The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-17
Showing How WaStefuI
Are the Ordinary Meth
odS~of Housewives.

T" HE fathers of the Republic, who
builded its simple foundations.
i would be rather amazed, it is
likely, If they could behold the elaborate
superstructure that has been reared by
their successors in Office and power.
Not the least OF their consternations
would result from the inspection by Sffi-
GERS of the Government, engaged in in
structing an eager aud attractive public
in the proper methods of btoiling steaks
and baking bread. Yet these are just
the problems to which much Of the en-
ergy Of the Department Of Agriculture
is being directed at this time.
Places of Study.
Dietary studies are being conducted
at stations throughout the country. in
Guiding Middletown, Conn, Champaign,
Ill. and other places and the relative
values of different feeding stuffs and
methods Of feeding farming animals for
market purposes have there been stu
died
A smaller, but no less important, num-
Der have studied problems relative 10
the important subject Of meats, their
cooking and their place in the everyday
diet of the great American people.
Some of the most broadly illustrative
experiments are being conducted at
Champaign, In cooperation with the De-
partment of Agriculture, by the chemists
of the University OF Illinois. 1t is here
that the test Is being applied Of fNe or
binary household methods Of cooking
meats with that which obtains In
large institution, housing say two TO four
thousand persons.
Ordinary Methods Wasteful.
Here it has been shown how wantonly
wasteful and extravagant the ordinary
methods are and the Government is IN
dertaking TO supply correct information
on the subject of cookery. Its officials
disclaim any purpose, however, to set
themselves up as rivals of he publica-
lions devoted TO culinary subjects. they
are content to let these occupy their
chosen field unchallenged aud unInO-
Tested However. those who seek to
know the cooking truth may now know
where TO apply.
In an official report to the Secretary
OF Agriculture, Hon. James Wilson,
Prof.aA. c. True, director OF the office
OF experiment stations, says:
II have the honor TO transmit here
with the report Of Investigations con-
Quoted IN 1900-1903 by Prof. II. s. Grind
ley, associate professor of chemistry
in the college of science. of TIE Uni
versity of Illinois. and Timothy MoJou-
nier, who was at the time an assistant
I'm chemistry at the same institution.
the work being conducted under the
general supervision of Prof. Atwater.
chief of nutrition Investigations In ac-
cordance with Instructions given by the
director of this office.
Always Accurate Data.
"In this. as in Prof, Grindley's earlier
work" says Director True. 1.-THE object
has been to secure accurate data re-
garding the changes which take place
in meat when cooked by the ordinary
household methods. and also the effects
of cooking upon nutritive value"
DIR. True says that the Investigations
have received material aid from the
department of animal industry OF the
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. and from the department Of house
hold science and the department OF
chemistry of the University OF Illinois.
over at the Department OF Agrlcul-