article_snippet: Captain Cook charted the coastline of New Zealand 245 years ago.
article_snippet: As well as unpredictable seas, Captain Cook feared scurvy, caused by a lack of Vitamin C, which leads to suppurating wounds, loss of teeth and ultimately death.
article_snippet: Captain Cook pulped plants to make vitamin beer and fed Captain Cook men sauerkraut; I sip a glass of champagne and nibble a canapé.