Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-16
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SUGAR.
WIZ ass Dc peopss a TIE United
States directed to kEnlt themselves to
Two pounds Of sugar per psfson psf
month for housshold uss!
70 sQUaliss moss nearly the surpiies
Of sp who ~ q common tshlA
THE SUCCESS OF T1Ns PRO.
GRAM RD6T1 on TIM honor AND
90 OPERATION o. THE AlcRL
GAN PUoNA
NJ. Eoovsr. h sunn4ny Up the
ysa1AS aooomUaishmsns Of the FOOD:
Administration. in his letter Of July
11th - tho PRECEDENT. says:
1As European allies have been
compelled to sAcrtncs moDs than ou
own people. but ws have not tailed "a
losd svsgy steamer since the dslayg
d the storm months last winter. ovu'
contributions TO this end could moi
have been accomplished without e
fort and saeSaacA and u b . naktes
tor further satiSta1tioa that II has
bssa accomplished Voluntarily and IN
dlvsduslly. II = dnoult 70 d1stanguia6
between vaxaous sections q our peo'
pc In AasesAns crsd6e for
these YssultA hut no one VIII deny
the dominant pA1s Of De American
woman"
Ninety per cent Of the -four used 4
consumed in the household
Seventy per cent Of the sugar Used
Is consumed IN the household
Il - UP 70 the women again
"On your honor - . woman, how
much sugar % you need?"
In Virginia the women are given
the privilege of signing an Honor Ger
dhcate which entities them to buy Q
weeks supply Of sugar ct one tina, nc
matter whether they reside in city or
country, and for canning and preserv
Ing purposes thsy are allowed Is
pounds, subject 70 approval Of the
local food administration. II Is the
policy Of tho administration 10 encour
aSe canning without sugar whenever
possible, . saving tho fruit now,
and planning 70 add SUGAR when It b
more plentiful
The following 81 the foms OF 60
uhcats In use:
For kousshsid Uss.
In consideration OF permtssios
granted me BY the Food Administer,
ION 70 purchase . vssks sapuey Of
sugar At one ttrne hereby aSrss that
The consumption q snsa1 IN mo- house
hold TOR Ill purposes except canning
ahan not exceed mo pounds peg month
per person and hereby certify that.
Including ths pnsshase now made,
have not now IN my possassion no<
undSr my control . supply Of suea.
for such hoUsshol use IN excess Of Q
weeks suppay. saseuiated upon the
shove basis, nor in excess Of twenty
Ave pounds for canning purposes
For canalno.
Maximum Canning With Minimum
Eugar."
...s..........s..ss .AS1e.
hereby declare to the United
States Food AAmtnastratioa thai I d.
kFS to purchase 6om,
................. an amount Of ......
pounds OF sugar for my uss Tor pre-
serving and canning purposes only, and
that I shau return Any surplus not
ned for this puspos>
used. ....... - Il sugar for theas
purposes last year aAd havs..........
~ On hanA
Approved,
ss..........s...ss
Local Food AdrMnistrator.
S1Snsu. '.'.'s......'.....
Ao0reDe.
This Certificate IL limited to II lbs.
Il must b approved ~ your Local
Food Administrator and returned 10
him In seven days.
Last winter sugar was scarce In
TrsncA, 90 scarce that Il was a. now
An almost unknown luxury to many.
Omcia,s ol the Red Cross invited
the school ehidFsa q Paris to =
luncheon and Toasted tAsm o. great
cups Of chocolate and plenty q bread
1Asn because sAnd1 II no longer
nAAD IN Tranes because thsrs must
- . surprise . AAA treat, each uttis
gasst wAs given 10 eat . lump OF sugar.
There were smiIes Of thanks. CRATE
fM words Of osAghtsd appreciation
from those childrsa a Paris. starved
for sweets through 70 many WEARY
months.
But then A. pause.
A few Of the scores and scores and
scores Of children ate their sugar 10Y
eusly: others looked Ct Il lonsinsly.
but most Of It was q onos whhksd
sut Of sight. elaapsd closely n httls
hands. ai1psd into tiny pockets.
rhsn came surprised Questicninss
and whispered. Aalf-shy sxplanatioas
In response.
Yea, yss, every ono loved sugar.
but-" and thea II was discovered
that each small person had the Aame
thought. born Of the wonderful spirit
u France, Quita without other promct-
ing.
II TIE sugar were taken homo, saved
quite carefully. Il naAGht Be put into .
tiny box and saat 70 . soldier. nshtinG
1t the front for France.
On youY honor. women and children
Of virSania, hsw much sugar do you
Ase6f
eoyie's Law.
This IL a name given to q famous
principle in pneumatics known as the
law Of the compression Of gases. 1t
was first discovered by Boyle In 1852
and afterward independently by Mari