The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-30

l'am confident the great body of on
women who have labored SO loyally i,
cooperation with the food adminstra
uon Tor the success Of food conserva
ton will strengthen their efforts ant
VIII take IT as part of the burden ir
this period of national Service to see
that the above suggestions are OBJ
served throughout the land.
Woodrow Wilson,"
The food administration issued this
statement: The following is a sum
mary of the rules that have been for.
mulated by the United States food
administration with the approval OF
the president i'm order to effect the
further conservation in foodstuffs
These rules are effective Monday, Jan.
uary 2S.
The effectiveness of these rules is
dependent solely upon the good will
OF, and the willingness to sacrifice bv
the American people Part of the
rules will be enforced under the Lev
ever food act; other parts are volun :
tary and will depend for their success
upon public sentiment.
Il. AS their part i'm reducing the
consumption of wheat -four the con.
sumers Of the country are called up
ON i'm purchasing such flour, to buy at
the same time an equal weight Of the
other cereals (corn meal, corn starch.
corn -four. hominy, corn grits, barley
Hour. rice, rice flour, oat meal, rolled
oats, buekwheat -four. potato flour.
sweet potato flour, sofa bean flour and
fcterita -four and meals).
The retailers are to sell wheat -four
only with an equal weight of these
other cereals.
y. Consumers will be able TO OBJ
tain mixed cereal bread from their ba-
kers, who will be required to mix s
per cent of other cereals with their
wheat flour, both in bread and rolls.
adm will be required gradually to in
crease this substitution until. begin
ming Feb. "a minimum Of 20 per
cent. of such cereals is to be used
The food administration strongly
urges ON consumers the buying Of this
bread, which will be known as "vic-
tory bread" and will contain not less
than 20 per cent. of cereal other than
wheat. Graham or whole wheat bread
Will also be given that name.
IF you bake bread at home, use
wheat substitutes: If you buy it, buy
only victory bread.
"S. Manufacturers of macaroni.
spaghetti, noodles. crackers, break
fast foods. pies. cake and pastry are
not TO purchase to exceed 70 per cent
of the wheat flour they used during
the corresponding year OF 1917.
~ Wholesalers will be required
under license regulations not to buy
more than 70 per cent. of their pur-
chaScs OF -four from millers as based
ON their purchases for the correspond
ing months of the preceding year. and
their sales to the retail trade must be
in the proportion OF one pound Of
wheat flour to one pound Of other
cereals.
-. Millers Of flour are to dis
tribute their output through their GUS
tomary channels and make this in
such manner that each city, town
and district may receive its usual pro =.
portion. The wheat millers have been
required 10 produce one barrel of
hour Q96 pOunds) from 264 pounds
OF wheat. This is a white flour, and
represents from per cent to per
cent higher extraction than from last
years harvest.
80. To assist further in conserva
ton Monday and Wednesday of each
week are to he observed as wheat
less days. and one meal of each day as
~ whcatlcss meal. This applies bot
In the home and in the public eating
place and on such days and meals, no
crackers. pastries. macaroni or ce-
reals containing wheat should be useI
The only exception to this is sunh
small amount OF -four as may be need
cd for thickening soups or gravies on
as "a binder I'm corn bread or otlreY
cereal breads.
-. On whan1less days. and q: