tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post3325229249294656889..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Seafaring Sunday: Wisdom From The WavesPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-64401782988326351682010-04-12T09:01:52.822-08:002010-04-12T09:01:52.822-08:00Ahoy, Daggar! I don't think Mr. Knight was us...Ahoy, Daggar! I don't think Mr. Knight was used to larger ships, where faulty provisioning can end in general unrest or even mutiny.<br /><br />Great article, too. It seems the cure for scurvy was "found" and then forgotten again over the course of many eras. It looks so simple to us now, but then so does washing hands to prevent the flu.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-61067043192260242462010-04-12T07:52:20.287-08:002010-04-12T07:52:20.287-08:00Anyone who makes such flippant remarks on the prov...Anyone who makes such flippant remarks on the provisioning of a ship should not be trusted on any body of water larger than a pond. <br /><br />On a vaguely related note, <a href="http://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm" rel="nofollow">Here's a fine article</a> about how the cure to scurvy was found in the Napoleonic era but lost soon after.Daggarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043427851007518129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-51621824890683262010-04-11T19:48:22.794-08:002010-04-11T19:48:22.794-08:00Ahoy, Timmy! Golly you hope so, don't you. Y...Ahoy, Timmy! Golly you hope so, don't you. Your only problem is all that thowing up...Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-12914739033602104822010-04-11T18:12:25.926-08:002010-04-11T18:12:25.926-08:00Ahoy, Pauline! I hope that Mr. Knight was not spea...Ahoy, Pauline! I hope that Mr. Knight was not speaking from personal experience. I know I would be the wrong man to bring on such a voyage, Pirate Queen.Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.com