The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-08
Urges HOUSEWIVES of Richmond
to Improve Sanitary Conditions

erly made and baked. The trouble was
largely due to The bread standing too
long before baking, so that the yeast
soured or to the bread being insuffici-
emily baked. Starch uncooked is hign-
ly indigestible and the housewife
should see that any food containing
starch should have long, careful bak-
ing. This applies also TO pies and pas
tries of all kinds. In the light of our
present knowledge one, of course,
wishes to wean ones family away from
pastries and substitute instead, more
fruits and nourishing salads, but if
pastries must be served, SEE to it that
they are adequately cooked. Pie crust
properly made becomes an easily di-
gested food. By properly made" l
mean that pie crust should contain the
proper amount of baking powder to
make it light and flaky, and should be
baked long enough to render the
starch digestible. Pies baked less than
three quarters of an hour to an hour
according to the contents are unfit for
eating. GRAVES and sauces containing
starch should also be adequately cook
ed to render them digestihle.
Closely associated with the food we
is afflicted. If, on coming down with
a cold" one would have the good
sense to go to bed and starve for a day
or two, the cold would disappear quick
err and would be less likely to reappear
later, than if one dosed on the neigh
bors' pet remedies. Rest, with starva-
ton, is the most practical way to fight
cold. Children with colds should be
kept home from school and in bed I'M
til we'll. If mothers made this their uni
Versal practice, epid2micS of measles
and scarlet fever would 10 luonger ex-
list.
Why?
Condemns Patent Medicine.
For two reasons. First, because a
to contagion. Second, because the
child may not have Il cold but may be
coming down with in infectious dis
ease, which will be scattered broad
cast among the schoolmates, before its
real character is known.
The patent medicine habit too
should be strongly condemned by the
housewife. To be sure, Peruna and
Lydia Pinkham's are in rather bad or
der these days, but many other drugs
in good repute are quite as harmful.
Headache medicines, asprine and va
rious cold cures should never be pre-
scribed by the housewife, and should
only be taken when given by physi-
clan for the particular occasion. AS
said before, rest for the body, includ-
ing the stomach. is the absolutely safe
and sane cure at the housewives COM
mand.
After she has attended to the du-
ties of her own household, housewife
may properly turn her attention to the
community in which she lives In a
larger sense than ever before in the
history of the world, we are our broth
er's keeper. The day is long since past
when the housewife herself saw to the
making of the food and clothing, even
the boots and shoes for her own fam
lily. Now she is necessarily dependent
upon outside supplies, and she may
quite properly concern herself with
outside conditions. Her first concern
should be with the food supplies from
hence food for her own able is secur-
ed. The law governing sanitary condi
tons of groceries, bakeries and dai-
ries and the like are most excellent,
and it is the housewives business 10
see that they are enforced. Do you
know that your bakery complies with
the state laws as TO toilet equipment,
and adequate towels? Do you know
that the cream which you give your
family for breakfast is delivered to
you in accordance with state rulings
If not, you are to blame; because dir.
ty groceries, bakeries, mea. shops and
diaries will cease TO exist when all the
intelligent women OF the community
withdraw their trade until the shops
are clean. Do not blame the laws OF
your health officer or your policeman
| Look to the matter yourself. You are
the purchaser and your voice has more
weight with the merchan: than that OF