Testing, Storage, and Preparation of Unpo- 

 lished Rice (bras pitjah koelit) 



W. M. OTTO^ 



In connection with the importation of unpolished rice for 

 preventing and restricting beri-beri in the Dutch Indian 

 Army questions arose as to the testing, the storage and 

 the treatment of the above named form of rice, which have 

 led to the following investigations, made by order of the 

 Commanding-Officer of the Army Medical Corps. 



I. Collection of Material 



In order to have in every respect a thorough knowledge 

 of the material, this was in the greater part of the given 

 investigations personally collected. 



This took place on June 9 th 1913 in the husking mills 

 of the Soei Hin Kongsie at Lema-abang (near Krawang), 

 which was at that time the purveyor of rice to the 

 War Office. 



Amongst the different kinds of rice (padi and gaba) which 

 were there in stock, there were two which came under 

 consideration for army supply, in connection with the price 

 and other qualities, and also for treatment for the purpose 

 of the intended investigations. These kinds were padi Idjoean, 

 reaped in the month of March 1913, and padi Boeloe, which 

 had been gathered a year previously. These two kinds 

 represented together the quantity of white polished rice 

 (Bras poetih for the War Office) lying ready in the mills 

 for delivery to the army. 



