So many could receive the pay of non-commissioned officers of the various grades, and the remainder the pay of privates.

This would not secure a band leader, nor good players on certain instruments.

In garrison there are various ways of keeping up a regimental fund sufficient to give extra pay to musicians, establish libraries and ten-pin alleys, subscribe to magazines and furnish many extra comforts to the men.

The best device for supplying the fund is to issue bread to the soldiers instead of flour.

The ration used to be eighteen ounces per day of either flour or bread; and one hundred pounds of flour will make one hundred and forty pounds of bread.