Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1901 — A Dietetic Expert. [ARTICLE]

A Dietetic Expert.

John Lawson Johnston, the rich man who recently rented the Duke of Argyll’s ancestral castle of Inverary, died suddenly on his yacht at Cannes, France, a few weeks since, aged 62 years. He had made a peculiar and profitable business for himself —that of dietetic expert in relation to military operations, and was employed as such by the French and other governments —not by the British or the American. Had he been engaged by our government at the opening of the war with Spain many lives and much scandal might have been saved." He had worked out the problems of military rations for the camp or field and for forced marches, and for hospital comforts. Incidentally he Invented bovril. For a while he owned the prince of Wales’ racing yacht Britannia, and had lately bought Mrs. Langtry's White Ladye, aboard which his death cams.— Springfield Republican.