Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
ClOuded Min of Ireland
Women and a SilUer Lining

social and e.. mic condition OF
rural life IN lrJlul
Inc society Is affiliated with the
lrlsh Agricultural Organization su5
ciety, founded by Sir Horace Plum
kett, the only successful nen-par-
tlshn organization IN ireland, and
concerns Itself entirely with the last
part OF his motto which is "Isttor
farming, better business better liV-
ing"
Better living" to them means
first the better care Of babies, great
er production and lower price Of
MIX Tor them TO drink, better health
for women, their work made con
genial and productive. and better
food for All The society has u
membership scattered throughout
agricultural Ireland
Irish farmers have been sn busy
turning their milk into money on
account OF the greater demand for
butter and cheese In England. that
Ihero Is a shortage Of milk for
bhbies, nn arrangement has actually
mad 10 be made with Now Zealand
10 get g. supply of dried milk for
the most nccoFsitous dlstriCtg The
United Irish women have set up MIX
depots IN the country and last ycal
sold 3O.20l gallons for infant con-
sumption. They have also oslb-
llshed what they cau tho cocoa
srhomo IN rural schools where the
children have to walk long distauces
and have no proper lunches from
homo. The lnlcl Irish women pro-
Vide cup Of hot cocoa. biscuits
and syrup 10 each child nt noon
In the schools where the scheme is
IN working the health record has
improved more than so per cent
Another branch ~ the work Is 10
establish coffee stalls with refresh
menis at local faira ana the result
has been that they nave asriously
reduced the whisky trade which
formerly Nourighcd In those rural
meeting places.
Teaching the making Of cheese rs
n cottage industry has perhaps been
the most successful uf all tho un
dcrthkings so far In the first place
the organizing instructress Of the
society. after course OF scientific
cheese making. experimental with
common household utensils with the
result that she is now able To teach
a peasant farmcg's wife to make the
best quality II hrdaEh cheese with
no other equipment than two buck. |
ots, one set Inside the other. the
outside one filled with boiling water |
Demonstrations arc given all over
ireland In cheese making and food !
economy. but the society's instruc- |
uon differs In one respect from gov |
eminent demonstrations In this and !
other countries. They never go to |
a district without pressing Invita- |
ton, and require certain prepara-
tion o. the community before the |
lessons are given, In fact, local CO.
operation must have got 20 tho point !
OF working together for comrrlo on.
improvement before the instructress |
comes THIS insures the best results. |
OF the eighty-siN demonstrations |
made during the last season all have |
planted a new industry In their dis |
tricts and have stimulated the de- |
mand for cheese from local dealers |
What this cottage Industry may |
mean to Ireland can only be Judged |
by the history Of cheese making in |
tho Scandinavian countries, During |
the war the demand for cheese has |
been steadily increasing and Ireland |
Is richly henefittlng from this.
The growing OF seed wheat has |
also produced gratifying returns |
During the last year the members |
OF one branch OF the society who |
were assessed SIS each in the under |
taking have realized SIS on their in |
Sestment
The United Irish women and the |
cooperative farming societies have
proved the Irish people as capable |
OF progress as any other framing |
people when politics and supersti- |
tion are eliminated.