Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-07-30

Il ~sAoss We Aooes uDo oll tu0 mit8s 0btuo
In the form OF whole milk, skimmilk
buttermilk, cheese or condensed milk, O
butter. The amount OF powdered mill
that Ia produced Ia also being increased
If the children of the country are te
receive the amount they need, which q
the lowest estimate should not be Les
than one cup, or one-half pint per day
then the women Of the country must aiC
so as to meet the situation.
The dairymen of the country will neet
to adjust their methods to meet tht
situation. Skimmilk from the dairy in
dustry must come back into the home,
Of the country a. one Of the daily com
modities. It's use for food for hogs an6
chickens will have to be reduced
Wherever it has been emptied into the
gutter the people must be held respon
sible, II not legally, certainly through
the strength OF the aroused public
opinion.
In towns of this country, notably
Boston, skimmilk has been put upon the
market ut prices that make IL possible to
be purchased by all the families. A
campaign for the understanding of the
food value of skimmilk must be pushed.
A few facts in regard to the food value
Of milk may help us to get clear vision
so that We can remove the misunder'
Ing and in some cases counteract the
neighborhood gossip In regard to the use
of skimmilk.
In mineral matter milk Is high in
calcium salts. A quart of milk contains
more calcium than Q saturated quart OF
lime water, therefore. its use In the
daily diet ensures an abundance of bone
forming material. Milk tends to be
either neutral or alkaline. and therefore
Is an excellent balance to foods like
grains or meat which have ap excess of
acid in the mineral matter. This is es
pecially true of oatmeal and wheat, is
less true of the entire grain OF the
corn.
The fat of milk is in Q form which is
easy Of digestion. It has a pleasing
flavor but, much more important than
either of these, 1t contains In solution a
substance which stimulates the growth
of the young and stimulates the repair
Of tissue iu the adult. Various names
have been given to this unknown fat
soluble substance. One name which
In popular literature has been erroneous
ly applied to 1t is "vitamine." Other
writer's have called it "fat soluble sub
stance'' or "growth determinant." !"
Whatever name may be given to 1t in
the future does not alter the essential
fact, which is that this "grOwth deter
minant" must be present in all food,
whether for the young or for the old. A
larger amount must be present in the
food for the young. They can get 1t
best where nature has produced 1t in
abundance, that Is, In milk and in egg.
It is also found in the young, juicy
leaves of plants.
The last fact is an explanation why
through the ages herbs and salad plants
have been used by men. The lower
animal has always had green fodder, or
has eaten animals who feed on grass, as
source of the growth stimulant. The
more green's that may be used In the
diet today. to compensate for the re-
strioted supply of fats, the better. Even
the plebeisn cabbage has been raised into
the aristocratic class of food, as We find
that 1t also is rich In the growth
stimulant.
Because the young child cannot take
large variety of these products, We must
insist upon the milk for them. Men,
therefore, must use skimmilk, which 10
less rich in this product, leaving the
whole milk for the children. The con-
densed milk sent to the allies must be
the condensed whole milk because they
will need it for the recovery from
wounds.
II We can state that from 10 to Is per
cent of the tissue building food In the
diet comes from the milk
then the remaining tissue building
foods may easily be secured from the
use of leaves, grains, legumes, eggs,
meat, etc. The diet for the young is
safest, therefore, when built around
milk as q center.-Abbey L. Marlatt,
Wisconsin College Of Agriculture.