Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-18

proper nourlShment OF the family are
selfish, unpatriotic and uniformed.
| The food saving program includes one
meatless day each week which has been
designated as Tuesday. Here again it
is desirable that there be uniformity Of
action for the benefit of the butcher
and the supply man. By meatless day
| is meant one i'm which no red meat is
consumed Under this class would fall
such meat as beef, pork, mutton, veal
and lamb. None of these animal prod
ucts are to be consumed on the day in
question, whether obtained in a fresh
form from the butcher shop or as pre-
served meat. In other words, dried
| beef, bacon, ham and lard are as much
| tabooed as the fresh red meat. This is
very important to remember, for as a
matter of fact, the canned foods are
even more essential for use abroad
than the fresh meats. Hence, both
must be saved in order that there may
| be a supply of fresh product to can,
and in order that the canned product
! may be available for shipment abroad.
This program does nOx exercise any
hardship on the people of the United
States because they are still left fish,
fresh and canned in all its various
| forms, eggs and chickens, and one who
cannot provide three hearty and salts
| factory meals from the great array of
the abundance of chickens and eggs
which has always characterized our
country is indeed a poor home man.
ager. While it has not been announced
as a meatless day, II is presumed that
Friday will also be so regarded
In addition to the above there should
| be one porkless day. and it is suggested
that this be Saturday. This program
means. of course, that no fresh slaugh-
tered pork. bacon. ham or lard be used
on that particular day. Bacon constf-
plenty of fat, hence the necessity of
soldiers ration. He must also have
plenty of fat, hence tn enecessity of
saving lard. 1t is important to remem-
Der in this connection that the number
/ OF hogs in the United States actually
decreased by something like seven mill
/ lion last year. Statistics show that we
also ate nearly three and half pounds
more pork per capita than ever before
/ in the history of our country. The num-
| her of swine abroad has decreased ma
lterially: hence if we are to supply the
pork which is needed for our army and
our navy and our allies, IL must be OBJ
tanned through the national savings Of
these products. Let us all remember,
therefore. that Saturday in future is to
be a porkless day.
We are expected now not to use more
than three pounds of sugar per person
per month. This is all the sugar the
food administration can undertake to
make available per capita This amount
has oeen fixed due to the necessity Of
Sending sugar abroad and by reason of
the visible supply available for con-
sumntion during next year 1t is not
a difficult thing TO reduce the consump-
ton of sugar. Many of us have been
using five lumps of sugar in a cup OF
coffee. The fact is we have not been
drinking coffee at all, but some sort of
a sweeteued LIQUID we cell coffee. AS j
rule half OF the coffee was left in tho
bottom OF the cUp and so was thrown
away and wasted. One lump per Gun
will answer verv we'll IF we reduce the
quantity of sweetened drinks we con-
sumo we can easily get along on a SUI
gar CONSUMPTION OF three pounds per
month per person. You will see at
once that this allows a good ounce and
half per dav. IT is true that we have
heen consuming from three to four
ounces. but il would have heen better
for us as a nation II we had consumed
less sugar. No special hardship is
therefore tn he worked on the individual
IN aslSino him to comply with this SUI
gar regulation.
There are three PRINCIPAL elements
which go to make Nd the ration Of the
human being. They consist of what is
known as protein which is chiefly pres
ent in meat, beans. fish. poultry. milk
and to a less extent, in grains. In this
country we eat from so to 90 per cent
more protein than is required to main
tain health. We can reduce the amount
of meat we have been consuming by
one-half without in any way lessenine
our national efficiency. At the same
time we will save millions OF pounds
of meat for our men at the fighting
front and will also stabilize meat pro-
duction and eliminate the dangers of
famine I'm this direction.
Fat is also needed bv the human be-
ing We obtain it chiefly in butter,
cream, lard, bacon, beans and vegetable
oils such as cottonseed oil. We eat
and waste 24O per cent more fat than is
necessary. resulting in the overworlling
of the digestive organs and the discom-
fort of our bodies generally. Fat has
now become one of the most precious
and essential of our foodstuffs. 1t is
bringing several dollars a pound in
Germany. We need fat not only for our
program in war production. but for the
proper nutrition of our soldiers. Let us
reduce the consumption of fats by. at
least 200 per cent. In other words, eat
in future only one-third as much butter
and cream as you have been consuming
and you will be better off if you follow
out this program.
There is another series of elements
which the human being must have con-
sisting of carbohydrates. These are the
heat and energy producers. In this class
we find the grains, sugar, potatoes and
other vegetables We can obtain the
supply of carbohydrates we need from
corn. oats and other cereals. Vegeta-
bles supply carbohydrates in abundance
Let us use these and so save the wheat.
In conclusion, let nothing be wasted,
clean the plate, serve small portions,
purchase less of essential supplies, and
remember that in carrying this simple
porgram into effect you are as truly
soldier Of Uncle Sam as if you were
following the Stars and Stripes to the
battle front. You are protecting and
prolonging the life of the American boy
who has offered his services to his coun-
try and has already gone TO the front.
You are sustaining the fighting power
Of our allies and thereby tightening the
task which will otherwise deVolve upon
America.
FIGHTING ANTHRACNOSE IN
COTTON
T. D., Central, S. G., writes: My soil
= gray cold soil with sandy clay subSoil.
,baro IS so much anthracnOse in my cotton
this wear that ] dare not plant the seed.
l would like to get some pure seed. Gan
van suggest some other variety that VIII