Yanks, Ausies, and Poms

[Merv Hurley]

Dear Badger and all Believe it was Captain James Cook who introduced the use of limes to supplement sailors' diets to prevent scurvy. From a Kiwi in New Zealand Mervyn Hurley Auckland, New Zealand ---------------------- "MAGGIE" - 1936 TA0657 PS "Poms" is a less used term these days in this part of the Antipodes and, if reference is made to imports from Mother England they're more commonly referred to as Pommies. NZ was never a penal colony for the British and so never suffered as a result of the forced export of England's criminal element like Australia and the Aussies did.

[Jeff & Merryl Redman]

G'day Merv. Just where DID you Kiwi's get all your crims from? Regards Jeff TA2828

----- Original Message ----- From: "Merv Hurley" merv@dunham.co.nz> To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 2:53 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] Yanks, Ausies, and Poms > Dear Badger and all > > Believe it was Captain James Cook who introduced the use of limes to > supplement sailors' diets to prevent scurvy. > > From a Kiwi in New Zealand > > Mervyn Hurley > Auckland, New Zealand > ---------------------- > "MAGGIE" - 1936 TA0657 > > PS "Poms" is a less used term these days in this part of the Antipodes > and, if reference is made to imports from Mother England they're more > commonly referred to as Pommies. NZ was never a penal colony for the > British and so never suffered as a result of the forced export of England's > criminal element like Australia and the Aussies did. > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[Ray]

Actually, the use of citrus fruits to combat scurvy dates to 1740. Cook was a bright guy, but didn't find this problems' solution. The solution was found by a RN surgeon, who treated men with scurvy by giving one group meat, another treated with vinegar (yuck), and the last with fresh (well, not that fresh..) fruit. We know who recovered. "Antiscorbics" were looked for for years, some types of grass were even used. Best, Ray

> > > > Dear Badger and all > > > > Believe it was Captain James Cook who introduced the use of limes to > > supplement sailors' diets to prevent scurvy. > > > > From a Kiwi in New Zealand > > > > Mervyn Hurley > > Auckland, New Zealand > > ---------------------- > > "MAGGIE" - 1936 TA0657 > > > > PS "Poms" is a less used term these days in this part of the Antipodes > > and, if reference is made to imports from Mother England they're more > > commonly referred to as Pommies. NZ was never a penal colony for the > > British and so never suffered as a result of the forced export of > England's > > criminal element like Australia and the Aussies did. > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

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