Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-15
How to Save Essentials

and what TO save In spite Of all that
has been said and published with refer
ence 20 this matter, there is still good
deal OF confusion in the public mind and
in an endeavor 10 elucidate the situa-
tion. the following suggestions are made:
In the matter Of wheat we must be
very saving, as the available flour sup
ply is already mucn below the normal
rate of consumption. Therefore, 1t is an
absolute duty as we'll as a privilege to
eat less wheat bread. We can make our
bread supply go much further, too, IL
we refrain from wasting a single slice
or crumb of il. There is enough bread
wasted to amount TO thousands or BUSH
els of wheat annually. and this in the
face of the greatest wheat shortage our
country has known in many years.
should stale bread accumulate do not
throw it away. 1t rs too valuable now
TO be fed TO dogs and poultry when hui
man beings are starving for the need
OF il in many parts OF the world, ana
when a sufficient supply of it is likely
to he the determining factor in the war
now in progress. All the stale oread
should be religiously saved and MADE
into toast or into buildings or some
other form that will make it palataole
and wholesome. If We can eliminate
all waste in the direction indicated, we
can make our bread supply go around
without any serious difficulty.
In order that wheat may be conserved
20 the best advantage, 1t Is deslraole
that the bread be put on the table ana
sliced only as needed, as in this way
much of the waste can be prevented
we can. of course, save bread by Cd
WI
Mondays and Wednesdays, and by eat
ing breai made of other cereals of which
our country has a great variety ana
which are entirely satisfactory as wheat
substitutes.
In the matter of meat savings, we
should refrain as much as possible from
eating or wasting beef, mutton or pork.
There are many other kinds of meat
which are quite as satisfactory. If we
save only a cubic inch OF meat DAY
ii will amount to the saving of $780,
600 animals. We are eating much more
protein than we need We can save the
cubic inch of meat mentioned and never
miss IT. 1t is a national duty to save
This essential food. Let us conserve
our supplies of beef and mutton and
uork. They are just as important as
of any other kind. Each
cube of meat represents in reality the
same fighting efficiency as we obtain
from the discharge of rlhe buIIeI'
Food is ammunition; let us bear this
in mind. 1t has been our
custom to eat part of the roast coming
on the table and permit the leftovers
to be thrown away. To do TINS now
a national sin and a waste
which we cannot longer contemplate
with eouanimity. The leftover meat
should be carefully saved and made into
dishes which are wholesome and delec-
table We must have great program
If national saving in meat IN order 10
piece out our supply of domestic am
mails and make them go around. Ihere
: a tendency for the number OF do
nestle animals to fall off, which, II
continued at the rate indicated, would
soon greatly restrict our available sup
My of meat At the same time, IL is
necessary for us to ship quantities Oh
meat abroad. Therefore, every ounce
of meat we save adds to our essential
resources OF food. Every one should
therefore. observe the meatless days as
a patriotic duty and privilege, and above
ali. we should abstain from eating pork
because of it's special value Tor use IN
the army and navy. i
We can easily get along with less
butter. and there is no reason why we
should continue to eat all sorts or
fried food. In this way we waste
treat quantities of fat. Why not broll
much If the food we now fry. 1t would
be quite as palatable and more easily
digested. Let US cut our frying, there
fore and save the fat. which we must
have 10 make adequate supplies of am
munition and supply our associates
with this essential form of food. There
has been a great waste of butter In TINS
country. due to putting larger pieces or
butter on the plates than was neces-
sary. This custom should be stopped.
Great quantities of drippings accumu-
late in nearly all homes. In the past II
has been the custom to throw the great
er part of this away, but it must be
saved.
To conserve sugar is now a patriotic
duty. We should use fewer sweet
drinks. It will not discommode us to.
do so. We can also eat less candy
without furnishing ourselves, and. cakes
should not be frosted. If these SIM
nile suggestions are followed, we VIII
save the sugar necessary to supply our
allies with what they need.
Fuel is now scarce and difficult TO OBJ
tain. We should therefore burn less
coal. DO not illuminate the whole
house if YOU are fortunate enough to
-
ators when you leave a room. II we
use coal we will relieve the congestion
of the railroads to a considerable eN-
tent. military supplies can be moved
more rapidly, and we will obtain bet
ter distribution of foodstuffs. These
things are necessary if we are to win
the war.
We should waste no milk. 1t is one
of the most important and desirable OF
foodstuffs. There is great demand
for il abroad; more in fact than we
can hope to supply; yet we are not
careful of this article, the lack or
which has caused more suffering in
Germany and other beleaSuered coun-
tries than the loss OF any other food
commodity Milk IS very necessary il
the case of children. We should there
fore save and use ii as human food dS
completely as possible. 1t is one Oh
the most nourishing of foods. quart
of milk is equal to a half-pound or beer
or eight eggs in nourishment. 1t l.
more easily digested and assimilate'
than either of the others when it T..
in a pure and wholesome condition.
Instead of wheat bread let us ea'
more corn bread, oatmeal bread, rye
bread. barley bread. potato bread and
breakfast foods derived from oats, bar
lev and corn. In place of meat let US
eat more vegetables, salt and fresh
fish cheese, milk, eggs, poultry ana
game. 4 part of our meat require
ments can be met through the con-
sumption of peanuts. peanut butter.
a-i,a DaaS and heans and other le-