Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-01
MARKETING TO AN ADVANTAGE.
Remarkable Report Which Has Just
Been Issued by United States
Gnvernmcnf

New York, Jan. 31.-The United States
government has issued the most remarkable
report ever made. Its object is to teach
poor people how to do their marketing 10
better advantage. The report is entitled:
dietary Studies in New York CITY,
The report was made by Professor W. o.
Atwater, the famous chemist. and c. d.
W GODS. on the basis of observations of the
marketing OF poor families in New York,
mace IN 1885 and 1896. by DIR. Isabella De
Lancey. Taking one days food for a man
as the dietary standard. the report con-
ciudes that the following food elements are
ABOUT right for our climate:
Standards Of daily Pro- Value Nutrl-
u!eldties tein caiDr- tive
~ grams. les. ratio.
Man with Hight muscular workI12 300J l55
i+h win moderate muscular work. 10 $500 l:5.S
II the food elements vary widely from
~ 1859 PROPORTIONS there is waste of money
energy in digesting it.
Most OF the families whose dietaries were
yt-,, HAan!!hsa i've on the East side of New
nGrk. No. 10 was a mechanic ont of work
whose family consisted of five persons. THE
mother practically supported the family,
ana the marketing was done by the oldest
enid = girl OF II. who was cheated right
anu lett IN her purchases.
ne total cost of the food purchased was
hlSh; This family paid Sl022 in ten days.
o' ABOUT vi per month, for food Their
rent was 81 per month. When the man
had work he earned about $50 per month
Deducting the cost of food and rent, only
y. per month remained for fuel! lights and
otHet requirements. With good manage
iheft 1000 Sufhcient TO meet the needs OF a
man at moderate work for a dav can he
bought for from i to 20 cents. l:y proper
expenditure the New York family world
nave s. been able to buy their food for So 10
w instead of 50 per month.
FROM the cost OF the food in 4 table give II
IN the report II is seen that IS cents 80 Der.
ctht) WAS spent in the purchase of animal
1000 and ii cents "a per cent? for vegetable
food. More than one-haIf of the cost OF
animal food is found under beef. veal. and
mutton, and fish The large cost of
tAe vegetable food is explained by the use
OF high priced prepared tiOurs tat . to :
CtntS Il poundj and buns at > cents pound.
he cost of their living" the report con-
tinues. lis eXtravagant for a weII-to-do
iianll!E, ana Tor people in their condition
'EefE poor it is ruinous. The food pur-
CnaSeu per man per day furnished one
Iourth more nutriment than is needed
,ti nree per cent Of the total food was thrown
away. After deducting this waste the nutri-
ents eaten We're still in excess of the
amount required. The food eaten contained
al ieaSt twenty-five grams of protein
ana ? fuei value of 600 calories per man
per DAY more than was needed by a man
at ,tt, t,rrh moderate work. The amount of food
purchased might have been reduced o or
fected' 81 '''s ei
The chief suggestion in the way of i'm
ptoNtEeht Is a reduction of one-fifth or
thefcilbouts III the nutrients in the food
iilaus ana the four or five cents day which
Wouid ne thus saved We're spent for fruits
ana vegetables, the family would have
been better nourished.