The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14
THE FOOD THAT WE EAT.
AN INvEsTAGTIo INTO THE NUTRI-
TIyEYALUEOF FOODS
VIII Be Extended to Private Houses-Ihe
Waste IN Supplying he Tables OF ITO
Heb and Poor-Some s'anca DIS

Now Is the time for matrons to learn
how to improve on their hoUsekeep'hs' II
they are disposed to accept instructor
from Uncle Sam.
II you are willing. madam, so1Sih-
ment agent will call at your mouse e'''
put your family under tenl or"'s S",
veillance. lie will make note OF the Kinus
and quantities Of foods you buy ana 10"
much you pay for them. Having
taken a complete inventory az the "d'Die
stock I'm kitchen, pantry and celiif' ne
will weigh your meat. milk. molassos ana
eggs. SAMPLES OF everything he VIII ae-
sire for chemical analysis, only reluiring
that all OF the refuse from th' teu ,,.
other waste shall be Kept LOT 3uoae i' ~
weighing. Finally, ne vi" a., g,ore
able 10 suggest system Vl v''e NV
wholesome and more economical .., ~.
The last CONGRESS appropriated Sl'vH
for the purpose of inEestlsdtl" ti' 49,.
tive values Of FOCUS .oI nu hnsa, ~ s,,e.
the special purpose in view peins l" suS
gost 10 tho paoDie OF this country "A more
wholesome ana economlcal yieIat 90.
TEN. The Department OF Asfl.uil"le 10
charge Of the work. Which IS 10 COZ 90
far as possible all classes -fict ana ioV''
whites and negroes. rural ana city lco-
pie. Agents are instructor u"' -
must exercise great care anu TACT inclD
is no EgiUf on when the average ~
wife is so sensitive as IN respect 10 nee
housekcepiur IL Is delicate matter 10
20 into a household and make cr,utai
notes OF what d. eaten anu G-ui'N'
boarding house mistress ls llh'is W.
iect 10 having her kitchen ana account
hook subjected to examination. Yet the
present object Is only 10 De aitaiiieu ~
study OF precisely TINS h'nu. 80 e,v' Ia Ia
will be made Of families IN toNn ..i' ',
country which are willing 10 supJcN1
Themselves TO the test. 1t - further re-
commended that agents shah gam tlo
confidence Of the people. stating WIN tne
utmost frankness the purposes OF the III
vestigation, says the aSh'"5 'o' "''''
THE IxyisrIcATIos BtGuN.
Examination VIII be made In a genera
way of the food supply OF various '0Side
ties. 1t will be ascerta.ned Mndt FOCUS
arc purchased by people OF d-uerent oc-
cuDat.ons and how much they pay IL 4e
them. The question Whether t"esS 10 -
are most economical and best su,ted 10
! the condition Of the consumers VIII pt q
J point of inquiry. Already work mas De-.
started at the Maine state toiese, 80
Bangor; University of Tennessee, hnoN-
WILLIE: University of Missouri, at Column
bla; Purdue University. at Lana e,1e,
Ind; M.ddietown and Harford, conn. :
Hull House. headquarters OF Shdl .'e i,,
organization I'm Chicago, eApei illenl a.
ton at New Brunswick, y. j., ana lil
Ney York city. II will soon be taken up
| also in Charleston :. c.. at the eNper'
mcnt station at Auburn. Ala, ana at thc
| Tuskegec Institute Tuskegee, Ala.
Students at the educational institutions
mentioned will afford exceptional oppof-
unties FOR study To begin with tney
will be studied under ordinary conc ti ION,
and furnished with their customary dlel.
| Thus an opportunity will be afforded LOT
| cOmparisons for example between New
| England college boys. fed on pork ana
| beans with youths of the same age anu
condition in the South. consuming bacon
| and hoc-cake. Afterward. selected groups
| of students will be subjected TO what are
| called feeding experiments Dietarics
J viii be made up for them such as are
! deemed most wholesome and economical
| and they will he restricted to a stated bill
| Of fare for a period long enought 10 maze
| il possible to draw conclusions. An aver,
| age gain In health and strength would
| demonstrate the superiority Of inc net
| AIRY. while loss of weight or physical de-
| rangement would 80 TO prove tho op-
| pOsito. $500
Work of the same Kind has just beer
| begun with students at the Tuskegce IN
stitute. all Of whom are negroes. As ll
| the case OF the white boys. the foods and
| liduids consumed Will be weighed. Al
| sunield. Conn experiments have beer
| commenced with selected tdmliies OF
| farmers. In some localities the inquiry
will not be carried farther than TO nn'
| out what foods are IN the market an,
| what is consumed by typical househoils
with notes Of expenditures for edibles 10y
| such households. In other places as az
! the experiment stations IN New BruIs
| wick y j. and Auburn, Ala, WheI'
| there are laboratories, chemical analysc'
| Of samples Will be made. Al the sdH'
| time ali waste will be saved ana weighed
| carefully. N order 10 determine 'he pro
| portion thrown away.