A party meanwhile had gone to collect firewood and, in half an hour, the men were cooking their rice.
"Well, how did you like the march ?" one of them said to Lisle.
"I found it very hard work," Lisle said, "but the havildar let me ride on the top of one of the waggons for a couple of hours and, after that, I was able to march in with the rest." "It was a rough march for a recruit," the other said, "but you will soon get used to that.

Grease your feet well before you put on your bandages.

You will find that that will ease them very much, and that you will not get sore feet, as you would if you marched without preparation." Lisle took the advice, and devoted a portion of his rations for the purpose, the last thing at night; and found that it abated the heat in his feet, and he was able to get about in comfort.
Each soldier carried a little cooking pot.

Although the regiment was composed principally of Punjabis, many of the men were of different nationalities and, although the Punjabis are much less particular about caste than the people of Southern India, every man prepared his meal separately.

The rations consisted of rice, ghee, a little curry powder, and a portion of mutton.