Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-06
ECONOMY N rnr KITCHEN.


" Nf'ff'f i'NfN FfHHl
There may be room for exaRgeratlof
In the statement OF Mt. Edward At
kinsou ss 10 the cost Of healthful food
for man and how II may be prepared
iutfitiOusiy. But when he claims that
man eau live on 10 cents day, hav.
ipggo,d food, plenty Of II aud cooked
in a more appetizlng way than IL the
rule In ninety mine out Of one hundred
households, and IL willing 10 risk his
reputation on the truth Of his state
ments, It becomes worth while TO loof
into his theories. Mr. Atkinson esti.
mates that the food, fuel and liquor
hill VI the county IL about q, 900, 0OJ,-
900 annually aud that OF leaht one
quarter oil this IA wasted In bad buying
and poor cooking. II the 81 800 000,.
900 l0st every year were the only
result II might be borne with
tquanimity, but more than ihie
l. the ill.health, the loss Of
physical power through insufficient
nutrition and the demand Of the bar.
bafously treated stomach for slimu-
lsnts. From these causes come pow
efiy, intemperauco aud crime. The
liquor saloon IL looked upon M one OF
the gfeatett Of crime schools. hut "
badly cooked food could be- traced and
calculated II would be discovered that
the kltchon is greater breeder OF
criminals than the gtog shop. The
ideas OF any man who ptOpcscH 10 lesetn
the effects OF this great source OF crime
and suffering deserve attention.
The standard Of daily food for an
American nottingham Il $50 grams Of
stafchy material, lOl gramn Of fat and
100 grams Of niif0gcn0us material.
Thee are the quantities adopted In the
German army moan long experiments
as necessary 10 colder doing active
duty. Mr.. Atkinson makes up the
following dietary, containing the above
elements In the right proportion.
Twelve ounces OF -four, four
ounces Of oatmeal or cornmeal,
two ounces Of heci suet or oloomargnr. |
lne, one ounce Of sugar, i've OuncesOf |
potatoes, tour ounces Of onions, beet, |
turnips, ETC., sixteen Ouncoa " shin |
beef aud two ounces OF bacon or salt |
pork. This would make fofty.hix |
ounces Of food and containing more |
than tho requisite nutrition for woTA. |
ingman. And Mr.. Atkinson claims |
that II eau be bought and cooked Ia.
GLIDING tho seasoning, for o OF 0 cents |
meal. The "Alladdin" oven, which |
Nit. Atkinson Invented aud gave 70 the |
public without reservinR any patent |
right, has heretofore been u part Ol |
his system Of economical cooking. But /
he has discovered that "a much simpler
form OF mn oven Will give nearly ~
good results. II consists OF Kerosene
lamp tor heating purpose; n box or n
low table with u sheet iron top with "a
hole Ia II for the lamp chimney some
narrow strips OF eoapatono built afUunJ
this hole aud supporting broad tiiu
placed tightly over Thorn furnish the
resting place for the food willis cook
Ing, and when the half VI clean
barrel N turned over this the oven 10
rhe Idea II 10 couiinc thu
heat, large percentage Of which l.
ost In the ordinary way Of cooking.
A few improvements Twill suggest
10 any mechanic, ami then,
Il MI. Atkinson IL correct, steaks eau
DO bf0iled, ducks roasted, bread BAKED,
lnd, la TACT, evoryf form OF cooking done
There may DO lttA Ia MIR. Atkinson's
IDEAS than he claims anu U ~ u per
jHntAge OF the results he obtAinou b,
gained by Others. but VI the need Oi
Ia Improvement Ia the American
Sichen there IL no doubt. AMI every
que who has studied thr subject will
agtee with Mr.. Atkinson whVn he say,
mat In buying food and preparing II
Tor tho table there exists an "Abuse
mat coats moro than protective tATiil
i0es, even n that cost be- measured nj
he highest sum evsr alleged by IN,
most bigoted freq trader; which oOsis
nOre than the loss tnat would entus
rom the adoption OF absolute tree
rado, according to the measure OF the
loAt earnest protectionisi; waste
Trater than that caused by MONETARY
lstufbance; an abuse which 10 one "
he main causes OF intemporancs anu
he principal cause Of dyspepsia"