The Detroit times., 1916-12-05
HIGH COST
A BLESSING,
SAYS PRICE
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Or. Price declared that people got
their ideAs OF eating from their an,
cestors, who lived their lives out OF
doors and could assimilate more
| food than can the man OF today.
no doesnt get enough exercise. 40
a result. he declares, the race has
deterforated physically, and he
blames much OF the deterioration on
the diet OF the average American.
A significant fact pointed out by
DR.. Price IA that medical science
has found a way 20 reduce infant
mortality 10 q wonderful extent. but
that mortality among adults is in
cressing. 80 that now more men cut
OF each hundred die In the prime OF
life than was the case 100 years
ago. That the death rate is not
higher is due 10 the great strides
made in overcoming infant and germ
diseases.
Three OF the great causes OF
death. he says. are kidney trouble,
heart trouble and apoplexy, These
are constantly increasing, and they
are greatly influenced by the food,
because they are dsgenerstive dis
eases that might be stopped by the
proper use Of food and the proper
food He now believes that the
high cost OF The foods that encour.
age these weaknesses 10 almost
Providential
Boycottlng eggs. butter and pots.
toes for a month or six months will
have such a beneficial influence that
n will have an effect a quarter Of a
century hence in stronger children.
but far more so from the iact that
parents OF the age OF from % 20 40
will be stronger and more OF them
Will live TO direct and educate the
youth OF from seven 70 Is years OF
age.
The silver lining 10 the cloud il
that bit OF inconvenience and
slight change in di>t will teach peo-
pie 10 adopt a 1iet that will ,cnd
its influence down thru the ages 70
generations Ne' unDOTn.
Thus II appears ,ha, the food cor.
nerer. known as mans arch enemy.
is, in fact. his great benetactor
"gat MIX and Rice"
"Miik and rice are better than all
the butter. eggs and potatoes in the
land said Or Price. and & will
be pity II people who once Quit
them because OF their high cos, go
back on them. Incorporate satir<
is the cause OF the great deteriota.
tion among our people That is why
say tho food strike should spread
because it ts a good thing snd
blessing"
The wives of the public lighting
commission employees. TO the number
OF i5E, ormed a Welfare league in
one OF the rooms OF the lighting
commission building. Atwater.st.
Monday evening. for the purpose OF
banding together TO fight The high
cost OF living. They have arranged
plan whereby they will buy their
groceries and produce in quantity.
getting the best food obtainable al
the lowest possible cost. Different
members will take turns in buying
and will deliver the goods n their
machines Frank Minstersky. super.
intendent Of the lighting commits
sion. gave the nswly-tormed league
good advice and a wholesome talk
~ their meeting, which was greatly
appreciated
Mrs Frank Mistersky is president
cf the new orga nization; Mrs. John
Ilainer, president. Mrs. Phi.
Lcss Armstrong, secretary. Mrs. Ed
&aru Ensor, assistant secretary.
nd Mrs Frank Campbell treasur.
-. The next meeting will be Mon.
day night.
Threats OF boycotts already have
had some erec. on the prices OF
eggs and butter Beginning Tues.
day the prices will be about two
cents pound cheaper on butter
and about the same per dozen on
esgs. That slight concession was
made even before the boycott got
p chance 10 operate, but that is not
sufficient to satisfy the consumers
Of Detroit
Several mem bers OF the Political
ard Civic leagues housewife com.
mittee met Monday In the home OF
Mrs = A. widrig and agreed 10
boycott eggs Until Jan 1. The
agreement they entered into was TO
TIE effect that hey would not per
NIT eggs IN their homes excepting
.n the case Of illness or for chill.
6ren.
Each member OF the committee
has pledged herssif TO ssk 10 OF her
friends 70 refuse TO use eggs during
the remainder Of this month and
each Of the 10 will be asked 20 ask
10 others. The endless chain sys-
tenn Ia expected to make its inHu.
spee felt within a few days.
The Housewives league commit.
tee includes the following Mrs. s.
A Widrig. Mrs. r. q. Allen, Mrs
Carl plsckstock. Mrs. Harry Drown
ell, Mrs. ROLAND Dusringer, Mrs.
Annie Mills, Mrs d. =. Scott. Mrs.