The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-10
MEAT AND WHEAT
SHOULD Be SAVED
ONE DAY EACH WEEK WITHOUT
THESE is URGED ON THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
NEEDED FOR THE FIGHTERS
British and French Know Little About
Corn, Of Which We Have Plenty
Washington Is Now a Crowded and
Busting City.
ey EDWARD 9. CLARK.

BY EDWARD q. CLARK.
Washington. Washington hotels
and to considerable extent its board
ing houses have adopted meatiess
Tuesdays and wheatless Wednesdays
in an effort to economize in those 1000
products which are most necessary
for our soldiers and our allies In the
war.
1t apparently Is the hope OF the fooo
administrator that II meatless Tues
day and a wheatless Wednesday De
adopted generally throughout the UNI
ted States. that the amount OF SUP
stantial necessaries which Will De
saved will be sufficient TO keep our
aAies going, and to keep our men
strong in the field.
II Is understood by the ofhciais IN
Washington charged with the "orA
OF food conservation that with appa-
rent plenty on every hand In the coun.
try districts of the land, II Is diineui'
for people to realize that 1t Is neces-
sary to save In such things as preau'
beef and pork. The desire Is that IN
every household, on one day In wee.
ut least. no meat shall be eaten anu
No wheat bread shall appear on tne
|, table. :.
Poultry is not counted as meat III
the plan of conservation and curious
Nv enough neither Is hash provioeo u
, he made of leftovers, but II earnestly
Is urged that there be no attempt -
cook so much meat on one day ina
!. there will be enough left over III
hash ON the next day. This Is no saw
7 ing operation at all.
q French Do Not Know Corn.
n WHY is II that whea. Is SO absolute
a ~ necessary to the French ana orl
n ism? Why is 1t that We cannot sen
GREAT quantities of corn to them an
=, let their soldiers and their people Cd
" IShnny cake, plain corn bread al
:. c,rn mullins? Well. there Is reaso
ID and a good one. Many of the britis
!. neonle and virtually all of the Frehe
". people know very little ABOUT GU,
To start the French eating COLI 10 u
exclusion of wheat would be TO son
~ extent like trying to make people ST.
rk eating peaches and take up a uIe.
W. olives. Experience has shown that
cd some of the countries of Europe pc
as pie have to be educated 10 eat GU.
The French will eat rye bread VIII
vn ont much of a demur, but wheat
ell their staple. They love it and IL n
MT heen the principle food OF the PEI
The onts for centuries. Their systems
rv- accustomed TO it and the French
asst der will go long ways on nan II
Int of Wonderful French bread MADE III
wheat.
we, In italy the people have been tau'
the .ha v,lue of corn and its delights
ugh a food. 1t took a long while 10 90
my Not many years ago persons inter'
ION, ed in the spreading OF the uocti
,wn of corn" went to Italy ana pegan
educational campaign in Its pen
ItoIian peasants turned up their nc
a, tho food for long time, but nm;
they were induced to give II triais
we now cornmeal mush and corn OF
.IO orc eaten with uvidity in many p'
of the Italian peninsula.
ched Capital City Is Crowded
s s washington has changed overnl
80. s.u,' from a sedate, quiet residential t.
into q whirling bustling, feverish
Men who were here four years ago
n,ed;. who come again today do not h
n his the place.
neys, There was a time when the car
re IN of the nation was in all respects S
and almost lethargic. Even the u
years. INV .,,aI .e,,od along their leisu
I and iiiooiies io'eu 80 devon at
wheel. Now within twenty-four n
st.rt hS chauffeurs or owners have beer
rested for exceeding the speed Il
l this or cutting corners at rapid gar
o DIR. two wheels, or doing other Things
for secorous in persons Of suppos
steady habits.
The last census gave Washin
about $4,000 as the mark of its I
vay a hrion. Today there are more
over 400 600 people In the place and
toner coming hour by hour. The capital
mans not know itself.
enter The government mas Drought
e bar. she city thousands upon thOusan
haved clerks and hundreds upon hundre
men newly entered into the army
navy, men who are needed here
cause of their peculiar business
ing. as workers in the staff d.
ANoio ments of Uncle Sam. The visitor
Use -,ro, an tho afternoon without
Stimu- inc beralded his approach with
y are ouest to a friend TO get a plaC
e. One him to sleep is likely TO be com
i. Adv. 20 knock at a strangers door
ask to be taken in for the night
Beds Put Up Everywhere
Oh nei All the Rooms to Let" signs
ger he al ~ hove heen taken down.
rets In the boarding houses hav'
subdivided and the waste spa
49,, nj best the storeroOm space, ha
turned into bedrooms. "St;
Adv Room Only" Is proper sign
hing in the Hobbies of the hote
10 dis Railways Of the boarding hous'
or her. Some of the men who have
teered to work in the advisor.
mittee of the council of natioI
en- may .o.>
Dit goes LAD Good lmaoination.
Edward had a new little pl
80, all who possessed much more imae
than he. To John chair was
..toroIIv II in turn he