The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-08-06
OVER EATING OUT OF
QUESTION in ENGLAND
FOOD is SO SCARCE THERE is
NONE TO WASTE. WE KNOW
NOT SELF-DENIAL.

Since my return from Great Brit
ain, writes an army officer, l have
been greatly impressed by the atti-
tude of the American people toward
the food question.
We, in the United States are not
denying ourselves. Apparently we
have not yet learned what self denial
in the consumption of food is. And
next, the English are not only not in
position to consume food at the dis
erection or pleasure of the individual,
but they are actually facing dire
scarcity. And lastly, the situation in
England will soon be such as to com
pei US really to deny ourselves far
beyond anything yet asked of US, in
order that they may have even the
present restricted rations.
cover there" there is already a
grievous lack of certain Essential
foods; here there is abundance. ''Over
there" the quantity which any one
person may consume Cor even pur-
chase) is officially regulated; here
wastefulness and extravaganza are
too often checked only by the indi-
vidual disposition or by the length of
ones purse.
Overeating Impossible in England.
In England the bread consists of
about go per cent. wheat flour. The
rest is potatoes, beans, barley, etc.
The quantity which each customer
may receive in restaurant is fixed
to the ounce, varying for the differ
ent meals during the day. After a
weeks experience with English war
bread one is not tempted to overeat
on it!
For sugar, butter Cor margarine)
and meat ration cards are issued by
the food controller to each person.
To obtain sugar the hotel resident
signs register each morning and is
given small druggists envelope
containing a tablespoonful of sugar.
That is his days supply, and there is
none on Sundays. The members Of a
family are restricted in like manner.
From such meager ration all sugar
desired for jam making must be slow
ly saved against the jam making sea-
son. Pastry, candy and ice cream are
forbidden and unobtainable. There
is no waste of sugar in England!
Of butter Cor more often margar-
ine) one is given for breakfast 3
quantity equal in size and thickness
to a 50-cent piece. None is served
for meals later in the day. Butter
cannot be wasted because it is toe
scarce.
IL Ounces of Meat a Week.
In the case of meat the rations caro-
provides four coupons for each week
A coupon represents the equivalent
of three ounces of good meat, anC
rather more of fowl, kidney, sausage
| etc.-twelve ounces of meat a week
to the individual. In England one
cannot overeat on meat!
By far the most abundant food is
fish and potatoes. Both are nourish-
ing as well as appetizing, when con
sumed with a variety of other foods
But with fish for dinner twice OF
three times a week, and nearly every
day for breakfast and for lunch, one
has no appetite for fish. In England
today one does not overeat on fish
Both eggs and bacon are rare luxu-
ries. They are very expensive and
quite difficult to obtain at any price
Both hens and hogs eat grain, and
grain has to be imported from the
United States. Therefore the number
of hens and hogs must be limited
One cannot overeat on bacon in Eng
land!
Thus overeating and wastefulness
in respect to food is rendered next
to impossible in England. There is no
waste-there is a distinct lack-ot
food. A very large proportion of the
supply of -four, sugar, meat, ETC., has
to come from the United States And
it is evident that the more of our
soldiers we send over there the more
we shall have to send our food.