New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-20
Galleries
Total. So 90

II should be said IN general that the com
,osi,ior ~ foodstufTs varies considerably
as docs the price per unit 80 that il - III
nossiblc 10 make exact calculations, put u"'
above rcprcsent averages. Meat cam %
course he bought at less than 20 cents
nound. but such cuts usually include 20 pei
cont or more of waste. Fat meat IS ricner III
csIories hut meat should be bought Tor it'
ossentisl principle, proteid, and If cuts are
.oloctod en- as 10 Weld more calories there
IL q corresponding loss in proteid, when III
the above estimate is low. oranges anu
other fruits differ very much III propor''oi
.,c waste. I'm food value according 20 sweet
,css ms sugar is the only nutrtIve thar
o,,ourts 70 much in any fruit except bananas
Nd =, tho weight dozen. Any high schooI
student knows from geometry that oranges
o,.,.oc,;-,,, tucicc the diameter OF another sam
Mo contain about eight times as mucn SUD
stance. but few carry this theoretlc Know
edge into practice in buying fruit. Cereals ue
ro,d for their nutrit:ye value on their weight
o,ber things being equal. Weight for weight
mos. of them are Of nearly the same 1000
vo1ue Some cost as much as 40 cents
Dound. few retail as low as 10 cents pouhu
lncidentals have been roughly Calculated ~
coarse vegetables, averaging cents pound
and onc-ffth Of n caory per gram. Salt, tea
coffee. vinegar spices, etc, have no calorl'
value 80 that the estimate under this head IS
high rather than low, not to mention the
fac, tina, the human digestive apparatus does
not get much OF the nutriment from coarse
vegetables. II must also be considered tna'
city prices may be cheaper than most resi-
donts OF smaller communities imagine, but
with few exceptions, the rates current apply
with little difference to most cities.
Now. will 5O,OOO-odd calories support fam
ily If seven for week? 1t should be stated
that the human body is, for this purpose
lust as subject TO mathematical calculation
as any artificial means Of developing heat and
energy. Indeed, there are not the differences
due TO differences in use, efficiency of the IN
individual engine. etc, that exist for artih'
cial engines and the matter has been more
closely studied. Seven persons for seven
DAYS represent forty-nine single days "a
tons. or fuel supply, for the human engine
The above .otal averages 1927 calorIes per
son day. The head OF the family viii re-
ouire $500 TO 5000, or even more, II en-
gagged IN manual labor or much exposed TO
cold 4 clerk housewife or any average
adult will require goo. or at least 1000, cal
cries. even for desk work and a moderate
amount Of walking, etc. Children. especially
boys. over the age Of fourteen. require al
most as much food-or calorics as an adult
Il is possible that man and wife might he
20 occupied as to be able to live on 1000 cal
cries a day apiece. making a total of 2o,ooO
for both for week. This would leave a ut
tie over ZOO Galleries for 7X5 children's ra-
lions. or about $50 calories each. day. Now
a child Of one and half years requires about
900 calories. and. in fact, seven children aged
three would just about consume the total
calories listed.
The fact Of the matter is that, with every
allowance for errors in price and fluctuations
i'm compositions Of food. there is no conceiv-
able family of seven that can. under present
conditions, buy their food for s. week
DIR. A. /. BENEDICT
Buffalo, \. Y. Dec 10. 1916