| i: REPORT—1863. 
Morning. | Midday. Evening. 
OZ. OZ. OZ. 
LATER Me eee ei eae ea aes 8 14 12 
Wish or urry ..........- 4. . Ph 
SSE Partha sneer «eaitte i 3 
al ys wy b-0 ie ho eee, Sota 2 
RUSHTON Gal) ete va, ss aot ee oe Ae 
IBMT. se seaemiiere ocieetete eters fs 4 
WOE WLS tie ike unio ee tals at 2 
Ot begets Sener set ore. c eas 3 
TCG ea accrsi eis ists oeiatens 6.5) ¢ 4 
MASS ANS tc the fececiste ste = 1 
IUGKECENIIK: «ss saale eis <3 4 
Wiki eo ee Sere 
PRICE rsvelireiepeis 8.8 618 wheres 
121 275 92 
= 3lbs.13j 02. 
whom the Chasa, Salee, Khoibut, Sorak, Sooree, and Agoree castes are in 
tolerably good circumstances. They eat thrice a day. The morning meal 
consists of somewhat less than 2 ozs. of rice, which they eat parched. The 
midday meal consists of rice 1 lb., vegetables 2 ozs., dal 1 oz., salt  tolah, 
and oil 1 tolah. The evening meal is composed of rice 8 ozs., vegetables 
1 oz., dal 1 oz., salt 4 tolah, and oil 1 tolah. A quarter of a pice worth of 
massalah is eaten with the midday and evening meal. The second class, 
consisting of the Khoira, Lohar, Bagdee, Majee, Baoree, Santhal, Koorme, - 
Bhoomig, Bhooea, Mall, and Khariah castes, are in inferior circumstances, 
‘and live chiefly upon animal food. They rarely eat much rice, and only 
during six or seven months of the year. During the remainder of the year 
they live upon jungle-leaves, fruits, and seeds, with almost all kinds of 
jungle animals and fowls. The jail dietary varies with labour, the Sunday’s 
food containing 2 ozs. of rice and 2 ozs. vegetables less than that of the other 
days, and the non-labouring classes have the Sunday’s food daily. The food 
of the labouring prisoners on six days of the week contains 33 ozs. more food 
than that of the free population, and upon it the prisoners keep up their 
health and weight. (Diet No. 9, nearly the same as No. 4.) 
12. Bazoo K, C. Cuarrerszz, Baraset, states that the ordinary food of the 
labouring population consists of rice (both varieties, aoos and amun), fish, 
vegetables, dal, oil, salt, condiments, and occasionally acidulous fruits, milk, 
curd, whey, and flesh. The vegetables are of the indigenous and cheap 
‘ kinds; the fish fresh, dry, and salted. Dals are eaten once or twice a week. 
The Hindoos eat only the he-goat among animal foods, and then only on 
festive occasions; whilst the Mahomedans eat goat, sheep, fowl, d&c., and 
eggs; but, though not prohibited by their religion, they seldom eat beef. ° 
The Kaorahs and Domes eat pigs, and the Moochees the flesh of buffaloes and 
dead cows. Mustard-oil, turmeric, sea-salt, chillies, black pepper, and mus- 
tard-paste are eaten by all classes, but onions and garlic by the Mahomedans 
and lower orders of Hindoos only. The farmers occasionally eat milk, curd 
and whey, and molasses is largely eaten by both Hindoos and Mahomedans. 
The jail dietary differs from the free dietary only in the absence of milk; 
