202 REPORT—1863. 
102. A, Tuomas, Esq., Kyouk Phyoo, states that the dietary is similar to that 
in Lower Bengal, but is prepared differently. ice is the chief food, and is 
eaten in quantities of 14 to 2 Ibs. daily; their gnapé having an abominable 
smell, and made by pounding shrimps, prawns, crabs, or fish. Fish and 
vegetables are eaten generally. The curries will weigh 13 lb, to 2 Ibs. daily; 
and besides these, they eat sweets and fruits at all hours. The people are 
muscular, robust, and enduring. The jail dietary varies with labour and 
day of the week. (Diet No. 11.) 
103. C. E. Pysrer, Esq., Sandoway, states that the daily dietary of a 
labouring man consists of rice 2 lhbs., fish or flesh 3 ozs., gnapé 1 oz., vege- 
tables 10 ozs., salt 4 0z., chillies &c. } oz.: that of the Bengalese contains 
rice 24 ozs., dal 4 ozs., or fish 4 ozs., vegetables 2 ozs., mustard-oil 1 oz., 
spices 1 oz., and salt 1 oz. The jail dietary varies with labour, and in part 
with day of the week. Very little, if any, ill-effects can be attributed to it. 
(Diet No. 11.) 
104. Dr. G. Marr, Moulmein, in reference to the daily dietary of the free 
population, has evidently made an error in reducing the native weight to 
ounces, and instead of dividing by 2 should have multiplied by 2, as may be 
inferred from the jail dietary. With this correction, the daily dietary of 
natives of India contains rice 28 ozs., dal 4 ozs., fish or flesh 4 ozs., vegetables 
5 ozs., ghee 2 ozs., oil 2 ozs., salt 1 oz., condiments 13 oz.; whilst that of the 
Burmans contains rice 40 ozs., fish or fiesh 24 ozs., vegetables 24 ozs., oil 
4 ozs., with salt and condiments. Rice is the staple food. Dal is not given 
there. Fish is abundant, and is eaten alternately with flesh of all kinds. 
Vegetables and oil gengelli are in daily use. The Burmese are short and mus- 
cular, and inclined to obesity. They are well fed and contented. Those 
living in jungles and forests are not so well fed. A Burman will not kill an 
animal for food, but will eat any dead one. The jail dietary varies with 
labour, and to some extent with the day of the week. (Diet No. 25.) 
105. A. J. Cowin, Esq., Akyab, states that two meals daily are taken. 
The well-to-do classes eat daily as follows :—best rice 20 ozs., dal 4 ozs., 
vegetables 4 ozs., oil or ghee 2 ozs., fish 3 ozs., sweetmeats and sugar 3 ozs., 
salt and spices 3 oz. each. Wheat-flour 16 ozs., cow’s or goat’s milk 24 pints. 
A labourer eats daily, rice 24 ozs., dal 4 ozs., fish 4 ozs., vegetables 6 ozs., salt 
and spices 4 oz. of each, and meat occasionally 8 ozs., and milk 1 pint daily. 
Wheat-flour is used sometimes, instead of rice, to the extent of 10 ozs. in the 
latter class; and I am doubtful whether in the first.class both rice and wheat 
are eaten on the same day, although it so stands in the table. Mussulmen 
eat meat instead of fish; those of the first class on alternate days. Rice is. 
washed and boiled, and the water thrown away. Dal is boiled with spices, 
ghee or oil, and salt; fish is generally fried first, and then boiled with spices, 
ghee or oil, and salt. Vegetables are first fried in oil or ghee, and then 
boiled; they are sometimes made into curry with meat. Flour is made into 
chapattees. Meat is fried in ghee or oil, and then boiled with spices and 
salt. The Arracanees eat daily, rice 28 ozs., fish or flesh 4 ozs., salt, oil, and 
gnapé 4 oz. each, spices 1 oz., vegetables 4 ozs. They eat much fruit and un- 
cooked vegetables ; and more than the above, with any other digestible sub- 
stance which they can obtain. He states that 167 varieties of rice are 
cultivated. The jail dietary varies with labour and day of the week. The 
Sunday’s diet is that of the non-labouring class. There are also here two 
scales of hospital-jail dietary. The jail diet is sufficient and wholesome. 
Fever, intestinal worms, and dyspepsy prevail. Dr. Snow’s views as to the 
