He designates a trooper in turn to clean and tidy up the room. (When several _escouades_ sleep in the same room the senior Corporal is in charge.) It is his duty to keep proper order. He stops all games likely to lead to quarrels, he sends men who are drunk to bed; should they disturb the peace he calls the Sergeant of the Week by whom they are sent to the _Salle de Police_. He forbids smoking in bed, and sees that troopers take their meals properly. In winter he takes care that the stoves are heated in moderation, and in the evening sees that the water jug is full. When the trumpeter has sounded "lights out," he sees that all lights are extinguished. When an officer enters the room the Corporal commands "_Fixe!_" (attention). The troopers rise, uncover themselves, and stand at attention until the officer has given the word "_Repos!_" (stand at ease). Should the officer be a Field or General officer the Corporal commands "_A vos rangs--Fixe!_" at which command every trooper stands at the foot of his bed at "attention." THE "CORPORAL OF THE WEEK" helps generally the "Sergeant of the Week," who, in practice, relies upon him for the performance of many of the duties he is supposed to carry out himself. CAPORAL D'ORDINAIRE. This Corporal takes delivery of, or purchases, the supplies required for the meals of the troopers of his squadron; he has also the supervision of the kitchen, and collects the washing. IV PUNISHMENTS. "The following are regarded as offences against discipline, and punished as such according to their gravity: "On the part of the superior, every act of weakness, abuse of authority, insulting language, or the unjust infliction of any punishment. "On the part of the inferior, murmuring, unseemly answers, lack of obedience (whatever may be the circumstances or the provocation); evading a punishment; drunkenness (even without disturbance); general misconduct, debt, quarrels ... in fact, every dereliction of military duty, whether it is the result of negligence, laziness, or stubbornness." The fact of publishing, even under a _nom de plume_, a book, pamphlet, article, or letter, whatever may be its subject, without previous leave from the Minister of War, is considered an offence against discipline. "_Any man belonging to the army or navy can be punished by another man holding a rank superior to his own, whatever may be the place or the circumstances._" To be rightly understood this requires some explanation. For instance, a Captain in the navy (who ranks as a Colonel), on leave in Paris, meets at a _café_ a Major of a cavalry regiment; if the latter does not salute him, or misbehaves himself in any way, the naval officer can punish him on the spot. It constantly happens, for instance, that a trooper of a cavalry regiment passing a Corporal of the line fails to salute him. The Corporal has the right to punish the trooper forthwith.