Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-08-17

Good Advice In Humorous Dr.
ties From washington.
PRODUCTIONS BIG INCREASE


In All Sections Of the United states the
Response to Appeals For More Food
This Year Has Been Gratifying.
Verses Issusd by National Emergency
Food Garden Commission.
Much has been written about garden
ing, canning and drying Of fruits and
vegetables In recent weeks. This has
had a most beneficial effect, a. shown
by recent government reports, which In
dicate a tremendous gain in the pro-
duction Of foodstuffs In evsry section OF
the country. The National Emergency
Food Garden Commission recently IL
sued the following verses, which, In q
lighter vein, urge the planting and can
ming of vegetables
There was . great csar in Berlin
Whose subjects were all growins thin.
In good English he said,
"Bally winter dread
Because we have nothing to tin"
The young folks OF Lax.~3 3cc ~, T.,
Ssidi I'VE viii make gardsnlnG peg.
Ws'n stick to the work,
We won't dodge Il or shirk,
For this isn't work-thts IL play"
A maiden who lived In st. Joe
Wrote east to her washinston beau
II can't be there In June.
II II really too soon,
For I'm busy with dads westward hoe"
A charming young bud named Marie
Wrote to Mira Won stuyvesant Lee
I'm begging your pardon,
But I'm working my garden
And can't get away for your tea"
Said Miss GLADYS Clarissa MoTannsr,
I've abandoned my player pianner.
Art 10 all very good,
But II won't supply food.
so I'm playing my tunes on my csnnsss
Mrs. ssdlsigh has given up signing
At the cost Of the food she's been buyfng.
For she's got 'em all beat
On the good things TO eat
Since she's taken to canning and dry1ns
High diddls diddls, this life IL Q riddle.
For prices have jumped Ger the moon,
But plant a food garden Oh some vacant
lot
And prices win tumble down soon.
Rock-a-by baby in the tree top.
Father 10 hoeins his home garden crop.
Soon he will harvest enough for us all
And high cost Of living win have q bad
fall
II old Mother Hubbard should so to the
cupboard
She'd find all the food shed desire,
For stored away there IN foodstun 70
The product Of Gannsr and drisr.
Old King Food In his merrisst mood
Bet A-watohing his garden plot
He counted his beets, and he reckoned his
beans
And he said: "wm we starvs' We wiz
not"
Mary, Mary, no longer contrary,
Has made q home garden grow
With turnips and beans to feed the ma
rines
And the soldiers and sailors. you know.
President Pack, come blow our horn,
Our allies are calling for wheat and corn,
Set the nation TO work to grow turnips ana
squash
And wen fesd the whole world with our
food, by Soshl
Pat-a-caks, pat-a-caks, bakers man,
Look at tho things were going to can.
Can 'em and dry 'em and store 'sm away
TO give us our food for the oold winters
day.
Dioksry, diokery, dook,
The back yards In our block
Are full enough OF garden stur
Our pantry shelves to stock.
"A dollar, . dollar. . ten o'clock scholar.
Why do you come 20 later
I've stayed at home TO dig the wssds.
This gardening stunt 10 great"
TafSy was wsishman, Tany was q thiSf
Tany win not work, 80 he must come 10
grief.
The nsiyhbors planted seeds in their yards
ana vacant lots
And spent the summer raising things O
thrifty garden plots.
They're canning 'sm ana drytns en- anA
storing en- away.
II Taffy cannot steal 'sm he'll have gro
GERS bills to pay
There was an old man and he had weea-
en- leg
And he coudn't steal o ride, not . r1As
could he beg.
DO he bought back yard and he plantsa
some beans
And raised enough cash to buy . dossn
machines,
II a man saves a cent each day he will
not need to risk the loss Of friend at
the end Of the year by trying to borrow
q dollar.