Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-04-26
SAIMjS FROM GARBAGE
WILL BLOW UP the FOE

The big difference between an old
time cannon bail and modern high
explosive shell Is that wtSen the latter
arrives at Its mark It doesn't merely
bowl things over. Il blows up every
thing in sight Some Of the Balti-
more-made shells on view at the
"Over There" exhibition are capsule
of lifting a building q mile on atty
feet into the air where n Just natural
ly falls TO pieces II doesn't hop over
a. buildings do In movie shows And
the cause OF this havoc Ii nitro
glycerlne, an explosive derived from
animal fats such az to the extent OF
thousands OF pounds daily, this war
ring nation is throwing away with its
garbage.
The first thing derived by Rsduo-
ton Plants is crude glycerino. From
It Is made nitro1glycerine and dyna-
mite~glycerine without whose support
our infantry would have AZ much
chance IN this war as II they were
backed UP by a battery OF big pop
guns. We owe It TO our boys to SEQ
that there Ia no shortage Of the stun
that will strike terror into tho hearts
of the foe. Wo have got to save those
fats.
Out of the garbage can the magi-
CLANS Of American industry can also
procure the fatty acids that grease
the motor trucks in which our men
depend for shot, shell and supplies.
And without red oil, another garbage
product, there could be neither motor
trucks nor guns, both great and small
for the lathes which bite their gears
and cut their bores must have that
have your wastetulness. let the mo-
tors STALL the rifles jam and the can
non cease their are.
This red oil Is also used In the
preparation of sammy's khaki uni.
form while stearic acid, another de-
rivative, tans his shoes and, in candle
form, is used to light his dugout.
Pitch is also drawn from garbage and
in waterproofng compounds gives
shelter from the rains which worry tho
trench-pent soldiers almost as much
as the enemy does, So clearly among
the 200,000,000 pounds Of garbage
which Uncle Sam produces every year.
turks mighty force which can easily
help to win this war.
Where a Reduction Plant Ia at
hand, the garbage of every community
should be turned over to 1t for treat
ment. But there Is not everywhere
such plant. and then the Govern
mont urges every householder 10 keep
the least possible ounce Of animal
fats out of the garbage can.
The foremost way Is 10 fry as little
as possible never fry in deep fat;
use little pastry and stick to pies with
single crust; go easy on soap and
spare the butter. What fat you must
employ use over and over again,
clarifying II from time to time. And
wherever possible have vegetable oils
take the place of animal fats.
Corn oil Is wonderful substitute
and besides II is the basis Of big
new Maryland industry. Two table
spoons OF corn oil suffice for cup OF
-four.
The Allies are short of these essen,
tial fats; the Germans even more so.
The u s. A. has plenty--if 1t Is kept
out or taken out of the nations gar
bage crop. That depends on every
individual getting together on this
big war duty. Save every ounce you
can towards the aTmy's needs. The
rest can be fed to the pigs But they
don't need high explosives TO fatten
on. Let Uncle Sans cannon feod
that to the foe.