Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28
Financial Summary.
state Institutions

state Institutions.
The reports Of the various state IN
situations for the. month discuss the
manner in which the recommends
tions Of the federal food administra-
ton are being followed. At the in
dustrial school at Vermont there are
regularly three meatiess days a week
and some weeks they have four meat
less days. A substitutes for meat,
flsh Is used on two days, vegetables
the third day and occasionally mac
aroni on the fourth day. For two
weeks previous to the $3.50 order
and ever since, the school has been
using the other cereals in substitu-
ton for wheat to the extent Of 500.
For one whole week corn bread was
the only bread served. The use OF
sugar has been curtailed SO that only
about two thirds of the amount form
erly used is now being consumed.
At the state hospital the consump-
ton Of wheat -four has been reduced
10 about 500 OF what 1t was before
the use Of substitutes was COM
menced. To quote the report OF the
superintendent: THE National Food
Administration has asked for bread
containing 2oeo cereals other than
wheat. We have found in our ex-
periments that using ordinary white
hominy feed we can use as high as
$500 and still get a very satisfactory
bread. This bread is palatable, OF
good texture and nutritious" The
consumption Of wheat -four is also re-
duced by the use Of oat products.
graham, rye -four, corn meal and
buckwheat -four. There has been q
saving in sugar Of 1900 pounds .
month.
At the school for feeble-minded at
Brandon the children have been hav-
ing 10 wheatless and II meatless
meals q week, which Is compensated
By the much more extensive use OF
milk of which the institution has a
large quantity. The consumption OF
sugar has been reduced to two pounds
per person per month.
The problem Of conservation at the
state prison and house Of correction
Il particularly difiicult rs there the
most of the inmates are performing
manual labor, and thus require plenty
Of substantial food. At the state pris-
on in bread making $50 of white
hour Is used. For breakfast and sup
pers other breads than wheat bread
are used 20 that the consumption o.
white -four 10 not over 5000 OF thu
normal consumption in the past Dur
1ng the last three months the averag
consumption of sugar for 200 person
has been 1854 pounds Of granulated am
1874 pounds Of brown sugar per month
IN average Of IN pounds per person
Der month of brown and granulatet
combined.
For some time bread had been tn
main item of food at the house Of cor
rection and consequently substitu
ton has been dificult Howeve
since the federal order an attempt Il
comply with the $3.50 basis has beel
made although because of a shortag
of cereals for the substitutes the per
centage mas not been axactly reache'
as yet. Sugar has been PRACTICAL.
eliminated from the diet of the in
mates.
Board Of Charities and Probation.
The board of charities and proba
ton has issued warrants for tn
return Of parolers and probationers
has committed 6 children to the in
dustrial school and taken one child Il
the New England Home for Littl
Wanderers in Boston for diagnose
and treatment during the month. Tn
parents of 10 children have BEEF
brought into court at the instance o
the board and sentenced for cruelt
and neglect. There have been chill
dren placed in permanent homes an
3 children placed in temporary homes