Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
Ladies Niqht.

The program for Wednesday evening
was arranged Jointly by a committee o
the Maine Dairymen's Association and
the Augusta Board Of Trade, the lat
ter organization furnishing a fine con
cert program with local talent, while
the Dairymen'S Association arranged
for the speaker of the evening, Laura
Comstock, assistant professor of do
mestic science at the University OF
Mainn, who gave an instructive and
entertaining address. AN Essential to
Well Being" President w. G.. Hunton
of the Maine State Dairymen's Asso-
citation, presided.
Prof. Comstock said in opening
Food is subject of paramount i'm
portance. IN taking q birdseye view
of the subject we should first consid-
er the food constituents.
Her address for a few moments took
on the nature of chalk talk as she
started out to develop the ides, OF the
four principal elements, carbon, by.
drogen and nitrogen and the five food
principles. water, protein, fat, carbo-
hydrate and mineral matter.
'Thc amount Of waste varies great
~ in different foods" the speaker went
on. ''There is practically no waste il
bread, while beef has about 10 per
cent. ard chicken over 40 per cent.
''The great need of food is for the
building of tissues. There is always
also the need of repair going on in
the body from infancy to death. Then
food is also needed to produce energy
and heat
The speaker with the aid Of a chart
presented TO the audience d ccmpre-
hcnsiVe view of the use and relative
values of food. She emphasized the
fact that but one class of food, the pro-
TENS. would build up and repair it's
sues.
The matter Of the digestion Of the
food was taken up in detail by Prof.
ComStock. Among the practical Sug-
gestIons by the speaker along this
line We're: The careful chewing of food
avoiding Of all doughty substances
drinking of plenty of water, thorough
cooking of the starchy food, develop
ing in cooking of the Iavors and odors
of the food as aids to the floy, of sa-
Iva, moderate eating, sparing use of
food accessories. such as tea and cof-
fec. Americans nave gone to the ex-
trema in the matter of, variety in
food remarked the spc aker
+ Cheerfalress at the table was advo-
Gated by the speaker. and the occupa-
ton and health Of the consumer Were
noted as governing in a measure the
amount of food to be taken. Pure
candy said Prof. Comstock, sis as
good as any other food if taken ra
tionallv."
The various ways of cooking meat
were taken up and then the speaker
went on to discuss the cost Of food
THE woman living on a farm has
many advantages over the city woman
in buying food, vet there are certain
staple articles which every housewife
has to buy and education is needed
along this line said Prof Comstock.
She advocated the keeping of strict
accounts by housewives as a help in
handling the problem of the cost of
the food and gave many suggestions
for the care Of the food after it was
purchased.
In conclusion the speaker stated that
the housewife should have a knowledge
of food constituents and values and
should know not only how to care fer
the purchased,sf ood but also how to
serve and prepare it in the best man
ner. s& -
{ The. musical program was a feature
of ladies' night. The MacNichol quar-