The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-26
New York Food Expert Gives
Hints on Household Food
Management.
NO FEAR OF A SCARCITY
Warns Against Waste and Urges Per.
sonaI Attention in Buying Supplies
Should Keep Food
Vision Clear.

missioner of weights and measures for
New York and secretary of the food
supply committee, has written for the
New York Sun call to "the house
hold volunteers" for q great service
which they may perform in war times
for their country within the confines of
their own homes.
Mr.. Hartigan has been n close stu
dent of the food situation for several
wears, and what he has to say will APP
nly to all sections Of the country. He
says:
THE home is as useful a place to
serve Uncle Sam as is the battlefield,
the farm. the bank, the factory. Eff
cheney in its management will bring
benefits to the nation in incalculable
amounts. Cooperation now with the
great forces that are at work to end
the war at the earliest day will hasten
the return of normal conditions.
"War chastens nation. 1t acts as
tonic upon the body polite. 1t slim
1latcS latent energy in throwing off
the nOnoSSentials. It prepares and
fortifies against the day Of stern neces-
Sity. Economy of a practical sort In
the household calls for as much or
more bravery as enlistment for the
fighting forces. Common sense re-
turns to first principles Of living, awak-
ems the spirit Of service in the home
and puts every member Of the family
in a state Of mind conducive to good
results.
"At the beginning of the war situa-
ton is the time to start to mobilize
the affairs of the household. Don't wait
for your neighbor to start, don't ex-
pcct the government to do everything
for you. It's power will be eXerted In
your behalf in the increased trans
portatiOn, distribution and fixing OF
food prices Your share in food pre-
paredness is infinitely more impor-
tant in the uses to which food will be
put.
Hint TO Food Buyers.
.The buyers and consumers Of food
stuffs can perform as patriotic duty
as the man behind the pillow and the
fighting man If cool heads are kept
ana IUe VI SofCILihShI pSAAN
ted to adjust the conditions that are
before us.
1.-THE intelligence and courage of the
American household manager will
promptly make response to the gradual
adjustment to the new conditions. The
application Of the word preparedness
and all that it stands for to the home
fpp onn1in6 fn the
nation.
"Volunteers will be called for the
army and navy. 1t may be necessary
70 invoke the effectiveness of compul
sorry service to increase our armed
forces: men and women will serve iI
the many branches of activity.
"While the voluntary spirit is the
American spirit, enforced personal
service liability may be found more
equitable. This should not extent tt
the home. Here the volunteer shoulC
be supreme.
"Without governmental dictation. vol
unteer now to introduce methods tt
do without certain foodstuffs at times
through reducing consumption; ar
range the home menu so that eaci
home will have a meatless day, sugar
Less dav. fiourless day, potatoless day
Onionless day. By such regulations eN
nerience in marketing will sugges
other foods at reasonable prices t
take their places which are just a
nourishing and palatable.
"The household manager might wei
busv herself now in looking up the Ell
fectiyeness and prices of sO-calle'
substitute foods 1t will be SURPRISING
after careful investigation to dlscoVe
that these 'so-called substitutes ar
nothing more than common foods ina
are not part of the food haDlts q
the household. A new food state
mind will be good for US all. 1t WI
reyolutionize the food world for peac
times.
"Positiw. Duties"
81. Make an inventory of the mouse
hold. for food waste, extravaganza
carelessness, get rid of the nonessei
tiols What is not necessary sell 9
give to relief association.
so Investigate the kitchen, invest
gate yourself, investigate those wh
work in the kitchen, stop the leak
II is lust as scientific to use and serV
foods as 1t is to find the range OF III
enemy.
"3. Go to market, to many market
nnd bargain for foodstuffs in the SAN
shirt as you set out on a shoppin
tour You will be amazed at the var
ety of prices. You will be convince
that there is no such thing as LOG
price uniformity. .,
81. So far as possible relieve u
dealers of delivering the goods. As
him for a discount if you take cal
of YOUR own deliveries. Ii you ca
not do it yourself ask the chlidreh
help out, or the servants. :,
IS. Buy by weight. Disregard u
measure. Insist upon correct "eis1
Patronize a responsible merchal
Weight is the fundamental for price
1t is for nourishmont.
&c. Change your food mind naplt
you would change your shoes. Lo'
around you and see the variety Oh io'