Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-02

 mendable consistency, alssNwith the aid of vast corps of soeioIogistss scientists and other experts, he is following up his benevolent suggestion.
 Realizing that the "high scost of Ifving' is the most formidable problem confront ing the poor man, Uncle Sam has initi- ated many clever investigations purposed to reveal possibilities of economy.
 In the Department of Agriculture his scientists are attacking the whole food problem from this angle.
 In its office of nutrition investigations are being scientifically determined the exact demands for nourishment made by the bodies of the average laboring man and his family.
 In this workshop different articles of food are being experimented with to de- tern1ine those varieties which supply the most nourishment.
 In the laboratory of this office has heerl placed an ingenious cell in which men are being imprisoned for days at a time that the exact effects which each variety of food may have upon their bodies may be measured under uniform conditions This cell is made airtight, that the effect which each diet has upon the temper ature of the body and even upon the breath exhaled from the lungs may be exactly measured by delicate instru- ments.
 In ether words. the apparatus accounts for every fraction of every ounce of food passed into the cell through valve. It measures the amount that has been ad- ded to the body's weight and the amount lost through various processes It com pares these gains and losses while the subject inside is performing different kinds of work, mental and physical and while he is fed upon different varieties of food.
 Thus are being obtained facts set be- fore the poor mans wife to show her how she can so feed her husband and children that their bodies will be well sustained at minimum expense.
 
 It has thus been estimated that the nor nal man at active, outdoor labor, such as masonry or carpentry, demands a cer- tain amount of food containing exactly 50 much fuel value and so much direct material for muscle and blood building to yield the amount of energy he re- quires. A similar estimate has been made for the man of indoor employment.
 With these definite facts before them, the iscientists have been enabled to be- gin work at the other side of the question to learn the exact food value of each ar ticle of food arrayed in stores and mar kets. 2 They have been able to prepare an ideal diet-a combination of foods which will supply the body with the sufficient amount of material to meet it's demands, while at the same time imposing the least amosnt of burden upon it.
 Meats, vegetables. fruits, grains fish and many other classes of food products were studied. In these days of necessary economy the meat bill is the greatest drain upon tho poor mans pocketbook 6us meat he must have. It best supplies .hc amount of energy he requires
 With these facts in mind, Uncle Sam has taught the poor mans wife to seek nro-e economical methods of preparing sueat for the table and to turn her thoughts toward the question whether Khe cheaper cuts can be made as nutri- tcnD and attractive as those costing tnucae Sam teaches her that the ex- 2eusdvo cuts of meat differ from the cheaper varieties only in tenderness and aA1or. To popularize these cheap cuts he has placed at the disposal of every housewife in the country practical, tested rscipes, which show her how actually to rut down the meat bill with no detri- mont to the family's good health or
 tA ynnoes Hasn declares that the test of a sOod ooox depends not so much upon the nurnber of fancy dishes she can prepare AS upon the tasty" inexpensive dishes she knows how to make for everyday nse.
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