Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-12-29

ASHINGTON Dec 2O-The government
M applying all Of it's brains laboratories to
w question we may reduce the cost
of living each department seeing the in it's
form of activity. The bureau of entomology that
if we would only eat bugs as other peoples do, we
would have abundant animal food and greatly increase
the crops department justice is vigantly
sleuthing for the that raised the price of
The fisheries wants to cultivate taste
for carp and suckers points that the village
horse pond may made important source of nour-
ishment. The department of agriculture trying to
break the opossums the persimmon crop by
popularizing recipe for preserving this wild fruit
We likewise advised to add to menu the humble
peanut which is fatter than pork and nourishing
than beefsteak The bureau of mines says if would
only burn coal in the right way we wouldn't need half
it, public health service adds that
it is better to be chilly, anyhow.
The trouble with most of these expedients that
they demand too radical reimbursement of habits
We not going to adopt a grasshopper and persim-
diet unless face actual famine and it is not of
much to tell man how nourishing fried bullpout
if he has for fish. But of this ruck of
scientific official investigation and opinion be
gathered certain amount of frst-cass practical
information how the food may be gotten for
least money This action is attempt to sift
these practical suggestions.
How to obtain an adequate supply of winter vege-
tables is of the most difficult questions faced
by the housewife There is great deal that she
do toward obtaining cheap supply this year, but
if she will follow the suggestions of DR.. L. c. Corbett
the of plant industry by planning house
hold economy for year ahead, she get better
supply of vegetables so per cheaper
city and suburban jewellers, and get better
The need for fresh vegetables part of the diet
is we'll known, but apparently often overlooked. Veg
etables supply the carbohydrates which absolutely
necessary to the health of the organism. Chemists
also recently found that they a class
substances known vitumeHs, which considered
to health, and it is believed
destroyed by cooking All the year around your diet
must include both cooked fresh vegetables.
vegetables and fruits. Furthermore, the tendency
all Americans is to eat too much not enough
vegetable food. Our great meat-producing pack
ing industries have literally forced diet upon
We fail to realize that half humanity lives
without meat, and that much one of the
surest and quickest ways of poisoning the system.
Now there are several forms which you may
winter vegetables In the first place there
are canned vegetables Admitting the great efficiency
of the canning industry, and it's great value the
American people. it remains the facu that this is the
most expensive form in which you can get your veg
etables and which be chief reliance.
When you buy of tomatoes put up in Colorado,
YOU are paying freight about pint of water half
way continent The cost of shipping water
fresh and canned foods is one element in our high
cost living that has been adequately studied.
After canned goods, the commonest vegetables
winter consumption those that will keep all winter
Such cabbage carrots, turnps, parsnips
These just furnishing the housewife much
relief cabbage crop is short and cabbage is SELL
ing for about five times what this time last
year. a special hardship great numbers of
poor people, depend almost entirely upon cabbage
for carbohydrate element in their diet. Carrots
and turnips are likewise and high many
markets have a adequate winter supply of
vegetables there ordinarily little
for them. they all very palatabe and supply
the vegetable element in diet just we'll canned
vegetables those raised under glass in Florida
Now here is part of your diet upon which you
can save money by using forethought These vegeta-
bles may be purchased in the late EARLY
fall moderate prices and they will keep
If you a cellar with north window, you can
make one a storehouse for vegetables