The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-05
Waldo Hears Some Very In
teresting Talks Sat
urday.
TWO ADDRESSES FOR WOMEN
Miss Pearl Dorsey Tells
What Kind of Food
We Need.
Balanced Ration Needed by Every
Pcrson- -IIOuschold Economy Should
BE PractiCal--Instuciiv Talk on
Corn Growing.

The last session Of the Waldo
farmers institute was held saturday
afternoon, the program being opened
with music by the orchestra.
The first talk of the afternoon was
made by r.. ID. McGonigle, of Ashley
on Pure Bred stock on the Farm
Mr. McGoniglc Is an experienced
stock raiser and he gave the benefit
of his experience in a very interest
ing talk. He said the farmers are
afraid to raise pure bred stock on ac-
count OF the extra expense, but IL ne
only knew it the extra value of the
stock covered that expense and leaves
bigger profit besides.
lie was followed by Miss Pearl
Dorsey. Of Moundsville, w. Va, on
| Food Value and Preparation She
said II Is a sign Of advancing civili-
2atlon that cooking is being studied
as a science. Every woman and girl
should know the principles Of cook
! ing and the nutritive value Of foods.
! our bodies need the balanced ration
as well as do the stock on the farms.
! The protens. or building and repair
! ing material. we get in animal foods,
such as lean meat. milk, cheese, eggs,
| fish. dried beans and peas. The av-
erage person requires about three
and a half ounces of protein a day.
! Carbohydrates give us heat ana en-
ergy, we get this in vegetables,
sugars and starches. The fats give
us heat and energy also. 1t Is a con-
centrsted food and we get it in the
fat of animals, butter, olive Oil nuts,
I etc. We get some mineral matter
in about all foods but we need to
eat more fruit and vegetables.
The three purposes Of cooking are
to change mechanical conditions 50
digestive juices can act, to change
structure so the food can be chewed
and digested. to Kill germs and para
sites. to make nutritious and at
ractive so the digestive juices Will
now. our menus should be planned
for the week or month In order TO
make every bit of food count and to
cheaper the cost.
After music by the orchestra, G. G..
Housekeeper gave his talk on Corn
Lessons of 1911" He told Of some
tests made for the Washington agri-
cultural department on his own
farm. From these experiments he
learned t. plant fewer acres ana to
make the land as rich as possible, to
pulverize the land as deep as it Is
plowcd, to make fine seed bed.
Good seed corn viii be scarce and
every ear should be tested ana all
/ discarded that shows a weak vital
ity. Take no chance on poor seed.
- Il Il.
sible and never buy shelled corn for
seed.
Mr.. Housekeeper made a tillage
test for the u. S. department Of ag-
riculture, 10 rows Of corn being cul-
tiyated and ten unculuvated. The
uncultiyated rows were kept clean by
cutting off the weeds with a sharp
hoe. The cultivated yielded at the
rate of 81 bushels 10 the acre, and
/ the uncultivated 96 - bushels.
Weeds are the limiting factor and
they must be kept down. II Is cheap
er to do that with cuItlyator than
with hoe.
Grow a variety Of corn that will
fully mature in an average year. Do
not plant too thickly. two stalks tC
- I
rule. Select mdium sized ears thai
are fully ripe for seed.
Miss Pearl Dorsey, OF Moundsyille
West Virginia was the next speakc:
on the program. "Household Econ.
omy and Conveniences," was the sub
ject chosen by Miss Dorsey, VIII,
proved TO be one Of the most enter
tanning and instructive speakers o
the institute. She said in part:
= THE principle of economy is no
7 known among savages. They live ig
norantly and consume much tim
without getting any visible rseuhs
they are also very wasteful We a
, civilized people, want TO study econ
omy because It Is one of the creates
principles of today. We want Il
, study It in order to save time ant
strength as we'll as material. w
want TO preserve our individualit
} and TO make the most of our live
and the lives Of our children. W.
owe il TO them to train them for tn
things worth while TO think bi
and talk lille, 10 love much and Civ
freely, 10 work hard and live a IN
that counts for something. The bust
ness man studies 10 reduce cost, Nh.
not the housekeeper. There ar
plans and ways by which a womal
may set an attractive and wholesOm
table on comparatively small eX
pense. She must plan for a balance
} ration IN everything, in work ana II
play, In eating and sleeping Th'
strength and time OF each individu
al of the home demands w."
At the close of the program,
musical selection was rendered bl
: the Waldo star orchestra. The dnsti
tute proved 10 be one OF the most in
teresting as we'll as most benehcia
ever held at Waldo IT was largely
attended at all the meetings, anC
much interest was shown.
With the Sick.
The condition of City Solicitor