The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-28
Food Material In Product
Cheaper Than Meat,
Says Expert.
CONSUMER SHOULD
LOOK INTO QUALITY
Randle Highlands Citizens Get
Advice From Federal
Official.

Valuable hints for housewives were
given In an illustrated talk by George
NJ Whitaker, head OF the dairy di-
vision Of the Bureau Of Animal Indus
try. Department Of Agriculture, last
night, before the RandIe Highlands
Citizens Association on the food value
Of milk IN its relation . the high cost
OF living. Mr. Whitaker asserted that
families compelled 20 economic would
find Il advantageous 10 buy more milk
and less meat
1T In many cases Is the only diet OF
babies and OF invalids, and is used more
or less by every person" he said ''It
contains all Of the different elements
needed in a weU-balanced food and IS
easily digested- II is one Of the cheap
est sources Of protein there is and IL
a family feels obliged TO economic in
household expenses better results
could be obtained by buying less meat
and more milk
Food Material in Milk.
The food material in milk at S cents
per quart costs 3 cents per pound Il
milk was even 10 cents per quart the
cost would be only about g cents.
while the dry. edible food material in
{
| per pound and IN chicken more than
dollar.
"A great deal Of the mortality among
/ babies IN the summer due 70 digestive
distur Dances is caused by dirty milk
I Milk IS subject 10 contamination from
dirty animals. dirty mixers, and dirty
methods Of milking, dirty barns. dirty
utensils, and dirty methods OF han
ding milk
Lessons to Be Drawn.
The lessons 10 be drawn from these
facts are. first, that every milk con-
sumer should interest himself and
every hs-dsekeeper should interest
herself in the quality Of the milk re
/ ceived, and the premises where IL IS
produced. ana the methods under
which il is handled The bottles Of
milk left at the various homes should
be Occa sionaIIy scrUtiniZed by lifting
I them carefully, SO as 10 see the Dot
/ tom Of the bottle, and 20 see u any
| visible sediment Is noticeable II So
/ the milk should be returned
{ The premises where lIe mix =
/ produced should also be luVest lgated-
1T is not always possible Tor the con-
/ sumner 70 do this personally, but the
1 Health OhICer OF the District Is the
IprOXy Of the milk consumers 70 exam
: Inc these conditions for them, and the
l records in his office viii tell con
sumers what they desire 70 know
! about conditions attending the pro-
| cuc1On OF their milk supply
Duty 70 Perform
/ The second lesson is. that the milk
CONSUMERS have duty 10 perform in
/ shaping public sentiment. and IN
standing back OF the health aUthOri-
ties in their work for cleaner and
better milk
1 This Is distinctly woman's propo-
sition; for the housewife, as the
maker Of the home and mother Of the
/ children. has a peculiarly vital in
/ teresL in questions relating 70 the
safety Of the milk supply. The news
papers in reports OF hearings relative
/ 10 the milk question report the names
of many men who appear before Verl-
/ Ous committees or COmm1SS -OnerS. but
rarely does q WOman'S name appear.
/ eff the women Of the District IN
! their organized capacity, through their
] clubs. were to act strong and en-
/ DharicalIv for better milk, the queS-
I ton would be solved much more read
uy-, .,,-z ,.zzo, - 10 learned rom
( the SiruELiOn is, that Il costs more 10
I produce a clean. safe milk than 70
produce q dirty article, and that " hen
I the hOusskeeper IS assured OF a sale
! product there should be a perfect
/ IEillIngnesS 10 pay a satisfactory
! price There should be no hagglinS
with the nail kmau over cent or Two
{ a quart II he is rendering fun value
F. for the money that he receives