Identifier: russojapanesewar00grea (find matches)
Title: The Russo-Japanese war : medical and sanitary reports from officers attached to the Japanese and Russian forces in the field, General staff, War office, April 1908
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Great Britain. War Office MacPherson, William Grant, Sir, 1858-1927
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Military hygiene
Publisher: London : Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Eyre and Spottiswoode
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ENDIX 2. Scale of Rations issued to the Japanese Soldier. (N.B.—There is no difference between summer and winter rations.) • A. Daily Issue.Article. Quantity. Rice (uncooked) - - - 1 quart (about 2 lbs. by weight). Tinned meat, or fish (salmon) - ^ lb. Dried vegetables - - \ lb. Pickles - - - - 2 ozs. Sauce (soyo) - - - 1 oz. Miso* - - - - - 1 oz. Salt - - - - ^ oz. Sugar - - - i oz. Tea - - - - f oz. B. Periodic Issue (once or twice weekly). Sake (Japanese spirit) - ^ litre (* 35 pint). Fresh meat - - - 1 lb. with bone. Cigarettes - - - - 20 (i.e., two packets of 10 cigarettes each). C. Irregular Issues (at indefinite times). Japanese cake - - - i lb. Fresh fruit - - - - Two or three oranges, peaches, apples, &c. at a time. Remarks.—The rice ration is usually two-thirds rice andone-third barley. This mixture is supposed to be a preventiveagainst beri-beri. The pickles are either pickled plums ormixed vegetables. * Miso is a bean meal made into sauce. No. 1. (After page 443.
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Troops making surface drain in village street, Tang-hsiang-kung-tai. The unit medical officer and a company officer are superintending the work. No. 2.

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