The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-12
CAMPAIGN TO CONSERVE FOOD.
Great Issues at Stake and Every Loyal
American Must Do His Part.
County Chairman Browning
Points the Way to Aid
Country.

Mr.. Editors:
| In this great war, we now have on
two home campaigns of very great inn
portance:
1st. The subscribing, quickly and
enthusiastically, for the second issue
of Liberty Loan Bonds.
End. That every householder, from
the greatest to the humblest, shall
whole-heartedly pledge themselves to
the stoppage of all waste in their
kitchens.
| These two campaigns should meet
with loyal support from every pa
triotic American because their success
will not only very greatly strengthen
our cause, but will correspondingly
| weaken the cause of our enemy. They
| will realize that we, as a people, are
whole-heartedly supporting our gov
ernment in its great struggle for hu-
man liberty, and they will be corre-
spondingly disheartened, their resist
| ance will be weakened, and we will
thus sooner come to triumphant end
ing, and the liberties of the human
race be preserved.
With all farm products selling at
unprecedently high prices, our farm
ers will have more cash in hand than
ever before. The investing of this
surplus money wisely, is serious
problem, and its unwise or eXtrava-
giant spending may make of it a
calamity instead of a blessing. No
| wiser investment can be made than
the purchase of the Liberty Bonds.
They are as safe as gold dollars, and
| besides, pay 4fc interest. Very few
farmers from the one-horse cropper
on up, but can invest in at least one
of these bonds, they can always be
converted into cash, and besides, it is
our duty to support our government.
| Seven years ago, a great student of
history prophesied that the next great
war would be won by famine, not by
fighting. This prophecy is now being
proven true. Our problem is to feed
ourselves, our armies now in training
and our allies who are now fighting
our battles for us. To feed these lat
ter, owing to the scarcity of ships,
we should send the most concentrated
foods. These foods are wheat, beef,
pork, dairy products and sugar Our
duty is to eat less of these and more
of other foods that are equally palata-
bic and nutritious, and of which we
have the greatest abundance, and also,
to waste less of all foods. Let us
have, at least, one wheatless meal per
day, or one wheatless day each week.
Use corn or other grains for these
meals, and use less cake and pastry,
omitting all icing on cakes.
| Th4 = e.
not feed our allies on corn? The
reasons are that they, like the ~ h
erners of our own country, has ns5vaaF
been educated to the eating of corn
products, consequently, they have no
corn mills, and meal ground in this
country would become musty, on ac-
count of the long sea voyage They
do mix one-fourth potato meal with all
their wheat and rye bread.
AS to meat, we could very greatly
increase our consumption of poultry,
fish, rabbits and sea foods, and to a
like extent, decrease our consumption
of beef and pork Let us not have the
two last named on our tables more
than once daily. Should any be left
over from this meal, have it served
cold or in made dishes for another
meal; use soups more freely than in
the past; use peas, beans, etc., they
are very high in protein, which is the
chief food value in meats, especially
in lean. 1t is hardly necessary to tell
our people not to waste either milk or
butter, but great many do not know
that skim milk has a very high food
value. AS to sugar, we use almost
twise as much, per capita, as any 9TH
er people, we must economic in this,
and / am sure we will, for there was
never such crop of sorghum grown
for syrup as the present season. Ev-
cry one has, or can have, an abund-
ance of vegetables. Let us greatly
increase their use ;they are both pal
atable and healthful, and their in
creased use will set free large amounts
of the more concentrated foods to be
sent abroad. Those of our people who
have been using coal as a fuel, should,
wherever possible, substitute wood;
this is for the purpose of relieving our
overburdened railways. In fact, all
commodities that have to be pur-
chased, should be procured as near
home as possible. Very probably the
canning club girls and others have put
up enough canned vegetables to sup
ply the local demand, and if the mer-
chants will purchase these supplies
from home folks, they will be, not
only performing a patriotic duty to
their government, but will be bene-
fitting themselves by building up their
own community.
On Monday, Oct. %, campaign of
nationwide extent, will begin, to Sc
cure pledges from every householder
in the nation, that they will eliminate