Ration

A portion or fixed allowance of provisions, drink, and forage, a igned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his daily subsistence, and for the subsistence of horses, etc. The soldier’s ration in Europe is as follows: AUSTRIA. Peace Ration. | Bread | 31. | ounces. | | Meat without bone | 6.6 | „ | | Suet |.62 | ounce. | | Vegetables | 2.48 | ounces. | | Salt |.6 | ounce. | | 22.37 ounces anhydrous food. | War Ration. | Fresh pork | 6.5 | ounces. | | Or salt pork | 6. | „ | | Or fresh beef | 6. | „ | | Or bacon | 6. | „ | | Butter |.14 | ounce. | | Biscuit | 3.5 | ounces. | | Flour | 25.2 | „ | | Fresh vegetables | 2.1 | „ | | Beans | 1.5 | ounce. | | Beer and wine | variable. | | 38.6 ounces anhydrous food. | ENGLAND. In the home service the soldier receives from the government: | Bread | 1 | pound. | | Meat | 3⁄4 | „ | The soldier buys | Potatoes | 16. | ounces. | | Other vegetables | 8. | „ | | Milk | 3.25 | „ | | Sugar | 1.33 | ounce. | | Salt |.25 | „ | | Coffee |.33 | „ | | The whole being equivalent to 23.4 ounces of anhydrous food. | In time of war the ration is varied according to location, climate, and kind of service. FRANCE. During peace the soldier buys from the government his ration, paying 43 out of the 48 centimes which he receives per day, except in Paris, where he pays 51 out of 58 centimes. Meat is furnished 35 per cent. below market rates. | Munition bread | 26.5 | ounces. | | White bread | 8.8 | „ | | Meat | 10.6 | „ | | Vegetables, green | 3.5 | „ | | Beans | 1.1 | ounce. | | Salt and pepper |.43 | „ | | If meat is salt beef | 8.8 | ounces. | | If meat is salt pork | 7. | „ | | Biscuit in lieu of bread | 19.4 | „ | | Being equal to 24 ounces of anhydrous food. | War Ration. | Meat without bone | 8.4 | ounces. | | Bread | 35.3 | „ | | Or biscuit | 26.5 | „ | | Beans | 2.12 | „ | | Salt |.5 | ounce. | | Sugar |.7 | „ | | Coffee |.6 | „ | | Or in lieu of coffee, wine | 9. | ounces. | | Or brandy | 2.2 | „ | | Being 24.56 ounces of anhydrous food. | PRUSSIA. About one-half the daily pay is retained by the government for the soldier’s food. Peace Ration. | Garrison. | Marching or Fatigue. | | Bread | 26.5 | ounces | 26.5 | ounces. | | Meat | 6. | „ | 8.2 | „ | | Rice | 3.2 | „ | 4.22 | „ | | Or groats | 4.21 | „ | 5.28 | „ | | Or peas or beans | 8.22 | „ | 10.6 | „ | | Or potatoes | 53.8 | „ | 70.5 | „ | | Salt |.87 | ounce |.87 | ounce. | | Coffee |.468 | „ |.468 | „ | | 26.57 oz. of anhydrous food. | 28.26 oz. of anhydrous food. | War Ration. | Bread | 26.5 | ounces. | | Or biscuit | 17. | „ | | One of these. | - | | Fresh beef | 13. | „ | | Salt beef | 9. | „ | | Bacon | 5.75 | „ | | Rice | 4.4 | „ | | One of these. | - | | Groats | 4.4 | „ | | Beans | 8.8 | „ | | Flour | 8.8 | „ | | Potatoes | 50. | „ | | Salt | 8.7 | „ | | Coffee, pure |.7 | ounce. | | Coffee, roasted | 1. | „ | | 40.2 ounces anhydrous food. | RUSSIA. | 169 Fast Days. | | 196 Meat Days with schtschi and gruel. | 117 days schtschi and gruel. | 52 days peas and gruel. | | Meat | 7. | oz. | | | Bread | 42. | oz. | 42. | oz. | 42. | oz. | | Sour-krout | 14.5 | fl. oz. | 14.5 | fl. oz. | | | Chervil | | 1.1 | oz. | | | Peas | | 2.33 | oz. | | Buckwheat | 1.87 | fl. oz. | 1.87 | fl. oz. | 1.87 | fl. oz. | | Oats |.5 | fl. oz. |.7 | fl. oz. |.28 | fl. oz. | | Flour |.7 | fl. oz. |.7 | fl. oz. | | | Onions |.2 | fl. oz. |.3 | fl. oz. |.5 | fl. oz. | | Vegetable oil | |.25 | fl. oz. | | | Butter |.6 | oz. | | | Lard | |.5 | oz. |.5 | oz. | | Salt | 1.86 | oz. | 1.86 | oz. | 1.86 | oz. | | Pepper |.07 | oz. |.07 | oz. |.07 | oz. | | Bay leaves |.07 | oz. |.07 | oz. |.07 | oz. | | Water | 70. | fl. oz. | 70. | fl. oz. | 70. | fl. oz. | | (Buckwheat cooked into gruel.) | Sepoy Ration. | Flour | 16. | ounces. | | Rice | 16. | „ | | Butter or vegetable oil | 2. | „ | | Peas | 4.25 | „ | | Salt | 1.33 | ounce. | | 34.9 ounces of anhydrous food. |