The Detroit times., 1909-06-21


NEW YORK. June PA woman
worker IN the tenements has been
saving the lives OF hundreds OF orphan
children by teaching them how 10 be-
good cooks. She is Miss Winifred )
Gibbs NJ the visiting stan OF the New
York Association for Improving the
Conditions OF the Poor Miss Gibbs
has worked out the problem OF cheap
living
Any small family can live on from
10 10 Is cents a day each. she has
found. IL the right materials are
bought for the table and the right use
IS made Of them.
She has given the result OF her ex-
perience 70 the correspondent OF The
Times
II is not the most expensive food
that is the best" says she. During
the wreck OF the liner Republic the
stokcrs had 10 be fed. as it was their
work that kept the. ship afoat and the
passengers alive.
So the cabin passengers had to
share their fine beefsteaks and poul
try with the stokers. After day OF
this Fare the stokers were unable 20
do their work as they had with coars.
er food Wholesome food will do q
family more good than fancy cook.
ing
Children Were Hungry.
one Of the examples OF how cook
ing helps families came 10 her notice
In a sQualid tenement on f 39th-st.
near Second-ave Frank Brady, i
teamster who earned sl4 a week driv-
ing coal wagon had just buried his
wife. leaving his little daughter Mar
garet, aged lG and a son, Joe. aged
g. with no one TO care for them. The
father drowned his sorrows In liquor
and the children were crying and hun
cry when Miss Gibbs found them
She taught the little girl how to
cook, and the result Of her work was
so much better than the father ever
had had before that he stopped drink
ing.
Word Of the wonderful woman
reached neighbors. and around Mar.
garets kitchen stove was started
cooking class Ten OF them watched
Miss Gibbs and learned rapidly
Il don't know what TO feed my
baby. one mother told her. He
20 like corned beef or tea
Miss Gibbs taught the mother what
70 feed her baby. and now he's health.
lest In the neighborhood. Speaking as
/ II TO house wives. Miss Gibbs said.
When you plan your meals for a
/ day It Is wise first 10 decide how to
divide the money. Take care OF the
children first and set aside money 10
J 90
have the greatest variety OF other
foods Milk is a food in Itself. and
the best one for children. Then de
eide how much you can spend foI
meat.
Buy in Quantities.
when you buy a definite weigh
test II and know whether you are get
ting your moneys worth. Protec
yourself In this way and your monel
will go farther Remember you ca,
save money If you buy In quantities
When You get your money at the enc
II the week buy as much OF the week.
food supply as you can.
: Sugar. -four, tea, eggs. dried fruits
butter. rice. oatmeal and many othe
things can be bought cheaper Thu
way.
Cheap FOOD is the 1000 that give
the most strength for the least nor
ey. For example: Potatoes are offer
Thought 10 be cheap food, but 10 cent.
worth OF potatoes will not give nearly
so rauch strength as 10 cents worth D
cereals or bread.
Your body Is like q fire, always
burning out. The main reason tor
eating IS TO keep your engine going
Food keeps the fire alive. Food that
does not keep you well and make you
strong IL not good food
Always buy your milk from clean
place and keep II covered in clean
dishes. so as 10 keep out dust. The
very lives Of children may depend on
the purity OF the milk. go II Is worth
while 20 save money from other foods
to procure this necessity for the chill
dren
Remember that some Of the cheap
meats will give a large amount %
strength and that they may be made
tender by long. slow cooking.
Always ask for piece OF suet,
even II II is not 90 be used az the time.
Try IL ont. strain IL and put It away
iu q Cloan cun for gravy and shorten