The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-27
SEA TO MAKE GOOD
Shortages IN FATS
Even oieoznargarine Ii Now Being
Manufactured IN Norway From
Fish on.


Fish on
London. Jan. 2s.--The worlds suos
ply OF oils ana fats n going TO Dc
derived In rapidly increasing measure
from the seas. This n the
conclusion to which investigators OK
this problem. which was one OF the
first to become acute after the war
started. have brought themselves.
The problem indeed was beginning
to be a real one before the war start
cd. The production of live stock for
a long time had not been keeping pace
with the worlds requirements. This
has been In considerable part because
OF thu increasing number OF peoples
that are requiring more and more
meat In their diet, and partly from
other causes.
The net result is that In the search
for new oils and fats, and indeed for
new uses of fish as O substitute TOR
meat. important progress has been
made. Some recent developments sug-
gegt that the seas are altogether likely
in coming generations to take the place
OF the great ranges OF the Americas
and Australia for the production OF
some important food articles.
Butter Substitute From Fish.
The announcement recently from
Norway that satisfactory substitute
for oleomargarine had been produced
from fish oils, while 1t was regarded as
extremely important. is In fact only
one evidence of this increasing de-
tendency of the world upon the has
sources of supply for various neces-
saries. Now 1t Is asserted that the
denizens of the deep waters are pres
entity going TO be put under contribu-
ton for variety OF new foods and
substitutes for leather in many uses.
The sub3ugaticn of tho sea ID not the
only great step that men are c0ntsna-
plating toward a more effective utiii-
sation of natures bounty, Ths tropics
are going 10 be developed. after this
war. 1T a rate never before imagined.
unless all signs faiL Not only are the
governments preparing to give more
systematic and scientific encourage
ment to proper colonial development
in the tropical areas but the coionizfng
spirit has been receiving a great re-
vfyai. One hears soldiers from every
army, Englshmen. Scotchmen. French
men. Italians and, 1t ia said. German
prisoners. talking Of the possibilities of
South America. Africa. the Pacific
islands, in fact. the whole great un-
developed empires OF the world.
Price WIN Be Higher. -.
IT Norway milk and butter supplies
are very short. but the Morwenblatt
announces that the problem of SUBJ
stitute for oleomargartns hAa heen
solved and that the Norwegian cleo
margarine could be made Of purely
Norwegian materials without the ad-
mixture Of foreign vegetable oils,
which experts had declared to be es-
sontial
The discovery fs Cue to tire re-
searches OF a committee appointed
by Hr. vik. the minister of supply.
Fc- the present the Vera fat refinery
will uaanufa cture the article and II ts
asserted that the factory win be able
TO meet the requirements OF the whole
country,
The secret is. the use of different
kinds OF fish oil. Of which there I'd
plenty in hand. beth of whale and 9TH
ev fish. The price VII be slightly high
er than the former oieomarGsrfne, be-
cause there ts 8uty on FISH oils higher
than that on the vegetable oils prevf-
opsly used.
A representative Of ne MorganbrAts
has been given tire opportunity of tasf
fag the new product and asserts that
In favor and appearance It Ia equal
TO the best oleomsrwarfne n IN ex-
pected 10 Re on the market In about
fortnight.