The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-09
Cooks Be Patriotic
ny n. ADDINGroN BRUCE
Author OF sThe Riddle OF Person
ality." Psychology and
Parenthood. etc.

Herbert c. Hoover. at Washing.
ton. struggling 20 conserve food for
the nation. for the world. has asked
every housewife 10 come 10 his aid
But between many a willing house.
wife and the accomplishment OF her
desire is that Chinese wall OF IN
difference-the servant Stacker.
In the general development OF
efficiency which has swept over the
Industrial world - American serv-
ant has remained untouched. Cen
orally speaking. the hired household
worker of today IS a marvel OF in
competence. wastefulness. indirer.
ence. absolutely unamenable TO dis
cipline"
Thus Miss Alice Hiu Chittenden.
prominent New York woman Mos.
people will agree that her scathing
indictment OF household helpers Is
only too justified
There are notable exceptions, II
Is true. and many OF them.
Competent conscientious cooks.
and loyal. efficient housemaids are
20 be found in innumerable helphir.
inc families But most famiiies
vainly wish that they could find
them
Their hired helpers. and particu.
larlv the cooks. seem indispensable
for ineficiency and extravaganza
They take no care OF kitchen equip
- all
food 10 spoil before H. reaches he
cooking stage And much ~ the
food that they cook is so badly pre-
pared By them that IL is unpalatable.
even UNBEATABLE
Besides which they often wanton-
" dispose OF surplus food sent back
from the dining room table Not the
pantry but the Earhaeo can is the
place where they put IT,
Competent authorities have csti-
mated that 500 0o0 900 worth 81
food is yearly wasted IN The. United
States For large part OF this
waste for probably the major part
the cooks - rhe country must he
hold responsible
n Won who rtat this are cook.
bes vou ~ give some Thought 20
your own habits as regards The
preservation. preparation. and con
+ servation OF food
Your wastefu'ness may DO due 20
ignorance. II may De due 20 ind!f
ference. Or more likely 81 heer
thoughtlcssness In any event II is
an economic crime. And today g -
q crime against patriotism.
The coming winter, wa have been
amniy warned is likoly 20 Doe
winter az tremendous food shortage.
II IA certain % be winter az tre-
mendouS food shortage unless every
body--cooks Included at once be
! comes zealously conscientious in the
use OF food.
+ n a tremendous shortage docs
come. tho whole nation viii sHTor
Which means that the wasteful
cooks themselves viii suffer as well
as their employers whose food they
have wasted
The wastefrl cooks viii then not
ONLY have less food 70 eat end
waste but will also find II less
easy 20 secure work a. cooks For,
under the stress OF hard timoe.
many who would employ them viii
be Obliged 20 do their own cooking
The wasteful cook OF today is
thus committing economic suicide
And she is DAMAGING seriously dam
aging. the interests ~ her country
I II yon are cook, and on self
examination are forced 70 admit
that you are a wasteful cook. take
these considerations 70 heart.
You may have no interest IN the
welfare az your employer But sure
" you are interested In your own
welfare. and IN the welfare OF the
land 10 which YOU owe allegiance by
birth or naturalization.
Resolve today TO overcome your
habits OF waste Resolve. II need
be. 10 take cooking lessons that
you may make Yourself more com
petent. Gain greater efficiency. be-
come more conscientious, for your
own sake and for your country 8
/ sake