El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

-ASIINGIONs D. u Ocl- 4O.-4ne
M ! suffering from hunger said to
w have been experienced by
great numbers Of German soldiers dur
inc the n-esent war is alleged in the
news dispatches TO have been due
7srge1v TO the fact they they were not
provided with emergency raiIOns This,
If true. is certainly surprising, mas
-,,,-h rs the kaIsers troops are ordi-
rarfI,- supplied with the best OF all
concentrated army FOODS In the shape
Of "erhswu-st. or pea Sausage -a
species Of prOFender so sustaining ana
furnishing 50 much nourisnment in
small bulk that the PTusSi1ns A years
ago declared that without II theY could
not have endured as they dld the Iall-
cues OF their rapid campaign against
Of sucb value Is this pea sausage as
a war food that an effort was made TO
utilize IL in the British army But
Tommy Atkins would nave none OF II
-fIlusfrating The fact that a ration
found suitable for the fighting men OF
one nation is not necessarily acceptable
to those OF another 4 war 1000 must
he not only wholesome and nutritious,
but also palatable, and national tastes
in matters gustatOry differ Some
years ago an attempt was made 70 IN
rroduce in the German army biscuit
composed Of meat and flour' but the
soldiers refused 10 eat It.
Emergency RatiOns Necessary
An emergency. OF iron" ration Is
not meant TO be eaten under any orui-
NAVY circumstances. but only when the
soldier finds himself separated from
hts command and cut off from the sup
ply train Then only is he PERMITTED TO
utilize this small store OF condensed
nrovender. which he carries in his
Snapsack. in order to avoid starvation
For this purpose the German fighting
man Is provided with g one pound can
of preserved meat. a small quantity OF
hard bread. and pea sausage me
same kind OF sausage, however, Is an
important part Of the regular ration
1t is eight inches long, Is wrapped IN
white cloth bagfashion cited at one
end with a string), looks somewhat
like a fat firecracker, weighs eight
ounces. and. its contents, empued into
a pot OF boiling water, VIII make
twelve plates OF excellent porridge.
This kind Of sausage owes its in
vention to a cook, whose rights TO
manufacture il were purchased by the
German Eovernement for S@5,0Du II
IS composed OF pea meal, fat and bacon,
with a few other ingredients added
point however, is the method OF It's
preparation, by which il Is rendered :
proof against decay or deterioration !
Hard as a brickbat It Will keep per
fectly good for years.
what the BeIEiana Keep Handy.
The Belgian emergency ration is
ten ounce can OF cOrned beef, put up IN Z
q liquor favored with vegetables For I
the same purpose the British use I
compressed pea sup. At the opening !
OF the Afghan war. in 1878. an enter !
prising Englishman supplied the army I
with this product in the form Of 4
yellow solid put up in four ounce cans, (
bearing directions that the contents +
mixed with a quart or so OF water and q
then boiled to the proper thickness 4
When Gen. "Bobs' made his famous I.
10 H.-- Sc
we're fed almost wholly on this :
soup. which occupied such small space 3
that a single mule could carry q days i
food for q whole battalion Subss- !
quently, in the Zulu and other cam 7
paigns Il was largely utilized. {
The popularity OF peas as war diet .
Is attributable TO the fact that they
are the most nutritious Of known foods
surpr assing In this respect even lean
meat Another advantage they have
over meat is that they afford what B
IS called a balanced ration" contain I
Ing as they do both fuel stuff to keep
the fighting machine going and pro I
tein" to make muscle and blood. The
army soup above described is made by
steam roasting the peas. grinding them
fine adding some beef extract for
stock with suitable seasoning), and
reducing the mixture TO the smallest
possible bulk by evaporation and pres
sure
Tommy Atkins Dog Biscuits
The British army also uses a kind Of
hard-bread which looks Somewhat like
a dog biscuit. four inches square and
weighing three ounces It is OF whole
wheat compressed-a sort Of con-
densed loaf For the Russian troops
in the field is provided a war bread"
the ingredients OF which, as well as
the process for making it. are a gov
eminent secret When a piece OF il
Is put into hot water or soup, il
swells up like q spOnage, and is said
to taste much like fresh bread
vegetables are necessary 10 health. !
Accordingly, whenever practicable they ,
are supplied as part OF the regular ra- !
ton OF an army. The French have 3
a concentrated mixture Of vegetables !
ana meat, which comes in six ounce !
TN boxeR, holding twenty-One tablets