The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11
WiNTED, ~ ENERGE.fY RATION.
Three CONDENSED Foods BEING Tried an
troops in Oklahoma.

FuRI RENO, oklahoma, Nov a board ~
officers, composed Of Capt = W Fountain ~
he Eighth Cavalry. and capt + W Foster Of
the Fifth Cavalry lett here q few days ago with
n detachment Of troops for the rugged Kiowa
and ,"manci. indian reservation in south
western Oklahoma ~ test thre" different .mer-
gercy ration, under conditions approaching
a. nearly u. possible those Of actual warfare
The tinted States Army needs such a ration
for he u" II troops sent suddenly into "A hostile
country. beyond a base Of supplies. where il
would be impossible Ia forage on the enemy
Tho ration should occupy a minimum space.
sustain the soldier, strength, preserve his
health aud be- palaiahl" The War Depart
ment has long sough, such n ration. bur has
failed "a find one IN the Philippines the iegll-
lar field ration Va~ i-sued 10 troop sent on
emergency expeditions, with the result that nj
'he beginning Of the war - per cert ~ the
detailed mon were uut Of ~.rvic" in two DAYS
Many Preparations Of food We're submitted
tothe board. bat only thrca ratiOns were deemed
worthy Of pract cal trs' on" was a ration pre-
pared by the board, Tho second came from New
Jersey and the third from Chicago 4 single
ration o.. Intended 10 keep y man in good conGi-
ton for tw'ntN-tuu" hours zach Of the three
ra'ion> Considered : contained in an atr-tight
TN hoN The board, ration i composed Of
TWO Nlff- ~ ~ ftlfIti 'Uf'bltlf anu llIte
cakes Of a meat and cereal compound The
New Jersey ration has n cake Of tea leaves and
a meat and cereal Huinp9und The Chicago
ration has ,ea for 4 ,i!mu'ant and meat en-
tracts Ia its food tO,itDlnatlon Each ration
nas u small quantity "i salt and red pepper
The board l. naturally inclined to regard It's
own ration with greatest interest. The choco-
late weighs , ounce and the meat and cereal IN
combination re- eCtlNely 4 and : ounces, a total
We glt Of 10 ounces. besides :. ounce Uf salt
and one gram e red ei,ter The ration Is
rounded edge, like a fask, o., inches long and
T., by = inches The can !, opened with a key.
The ration istq be Part 81 the ieimaneIt equir-
ment Of the soldier ia the field IL can be eaten
Inf"ur ways dry, a >asoupo or rorridse, orthe
potrldse may be fred
The board ration was prepared under orr
Thoroughly cooked wheat was ground INTO
coar>e tiopr rhis NaN mi Sed thoroughly with
lmpalrHble powder. giving ~ the ideal food Of
The american soldier, bread aud meat, This
large enough for a single meal This compound
Is a tissue builder, II contains a minimum Of
fat, for the reason that tat combined with a
cereal or vegetable results ia rancidity unless
prevented by chemical processes, and chemicals
prod nee indigestion and other stomach troubles
Originally our rat ion contained more than IS Der |
cent Of fat. but We reduced II to about Percent. |
We del end upon the fat already stored in the
sold Ell sbody to-nppiv lis needs. The German
which are chcai rr than nrat and contain much
nltrition,bu w%efognd thatthey caused disorder.
tI the stomach Nii'Ns ltlbfbl klIN cooked, and 1
only the ealing will tell how well they have been
cooked |
There was considerable discussion in choo--
ing our stlmulant Eight on, Of ten Americans |
prefer coffee To tea or chocolate Few Ameri- |
cans Like tea; There wa an insurmountable !
namely, that IL loses t.strength when parched.
The board received a sugar coated coffee pill
which was, highly recommended. The sugar
was good, but the coffee was no longer coffee
4 cake Of parched and ground coffee. tightly !,
compIe>sed. came from Germany. and was rea-
sonably good, but II took NJ too much space 70
be used with he ration. In choosing sweetened
chocolate tho bonrd got 2 serviceable stimulant
Chocolate can be eaten like candy. and fire and
water are not needed 10 prepare IT for me. In
ttssue;bulldlng, chocolate contains cocoa but
ter. O food
ration has sufficient quantity and quality. and
VIII not nauseaie when used alone. The board
WI. M, v eH Men Win q dsiaGhmcnt Of
, ,1s az f hcr, RsE%; 6 ,nd man will have
sill, making detours on the way. During the
nr>i two day. The men will live on field raiions
Then they will be kert fVe days on the erner-
nothing else, making he le,, a thorough a.
slst on the ration, Cartan and Assistant Sur
eeonJ d. Poindeyter, Eighth Cavalry, will "trip
he day, This record will he u,ed as a basis
by tie board IN determining, how the rstions
reach For, sli. Troop A viii return y" Fort
possession Of The men, The board viii take
twenty-fye men from Troop {, Eighth Cavalry.
=. t Sar S ,iar. AND Gr2c Snas to For, .R Reno; ,1;,Ins
FORT Reno We viii take a second detachment
the Chicago ration, returning TO Fort Reno,
The experiment will consume about . month = /