The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21
Mrs. Anna B. Scott, Culinary
Expert, Advises House
wives to Follow 1t.

WIVES u TUlUW
PHILADELPHIA. Pal Mar. 20.
For nearly FIVE years have been
talking household economy and avoid
ance OF waste of every sort. especially
food waste, through the columns of
the North American, says Mrs Anna
B. Scott. culinary expert Of that news
paper.
During that time | have urged poo
pie to be more careful about the lit
tie leaks that are constantly causing
drain in nearly every household
and that arc the result OF nothing
more than carelessness in most in
stances. Yet careIessness is about the
most costly Thing in. the world.
MY continued urging in the direc-
ton or no waste brought "A good deal
Of criticism and many complaints.
Some folks have said was paving
too much attention TO insignificant
marters-that the way 10 save in any.
thing is 10 look out for the big things
and let the others take care OF them
selves. or course. this is not the way
to save, as every one who has had
experience knows.
No one is going to try 10 cheat you
on big things. as a l'ille. No cook is
going to throw away a whole steak or
2 head of cabbage. or empty q fresh
opened can Of syrup down the sink.
OF course not, But how many cooks.
whether hired or members OF the
family, are constantly throwing away
parts Of these and many other things.
And how much this amounts to in the
course OF a year
Only the other day ] got a letter
T from a tu.h SaifI inl L. rnIi
talk entirely TOO much about not vast
ing things. From what you say We
might think the people do nothing but
waste Waste all the time. and I wish
you would let up on this for while
Gcrmany's Food Saving Campaign.
Curiously enough, the name signed
to this letter was German name.
The writer probably knows Germany
is al war and that the warts not only
the greatest that has ever been, but
the most dangerous for Germany.
mention this because it seems to me
that the action of the German gov
eminent in this war, SO far as waste
and food arc concerned, is the best
possible proof Of the value of no
waste.
3 do not want any one TO take my
word or that of any private lndivid-
nal for what the German government
Is doing along these lines. but ] do
want every housewife to know about
this, for it SLOWS how important are
these subjects have been trying to
emphasize for SO long.
THE American vice consul in Ber-
lin lately sent report OF food condi-
tions in Germany to the department
of state in Washington. In this re-
port he said:
In streetScars, on billboards and
in the newspapers official notices
have appeared cXhorting all to
be sparing. and especially not to
waste food. in order that exist
Ing supplies may last until the
coming harvest. It is urged that.
bread be eaten only in small
quantities; that potatoes be pre-
pared in the skin. and all left
over from the table be carefully
retained and used Similar an
nouncements have been made
from the pulpit, and in the press
this subject receives daily attcn-
tlon
Ing this subject of such Importance
that the pulpit should take it up.
"But the subject would be even
more important if there was no war.
for while the savings now can be used
for defending the country against en- y
emies. in times of peace the savings
could be used for the far better OBJ
ject of pbetterins the homes and re-
lieying cases OF poverty and putting
everything on a sound basis for health
and happine ss.
Just as Necessary Here.
And here among ourselves, Where
we have no war-but where many
thousands are feeling the effect of the
war on the other side-it is just -as
necessary to practice reasonable econ
omv and to see that no waste goes on
90 It is In Germany or any other
country that is fighting. For we all
II know that In our homes and the
homes OF others are many needs that
cannot be mite because OF lack OF
money. and many OF our children
cannot have the things or the oppor-
tunities NE would like to give them,
and there are so many poverty strick-
en- ones who ncedshclp.
What we do not know is that many
OF these undesirable conditions could
be changed by putting into daily prac-
tice no waste policy. Yes. the saw
ing insoneS home would be only 4
small considerations. but when you
hSure1lp swhatsit would amount to in
10000 homes and then 100000 and
then 1000, OtN-wcll, Il begins ITO
mount up to big figures.
The saving OF a penny a day,
SCI R W.
"A n.T., u ii N