Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-31
INCREASE IN "WHEATLESS"
 AND "MEATLESSn DAYS
Hotels and Homes Pledge Themselves
 to Observe These Days.

Reports received by the United States food administration office in Hartford. from a few sections of the country indicate that the public eat ing p1aces-hotels, clubs. restaurants and dining car services-are saving immense quantities of meats and wheat through voluntary adoption Of ''MeatIess Tuesdays" and "Wheatless Wednesdays." It is impossible at present to estimate the savings or the entire country, but figures from New York city and the states of Mas saehusetts. Colorado, Nebraska, Mi be cited g. guide. Connectieut's statistics if available would probably not show any records broken.
 If there were a nropertionate say ing in the family kitchen. there would be no difficulty in providing from Arnerica's savings sufficient food to relieve the situation in Europe.
 In New York city for the second week of November. according to the United States Food Administration, pounds of meat, beef- pork and nut ton-and 121 ,554 pounds of wheat fcur. In October, savings in the reighhorjng state of Massa cnusetts and 914.o4o pounds of flour. Novem- Der reports from Nebraska, show a saving of 422,S22 pounds of meat. and 294,41s pounds of ioup.l Colorado in
 
 Of meat, and 3s,5S5 pounds Of flour: Michigan, 134,744 pounds of meat, and se.e74 pounds of flour: Arkansas. 20,- 24o pounds Of meat and 14.f9s pounds of flour: Arizona, 31.7S0 pounds of meat, and 14,907 pounds of flour. One railway dining car service alone saw ed in a single month 12.s41 pounds of meat. Combined dining car ser vices saved 469,50 pounds Of meat and 23S,o9S pounds of four. One biz e,i, pounds of meat, and e4.402 pounds os four.
 These reports represent a greater ger capita reduction than would be the east. there have been heavy in- ereases in the number of meals serv- cd in public eating places. These savings are determined bs. compar- ing the consumption with figures for the corresponding period in 1916. In spite of material increases in the number of meals served, there has been a decided reduction in the total amount of food consumed.
 Fully 90 per cent. of the hotel pro- prietars and restauranteurs have pledged their support to the food ad- nninistration though some are not observing their pledges. All who are cooperating with the administration are observing the wheatless and meat less days. and by every other possi- bIe means encouraging the conserva- ticn of our food supplies.
 Even if Massachusetts, saving in November were no greater than in October, and if New Yerlx's report for g. week is used in establishing an es- innate for the month. we get from these few reports the following saw ings for November; 1.7o1.71S pounds of meat, and 9e5,3S3 pounds Of wheat flour. Three states combined show a sugar saving of 24e.923 pounds
 It is almost impossible to approxi- mate the percentage of savings for the public eating places of the coun- try as whole. One big hotel re- ported a weekly flour saving of all most 50 per cent The same estab- Iishment has reported a saving Of more than 40 per cent in meat
 The elimination of waste has been far greater than the actual savings would indicate. Hotel and restaurant men have reported that there Is now practically no waste, in their kitch- ems. Everything is served or saved even the entraiis of chickens are sold to soap makers. Garbage cans are being starved, getting their just des- erts but no more. Table scraps that cannot be used for food are stored in barrels and sold. part being fed to hogs, and the rest used fn making sqap and fertilizer