on, but, at the
same time, so many other precautions were taken that it was not possible
to say which was the most successful. Banks, who was threatened, tried
the wort, but thinking it affected his throat, substituted a weak punch
of lemon juice and brandy, which had satisfactory results. After a time
the malt, though dry and sweet, had lost much strength, so as strong a
wort was made as possible, and ground wheat boiled with it for breakfast,
"a very pleasant mess which the people were very fond of," and Cook "had
great reason to think that the people received much benefit from it."

SOUR KRAUTE.

Cook set great store on the Sour Kraute, and says:

"The men at first would not eat it, until I put it in practice--a method
I never once knew to fail with seamen--and this was to have some of it
dressed every day for the Cabin Table, and permitted all the officers,
without exception, to make use of it, and left it to the option of the
men to take as much as they pleased, or none at all; but this practice
was not continued above a week before I found necessary to put every one
on board to an allowance, for such are the Tempers and Disposition of
seamen in general, that whatever you give them out of the common way,
although it be ever so much for their good, it will not go down, and you
will hear nothing but murmurings against the man that first invented it,
but the moment they see their superiors set a value upon it, it becomes
the finest stuff in the world, and the inventor is an honest fellow."

A pound of this was served to each man, twice a week, at sea, or oftener
if thought necessary.

Portable soup, at the rate of an ounce per man, was boiled with the pease
thrice a week, and when vegetables could be obtained it was boiled with
them, and wheat or oatmeal for breakfast, and with pease and vegetables
for dinner, and "was the means of making the people eat a greater
quantity of vegetables than they would otherwise have done." The Rob of
Lemon and Orange was a doubtful quantity, for though Cook had no great
confidence in its efficacy, Furneaux reported very favourably on its use,
but it was expensive. Of vinegar, Cook was of opinion that it was of
little service, and preferred smoking the ship with wood-fires to washing
with vinegar, which had been strongly advised. He substituted sugar for
oil, as he esteemed it "a very good anti-scorbutic, whereas oil (such as
the navy is usually supplied with) I am of opinion has t