The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-13
Nature Of Food Supplied to
the Mikado'S Soldiers.
PREPARED RICE IS RARE
Fish, Meat, Corn and Cooked Rice Form
the Nourishment Of the Little
Brown Men-Water Carried
in Bamboo Tubes

The Japanese soldier eats three
meals day, and his Wanted abste-
miousness is a legend, says a writer in
the Cologne Gazette. In former times
he was satisfied with little rice. but
now his appetite has increased enor-
mously. He rarely gets prepared rice
The custom is to give him cooked rice
with decorticated grain, which, BY the
way. he likes less than pure rice. This
diet is prescribed to increase his phys
ical strength ana to guard him against
beriberi, AT present the japanese sol
der is served with fish and meat For
breakfast he has boiled corn and RICE
bean soup and preserved vegetables.
For dinner he has fish. meat, boiled
rice and corn and cooked vegetables
For supper the menu Of the dinner is
repeated Consequently the japanese
soldier sleeps comfortably
In addition to this be has the priyi-
iege Of buying bread at the eanteen. It
Is generally white bread, which he
calls pan. He hates black bread. or
kuropan, ns he calls It. He can also
procure AT the canteen sort Of sweet
biscuit, zatapan. about us large as the
palm Of the hand and as thick as tile
little finger, The canteen is ruin by the
corporals aud underotficers. who have
the same fare as the soldiers. Rice
wine and beer can also be had ut the
canteen. on New Years day. the an
niversary Of tie foundation of the EN-
pire, and on the birthday Of tile milSa-
do the troops get carefully prepared
rations, including cake Of soft rice, a
white cake and red cake and kata-
pans Ia addition, Of course, to the usu-
al fare. So 1t appears that fish, meat
rice and corn form the nourishment Of
the Japanese soldiers, nourlshment
far superior TO that Of the ordinary
japanese. In the barracks tile soldier
sleeps in d wooden bed with wooden
covering
In time Of war. on the day of moh-
ilization, the Japanese trooper re-
ceiyes red bed covering. In his sack.
which has many little pockets. he car
ries dry crushed rice and sailed pFunes.
He has a bamboo tube filed with wa
ter The company wagon carries. III
addition TO dried vegetables. dried fish.
preserved meat chojou extract OF
beans. wine and cigarettes Tile troop
has cooking stove, said to be made
Of pressed paper rendered inc0mbusti-
BILE through some chemical process. II
is carried in the haversaek They use
great deal Of paper in the Japanese
army. The winter Undertaking of the
troops is made Of waterproof paper
on the march the man earries only
his rifle, his cartridges, his crushed
rice. The coolies, Chinese and Korean
carry the rest far in the rear
The bivouacs are arranged Ill Il nans
ner to procure the greatest possible
comfort. The officers and men are sup
piled with furniture made Of braided
straw, camp beds and carpets. For the
generals regular little houses are set
up III short order a great number of
women follow the army. They cook
the meals for the soldiers and care for
the wounded Among them are many
Chinese.
The war mail now organized for the
first time, renders excellent service
The soldier is forbidden to mention the
regiment to which be belongs or the
place from which he starts. lie can
write from the field Of battle but with
out indicating the locality or giving the
date. The military administration at
tends % the transmitting Of replies