Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-18
womEN's PART IN FOOD SAVING

woMEN's PART IN FOOD SAVING
AS in all previous wars, women will
be the determining factor in the win
ming of the war. We are told by those
who are best informed that the conser-
walton of food and the practice of econ
omy ar ethe two things above all 9TH
ers to which our nation needs to direct
it's attention at this time. Since 80
per cent of the food of the country is
ultimately handled by the women, it -
easy to see that the greater part of
through the agency of the home-maker.
Since the cost of the living of the fam
lily determines the proportion of saw
ings which can be effected, here again
the woman becomes the prime factor
in the situation. Hence, we must look
to our women for salvation in the mat
ter of war savings and the handling of
our food nab asis which will enable
every one to be we'll fed and nourish
ed with the elimination of wasteful-
ness.
The women of the country are fast
waking up to the seriousness of the sit
uation which now confronts us and the
necessity of practicing saving along the
lines indicated. There is no question
about what they will do when thorough
ly aroused, but it is very difficult
task to transform the point of view in
twenty million homes from peace to
a war basis. Yet we must accomplish
this before we will make any real and
substantial progress. In this connec-
ton il is proper to state that in every
war which has affected the welfare Of
the nation, the women have always
done their part with cheerfulness snd
patriotic fervor. They are not only
called on to offer their men as a sacra-
fee on the alter of their country, but
they must stay behind and hold the
most important of all the trenches,
/ that of the commissary department.
| The duties and responsibilities of man
aging and handling most of our land
reverts to them. They have to look
after the welfare of the children and
see that they are properly trained and
| educated, while they must give much
more of their lives and energy under
war conditions to the proper use and
preservation of food than is necessary
during peace times. The women of
/ the country constitute the keystone of
/ the arch around which we are to build
| up DUH OuI OllSIlSANC anu NCiShSiNO VI
! ganization for the winning of the war.
| This being true, it is more important
and essential than ever before that ev-
ery EFFORT be made to aid the women
of the country, and particularly those
! who live in the rural districts by pro
vidng them with practical courses of
instruction so that they may do their
work with the least loss of energy and
| time and in the most efficient and eco
nomical manner as well.
| To this end it has been determined
upon at he request of great many
Georgia women to provide what may be
termed short courses in home making
at the Georgia State College of Agricul-
/ ture during the month of January. These
/ courses will begin on January and
continue for a period of two weeks.
These courses are free to all the women
of the state, no cost being attached
| thereto, save railroad fare and board
while in Athens. The entire time of
/ this course will be given over to spe-
cific and definite study of food produv-
/ ton and preservation problems. There
| will be a series of ten lectures on food
| habits and dietary standards to help
| inform those in attendance with the
| necessity of providing balanced rations
/ for their families, thereby eliminating
| one of our greatest wastes-the con-
sumption of protein and fats in great
excess of actual requirements. To many
| course of instruction of this charac-
ter may not appeal strongly, but those
\ who feel this way should reflect for a
| minute over the fact that he German
nation was taught to live on rations be-
| fore the outbreak of war and but for
| that fact Germany would probaly have
| had to surrender in the course of nine
months or a year on account of short
/ fonf ha oh
| has been able to fight so long and sue
| cessfully and is still such an aggressive
! factor in the world war is due almost
entirely to the incubation into the minds
| of her people of habits of thrift and
| economy as they apply 20 food. There
| fore, an appreciation of dietary stand
ards is essential to the welfare of the
nation. and the women must acquire this
knowledge as quickly as possible and
put il into immediate practice.
There will be ten periods devoted to
! the canning of fruits and vegetables
and the preparation of soups, breads,
| eggs and meat There will be study of
| food principles and a discussion of the
j comparative value of foods and the re-
lation of costs and the combination of
food to a healthful diet The feeding
of growing children will be emphasized.
This course will be illustrated by lab
| oratory practice.
| There will be a series of lectures on
the home vegetable garden. The type
of soil to select and the manner of Gull
tivation to practice will be discussed in
| detail This subject will be taken up
from the standpoint of the different soil
types and climatic areas of the state.
There will be discussion on the selec-
! ton and planting of seeds, the vegeta-
bles which should be utilized for basic
/ nurnoses and those which should be
| grown as specialties. There will be a
discussion of garden insects and dis