The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-13

ties runs from 81 to 6A ounces. me
cheanest varieties cost about 6O cents
= nound; the dearest 72 cents. One OF
The most serious deprivations con-
times TO be the lack Of fats and OILS;
The weekly allowance. of butter ana
margarine together is little less than
8 ounces Il person. OH is so expensive
that il is ont Of the reach of the great
majority. The Associated Press corre-
spondent paid s3.12 for about two
thirds Of a pint Of hazel nut OIL 10 De De
used for frying. Goose fat costs S4.SV
a can of II 3-5 ounces, and Is the only
fat, except vegetable Oils that can DC
bought without a card. ,,..
This insuf1ciency OF fats IN me oalls
ratinn shows itself in an almost con-
tinnous feeling Of hunger. The CORE
snondent, experiencing this himself IN
ne first DAYS of his visit. remarked
Hungry All the Time. !,
az feel hungry all the time" said'the
- Extending his investigations, the
CORRESPONDENT heard similar expires,
sions from all sides. The most bitter
cnmn1aints come from soldiers at
home, When the writer last visited
the front, in July. the mems Tatlons
we're ample in every respect, ana lhete
Is no reason to believe the same IS
not true to-day. The soldier al nome
thus notices the difference more kesL'
" than do those who have had graou-
ally TO accustnm themselves W Que 't7
privation after another.
There is deadly monotonF annuI
,reais in the average househoid.
Rreakfast generally consists OF Tolls
n,armalade often made OF numpKlnl'
and decoction Of roasted ach7ns. rye,
cbirorv and what-not. that goes by
The name of coffee. There Is no rea'
coffee left. Some tea. at high prices
is still TO be had, but the poorer peo'
MO drink n brew Of linden blossoms,
rasnherry leaves or leaves OF othe5
sh7,bs or trees. For the seconn
breakfast" there is dry bread.
The Usual Dinner.
D,rner generally consists Of boiled
rot,toee With salt, some kind OF boiled
reeetahle. and. on perhaps two days or
The week. a tiny piece Of meat. tlsh
tnkes the place Of meat on other Gays
unless one can buy goose a. . zoo d
Mound (they cost $? ponna 2uSt NC,
fore ChriStmas), a duck al - ~
pound. a turkey al 81 81 pound go " u
hen at S10S to S1.2o pnu1n' ~
paratively little game comes VI. , LIE
marker apparently going to the hoteIs
and restaurants.
sumner is the problem in the aver,
ore household. Generally there are
M po.atoes left over from noon anu
If thero are there is no fat in wh,ch ~
nv thc1n. The usual German supps5
before the war consisted OF I..o
meats. sausage cheese, bread and hut.
ter and beer There is no meal. ~
cheese and no sausage, no nu'IeI VI,
four ar five days of the week. no Elort
bottled beer, and many saloonke'peLCSs
refuse 10 sell beer TO be consume" Oh
The premises Beer. moreover. u
All But UndTinkabEe.
There remain. then, only bread ana
FISH fresh smoked, dried or canned.
And the problem Of cost IS ADDED 10
that of mnnotony. The writer paiI III
Berlin $40 pound for ordinary lahT
trout, and 81 cents pound loI SUI shh
fresh water bass. Dried saitea nSi,
costs &c cents pound. ana smoheo
eel 1892 TO $40. SMOKED seosSS
grease costs So to $3.50 a pound, ana
boiled Shrimps are - cents. Once "a
every four or five weeks the city an,
thorities place on the market small
fins Of sardines, one OF which ma! Dc
bought on presentation OF the mun!cI,
nal "Iebensmittelkar,e." or provision
card. Each family; no matter OF now
many members. has only one OF lheSe
cards. The sardines thus sold may De
had for about rs cents for the Slnall
tins, In the open market today lheE
cost from g. cents for SardineS III ~,
maIO sauce to - cents for Saru!neS III
oil. One smoked herring: from TO
inches long, costs 20 10 - cents. a
can Of alleged shredded veal bough;
by the correspondent was more than
half gelatne, and cost - cents. us
gross weight was q pound,
Pepper costs Sc Il pound, and snaLI
aIsins Sl.0S. Sacharine dissolved N
water has taken the place Of sugar i"F
sweetenins colfr and tea i'll tIiHa!r
homes IL well us restaurants. Mli| Il