Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-02-06
THE FARM AND HOME.
CONCERNING THE PROPERTIES
OF VARIOUS FOODS.
Condensed Summary of Valuable
BulletIn-How sto Make a MIX
House--Farm Notes and
Hints for usewiyeS.
Chemi,try Of Foods.

In recently issued bulletin OF the
Storrs school experiment station Con-
necttcut, on the chemistry and econo-
my OF foods. the following condensed
summary is laid down. They are di-
vlded into four classes-protein, fats.
carbohydrates, and mineral matters
Among the protein compounds are
lean meat white Of egg. curd OF milk.
and gluten Of wheat. The fats are
mostly butter and lard. The carbohy-
drates are sugar and starch, The nu-
trients OF animal foods are mainly
protein and fats, and those OF vegeta-
BILE foods are largely carbohydrates
Fat meat and some fish contain con-
siderable quantities of fat and lean
meat and other fish contain very little.
Protein is found in considerable guam
titles in beans peas and oat meal
In nutrition OF the body. protein
forms muscle tendon. and tissues gen
orally. The fats do not form muscle,
but they form fatty tissues. The
carbohydrates may be transformed in
to fat. Ali three serve as fuel and
yield energy in the form OF heat and
muscular strength.
Many interesting facts are furnished
in this bulletin. Not far from fifty
dletaries of several hundred people in
private families and boarding. houses
mostly in New England, have been
collated. and the chemical analysis OF
quite number OF animal foods-meat,
fish. oysters and the like. have been
made in the chemical laboratory % the
station. since 1880 and the chemical
composition OF foods complied from
American analyses The results OF
several hundred examinations Of foods
are given in tabular form and their
comparative cost and value in detail.
OF which our limited space will not
permit notice but the following
facts in connection with these oxamin-
ations will be interesting To our read
ers; A pound Of lean beef ana quart
OF whole milk contain about the same
amounts OF actually nutrittye
material; but tho pound OF beef
costs more than the quart 81 milk. white
its nutrients differ not only Ia number
and Mnd, but are for ordinary use.
more valuable than those OF the milk.
In general animal substances contain
the most nutrients although potatoes
and turnips and allied green yego-
tables are exceptions Meats have
more water ia proportion A. they con
tain less fats very lean beet being
nearly thrce-fOurthy water. while the
other and fatter cuts aFn less than one.
half water. The hesh 81 fish /. Id gen-
eral more watery than that o. ordinary
meats. Flour and meal have very lit
tie water and sugar almost none The
vegetable foods are rich iii carbOhy-
! drates. and the meats Inbound III pro
tein and fats o( which the vegetable
foods have usually very little BEANS
and oatmeal. however are rich in pro-
tein while fat pork has very little.
We notice few facts given under
| the head Of Cost OF Food Although
this cost is 80 great and all are So H.
timately dependent on il. yet even the
most intelligent people know less ot
the actual uses and values Of their
food for fulfilling its purposes thnn
| Of almost any other III the nercs
sarics Of life. Working mon In Masaa-
chu5etts. with incomes from $3.50 IL
500 year pay 8 per cent. Of their
incomes for food. leaving ont the cost
Of preparing it for the table. On in
comes Of from 500 to 81 200. 50 per
cent is spent for the food Again.
eggs at 10 cents a dozen furnish more
nutrients and energy for % cents than
round Of beef nt - cents or sirIoin
ut 20 cents pound
The subject OF this bulletin "A Oh.
yiously one requiring a vast amount Of
careful investigation. IN which great
progress has been made within the
last twenty years hut q mistake has
been made by some chemists and at
some stations, il surprising that ex-
perimcnts in the laboratory may de-
termine the digestibiIity and value Of
foods better than by actual expert.
ments 10 feeding animals Something
depends on tho volition Of the animals,
and more on their peculiar characters.
and m animal which docs not like a
certain food may not be 80 we'll benc-
flied by il as another which il digests
with satisfaction " Country Gentle
man.