"India now on private business. All men up to 40 years must enter the Indian Home Defense Force. Drills times weekly & all men from 40 to 50 who are physically fit must enter the local defense force unless physically unfit as judged by the medical board. 16 Every evening from 6 to 7 o'clock a walk around the Maidan usually thru the fort, then on the Strand & then to the band concert at Eden gardens. A moderate walk covers one with perspiration. Fine clothes are notched there. The least exertion in this climate causes profuse sweating. 17 At my table I have gotten acquainted with a red haired Briton.