The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-14
Vocational Column
HOW TO FEED THE FAMILY
By Linnie Alcorn


people today.
We have in our country three
kinds of eaters: first the gulpors,
one who eats without chewing;
second, the gluttons, one who eats
too much: and thirdly, the ones who
eat because they know that food
is to their bodies is the same as
fuel TO an engine.
Not only do the third class have
the pleasure Of eating a well-pre-
pared meal, but they have the great
est physical possession, health. Up
on this the good citizenship OF our
country depends.
Right food properly prepared gives
us vitality. by strong vitality we
have clear mentality, by clear think
ing we have clean morality, and by
clean morality. we have good citizen
ship, and thus the world would be
made up of batter men were II
properly fed.
We need to begin TO feed the
world right in the home and yet
a, the word "home." wonder what
many would have in mind. Many,
would think Of a restaurant
a dairy lunch, q hotel or some pub
lie eating place. II is very hard to
direct and tell these people what
to eat, but should their homes be
made more attractive and they were
served well-cooked meals, this eat
ing at public places would be stop
ped.
Now TO see what we can do to have
wholesome. attractive meals at
home. Edison says we are not TO
eat for pleasure Ror 10 tickle our
palate but we are TO take food into
our bodies the same a. air and
water. pee
Henry 7. Finch. one OF the writ
ers for Good Housekeeping" with
many others. d!sagr ees with Mr..
Edison. He says food eaten with
out pleasure is apt 10 result in in
so we shall do wei! 10
take both these statements and make
a decision by saying that food
must not be eaten wholly for pleas
ure but We who prepare the meals
should cook them 80 well and set
such an attractive table that one
will derive pleasure from eating
wholesome food.
Luther Burbank surely believes
in pleasing our eyes and tickling
our palates or he wouldn't produce
50 many pleasing varieties OF fruit.
Perhaps. TO our mind. when we
think Of attractive food, will come
the question OF finance. The majo-
rity OF our people will think II takes
money TO have wholesome and at
tractive foods. At once we who
have studied Home Science will say
NO" In our experience al Model
Cottage, we girls know that at one
dollar and thirty-flve cents a week
for one person we can have we'll
set table each meal. We have learn
Ell to do this by keeping an account
OF what money is spent for each
kind OF food and making out our
menu within this limit.
We learned TO cook food so il
would be pleasing on our table and
when taken into our bodies would
give us vitality or power. same as
coal gives power TO an engine.
We learned the rules OF economy
and il would be well should every
American home know these few and
simple rules. People are, today,
in all parts OF the world
and should hold their hands up in
suohiu tl'y stt th'
horrid American extravaganza walk
ing out the back door in the shape
Of waste can supported by a care
less housewife. II nothing else this
war will teach us Of this generation,
it will give us lesson in economy
Of food. Yet with the present hor-
rible crisis staring us in the face
with cold, beady eyes in a short,
distant future, we turn our eyes and
say, Get a plenty while we are
getting and the extravaganza goes
on just the same.
What or how to feed the family
will soon perhaps be, feed the fam
lily what you can unless we get busy.
Each family should have a fam
lily garden il possible. Here each
can take his turn at gymnastics in
keeping and growing this garden.
Think Of the many good vege-
table dishes we will enjoy gotten
from this garden. Too, we all know
The necessity Of having green things
10 eat.
fsnt IL splendid 10 have n nice