butter
Fruit pudding, cherry
Coffee

SUPPER
Hamburger steak
Boiled potatoes
Stewed apricots
Bread and butter
Coffee

APRIL 26--SATURDAY

BREAKFAST
Rice and milk
Fried bacon
Bread and butter
Coffee

DINNER
Roast beef
Creamed potatoes
Baked beans
Bread and butter
Chocolate pudding
Coffee

SUPPER
Vegetable stew
Stewed prunes
Bread and butter
Tea

To the doughboy, who that week in April was eating his bully and
hardtack in the forest at Kurgomin or Khalmogora or Bolsheozerki or
Chekuevo or Verst 448, this menu seems like a fairy tale, but he knows
that the boys who had fought on the line and fallen before Bolo fire or
fallen ill with the hardship strain, were entitled to every dainty and
luxury that was afforded by the dobra convalescent hospital.

From October 1st, 1918, to June 12th, 1919, this American Convalescent
Hospital served eleven hundred and eighty out of the fifty-five hundred
Americans of the expeditionary force. From Captain Greenleaf's official
report the following facts of interest are presented.

Of infectious and epidemic diseases there were two hundred and forty-six
cases of which four were mumps, one hundred and sixty-seven were
influenza and the remainder complications which resulted from influenza.
The pneumonia cases developed early. One man reported from guard duty,
developed a rapidly involving pneumonia which soon became general and
culminated in death within twenty-four hours. The best results followed
the use of Dovers powder and quinine,--alternation two and one-half
grains of Dovers with five grains of quinine every two hours, five to
ten grains of Dovers being given at bedtime. Expectorants were given as
required. Very little stimulation was necessary. Many of these cases,
after the acute symptoms subsided, showed a persistent tachycardia which
continued for some days and in a few cases (seven) became chronic. In
these cases medication proved of little benefit, rest and a proper diet
being the most efficacious treatment. Patients convalescing from
pneumonia were evacuated to England or given Base Duty.

Of tuberculosis there were only thirteen cases which were as far as
possible isolated. Of venereal cases there were only one hundred and
seventy-four. They had received treatment in British 53rd Stationary
Hospital, and came to the American Convalescent hospital simply for
re-equipment. Nearly all were immediately discharged to duty.

Of nervous diseases there w