The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

notice Such is the case in connec-
ton with food conservation.
Uncle Sam is taking advantage of
the splendidly organized state univer-
stiles to get in touch with the peo-
pie. especially in the agricultural dis
tricts. and in view OF the fact that
there are rare opportunity for rec
ord work on this tract, Miss Amy
Kelly of the State University brought
the following message to us from our
government:
DO you realize very few are awake
to the fact that the world is facing
the greatest food shortage in history?
Most people, if they think at all, think
that as soon as a little peace talk"
comes the food prices will drop and
there will be plenty as usual. But
not this time will that be T and
we may as we'll face it and prepare.
When we reflect that sixty million
producers nave been removed from
the field Of production and no one put
/ in place of them; that innumerable
cargOes of food stuffs have been sent
to the bottom of the sea, burned or
5 blown up in store houses, 1t is not so
hard to realize that the reserve sup
S ply of food in the world is about eX-
hausted-in fact we only have about
. enough to last until harvest time in
< this country. We have already sold
u to Europe over three hundred million
; bushels of wheat and we will prob
e ably not have enough for our needs.
\ There is a large shortage OF food sup
i plies owing to a combination of cir
y cumstances.
DO YOU know that before this time
. next year we will be observing daily
food rations? 1t is not only possible
y but very probable. You may not be
actually forced to, but if you are a
good American and stand for liberty,
Justice and love of your fellowman
YOU Will do it from choice. YOu will
Vi do it from choice because the whole
;s world is like a great hungry mouth
49, and people are starving to death on
all sides and all you can do is to
deny yourself everything that is not
necessary to sustain you in life and
health.
DO you know teat in Poland there
! is not a child living under the age
- of ten years? Starvation has done
it, and this is only a very small one
d. of the horrors which have come to
pass.
What is our part? You will say,
err raise as much food stuff as possible.
his Yes, and more than that, say as much
of it as possible. Self-preservation is
m the first law Of nature, and in order
ne that we may be physically fit to serve
we'll in this crisis, we must look out
" for ourselves and do it now.
Miss Kelly came to tell US that
e. Uncle Sam is going to lei us help
and we are going to organize in such
a way, that hen help comes we will
be all ready to take advantage of il
- without lOOsing time. Two women are
cOming-experts in their work. Uncle
no Sam is sending them to us to each us
economy, conservation of food and
how to make substitutes for the things
II we can not get. Uncle Sam knows
AT that no matter how well we may dc
es things, we can always learn how tC
ST, do them better, and nothing less thar
our best will do at this time. Uncle
re Sam knows that it is not going t.
ey make any difference how much money
A. we have, we can't buy things that dc
not exist, therefore it is the duty, il
re fact it is compulsory, for every woman
oh to lay away enough food for her fam
a lily for one year or until crops COM
he again.
is Conservation of food does L Vt meal
ew boarding more than we need, but con
serving enough for ones needs. d.
you suppose, that in the light of thu
ms experience of the women of EuropI
all we know what economy means? l
is said that we waste over seven hun
re- bred million dollars worth of foo
ties every year. Is it not possible tina
IN the people of this wonderful countr.
SEES need lessons in thrift? We do no
spend wisely or ~intellingently, and w
wo are so very confident and self-satisfi
led ed, we are absolutely SNUG. 1t may b
ish that we are going to have a lesson tina
ng we will never forget and that we will
ats be better men, better women and
better nation for having had the les
lge son, hard as it will be. Possibly i
on we accept some of these things in tn
ig- right spirit it will not take as LONG
asst No doubt the women who come to in
ir- struct as can teach us many way
air of e%conomizing if we are willing t
,ir- learn.
Now in regard to conservation c
zen food. There are right ways an
wrong ways of canning and dryin
vegetables and fruit, putting dow
the eggs, curing meat, etc. When tn
lbe wrong methods are employed, thing
spoil. We cannot afford to have an
rn- thing spoil at this critical time, S
IN let us all learn the prepor method. Re
nes member, we must all dc our own car
the ming, we lave the things to can an
we are not going to be able to blu
canned goods in any quantity at til
w groceries. Last year one wholesal
grocer in Twin Falls sold over fou
The thousand cases of canned corn and 81