Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-03
TESTS VALUE OF
FOOD ON RODENT
KANSAS IS EXPERIMENTING WITH
VIEW TO REDUCING COST
OF LIVING.

Topeka. haG.s \ pTA a.-4ae STATE
g; Kansas has undertakes The JOB OF
andlrk o1t Ehat meats and other
foods are 20 be used b. the Housewife
iu her Efforts 30 reduce the cost OF
living 10 % intended that the same
amount o. nolrishment must be OBJ
fained from the foods. The state board
~ health. the state university and
the labor union. 90 the state are CO
operating in the tests. which VIII take
year 60 complete. The experiments
are a part OF the plans made some
months ago ny the university. labor
unions and beard OF health for reduc-
Ing zoe cost ~ Twins. particularly 20
tng ia5oriur men. Hho have definite
amounts 90 money % spend each month
Tor food and clothing. rents and for
lsvinE
Professor 81 Sc. Emerson OF the
chemical department of the uuitersity
is conducting tho preliminary expert
meutE with - white rats. Just now
the experiment 81 belns tried ON with
cured aad fresh meats. When this 81
completed wlclt aour ~ various
kinds. corn meal and other fours viii
be- tested. and toe rats FED ON bread
sud biscuits kUm different ncurs and
baked IN different vags Then fruits
EiT boz taken Hp and tested. az FAR as
possible. in the same manner.
fr has long been determined that "a .
man % average weight and in good
health ard do.ur ordinary manual la
bog requires 80 much food O day. and
tra' certain foods have certain caior- .
feF 90 srrrev 8 man who ate Two
pounds of meat o. aaE ..ff bread and #
rae@fst-ea vas capable uf da.uE
certain amount nf work Kansas
er.rr tr trr fr rrf olr what food F.
sFr~ rrr .Hu.ratfr should purchase .
fr 500 ff. most frrrrs f.- Eer bus
tTrI end sons. aud shat EhH can uu--
HHsr f.r frr least money fu GET fre /.
best results
The 20 sl.fr rats purchased HF Oh"
state sH end uu' these 'h.uzs f1r
rr T.r rr.. ore carefully weighed.
.srr .r f#r I"".r part OF aH ounce. ana
divided into ~ sru.lH one aTf ie
.~He trf usa.s a~tIre.a'Ie smoke.
.rf e. smoked aIFa liquid prepare.
.r. used rF "f.rafar fUr rrHi. u'd.
.FIarHH hickory HuHH .unEH ITO
.Er..-- sr. .s being rra meats Hmrs.
rel Ia rfr a11-fasH.1rrI uar To ar-
.rErr ses 90 rats frrsh meat Fol s.rra.
-.~ other eases se fEr same .Hrt OF
i.rf #sr Flr meat .a prepared iu e
..rerrHf manner One aFrar has .f.
r-s1 urar fried. smother HafIFt and
.E1rser roasted
Ig aet"Hr fl fHr meat fEe refs nrr
Do given fvscf.. f.e same amour.
bread arI HeerrabirF rrtasHr..
eFts. celery rrI other ress.ablrs-
Trr araHrt W rer. eiren each
ESQ rf roe. .s ea~ef-'. utle.rf. aut
flor rae. mar. aaafesrr e .ar e. re-
bowed from fHr .fFH. auH weighed
cain This $50 determine rhr exact
m.H-f of food consumed ts fha rlrs.
Zach murrlr. or . u...a.s edo -arr
-. WEIGHED f1 determine fr. Tar- ar
r frHm rfr f.e Iarar. and also dur
be- f.. sff-e a--rf Tho ua.r as.
a-rrr. aim .a carried ON Coz rfa..
r.a months ca. fHr. BE- aim ar ar...
r- Ga a.-.-rr.-r ...r rra .r.-. a
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v,-tar tr. .rg.-.--a-. .- -7r,rta.4F
-.rr t. F.e-.-.r,. s..r---I...r ,.----. IS
p f-rsr or ---rI r-e-fr .r,et.- can. %
"a or coined B4-e l4rf az -sg.fr.
.ar ba-- meat r4r.i and ...- comma. o