ants of each chamber depends
upon their grade. Officers up to the rank of captain are quartered four
in each dormitory; captains three, and colonels two. (Some superior
officers have each a separate chamber.) The orderlies are housed
elsewhere. All the buildings are lighted by electricity, generated by a
local plant.

_Bedding._--The iron beds have wire springs, mattresses stuffed with
vegetable fibre, pillows, and sufficiency of blankets, to which many
officers like to add curtains and coverlets. The rest of the furniture
is adequate, and easy-chairs are general.

_Food._--The officers' mess is run by a contractor. One of the officers,
appointed by his comrades, is entrusted with arranging the menus and
seeing them properly carried out. No limit is fixed to the choice and
quantity of food. The cost must not exceed 10 piastres (about 2s.)
daily, including tea, coffee, sugar, preserves, etc. The officers can
get any extras which they desire either from the canteen or from the
town, except alcoholic drinks, which are forbidden. The meat is
previously inspected by the veterinary of the sanitary department. The
bread is particularly good. Officers are given European bread, orderlies
native bread. We tasted the day's menu ourselves. No complaints with
regard to food reached us. The Turkish officers take their meals in two
dining-rooms, each of which seats 150. The tables are covered with
cloths; the china and plate are suitable.

The orderlies' fare is wholesome and sufficient.

_Dress._--The Turkish officers are warmly and suitably clad. They can
procure for themselves all kinds of toilet articles and other equipment.
Most of them wear civilian costume with a fez. An Alexandria tradesman
comes to the camp to take their orders.

When inspecting the orderlies we heard some of them complain of a lack
of linen, especially of drawers. Surprised by this, we made an immediate
inquiry, which produced the following results: the orderlies all
received their regulation supply of linen, and signed a receipt in the
register. A certain number of them subsequently sold the articles to
their officers; these are the men who now complain of a deficiency of
linen.

_Hygiene._--Abundant and wholesome drinking water is laid on from the
town system. The toilet supply comes to cement basins provided with many
taps. The water from the lavatories and kitchens empties itself into a
lake at some distance from the camp.

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