The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-12
POLICE ROCKIES
 0vEREAT 1000
 CAL0RIES A DAY
Betting Away With $500, Which Prof. Fisk Says Is
 Ear Too Much.


 confidently predicted by dietitians and economists arrived somewhere in the interior, of the 12 police rockies of the diet squad, because of the toothsome lineup of calories and pro- teins on to-day's menus, an announce saent came this noon, from. Dr. Flu gene Lyman Fisk, director of the r-sfe Extension Institute, that un- doubtedly the men were being over fed to the extent of 1000 calories each. The news was withheld from the rockies until after luncheon on account of its poignant psychologi- cal effect
 T wish to call attention to<the fact that this. 25-cent diet really covers a high calorie' diet,'' said .Dr. Fisk ''The men are getting about $500 calories a day now. This is about l. 900 more than the average person re- quires. 5 aS 4, Some of the men of the squad weigh from T 90 to 200 pounds; others run about .155 pounds. The man at 155 with the same degree of activity as the heavier man requires much less food. think 1t will be found, though do not like to pre-judge the experi- menu, LudC, tIl0 HIGH are cdllnS Tcld- lively more than they require, for the. reason that many of them take sec ond helpings. thus piling up the cal . ories This is important for the pub lie to bear in mind, because it means : that stenographer weighing 125 pounds could greatly reduce the cost of these scientific menus and meet every conditionl of palatability and ] xl.L alL. f-l~.E A :.l erable luxuries in the way of fruit ; and fresh vegetables for the same cost" # The following were the menus for today:
 BREAKFAST.
 Hominy with milk. Bananas.
 Rolls. coffee.
 LUNCHEON. Baked beans.
 Salt pork.
 Brown bread.
 Tea. ,
 DINNER. Gonlash with vegetables.
 Steamed rice.
 Hot biscuit.
 Apple pie.
 Tea N ef
 A Formal Luncheon. The rockies arrived for their Iun. cheon this noon in their full-dress po- lice uniforms. They have been dining in fatigue suits heretofore. They fell to the savory baked beans and thick slices of bakers brown bread under the continuous glare of movie fash lights. Luncheon represented $50 calories--200 calories in the beans, 100 calories of salt pork. 300 of ! brown bread, 200 of nut butter, and 50. calories in the sugar for the tea The dietitian, Miss Mary c. McCor- mack, explained that all the calories were bonahde heat producers visible he naked eye, except the 200 in the salt pork, that, true to metro pclitan habit, hid from sight. sThe disappointment of the rockies over the bashfuIness of the salt pork was forgotten when they found copies of How to Live" by pr. Fisk and Prof. Irving Fisher. one at each place. This was supplemented by the an n1uncement of Mrs. Eula McClary, of the Life Extension Institute, that soon as club-room with Oriental rugs and wicker furniture would be fitted up in the dining hall, where the rockies could rest after dinner. This, she hopes, will be in shape for the recep- tion of Arthur Woods, Police Com mission. Prof. Irving Fisher, Dr. Fisk and others. who will eat luncheon with the rockies tomorrow. The more the rockies rest. the fewer calories will be required. The Insti- tute hopes to teach New York the lesson that food should be administer ed according to individual rest and activity.
 The other lessons for to-day are: Buy broken" rice, which is whole some and good, costing only six cents pound (this will appear at dinner to-night): hominy is an inexpensive and nutritious breakfast food that far outweighs many of the package vari- cities, and cost but five cents a pound; shoulder of beef at 6 cents pound makes first-class goulash, combined with carrots and onions, at five cents a bunch each. A bunch should weigh about a pound and quarter.
 And as for the fats used to replace butter--substitutes for butter of cot tonseed oil. peanut oil, tallow, or wEatnot furnish just the same number of calories as real butter at 60 cents pound. When such fats pass the palate, the body does not know the difference, was the assuring statement