Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-01-18
100000. NEW FOOD
INSTRUCTION. CARDS.
IN NORTH. CAROLINA
Every Patriotic {. !! American
! Household Urged to OBJ
! ;Ss". tl..s,sisi g,y.-.s,t
serve::"P orkless" Day.
SAVE AND J, SUBSTITUTE
sAYssHERBERT HOOVER


Raleigh, Dec. 22-The State Food
Administration has just. let contracts
for the printing of 100000 supplement
tary home, instruction cards to be dis
tributed enc. for each household In the
entire State. Tie issuance Of these
additional instruction, cards is prompt
Cd by the Increased seriousness Of the
food situation in Europe both from the
standpoint OF military necessity and
for the relief 81 hundreds of thou
sands of Europeans who are threaten
cd with starvation unless immediate
relief can be given them.
The supplementary instruction card
calls for O. !""porkless", day each week
In addition to 'Meatlsss" and Wheat
less" days, and for.se wheatless and
meatless meal each day. The con-
sumter 10 urged to use sugar On basis
Of not more than three pounds per per-
son per month. Mr.. Hoover, on one
side Of the card, frankly and impress
sively presents the food situation as
Il 10. ,aJt ~
AS nation We eat and waste 80
per cent more protein than we require
to maintain health" the directions de-
clare. Therefore, we can reduce the
amount Of nnsat we eat without harm.
We eat and waste $40 per cent more
TAT than is riecessary."'
What is Called for Now.
Aside from the general directions
contained in the FIRST home instruction
card the Few. card asks everyone to
maintain rigid economy of at least:
ONE WHEATLESs day each week
AID one WEEATLNSS MEAL each
day, the wheatless day to be Wednes-
day. By wheatless We mean to eat
no wheat products
ONE MEATLEss DAY each week,
which shall be Tuesday and one meat-
less meal each day. BY meatless we
mean to eat no red meat-beef, pork.
mutton. veal. lamb; no preserved
nsat-beef, bacon, ham or lard.
ONE PORKLEsS day each week in
addition to Tuesday. which shall be
Saturday. BY porkless we mean no
fresh or sailed pork; bacon, lard or
ham. T.. :
SUGAR--You can materially reduce
sugar by reducing the use of candy
and sweet drinks. We will make ev.
cry endeavor to SEQ that the country il
provided with a supply OF household
sugar ON the basis Of three pounds of
sugar for each person per month. Do
not consume more.
We Are a Wasts4ai People.
Human foodstufs comprise three
principal elements:
PROTEIN: Mainly present in meat.
beans, fish, poultry, milk, and to some
extent in grains.
FATS: That II, butter, cream, lard,
bacon, margarine, cooking fats, beans.
cotton seed oil and other vegetable
oils. - >@"'~ ~: - ~.
CARBOHYDRATES: Grain, sugar,
potatoes and other vegetables.
AS nation ws eat and waste 80 per
cent more protein than we require to
maintain health. Therefore, we can
reduce the amount OF: meat we eat
without harm.
We eat and WASTE 24e per cent more
Eat than is necessary.
OF the carbohydrates, we can Just
- well consume" corn, oats and other
cereals a. wheat and we have abund.
aat supplies Of potatoes and vegeta-
bles.
Do not limit your supplies of milk
and table butter, but consume it all.
Don't waste any. - *
You can reduce the consumption Of
fats by reducing pastry and fried
foods. e"
Remember the Gospel of the Clean
Plate. the serving Of small portions,
the purchase Of less supplies.
What Hoardlns Does.
Any person in the United States who
buys more foodstuffs than he custom.
Arily keeps at home in peace times is
defeating the Foed Administration in
4ts purpose. to, secure q just distribu-
ten Of food and in its great endeav.
err to reduce prices. The boarding of
& food In households ;is not only unnec.
essary. as the government is protect.
; ens the food supply Of our people. b.,
v.r'f"sG. l.-f. : =,
Soed m the mouths Of our allies
means shells In tho mouths Of OUT
enemy. Careless fres which burn food
mean shells in IT,. mouths ~ ~.