MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
\məɹˈiːn hˈɒspɪtə͡l sˈɜːvɪs], \məɹˈiːn hˈɒspɪtəl sˈɜːvɪs], \m_ə_ɹ_ˈiː_n h_ˈɒ_s_p_ɪ_t_əl s_ˈɜː_v_ɪ_s]\
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In 1798 an act was passed in accordance with which twenty cents per mouth might be detained from the wages of all seamen, to be paid over to the collector of the ports where ships might enter on their return voyages, toward a fund for the erection of hospitals for merchant seamen. This service has been placed under the charge of the Department of the Treasury.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.