One of their chief difficulties just now is the large body of Indians--bearers, sais, bakers, servants of all kinds--who came over with the troops, and will not eat the sacred cow.

Out of about 2,000, only 487 will consent to do that.

The remainder can only get very little rice and mealies.
Their favourite ghi, or clarified butter, has entirely gone, and their hunger is pitiful.

The question now is whether or not their religious scruples will allow them to eat horse.
Most of us have been eating horse to-day with excellent result.

But one of the most pitiful things I have seen in all the war was the astonishment and terror of the cavalry horses at being turned loose on the hills and not allowed to come back to their accustomed lines at night.