The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-20

best to think too long on this phase of
the subject. 1t should only be mentioned
with sufficient force and vividness to
get the most thorough response in the
heart of each person.
What has been said regarding the
mother and the children applies to the
other members of the family, especially
those who are in poor health, and we
] know that the worst suffering in the
world is not the physical suffering of
the individual, but it is that suffering
| that comes to one who sees his fellow
creature suffer, especially those close by
ties of family and friendship.
In order to render the best service in
supplying food for those in this dire dis
tress it has been found that we must
ship only the most concentrated foods,
such as wheat and beef and other con
centrated products At the present time
we can all serve by avoiding every I'M
necessary waste, and As far as possible
substituting in our diet foods that can
not be readily shipped for those that
should be saved for shipment For in
stance, if we can eat more of potato,
we can probably eat less of wheat; and
again, if we eat more of entire wheat
bread than white bread we are again
saving some of the wheat Many of such
examples are published by the food ad
ministration.
During the week beginning Oct. 81
housewives will be requested to sign a
pledge card, samples of which will be
sent to each school room, and those
who sign these pledge cards and others
who wish may have what is known as
a home card which is card which may
be hung in the kitchen containing many
suggestions that are timely relative to
this food conservation work; and each |
home that has been pledged to such
service will receive a window card. A |
sample of this window card will be fur
nished to each school room, and during
the week beginning Oct. 81 it is hoped |
that there will be placed in the window
Of every home one of these cards indi-
eating that the housewife has pledged
the family to do its bit in this conser-
ration work.
This pledge does not constitute any
sacrifice 1t does not indivate
hat growing children, or in fact any
me, should deny himself or should be
ienied the necessary food. In fact, the
points out the necessity
If protecting the health of the family
" seeing to it that. so far as possible,
ach member is heartily fed.
The food administration is fully aware
hat Vermonters have always been very
in handling foods in the fam
ly, and that this is no new departure ,
o Vermonters. Nevertheless, there have !
een small wastes, especially of foods {
hat should be saved, and in view of this {
eing patriotic service, and one to i
-hch everybody will wish to be pledged, :
! is desired that during the week of Oct q
l every mother and every one who pre- 1
ares food in the family will sign one of d
hese pledge cards If the mother, the a
ousewife, signs the pledge card, that v
ONE is entitled to window card. If t
theirs prepare the food in the family, T
hey will be invited to sign the pledge D
ird, but only one window card is fur h
lshed to each family. "
A window card ,at this time becomes n
a evidence of patriotism, and next to e
lie flag is something that every true
ermonter should be glad to display to B
low their earnest desire to do their bit, Is
I'D to answer the question above: Am a
doing my bit? III
Yours sincerely. 81
tSignedl James Hartness. m
| am sending copy of this letter to al
oh teacher and superintendent in the Il
ate. You will soon receive some def ca