Camps, Billets, Cooking
Camps, Billets, Cooking

Author: E. J. Solano

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780266275299

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Excerpt from Camps, Billets, Cooking: American Edition, Sanitation, Organization, Routine, Guard Duties, Inspections, Ceremonial Bivouacs After the new officers are qualified to take command they are moved to other small camps and watched and guided while they drill the recruits. Then the unit is moved to France where the last intensive touches are given. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Camps, Billets, Cooking; American Ed. Sanitation, Organization, Routine, Guard Duties, Inspections, Ceremonial, Bivouaces
Camps, Billets, Cooking; American Ed. Sanitation, Organization, Routine, Guard Duties, Inspections, Ceremonial, Bivouaces

Author: An Officer Of The British Army

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781230003528

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... taken to throw a sufficiency of the dry earth over the filth in the pail, in order to obviate the smell and to prevent flies gaining access to this objectionable material. The pail contents must be removed daily. An adequate supply of finely-powdered dry soil and a sufficiency oi scoops must always be available. The pailsmust fit closely under the seat. If there is_ a gap between the top of the pail and the seat, the floor is certain to be fouled. The floor must be suitably sloped. and made of some hard, impermeable material. Enough pails must be available to allow those which have been fouled to be cleaned._ 7. Cleaning Cl0sets.--No matter whether it be a water or-dry earth closet, all woodwork and fittings must be kept scrupulously clean. The seats must be scrubbed daily with soap and 'water, the scrubbing including both the upper and under surfaces of the seat. The pans or pails must be kept clean. Dry earth-closet pails. may be cleaned by first washing out the contents with water, drying and airing by exposure for a few hours to the sun, if possible, and then scrubbing over the inner surface with the creosol Solution supplied for the purpose by the barrack department. The coating of these utensils with tar is objectionable, as it renders them unsightly, and tends to conceal rather than remove dirt 8. Urinals;--Urinals should be managed on similar lines to latrines. Those of porcelain or glazed earthenware must be adequately flushed with water either automatically or by hand;-while those made of slabs of slate must be wiped over twice a week with sufiicient heavy oil to impart a greasy surface. Urine-tubs, if used for night convenience, must be cleaned in precisely the same way as closet-pails. Their contents need to be carefully...