The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-12

triotism to observe not only meatless and wheat
less days but also to cut down our rations to the
least possible amount necessary for the malnten-
ance of physical strength.
Every ounce of food in the world today is
priceless. Every ounce wasted impers the lives
of our citizens and of the Allies. Fats and
particles of food that formerly went into the gar
bage can are Of tremendous value.
1t isn't the little piece of butter you save that
in itself is essential but the little piece you save
multiplied by the millions of little pieces that
others retrieve is of vital Importance.
The important lesson of making every little
bit count in food saving, is what we must learn
Just think how silly it is for housewife to
pirate about food conservation, and then put but
ter over French fried potatoes, or spread it over
pie, or use it on mashed potatoes when dish OF
gravey is on the table.
But that's what many men and women are
doing. The incident illustrates how little they
care for the great question which govern
ment is dining into their ears.
Why do they continue the practice? Simply
because they have been accustomed to these ex-
travagant habits. Their depraved appetite rules
their minds They positively cannot deny them
selves anything that their stomach demands.
Prices 60 up but their appetite is not curbed. 1t
seems to become more voluptuous with the in
creased cost of living.
If this war is lost because of the food supply,
thousands of women will share the blame. Today
they are doing their bit to make us lose the war.
They will be responsible for the weak and I'M
derfed children that will be seen here when the
cou actually s1fforc or IF food Let
some of these gluttons who cannot gorge them
selves with enough wheat, meat and butter, read
what effect the food shortage has had on Ger
man children:
In the sozale Praxis Nov. II Dr. Thele, municipal
school physician in Chemnitz publishes results of
investigations to the health of school chrdren during
taken place the wellknown infectious ailments do
pear frequently than before. Certain skin diseases
have increased The influence of food is clearly to
be recognized In grownup people curious variety
of disease has appeared the socalled aedema disease
characterized by dopsical swengs of skin differ
of the body without LESSONS in the heart
or kidneys These swellings directly attributable
the present watery diet. There
plants the increase of heart and kidney diseases
strangulaed hernia and proapsus; these last
connected with the decrease of fatty tissue The
chief complaints made however, refer the increased
pulmonary tuberculosis and the high
tally from this disease The general Of bodily
in old people has greatly diminished in the
tuberculosis, childrens dis
ease has increased Children under suspicion of tuber
culosis counted tubercuous for statistical pur
poses. the opinion of experienced school physicians
the majority of the extremely pale anoeic children be-
the subjects Of tuberculosis in later life The in
in the number of tubercuous children comedies
egnning of the difficulties food The
tent which chdrens bodies weakened in resisting
power by inadequate nourishment is well known.
Do we want similar conditions here? If not
let the housewives practice economy of the most
kind.