XXII. The Method taken for preferving the Health of the 
Crew of His Majejlfs Ship the Refolution during her late 
Voyage round the World . By Captain James Cook, 
F. R» S. Addrejfed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. 
TO SIR JOHN PRINGLE, BART. P. R. S. 
T „ Mile-end, 
s 1 March 5, 1776. 
R * Man 7> A s many gentlemen have exprefTetl fome 
-CA. furprize at the uncommon good Rate of 
health which the crew of the Refolution , under my com- 
mand, experienced during her late voyage; I take the 
liberty to communicate to you the methods that were 
taken to obtain that end. Much was owing to 
the extraordinary attention given by the Admiralty, in 
caufing fuch articles to be put on board, as either by ex- 
perience or conjecture were judged to tend moft to pre- 
fer ve the health of feamen. I fhall not trefpafs upon 
your time in mentioning all thofe articles, but confine 
myfelf to fuch as were found the moft ufeful. 
We had on board a large quantity of Malt, of which was 
made fweet-wort, and given (not only to thofe men who 
had manifeft fymptoms of the fcurvy, but to fuch alio as 
were, from circumftances, judged to be moft liable to 
that 
