Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-20
H.-Awakening the Nation

department of agriculture has launched great
campaigns to check waste and promote the economical
food hand and to increase the supply
by of citylot and backyard suburban gar
den campaign the other,
The experts of the department according
Houston estimate the annual American food waste
$7o0.oOO,0OO. This waste results largely
preparation bad cooking. and much of it
avoided. Another point is the custom that has
grown up many American families Of serving
abundance Of There among Of
the feeling put table just enough food,
and more. rather a economy This notion
the department points out is entirely mistaken and
shows rather bad taste we'll Waste is never ad-
mirable, in the prosperous times, and too
food cooked that some cooked food Is
thrown away. In time like the present such ideas
must be banished at In Europe today the people
take pride in economy, not IN nberality; the
pride themselves the simplicity and cheap
their clothes.
The department IL urging the American people to
avoid throwing food into the garbage pail. keep
perishable food Clean cool and covered, fruits
boil vegetables that threaten spoil to
fully avoid waste in preparation and to cook enough
and more Some people peel potatoes IN such a way
that 20 is wasted. In Germany law provides
that all potatoes must be boiled, avoid waste in
peelins.
Another thing for which the department calls on
Americans is a more catholic taste in foods We have
too many groundess preudices against certain foods
that and nOu1shing and against new foods in
general In districts of British India. in time
re want the government sometimes sends trainloads
and shiploads of northern wheat But the ignorant
peasantry unfamiliar with wheat and they have
been known within arms length Of plenty or
to enough for three meals for handful OF
dirty rice. Americans too intelligent people to
cling prejudces BY an increased use OF rice
the wheat supply may conserved. The Of corn
meal NAV be greatly increased. For So can buy
little hand mill and grind own corn meal to suit
your taste with minimum Of labor Such new articles
as beans sometimes called togo beans will be put
on the market greater quantities and should be given
their due place in the diet
sub constitutions particularly desirable because
all publications point wheat shortage at the coming
h-v.st The latest crop estimate showed a probable
q, a4s 900 600 the crop Of 1913 FROM the
American International Institute
~ Agriculture In Rome comes the news that the crop
.I,uot.on r. had all world. The only way 10
u,aLa I'm for wheat shortage with minimum OF hard-
.b,n Is 20 be ready substitutes and IN this case
used integsntiy substitutes are really just S e0Ou
gardens the department working TO meet the
food other lines The senate has
osu.d upon Secretary Houston for comprehensive
dations what should best be done Tho
called the farmers TO increase their
acreage to utilize land left idle by winter-klled
farmers what plant. Every means will be used to
increase production bring about economical dstri-
button
Rut there are sides to this questior-produc-
.o astr,hution and consumption The people who eat
+b food have 1t within their to prepare and
80 :, s economically possible. Here IL one thing
tna+ ~erv household cooperate with the gov
eminent and help the nation Let your motto BE- No
waste and a home garden