The sun., 1917-09-22
GROW OWN RABBIT
STEWS, She URGES
Nine. Engcl Wants Every
Family to Raise a Bunny
for Food.
THEY DO 1T IN FRANCE
Defence Committee Women
! Like Idea. but Health Doc.
tor Is KilljOy.

rave you a little rabbit in your home
VI you have you've gone a long way
toward conserving the food supply In
America and helping out the allied
armies on the other side. 1t was pointed
, out yesterday at the meeting at City
Hall of the Mayors Women's Committee
| on National Defence that II every family
would keep a rabbit the problems OF
eating and clothing would be well nigh
| solved. Nine. Rene Engel Of 5s Rue
| Thomond, Paris--now at the Hotel
| anderbilt--broached the idea. She
said she brought 1t from France, where
two years residence had convinced
her that the domestication of rabbits
would play a large part In winning Tho
war.
THE rabbit is humble animal, easil!
satisfied" She urged. HE can be KEEP
I'm a small wooden box with screer
door for the admission Of air. and III
, thrives on the food We throw away
grasses from the roadside. I am par
ticularly anxious to get America inter
ested in this plan at once, before fros
destroys the leaves aud grass whicl
children can go out and gather for th
pet rabbit at home.
Rabbit shines In POtpie.
"The rabbit. h az tender and nourish
ing AS a chicken. He makes a ravshinl
stew he is delicious in potpic: AM
stuffed rabbit as the French prepare II
is thing to dream Of.
"rhc fur Of the rabbit can be used 70
coats and hats. and thus our two grea
needs something to eat and to veal
will he satisfied il American fsmilie
will begin to keep the rabbit in thci
homes"
AT this point a woman from Alabam
reminded the speaker that the left hin
foot Of the rabbit could be utilized I
, give the family luck. Nine. Engs
thanked her and proceeded to give tn
life history of her pet rabbit over !
, France.
He is large white animal, bcaut
J ful creature" she said. ~ farmed hii
out because I travel about 80 much. IL
keeps happy and healthy in a very sma
wooden box. and doesn't seem to min
not being able to burrow In the earti
, He is an object Of admiration To a
who tee him"
Marie dc Montalvc. who handles pull
; licity for the Mayors Committee
Women, here burst into tears aud lei
the room.
} ~ couldn'; help it, She explained
) those who followed her mime. Engel
story reminded me of pet Bunny | ha
when a child. One day Bunny disaI
, peared that night We had rabbit pie fc
dinner, and just as ! took the iir
mouthful my mother said: oh. do yo
: remember poor Funny
5 have never been able TO cat rabb
! since"
Board of Health Man Grumbars
4 However. nearly everybody else at Il
: meeting took to the notion OF rabt
e I'm the nome. except "A board OF near
= ohvsjciau who came there to speak.
{ complained that II the great East Si'
!. took UP the rabbit plan the safety al
= sanitation problems would be double
z Hard enough now to keep them fro
h clu,tcring w their fire escapes al
: ba tn tubs" he grumbled.
Rabbi, cultivation was one defini
n thing TO emerge from the wealth OF al
e cussion at the meeting. which was pr
|. sided over by Mrs. Willard Straight. Al
g at which the principal speaker was I
" r. L. Wilbur. director OF the food co
d servation committee OF the United stat
Y Department of Food Administration.
Another result was the decision
start October 81 an intensive campai
to add 1000 900 New York women
Hoover's army of food conservers. 4
thur williams general commercial ma
ager of the New York Edison. issued
call for 1000 women to canvass II,
/ week.
i 1T will take at least 10000 to go ir
L every home with our cards for sigI
ture." he said. I'VE figure that tn,
are about a million and quarter
~ food purchasing agents in New York
> mostly wonderland we want these no
women lined up with Hoover We wa
100 district captains, women. to dir
the job They would lunch togeti
daily during the campaign week n
receive reports"
pr Community kitchens Urged.
Mt Details of the October drive will
Id worked out at meeting at City II
n next Tuesday, when Mayor Mitchell Y
:" speak
e. Or. Wilbur in his speech urged the
'is tablshment of community kitchc
lis where by economical cooking the Il
W supply could be conserved.
NJ when our women realize that
must feed not only the soldiers but
ne men, women and children far behind
&C. firing lines they will understand tha
IN is imperative for us to save several h
ne dred million bushels Of food" he said
II I'VE must eat corn instead Of whe
Ia. we must not throw away one atom Of
as precious fats we must see to 1t that
as hotels keep their pledges of meatless
Is wheatless days. II we fail In our Z
~ conservation the western front
'N crack. and II the western front crack
means misery and woe for us and
no the coming generations"
~ He urged every one to wear food {
nc ssryation department button. saying I
"S his button SO impressed walters that
never gave him second helping of
e,n ter Or more than one slice Of bread
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