Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-11
THE COURIER JUNIOR
DEPARTMENT
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottun,Wa, Iowa
EDITOR
MAHli IA nENEREAlIX
~ DUB THEE SIR COIN,"


Dear Juniors: Today we have q
nice little story about "Sir Loin." We
are sure that all the Juniors are trying
TO save food and Help win the war
After reading about "Sir Loin," we
want the Juniors to tell us how they
are Helping to win the war" The
writer of the best story will be award
ed q surprise prize The story of "Sir
Loin" follows:
Once upon time" an English king
was eating beef at dinner. The piece
OF beef was so juicy and tender that
the king hit it lightly with the blade OF
his sword, just as they used to do when
they made man knight. and said, 81
dub thee Sir Loin!" The king, you see
was in great good humor, and every.
body was amused at his pleasantly
And ever since then that special part
+of, the beef has been called "sirloin."
Sirloin is expensive, as is almost
every cut Of beef nowadays, and some
Of us do not get this kind of meat oft.
en-. Although we Americans could we'll
eat moro vegetables than we do, We
ought not to 60 without meat entirely.
Meat contains food elements that are
called proteins. 1t is these that build
up our bodies. They make tissue and
repair the tissue which is worn out.
Proteins differ somewhat. There are
certain combinations Of proteins that
they call perfect" or "efficient": and
others that are imperfect" and "inef-
ffcient." Beef, mutton and pork are
valuable because they belong to the
perfect" type.
You can understand that so valuable
food as meat is needed by the SOL
diers in Europe fighting against Ger
many. Soldiers work hard They are
exposed to dangers and must undergo
great physical strain. 1t is vitality I'M
portant that they get food which will
build tissue and keep it repaired.
There are also thousands of men and
women doing much harder work in
factory and farm than they ever did
before. They must have more meat.
How are they going to get it? You
and are going to save so that we may
send it. The United States is going
to raise more cattle and sheep and
more fodder grain. Remember that
our European friends have not been
able to grow as much fodder grains AS
they need. They have not been able to
get much from US, and their increased
reed of meat has compelled them to
seat into the herd" Since the war be-
gan there has been decrease of 3d..
600, 900 head of cattle and 55,000,000
Of sheep in Europe.
How shall we save? If we can, let
ss-c.t down the amount Of meat we
kat. AS much as possible let us help
mother to use other goods besides beef,
mutton or pork. Let us use more milk,
cheese, fish and poultry, more beans
and peas and nuts. Let us do our part
to see that no meat is wasted.
Recall the story about the English
king and how he jestingly dubbed his
beer "Sir Loin". We all love stories OF
adventure and of the battles of knights
Of olden days who fought for truth and
Justice. Don't you think it Is thrill
ing idea that we can send across to
Europe our Sir Loin of Beef as a
knight to protect our men, to strength
en- them for the battle of democracy:
! think it helps us to want to save all
the beef we can to make our modern
knight victorious!