The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-22
FOOD OF SOLDIERS
GWEN GREAT CARE
NUTRITION OFFICERS WHO AXE
EXPERTS PEING STATIONED
IN THE ARMY CAMPS.
EDIBLE WASTE is REDUCED
Navy Department Sends Uniformed
Desk Men to Active Scrvice--9h-
cient Armor Supplies Models for
Modern American War Equipment


Modern American War Equipment
Nn,ritinu officers are to be Stati"ilca
IN ,vrrv National army cahtohihcii'
ond in ,v,ly National Guard camp, as
u,,l ms in every camp where lo,o0O or
,,,r, snIdicrs are in training, the war
don,,tucnt announces. These men are
food specialists. Before they joined
the army as members Of the division
Of food ana nutrition of the medical
department th"y were connected with
colleges and public bodies as rhysiolo-
gistS, chemists economists, food in
spcctorS and experts In other special
ized work relating to food.
Since last October these officers
have gone from camp to camp, studied
the food served. how ii WAS inspected,
stored and prepared, and made recon-
mcn,lntionS resulting in many advan
tagrous changes. They gave inStruc-
tionS in the principles of nutrition, the
proper selection Of foods and the con
structiun Of dictaricS to mess officers,
medical officers and others interested.
They told how to avoid waste, gave
methods for Judging and storing food,
and emphasized the Importance of
Keeping kitchens and mess halls clean
and orderly.
At ono cnmn seven compnnics we're
selected from various organizations
totulIng 1875 men With which to try
out an nnti-wnste plan. The average
edible waste was found TO be 1.12
nnuu1s nor man nor doy The nutr-
ton onircr rov, thc mess serpconts
ma cooks instructions IN food and
moss n,nnnmy win I'm, rrsult tho over
age o,iihlc waste was reduced to 043
pounds per man per day, Il saving OF
0GH rounds. This saving amounted to
SGl,15 Yer day for the seven mrsSes. or
S22.5i- per year
s,ou,l in tho division of rooa ana mn.
triton 10 handle the additional, work
All viii he food Specialists similar to
thoS" already in the service. They
Will 9dvi>c about the composition and
nutr!tiNr values OF all nirtaricS make
INSPECTIONS for authorizations, SlulaEr
and deterioration and Co-uperate with
the mess officials,
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'"l'''s"h that there was established
az ".' museum an nrmorcr's workshop.
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were cleaned. repaired and restored
pieces that We're defective. Daniel