The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-08-29
FOOD SOL ERS
GIVEN GREAT CARE
NUTRITION OFFICERS WHO ARE
EXPERTS BEING STATIONED
IN. The ARMY CAMPS.
EDIBLE WASTE is REDUCED
Navy Department Sends Uniformed
Desk Men TO Active Service
cient Arnor Supplies Models for
Modern American War Equipment.

Nutrition officers are TO be stationed
In every National army cantonment
! and in every National Guard camp, as
well as in every camp where 10000 or
more soldiers are in training. the war
| department announces. These men are
! food specialists. Before they Joined
the army as members Of the division
of food and nutrition of the medical
department they were connected with
colleges and public bodies as physfolo-
gists, chemists, economists, food in
spectors and experts in other special
lied work relating to food.
Since last October these officers
have gone from camp to camp, studied
the food served, how it was inspected,
stored and prepared, and made recon-
mendations resulting In many advan-
tageous changes. They gave instruc-
lions in the principles of nutriti0na the
proper selection of foods and the con-
struction of dietaries to mess officers.
medical officers and others interested.
They told how to avoid waste, gave
methods for judging and storing food,
and emphasized the Importance of
keeping kitchens and mess halls clean
and orderly.
At one camp seven companies were
selected from various organizations
tOtaIing 1,135 men with which to try
out an anti-waste plan. The average
edible waste was found to be LIP
pounds per man per day. The nutri-
of cnrOn0nfC
and cooks Instructions in food and
mess economy with the result the aver
age edible waste was reduced to DAB
pounds per man per day, a saving OF
O.69 pounds. This saving amounted to
$61.75 per day for the seven messes, or
$22,542 per year.
Sixty new officers are to be commits
stoned in the division of food and nu-
triton to handle the additional work.
All will be. food specialists similar to
those already in the service. They
will advise about the composition and
nutritive values of all dietaries, make
inspections for authorizations, spOilage
and deterioration and cooperate with
the mess officials,
3 Armor for the American soldiers,
helmets, shields 7and breastplates, is
being modelled in the workshops of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, the war department announces.
The best of the types used by the SOL
diers of former days is being wrought
into shapes for present warfare, some
pieces on ancient anvils and by ham,
mers that were actually used centuries
ago.
In direct charge Of the workshop
where the work is being done is a |
French artisan whose skill has been |
known to armor collectors the world |
over, and whose forbears for genera !
tons back have kept alive the dying |
trade Of the armorer.
This war in Europe has brought |
back into use many discarded weapons !
and practices Of medieval warfare. |
There has been the adoption of steel
helmets by all the warning powers, |
breastplates, armored waistcoats and
trench shields. This necessitated an |
overhauling and new study of ancient |
armor. with the result that experts de-
clare that scarcely technical idea has
been brought forward which was NOT
worked out in elaborate detail by the
Dld-time armor makers.
The Metropolitan museum collection
Is among the seven great collections of
ancient armor. It is an incident to this
collection that there was established
at the museum an armorer's workshop.
So far as known it is unique. In it II
were. cleaned, repaired and restored
pieces that were defective. Daniel
Tachaux, a French artist, was in
charge. He is working now under the
direction of Major Bashford Dean Of
he ordnance department..
Armor models are being turned out
here in accordance with the sugges-
ions of General Pershing and the ord
nance department. twenty-five diff
,erent types Of armor defenses have
'een made ia various factories In ex-
detrimental lots, several in many thou
lands Of pieces, which have won IA
vor at army headquarters. The eff
'acy Of arnOr protection for the sol
liers is indicated by reports that more
han 40@per cent of the hospital cas-
lalties suffered were leg wounds and
bout 33 per cent arm wounds, the legs
md arms Of the fighters being free
rom armor cover.
While Z. NJ. G. A. workers in bat
leforn region Of France@were carry
NC delicaciee to American soldiers In
he front line trenches they left their
torehouse deserted. French soldiers
inferred the storehouse to guard the
upplies. They. found chewing gum.
bought it food, stuffed whole pack III
ges into their mouths, masticated It