New-York tribune., 1900-09-04

inquiry in this direction has been done in Europe,
and the greater part of 1t in Germany We are
beginning it in the United States
TEACH THE PEOPLE
To remove this ignorance two things are needed
The first is more definite knowledge Of the actual
1acts- The second is that the information be
brought to the people. The kno Wedge can be
gained by research. To secure its diffusion the re-
suits OF inquiry must be published in detail. They
can can then be poPularized and made useful to the
The common saying that the average American
ISdIIg family wa wastes as much food French family
statistics show that there is some truth in the
families the amount Of food wasted if It could be
66oIecIgd 6o er7 & fOr month or year would prove to
would be little less than enormous,
eating more than is needed and in ii throwing Away ~
valuable material in the form Of kitchen and table
re1use. That which is thrown away does no harm
10 10 health and IN SO far as part Of It may be fed
lrte loss. That which We consume in excess of
need ne G or % H0gTishent @ is Eogss than wasted because
I'VE cannot judge of the nutrltive value OF food
Pound Of Wheat aour as in three and one-haif
or 3 3fYeF s whSh %en bsn seven
value and price. In buying at ordinary market
bodies, repair their wastes and give strength for
IN m hve |SrtR me- Hr nTur for OF % HeanS 9 GTG
iii Salmon or iobsters Round steak at Is cents
as endefioin @ at 3 cents Mackerei has as high
nntTtive yai2e rs salmon an6 eostS ,i IRON az
enc can AFFORD them there is no reason for not
bring only about an ounce of proteine and go ca
s Of The tees same eepts 99e woId IG pay
for nine-tenths of pound or protene and iS,Iv9
at seven and one-haif cents q pound the actually
as II does his employer Who buys II in -four at $6
barrel.
AN ECONOMIC BLUNDER
lee Merriwether. who has given much attention
to this special subject cites a in point-that
hoaCt ad one
that do not give my family the best of -four, the
frest of sugar the very best quality OF meat
He paid $l5S a year for the incest cuts OF meat
hich his wife had d to e9ok before f9eK Sause e h
worked all day in factory. When excellent 9u5o %
cents for extra quality he spent only $loy o11
where they slept in rooms without WinaG%s Nv dtef OF
W6en much less expensive food materials such
1--we cone been @a 'hs @ just as
me Saf n ever oT Trge and palate He was
eSmmttngd 81 an HG b dS sS IN the belief that
be was ai'Va Wise - and economical
sad side Of the @ story is fhst ns R0EF IN he
purchase as well as the use Of FOOD ,,,,,es tba
most nutrment for the least money. The nosi5
economical food is that which Is the the GheaPes ST e tbe
user The maxim that the best is the cheapest
does bs nGt 2RRY Moh 10 is the dnest in
favor and WHICH is sold at the @ Il always the
most heaIthful or economical -, -. a.,
iThe price of food is not regulated solely by us
t psne 90 T to the bIvers fancy makes large factor
Of the current demand and market price Ihere rs
nutrtment IN an ounce OF pd3-T t ~ Uon5 or
shoulder The protein Of animal toods does, MY nOT
ever have an advantage over that OF VeseldDDlne
sn5 snSdf fbe ike grafy the palate ways which most
vegetable foods do not, and, what Is perhaps OF
still greater weight in regulating the actuad s usage
regulated they satisfy a real need by supplying
protein and fats which vegetable foods lack
ANIMAL FOODS
srPeople who can afford it the world over VIII
have animal foods and will compete with one an
other In the prices they give for them In general
the animal foods are more easily and completely
digested than vegetable. There is doubtless good
ground for paying somewhat more for the same
quantity of nutrtive material IN the anIid a. Sc
the nutrients are most expensive are IKE costg
articles of adornment People who can wen aItoIu @
them may be 1uStlned IN DuylnB teiii' DUe my '
IA pound of lean beef and quart of whole milk
contain about the same amounts OF dctudiIy AILii
tive material But the pound OF peer coSts Stfs nt
than quart of milk, and It's nutrients alIIer @ not
only in number and kind, but are for ordinary use
more valuable than those OF the mix 1nis - ~
iIIstrateg a fundamental fact in the economy or
foods namely that differences in the values OF
different foods depend upon both the KINDS ana the
amounts of the nutritiVe materials which they
contain. Add to this that It is essential LOT heasn
that the food shall supply the nutrients IN Ihe
and that il is likewise important. from pecuniary
standpoint that the materials be obtained at the
minimum cost. and we have the fundamehtal Prii-
cipes Of food economy"
AN ECONOMICAL MOTHER.
Eva-Mother Tie gets a dime every time she
takes codliver oil
Mother-And what does she do with the money?
Well she In until she gets