh meat should be allowed every day to troops 

 on board of transports. Beef and pork, alternately, once or 

 twice a week ; other articles in greater proportion. 



As the ships enter into a hot climate, the diet should be 

 varied from animal to vegetable food, with subacid fruits. 



