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- # CHAPTER XIV. A DRAUGHT IN A MAN-OF-WAR.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville. It is extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter discusses the impact of a rumored grog shortage on the ship's crew and their subsequent resourcefulness in finding alternative sources of alcohol.
## Context
This chapter is preceded by [CHAPTER XIII. A MAN-OF-WAR HERMIT IN A MOB.](arke:01KG8AJQ3MPJVSAV42ADS37J4G) and followed by [CHAPTER XV. A SALT-JUNK CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH A NOTICE TO QUIT.](arke:01KG8AJQ3JZG0J0ZTJQ5TQ2KVE) in the novel.
## Contents
The chapter describes the consternation among the sailors when a rumor spreads that the ship's supply of grog is nearly exhausted. The sailors express their dismay, with various colorful complaints. In response to the shortage, some sailors secretly obtain _Eau-de-Cologne_ from the purser’s steward and create alcoholic concoctions with brown sugar, hot water, and a drop of tar for flavor. The next day, the ship smells of lavender, and the officers investigate, eventually discovering the source of the unusual fragrance and putting an end to the Cologne-based revelry. The chapter is divided into four chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AMESE0AY10NPM1B7CV7ED), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AMESBBG8ZM6B2RBSMSNCH), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AMESEFY44G6S4000QEA6Y), and [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AMESJ8534SRJMXPBX76T6).
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