The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-05
FOOD ADMINISTRATION,
New Orleans, Jan. 9. 1916.

This is the first message sen
out by Herbert Hoover, Unitet
States Food Administrator, fo
1885,
go back to the simple life, b,
contended with simple food, sim
pie pleasures, simple clothes
Work hard, pray hard, play hard
Work, eat, recreate and sleep
DO 1t all courageously.
We have a victory to win.
HOOVER
Though this plea does not dea
with any of the specific work
which the Food Administration il
attempting to do, it is formative
ln the spirit Of cooperation upon
which the work depends. Food
Conservation, the pledge card
which cOnsecrates hotels, restau
rants and homes to the saving of
the foods needed for Anne lca's
army and the armies and people of
associated nations, Is still one of
the greatest forces invoked and
depended npon. The lesson Is
emphasized by another mes sage,
one which Harry Lauder, the ia
nous Scotch comedian, sends to
his friends in America upon the
second anniversary of his sons
death. 1t is addressed especially
to war fathers like himself aud to
war mothers Ike the wife who
cheIishts with him the memory of
a hero. "Every family can saw a
soldiers life by saving an insight
fcant amount of food daily, he
says. "Every ounce of energy
concentrated in Europe at this
time sheTtens the struggle. II
yon want to bring your lads home
again soon, help them to victory"
He comments that America can
scarcely realize and has not YET,
realized the sacrifice required and
the terribIeness Of the situation,
aud ho concludes: America has
the fate of the world in its hand
When IL IL fully aroused there can
be- no doubt as to the result, I'll he
lads over there Will not have died
In vsin."
The Government, through the
Office of Markets, Is endeavoring
right now to learn exactly how
much food there IL in the country,
SO he can advise conservation and
arrange production and distribu
tioD to the best advantage. All
dealers 10 and holders of food
have been arnisbed with blank \
upon which 10 list their stocks.
Those who failed to receive blanks
should secure them and help III
the work so as to make the stats
tics complete. The blanks may
be obtained in this section from
The agent ut New Orleans, r.
Meyer, metropolitan Bank Build
ing.
The public is awakening more
and more to the knowledge of the
Datlon's needs. Wheat, meat, su.
gar and fats must be had, and no
excuse can disregard the demand
Dr. diminish the duty. The hotels
and restaurants throughout the
state have Immediately improved
10 the strict observance of the spe
,ial days for the saving of the
foods named. In New Orleans the
custom is we'll nigh general, and In
The country the travelling men re.
port that the practice is similarly
becoming the rule. One conner.
cial hustler operating In North
estimates that In the
places he visited at least % per
cent saving was effected. Posters
and special notices were promi
nently displayed and numerously
given ont, and we're serving to ed
acate the homes as we'll az traDsi
ent guests.
The movement TO foster the ship
indnstry IN the South, one OF the
resnits of the conference of South
ern Food Administrators. at New
Orleans, is gaining momentum ali
over the country. The specific
measure advocated was q Fedora
war tax on dogs, the latter beina
tho great drawback to sheep rails
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