Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-06
BEGIN TODAY, NOT TOMORROW"

The conservation of food is paramount matter just
now Washington sending out all kinds OF literature
telling how to save giving recipes for cooking preserv-
ing canning drying and caring in general for all kinds OF
food products We are told to use pershabe suffs
much as possible in place of wheat and such things can
be sent allies in Europe. We all eadi but how many
of us are needing it? Are you eating any less bread
Have you cut down your daily portion of meat? Are you
any careful to the wasting Of food? Are you in
fact doing anything whatever toward conserving the food
supply? Many housewife is canning and drying more
than ever before and the response to the call to plant
gardens raise potatoes and such met by quick and
liberal response; but is it the when it comes to
denying ourselves at the table? The fact is that the
change in the mode of living the United States has not
changed perceptiby We all living just as we have
always done and putting off the time of beginning to
practice self denial The sting of has not been felt
yet the necessity of this sefdenia brought home o
u.s. We in the condition Of the man who feels he is
drinking too much smoking to excess He realizes he
should quit the habits but agrees with himself to begin
Just little later He delays sometimes until shaking
and perhaps delerium forces him to do what he
should have done voluntarily. We doing the same
tlng-temporizng We are going to begin pretty soon,
maybe tomorrow but do not do it. is serious mat
ter, and unfortunately none of realize how serious.
There is old song to the effect that you never miss the
water till the we'll dry That is the condition we
bringing upon ourselves. When we have an actual
foodshortage in Europe which a corresponding
shortage here then will regret that had not COM
menced save 1t will be too late then for the
water that has passed the mill VII. no longer turn it's
wheels Our duty one and ALL is 10 heed the admontons
profusely made and begin the changing of foods
at once as to accumulate surplus for the days that
coming Eat less bread and potatoes Get along
with less meat and fill up vegetables Cut table waste
to minimum and that this goes either to feeding
your hens those of your neghbor ii you have no
chickens An of meat saved day by each of the
twenty million American families is 1,250OO0 pounds,
G25 TONS 1t would require more than 1000 beef cattle al
day to supply this In year it would equal the flesh OF
100000 fat steers The wasting of of bread each
day by each of these families the deprivng of
someone; the throwing away of 1,250000 pounds of
bread daily which represents 10000 bushels of wheat and
in the year 100000 bushels the product Of close
million acres You see it is that old story of the wonder
fu results of the aggregation of small things nicke is
of little value yet the aggregation Of nickle from each
person in the United States is $10000000 Let all be-
gin do our bit toward this saving of million beef cat
tie and millions of bushels of grain Let do than
that and than the day for each family
Surely this is serious deprivation Begin now not
tomorrow