Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-03
THE QUESTION OF FOOD.


Of the United States can to-day assist
the government in winning the war.
Every pound Of foodstuff saved OF
produced counts just that much to-
ward sustaining the soldiers in Eu-
rope--those Of our own country as
well as those Of the Allied nations
and Of our own civil population.
Those who think that the cuIl for
production and conservation Of food
is a false alarm have in store for
them a rude awakening in the not far
distant future.
(Produce all you can, save all you
can; waste nothing This should be
the watchword OF every citizeD who
has the welfare of our country and
perpetuity Of national freedom really
and truly at heart.
There is lot Of waste in food in
our country to-day-waste where the
fact OF waste Is not realized. (Our
clubs and social gatherings at which
food, even though in small quantities,
is served merely for the sake of
show, of gratifying ones appetite for
unnecessary food between regular
necessary meals, are wasting food
every time refreshments that contain
products necessary to the making OF
sustaining food are served. This is
one OF the worst forms Of waste-a
form that, in the course of a year,
taking our whole country into ac-
count will take from the soldiers
hghting for freedom thousands of
barrels Of flour. wye are too prone to
consider ourselves only in our indi-
vidual capacity, overlooking the real
fact that each of us is one OF one
hundred and ten millions Of people9
We lose sight Of this collective fea-
ture, too, when we consider the buy
ing Of Thrift Stamps and War Say
ings Stamps. This is small thing
when considered individually. Yet
if we could know that, every time we
invest a quarter in a Thrift Stamp or
four dollars and few cents in a War
Saving stamp. millions Of others
were doing the same thing, what a
great thing it would be! Let us con-
slider ourselves each as one OF mil
lions. and not as only an individual.
We have the incentive to save
freedom, liberty, the welfare OF our
soldiers. Let us think in millions,
multiplying our individual efforts in
our thoughts, catching therefrom the
inspiration born Of immensity.
When we save or conserve a pound
of flour, let us not think simply Of
the one pound Of -four saved, but Of
the millions Of pounds that are being
saved If all the others who can do so
are also saving.
If we determine to produce this
year a hundred bushels more of corn,
or double our production of potatoes,
of beans, or of other things that can
be stored for use next winter during
the non-productive seasons. we
should think of our increased produc-
tion as multiplied by thousands upon
thousandsS and not as simply the ad-
dition Of a few bushels Of something
to the diminishing store
The man who this year increases
his cotton acreage and reduces the
acreage for food products Is not only
deceiving himself, but he is flirting
with misfortune and courting disas-
ter. while none the less trifling with
his country's welfare and the needs
Of his fellow-mcn.
There is no one in the United
States to-day whose position is so
obscure or whose sphere is so pre-
scribed that he or she cannot do
for our country. An i'm
portant part Of our work Is that each
do his part and help to impress 9TH
ers with the absolute necessity of
cooperating in the great work of
and conserving,0 } and in
supporting the government in the
time Of war by buying Thrift
Stamps. War Savings Stamps and
Liberty Bonds rs they are offered
and to the extent OF our ability.N
There is work for every one to
do. Let each Of us see to it that our
work is done-that it is done well
and willingly and promptly