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2. That Filipino number 2 rice (an undermilled article) be substituted for 

 choice Saigon rice ( highly milled. ) ^ 



3. That 1.6 ounces of beans be added to the ration in place of the 4 ounces 

 of rice not used. 



• 4. That the issue be authorized of canned tomatoes in lieu of an equal quantity 

 of potatoes, but not to exceed 20 per cent of the total issue. 



5. That onions be issued on the same terms as tomatoes instead of allowing 

 them to be substituted for the entire quantity of potatoes. i 



6. That no savings be permitted upon the ration of fresh beef and potatoes or 

 their substitutive articles. 



The components of the Philippine ration at the time of these recom- 

 mendations are shown in the following table: 



Table I. — Filipino ration, Army Regulations 1908, paragraph 1220. 



Component articles. 



Beef, fresh 



Flour- 



Baking powder, when in field and 



ovens are not available 



Rice 



Potatoes 



Coflee, roasted and ground 



Sugar 



Vinegar 



Salt 



Pepper, black 



Quantities. 



12 ounces 



8 ounces 



0.32 ounce.- 

 20 ounces— 

 8 ounces 



1 ounce 



2 ounces 



0.08 gill 



0.64 ounce— 

 0.02 ounce- 



Bacon 



Canned meat. 



|Fish, canned. 



[Fish, fresh — , 

 Hard bread -. 



Substitutive 

 articles. 



Onions . 



Quantities. 



8 ounces. 

 8 ounces. 

 12 ounces. 

 12 ounces. 

 8 ounces. 



8 ounces. 



It should be explained for the benefit of those not in the military 

 service that such a ration does not indicate exactly what a company eats. 

 "Savings" can be and usually are made on some components of the ration 



^ "Polished rice," "highly milled rice," "scoured rice" and "v7hite rice" have 

 been used by various v^riters as synonyms. They are contrasted vyith "under- 

 milled rice," "medium milled rice," "unpolished rice," and "red rice," all four 

 terms indicating that more or less pericarp has been left on the grain. Some 

 rices have red pericarp and others have white. If the red pericarp is all milled 

 off, the grain is then white. Therefore, the use of the term "white rice" to 

 indicate a highly milled article is objectionable because it leads to confusion 

 between milling processes and color of pericarp. 



As far as the presence of adherent pericarp is concerned undermilled rice 

 corresponds with the "cured rice" of India (not used in the Philippines) and the 

 "Filipino number 2" rice of the Scout ration prescribed by General Orders, 

 No. 24. 



