| Description Of Item | From the collection of William Cullen. William Dalrymple Captain Commandant of the Loyal Irish Corps issued the rules for the health of his men 'rules...which experience has proved to be attended with much success'. There are 12 rules which cover: avoiding the sun; exercising only in the morning and evening; steps to be taken if exposed to the sun; avoiding northerly winds; cleanliness of the barracks; encouragement of the consumption of vegetables and fruit; allowance of rum mixed with water; banning of new rum; when suffering from mosquito bites salt provisions to be substituted with fresh; men at Kingston or Augusta forts to be moved to Liguanea barracks when they fall ill as their recovery is quicker; and an officer to examine the quality and quantity of provisions when they are distributed. Undated. May relate to CUL/1/2/415 which mentions Captain Commandant Dalrymple being about to go on a voyage. |