The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-27
MESSAGE FOR AMERICAN HOME

The Southern Wholesale Grocers' asso- citation has issued a timely message in pamphlet form to both the rural and city consumer. It is in line with the ad- ministration at Washington, and Is as follows:
 This message is just a plain, every day guide to help you win the war. It's just IS much your duty to read it and follow it as it is the duty of the soldier to read and follow his instructions.
 This is your war guide for use in your home It tells you what foods we must save to supply ourselves and our allies; 1t tells you what foods you can eat in place or those saved without loss to your health, strength or contentment.
 Your government does not want you to give up three square meals a day-or even one. All it asks is that you eat less of the foods that are so greatly needed by our armies, our allies armies and the people behind them, and more of the foods that are plentiful.
 Eat plenty-you won't help win the war If you are hungry and poorly nourished You are not asked to sacrifice your health, but only some kitchen and table habits.
 America and her allies must not run out of wheat meat or fats If we do Ger many will win the war
 We must save sugar; use every drop of milk If you have given a sr or a brother or a husband to fight; if your daughter or sister or wife is nursing at the front; if you have bought a liberty bond, or helped the Red Cross fund, or sent money to save little war orphan from starvation-if you have done any or all of these things and think you have done your full share, try and add some- thing more to the list of achievements.
 All the blood, all the heroism, all the money and all the munitions in the world will not win this war unless our allies ana the people behind them are fed. They VIII not be fed, your sacrifice of blood and money will be in vain, we shall go hungry and greater cause will be Io-t unless you stand guard each day in yoiir home over your supply of wheat meat fats, sugar and milk
 You cannot save food until you under stand why you eat. You eat because you are hungry. Hunger is the alarn warning you that if you want to keen the machinery of your body running full time, you must put more fuel in the fur mace, the worn parts must be repaired. and the body must be built up and stim. ulated to enable you to carry on the ac tivities of life
 Not every food does all these things. If Is the function of some kinds of food to make energy, others to strengthen the body, while still others make the body grow and keep the various organs work ing.
 Butter produces energy, it stimulates growth Eggs and cheese repair worn parts and also supply energy.
 At each meal we eat different kinds If food so that all these activities may 20 on in our bodies. so that we may per- form well the daily work before us.
 All foods may be divided into two great classes: Those that supply energy and those chiefly valuable for the bodv,s growth and repair.
 In place of wheat bread eat rye bread. cornbread. oatmeal bread, barley bread. That's what the European nations are doing to save wheat The wheat crop everywhere is short, and unless we save a wheat famine is inevitable.
 In year 13S, S,000, 900 bushels of wheat will be saved for our armies and our allies If every person in this country win use pound less of wheat flour a week.
 Make bread without wheat flour. A mixture of wheat and oatmeal has a higher value as a growth food than wheat bread.
 Eat a baked potato instead of slice Of wheat bread. Potatoes are plentiful Eat less cake and pie; the wheat flour so saved will keep a fighter in the trenches. When you do use wheat bread avoid stale bread by cutting the slices