The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-01-11

Food Administrator for Texas, W.. H.
a. rcden. today spoke Of length on tho
fcn una why Americans must save
Sonic foods and cat others In thcir
stead Ne said. speaking to the house
wives who have signed the pledge
card Of tho food Administrations
u can explain the lltuntlon best ny
quoting this message nom Mr.. Her.
hofl Hoover. the food administrator OF
tho United States;
Uncle Sam IA today the quarlcrnns'
Ter Of hungry world We u playlns
tho rnmc n1uaroly md counts on you
10 do the lnmc. The American people
can not expect more than their share
Of the food supply. w.loh for 1918 docs
not measure m TO expectations. II "
now time for every American to get
those facts by heart, and make a front
attack upon the situation.
In order that you may know tho
facts. the United States Food Admin
ialratlon has caused TO be Issued a
now homo card carrying q measngo
from Herbert Hoover that puts tho
situation sqnprcly before the members
OF the administration. Tho message
gives you tho facts, the direction on
the ola food cards and the new dlroc'
|tlons win toll you what 70 do. The
now card asks for porkloaa satur
duy. q mcntlens meal each day NJ we'll
az moatlcss Tuesday, whoailcaa
lmenl each day na well Ms q whoa'lo1s
"Wednesday. and the reduction Of sugar
to monthly allowance OF three
pounds per each person.
More than 100000 families hayo
pledged llicmsciver 10 make tho food
20 nrnnnd-thia pledge. unloaB we In
tofrrct patriotism rs more lln loyalty
and inslnooru nifcctailon. IL n pledge
10 service as real as that Of the SOL
dir. The pledge card II not a more
scrap Of paper. but the picdr- Of tho
American woman to ltan' b thu dec
lnrilun OF war.
lou can materially reduce sugar
consumption by reducing the use d
candy und avc drinks We VIII
mike every cndoayor 10 see that the
country N provided with a supply Of
holacholi sugar on the basis OF three
pounds OF hugnr for each person pet
month Do not consume more
Human foodsluiis Comprise Three
Principal Elements.
PROTEIN Mainly present IN meat,
bcana. flah. poultry. milk, and 10 some
cslsni IN eplns
ATS; That "a, butter, cream. lard
bacon. margarine. cooking fats, beans
cotton seed oil and other vegetable
oils
cAnBOHYDRf TIES GRAIN sugar
potatoes and other vegetables Az q
nation wo oal and waste so per cent
more protein than We require TO main
tain health Therefore we eau 70
duce the amount Of meat we cat with
out harm
We cat and waste $40 per cent more
fnl than Ia necessary.
OF tho carbohydrates we cnn lust
ns vol consume corn, oats and other
ccrcnll ne wheat. and we have abun
dnnl supplies Of potatoes and vcgc
tahltn.
DO not limit your supplies Of milk
and able butter. but consume II all
Don't waste any
You can reduce the consumption Of
fats by reducing pastry and friod
foods.
Remember the gospel Of the clean
plate, the serving Of small portions,
the purchase Of less supplies.
4 BOARDING. AM person in the
United States who buys more food
utuffu than no cuHlomarlly keeps at
home IN peace times is defeating the
Food Administration IN It's purpose
TO secure Just distribution OF food
and IN ltg great endeavora 10 reduce
prices The boarding OF food In house
holds Is not only unnecessary. as the
government IN protecting the food sup
ply OF our people, but Il Is selfish and
Is a cause Of high prlces.
snch actions multiplied by thou
sands lncrrafe tho demands upon our
railways for cars aud already, because
Of our military demands, Il Is with OK.
trcmo difficulty wo can now move
the vliaily necessary food to marketa.
There Is much lnsldlous propaganda
IN the country aTalnst conservation
and Increased production. All oppo
elllon TO those services Is direct a.
slnifncc 70 the enemy.
"fho food situation In Europe Il far
ernyer than when the preliminary sur
yoy Of the food supply OF tho world
was made for this year We have an
attendance for ouraOlyos, and Il Is the
finn policy Of the Food Admlnlstra'
ton. ly the prevention OF exports, TO
retain for our people an ample supply
Of every essential f0odstuff The bar
vnsts Of our allies have proved lees
thar We mad contemplated. and the
great cuilailmont Of shipping by the
submarines during tho last few months
haa .nrililr prevented them from &C.
r go Ia t.oio remote markets. Beyond
~ d.n,nnda OF the allies there 10 q
csil nnnn W BY the friendly neutrals
~ food aurnhea. and II We can not at
iesal In rant respond TO those neutral
rnilr reailon on an unparalleled
ecaln nri cnsue
"A, M, iram OF wheat or liz products
a., In. allies receive IRON tho United
s.o.. NON now on WIN ho eNncily tho
amo M shich our people have saved
en- onih on their hehal!
- y. slIles today ask for p per cont
rol 4, al and fnis (pors dairy prod
III. I'M scselahlr ollO Than we con'
stdt. AIR monthly production permits
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