New-York tribune., 1903-05-17

and out Of this fund is purchased certain ex-
tras such as fresh vegetables, pickles, ETC.
when these articles are not issued by the regi-
mental co-nmissary. The fund is accumulated
by the men committing or not drawing al
ways the fun ration allowed by the regula-
tons In such cases they allowed cash for
the ration or parts Of ration not drawn, ana
with this money they buy extras However
p corparison of the ration Of our army with
that Of Great Britain shows substantial dlI-
ference in the dietary Of the two armies. III
point Of fact there is now a trooper at foI'
Myer who served five years in that arm o1 me
British service in South Africa known as tie
Cane Mounted Rifles and he IS authority Ioi
the statement that he ate while serving uhuei
tba British flag just about what he eats as d
soldier in the United States army Ihls man
! tyson bv name. is q native Of the United
States and went from hi home IN b1I'iiiioie
20 London before the outbreak Of the war IN
cor+4 Africa He enlisted in the Cape Mounted
T2ifas and was sent Immediately to South Al
-ica For while his command was attacheo
"a T,,,n5onalds Horse. and from first to last
he saw some very hard service Tyson Sas
there IS a most marked difference between 'ie
1rrna-jaI troops Of his Britannia majesty army
en5 those raised in the colonies, hho"h d
Colsnials The Imperials are the troops en-
listed in England ireland. Scotland ana " aieS-
.s7bssz are the real Tommy Atkinses' Saio
Tyson. and there is no comparison oe'"eeii
g., and the Colonials in point OF endurance
and general lighting efficiency IN the III
.,-sra Tommy Atkins in all arms OF the service
7 -l7ir,a and cannot get along without
a.. ...-,eta-- attention Of his officer he Is
r-.za aroygh but if anything goes wrong Will
him in action he loses his head compieley anu
ry-.as al +o 1ieces I have fought marched anu
f.f,oYsclad by the side Of Imperials great
deal md know what am talking about men
- --,-,,,7v Atkins is dull! heavy and sluggish.
md breaks down quicker than any other men
7 sa.y while was in the British service.
TYSON who wears q medal awarded by Far-
lament to all the men attached 10 INC
6ora,5 Horse. says that the longest march ne
remembers his command to have mace III 00e-- "a
Africa was thirty miles in one whole day l
,.,77 +sl-e Hf+v men from this post and peat
an, ef+v cayalrvrnen in the British army a'
anything - rroudly proclaimed Tyson. our ra-
+5rr whom in barracks in South Afrlca' saio
Ne was lust about what I get here at foit
Nver I drank just as much conee Ihei d.
Co here and never heard any obJecuohs " ~
O.. thinking bv the soldiers. When in the held
yva afa hardtack and bacon-just as we 90 III
this country. I never saw any OF Ihe ~ Si
sfr.-rz or the gymnastic exercises spoken OF pS
General Baden Powell was told that IN Eng
land large gynnasiums were maintained by the
,,---.-,,,,a,t for the benefit Of the army ano
.fst men who displayed a special taste Tor atm
letf., we're sent to the gymnasiums al inter
vas m their own request. But there were no
Eyunasiurns at any Of the garrisons IN South
Africa whore I served Our daily routine IN
garrison there was just about what IL Is mere
il fact ! don't believe that as much attehtloh
Is rald TO athletics in the South African garrl-
sons as is paid at th~ army posts in TINS couh-
Try was worked harder there than mere
had practically the same privileges ana the
game regimen. The chief difference notice De
tween the armies Of England and the United
states is that OURS is great deal better Differed
than theirs Here the officers carefully