Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10
Publicity for Milk.

That milk is coming into It's own is
becoming more and more apparent. The
daily press as we'll as the weekly and
monthly publications Of general circula.
tion have numerous articles devoted to
the necessity of milk In the diet,
particularly of young children. This is
"Cbildren's Year,, and the Children's
Bureau of the q. S. Department of Labor
is attempting various methods OF giving
publicity to the movement. Weekly
news articles are being prepared, the
ninth of this series being entitled "The
Family Purse and the Children's Food.
We print it below not only because OF its
excellent advice, but also that dairy
farmers may come to Q better realiza-
tion of the powerful forces of publicity
that will eventually make for greater
and continued consumption OF dairy
products:
The family must be fed, whatever
foods cost, and the wise mother will
study how to get the greatest return on
her Investment by the careful selection
of foods. The cheapest foods are by no
means necessarily the most economical.
Half.decsyed fruits and vegetables are
sold very cheap from the wagons or
markets, but may be very expensive to
the family If illness results, and 1t Is
only too true that cheap milk may cost
the life of baby. 1t is plain that un-
less food is in good condition 1t is not
cheap at any price. But even when the
quality of food is above reproach, 1t
must be selected wisely and adapted to
the needs of the family. To do this 1t Is
q good plan to divide the money that
may be spent for food into some such
way as the following.
(a) Spend from one-quarter to one
third OF the total food money for bread,
cereals, macaroni, and rice. Bread and
other cereal foods form the basis of the
American family diet and should be
freely used for children.
(b) Buy at least from one-third to
one-half a quart of milk day for each
member of the family. This amount OF
milk for the family will ordinarily per-
NIT each child to have one and ons-half
pints day.
(c) Spend as much for fruit and
vegetables together as for milk. Chill
dreu should begin to have little vege-
table food In the first year, and after
the second year well-cooked vegetables
should form Q usual part of their diet.
(d) Spend not more for meat and eggs
together than for vegetables and fruit.
The amount spent for meat may be de-
creased as the amount spent for milk In
creases. It has been found that many
families spend an entirely undue amount
of their food allowance for meat, which
Is the most expensive article Of food on
the market. Especially in summer the
proportion of meat in the diet OF young
children may be reduced by using milk,
and milk products, eggs and vegetables
| In it's place. Fish and chicken are ex'
cellent food for children. q
Having purchased the foodstuffs, still
further economy can be effected Dy
proper preparation and cooking. A
Areisss cooker will help greatly In the
task of cooking In summer. Most
cereals and many vegetables may be re-
heated so that at least enough for two
days may safely be cooked at one time.
Milk may be, used In many kinds OF good
summer foods, such a. vegetable soup
and custards, or may be the basis OF the
children's suppers, either with bread or
cereals. Directions for the use of milk
are given In q forthcoming bulletin OF
the Children's Bureau, u. s. Depart
ment Of Labor, Washington. D. c., on
the care of the ohild, which will be
sent to anyone who cares to write to
the Bureau for 1t.