The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-09
PROBLEM OF ECONOMIC LIVING.
A Michigan Institution Claims tn Have
solved It-Existence ON $3.4O "a MontIA

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The Battle Greek. Mich, sanitarium
believes IL has solved the problem of
cheap living. and that one can live
well on $40 per month. The sanitar-
ium company undertakes to supply
meals to It's employees at cost. In fact,
each employe is allowed So cents per
week TO cover the item of board, and
so long as the employe does not over
reach this allowance his or her board
is free. Any excess over So cents is
charged against the employe. The
method OF keeping accounts with the
employe is simple. \ book Of tickets.
or coupons is given TO each person.
The tickets have the uniform value OF
i cent. Every dish served is alued
at / penny, so that each coupon will
secure any single dish on the bill Of
fare. A correspondent thus describes
the scene: The several hundred nurs-
es, doctors. helpers, walters and call
boys h entered the building each
went quietly about the work of supply
ing themselves with food. No walters
are employed. which Is a source of
economy. Each employe scans the bill
of fare. selects the various dishes which
he wants and. with tray in hand, he
makes his way TO the serving kitchen,
where the food is dished out. Every
thing goes on with perfect good order.
~ lOuu tdlkl1E OF pOlSttfOuS GOnOuct
is permitted. The institution is on
Quoted on a vegetarian plan. ms bill
of fare embraces only the various
breads. grains, fruits, vegetables, eggs,
nut preparations, milk. butter, cream,
kumyss caramel-cereal and sugar. No
forms of meats. tea or coffee are serv-
ed. No vinegar. pepper. spices or 9TH
er high seasoning is used i'm foods or
served on the tables. The bill OF fare
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sample bill Is as follows:
Fruits-Baked apples. grapes, peach
es. stewed raisins, stewed prunes, lem
ons. watermelon, dates. apple sauce,
fruit juice. canned black ~raspberries.
apples.
Grains - Rice. wheatose. crystal
wheat, grains OF gold. gluten mush,
graham peach mush. sauce for grains.
Vegetables-Baked potatoes. mashed
potatoes. beans. green peas. fresh veg
etables, stewed nuttose. savory len
tils, sliced tomatoes. soup (gratis).
Toasts-Nut gravy, fruit tomato.
Breads-Whole wheat bread, graham
bread, white bread. Zwieback. granose
cakes (toasted). whole wheat waters.
graham crackers. passover bread. beat
en- biscuits. sticks.
Nut Preparations-Nuttose. Nutto-
lene, matted nuts. nut meal. almond
tef 'ffdiAuAls Juliet tai
mond by box), bromose. moltil (by the
box).
Miscellaneous Sterilized butter.
cream thot or cold. milk (hot or cold.
gratis). kumyss, caramel-cereal (grat-
isl. sugar.
MILK, butter. cream and eggs are
used sparingly. and only by a few per
sons who dine at the dormitory. These
foods are largely supplanted by nut
products of various kinds, and which
play an important part in the vegetar-
ian system of diet. An effort is being
made TO educate the people away from
n use OF all animal foods. owing to
h prevalence Of disease among cattle
and poultry. and the danger Of commu-
nicating various diseases through them
Dry forms OF bread play an important
part In the vegetarian system OF diet
They require very thorough mastica-
tion and thus lead TO perfect digestion
Mushes and other soft foods. easily
swallowed without chewing are moi
used. Dry forms OF food secure thor
ough chewing and also serve TO polish
the teeth n keep them from decay-
ing.
j was requested to order a dinner
and Join in>the meal. which I did. feast
Ing royalty m a scent dinner. nv
meal consisted OF the following dishes.
Peaches, Zwieback bread, nuttolene.