McDowell, George Garfield2017-09-202017-09-201900http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37524Citation: McDowell, George Garfield. Camp cookery. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1900.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: General Egbert L. Viele, a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars and numerous Indian campaigns, has well said: “A bad cook is a man’s worst enemy, and a soldier has more reason to dread this enemy of his health than the open enemy in the field.” This enemy, in conjunction with the various camp diseases, has proven a most disastrous one to all armies in the past. From statistics of comparative losses by bullet and by disease in past wars, it seems a wonder that a nation so far advanced in military science as the United States should give this ever present foe so little attention. It would, perhaps, be well to give the comparative losses in several modern wars, resulting from these two causes. [Table insert] These figures are all given in round numbers, and show that the losses resulting from disease in all late wars of any import, except of the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, have been far greater than those resulting from the bullet. But you may ask what camp cookery has to do with bringing about these losses. I will give the views of two eminent authorities in the subject.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.CookingCamp KitchensFood PreparationMilitaryLogisticsTextTheses