The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1918-06-22

EAT no beef, if you can get along
without it,
"One and One-quarter pounds of beef
per person per week, OF one and one
half pounds counting the weight of
the bone, if you need it and must have
it."
These are the rules for patriotic
Pennsylvanians, as announced by
Howard Heinz, .. s. Food Admins
traitor for Pennsylvania. They will
continue in force until further notice
Mr.. Heinz makes clear the reason for
the new order in the following state
ment:
"The rapidly decreasing supply of
beef in France, coupled with the de-
mands of our constantly growing ar
my in Europe and those of our Allies
for beef causes increased drains on
the available supply. If we are going
to do our duty by our boys in arms
and our Allies, we must conserve the
beef here at home, in order that they
may have sufficient food. This can
be done and will be done; and it will
entail no serious hardship on our peo-
pie. There is a plentiful supply, if
pork and a reasonable quantity Of
other meat is used. Nobody need suf-
fer for the want of flesh foods.
Following his usual practice, Mr.
Hoover asks that the American people
shall voluntarily refrain from the
consumption of beef during the COM
ing months and suggests as the absO-
lutte maximum not more than Ia
pounds of clear beef and 17a pounds
of beef with the bone in it per per-
son per week.
"Of course, many people, realizing
the present great need for beef to feed
our soldiers and the troops of our
Allies, will refrain entirely from it's
consumption, but munition and ship
yard workers and others who have
heavy physical work to perform may
feel the need of this maximum guam
tity of 11a pounds per week.
"Hotels and restaurants are instruct
ed not to place on their menus or
serve boiled beef at more than two
meals weekly and to serve beefsteak
and roast beef at only one meal week
ly, at most.
"There is plenty of pork for all of
us and we may satisfy our appetite
for meat with fresh pork, bacon, ham,
sausage, etc, as well as by the Oc-
casional use of mutton, lamb, fish and
poultry.
''It may seem a little strange that
we are asking for conservation of
beef at this time and a slightly more
liberal use Of pork, in view of just the
opposite having been the case last
winter, but the reason is easily un-
derstoOd
1.-THE stock feeders, in order to save
the soft corn that was left in the
country upon the early advent of win
ter last year, fed it to the hogs in
more plentiful than normal quantities
and this resulted in q premature
ripening of hogs and the consequent
early marketing. This soft corn is
not of a nature that can be used for
food for humans and this step was
taken by the hog raiserS in order to
help the corn growers and as result
we find ourselves with a sufficient
quantity of pork to care for all our
needs if used intelligently.
''There are so many elements enter
ing into the feeding Of the nation. our
soldiers and the allies, such as the
changes in conditions of production.
transportation facilities. available
shipping space, troop movement. etc.
that we must all realize there will be
constantly changing conditions that
will have to be met. We must expect
frequent changes and even reverses in
the requests for conservation in some
commodities and a more normal con-
sumption of others.
'This is a time for the fullest meas
ure of cooperation on the part of all
of us"
If VOu boil yOUr vnoetahIeS pav-ar