The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-25

of conserving her food supply.
When The imperial authorities realized
hat war would continue probably to
the n Of the current year Herr Won
Loebel, Minister Of Interior. made this
appeal to the German people:
Among the problems that confront
us here at home while our troops are
fighting for the integrity of the
try non make a stronger demand
than the care HI must be exercised
in keeping the wolf from the door.
our foes hope to make famine work
for them where their weapons fail.
We have to-day abundant food sup
plies within our gates and by thrifty
housekeeping and the exercise Of due
economy we shall he able to hold
hunger at hay. though the war he
much prolonged.
But We must recognize that the
cutting of of food supplies from
abroad makes some changes In u
dietary imperative. This imposes no
hardships, but IL will oblige a measur-
able denial III Injuries. We shall not
need to stint ourselves. but We must
live simply and he frugal. This means
plenty of black bread and potatoes on
the hill of fare. hut less meat and little
white bread. Economy must be the
watchword. and what we have In the
past considered refuse must he made
To serve useful purposes.
Undoubtedly We have failed here
tofore to consider seriously the uues-
ton OF the nations food stores. but
from now on IL is imperative that
every household he in its sparlng
habits a sort Of domestic war camp.
Every German woman must he a self
constituted soldier in his economic
battle. Economy and denial at home
are equally comparable in their ma
tional aid to the courage and fortitude
W our men at the front. Let every
loyal German woman contribute in his
way To our military powers of resist
ance and. perhaps. To our ultimate
victory"
As far as possible the use Of gas
has been encouraged for lighting and
cooking. because out Of the b~y-products
If the gas plant many chemicals are
extracted. The Use of oil by the civil
populace has been we'll nigh stopped
in order that the military automobiles.
motor truck of all sorts and aircraft
might have a suficiency. Fireless
Cookers may he found in well nigh
every home.
Perhaps nothing Is more illustrative
of the lengths to which the Germans
are going In the matter Of domestic
economies than the guidance which
h authorities stand ready to give the
persons OF extremely modest means.
Take. for instance. "A woman with a
family who is obliged To live on some
thing like 81 n week. :
The situation might easily dismav
her hut for the cooking schools which
have been instituted. There she goes
for instruction. She states the limit
Of her funds and the number Of mouths
to he fed. She learns how it is posi-
BILE for her to make a sort Of artificial
honey n To convert into edibles mate
rails previously thrown away. She j.
Taught how the cntrails ~ animals.
combined with the make believe honey,
can he made into "A nutritious and
palatahle Cruel. by such methods her
50 Is made to go far toward sustain
ing the little household and in keep
ing each member in health and vigor.
Al the very beginning. when the
routine dietary was upset. children
were the first sufferers. and much ill.,
ness n some mortality occurred
among the children of the poor. Blt
since the authorities have established
cooking schools and made il possibl.
Tor a poor woman to go there for guild
ance the situation has been changed.
Not only have the poor been taught
now 10 make use Of unaccustomeI
materials for food hut the civil OFF,
clals AVE organized markets where
people or modest means can buy such
things as potatoes and bacon and other
hiehly nourishing products at reduced
prices.
The Government took an important
step when 1t regulated what should he
lone with the various grains in order
that bread enough for all mipb, IN.
assured until the harvesting Of the new
crop. To quote from a German source.
because OF this precaution there
- every reason to warrant our be-
Eel hat we shall he able to maintain
ourselves from within, To this end.
In the case of rye. 50 per cent. OF no
gram IL ground up for use and 80 per
cent. OF the whole wheat il milled for
ih'o DTtdu.
u wheat Hour IL prohibited and
the grist mills are ordered TO turn out
a mixture composed OF 20 per cent
wneat and 30 per cent. rye. Grain that
IL al all mt for grinding into fiour
must be 80 utilized and not discarded
IN part for fodder, Only spoiled bread
or stale 'rnsts and the like may he
fed to live stock.
'White bread must be 30 per cent.
rye, but instead Of the remaining 20
per cent. being wheat 20 per cent. Of
~ is potato starch, Rye bread must
contain ninety parts of rye -four and
ten parts of potato flakes or potato
starch. II IL permissible to use potato
hour or thirty parts OF mashed ar
ground potatoes. in which case the
bread must be marked with the let
ter k signifying 'Kriegsbrod.' or
war bread.
instead OF potatoes, barley or oats
or rice may be Substituted ,'ur. rye
TREAD need not he .rIyed witt pota-
toes II tho gram has "een FRO md nm
to s3 per cent. Wheat brea! must
not he baked in loaves heavier than a
quarter Of a pound.
In the making of cake not more
than half of the regular quantity OF
Nour 90 hour substitutes utilized can
ne OF whcIt, Furthermore, the bak-
ing of cake is restricted to certain
DAYS in the week. In all bakeries. ey-
90 "a "a n 1-a- L.