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

baked bread and all Of Europe is mill.
ing large amount of the whole
wheat grain. Both France and Eng.
land have recently cut down the bread
ration by almost half.
IF the voluntary rationing sys,en
rails in this country it then" Mr.
hoover said today. sis up to con-
gress We have no powers and the
law toicompel people eat less"
The presidents proclamation:
Many causes have contributed to
create the necessity for O more in
tensive effort on the part of our peo-
pie 10 save food in orsier that we may
supply our associates in the war with
the sustenapce vitally necessary to
them i'm these days o. privation and
stress The reduced productivity OF
Europe because of the large diversion
OF man power to the war, the partial
t'liure or harvests and the elimina-
ton OF the more distant markets for
foodstuffs through the destruction of
shipping places the burden of their
sustenance very largely on our should .
ers.
THE food administration has for.
muiated suggestions which. if follow
ed. will enable us to meet this great
responsibility without any real in
convenience.
I'm order that We may reduce our
consumption OF wheat and wheat
products by 80 per cent-a reduction
necessary to provide the
supply for Observation-Disclosures lob.
bers and retailers should purchase and
resell to their customers only 20 per
cent or the amounts used i'm 1917. All
Of alimentary pastes,
biscuit crakers, pastry and breakfast
cereals should reduce their purchases
ana consumption Of wheat and wheat
hour to 70 per cent. OF their 1877 re-
quirements. and all bakers of bread
ana rolls to so per cent. of their cur
rent requirements. Consumers should
reduce their purchases of wheat prod
ucts Tor home preparation to at most
40 per cent. of those of last year or.
when buying bread should purchase
mixed cereal bread from bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal food.
home, public eating places, dec lers
end manufacturers should substitute
potatoes. vegetables corn, barley. oats
ana rice products. and the mixed
cereal bread and other products OF
the bakers which contain an adnaix-
ture OF other cereals.
I'm order that consumption may he
restricted to this extent. MONDAYS and
wednesdays should be Observed as
wheatless days each week and ono
meal each day should he observed os
u wheatless meal.
IN both homes and public eating
places in order to reduce the con.
sumption OF beef. pork and sheen
products Tuesday should be observed
us meatless day i'm each week. one
meatless meal should be observed in
each day, while in addition Saturda,
IN each week should further he oh
served as day upon which there
should be no consumption of pork
products.
"A continued economy in the use of
sugar VIII he necessitated during the
year Ii is imperative that all waste
and unnecessary consumption OF all
sorts OF foodstufrs should be rigidly
eliminated.
THE maintenance of the health and
strength OF our own people Is vitality
necessary at this inc and there
should he no dangerous restriction OF
the food supply. but the elimination
OF every sort OF waste and the sub
Sttution OF other commodities OF
which we have more abundant sup
pies for those which we need To save
VIII IN no way impair the strength OF
our people ana will enable us to meet
o"e OF the most pressing obligations
OF the war.
L. therefore i'm the national inter-
cs'' ''Ne the liberty Of calling upon
every loyal American To take fully to
heart the suggestions which are being
circulated by the food administration
and of begging that they be followed