The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-27
Milk IS perfect
FOR HUMAN FOOD
Department of Agriculture Urges
More Liberal Use of Product
to Save Neat.
IT EXCHS ALL OTHER FOODS
There Are Always Sick Children in All
Localities Where Milk Is Scarce
Excellent fer Body Build
ing Protein

Milk is the nearest approach to a
perfect human food, and it is By far
the best fool for children Children
must have milk in order to develop
properly, and all persons of whatever
age need it in order to keep in prop
er COlditin-
The advice Of the United States de-
part1nent Of agriculture is: Save On
other things Il you can. but not On
milk. your chElGs best food"
Children who do not get milk, but
are given tea and coffee instead, are
for the most part sickly. There are
always many sick children In cities
and in countries where milk Is scarce
When prices 60 Up and mothers begin
to ecUnOnize On milk. more children
become sick. That is one of the
things that, under any and every con-
fition- the government regards it as
essential to guard against Food
must hs saved TO feed the army and
money must lie saved 10 finance the
war, but the nations children who in
= little while will be the nations men
and women must be given their OppOr-
run:ty for health and strength Incl
IeuraIIy, the liberal use of milk does
save meat and other IranSpOrtable
foods
Needed for Bones and Teeth
Children, IN larger measure than
CROWN Persons, require lime II Is
needed. particularly, for their bones
and teeth. and in smaller quantities
for their blood and other parts Of
their bodies Milk is the chief food
for lime a cup 9f milk contains aP
prOximateIy four times as much hms
as an egg It Is the cheapest food fol
lime
Milk is also an excellent food fol
bodybuilding protein In that respect
II Is ike egss and meat Milk pro
teln is especially good for children
hut il is goOd for and should be uSeS
by everybody.
Nijk- in addition, IS an exceilen
Z fuel food. Children, who are muci
+ more active than adults. need NOR
\ fuel TO burn in their bodies 10 hell
L shem run and play ard work In
fat and the milk sugar burn SS a
fuel. A quart Of milk gives the sam'
amount Of fuel as . pound Of IeaI
meat A quart of milk gives the sam
amount Of fuel as eight eggs Nile
even ar advanced cost is the cheap
est fuel food Take your pencil an
make i Little comparison in cents
Skim MiIk Also Coed
Whole milk. of course. is the beS
food But skim milk Is good fOOC
too. 1t has the line the sugar and Il
protein Of tn Whole milk II Is df
fcienr in fat and has not much Of In
growth Substances aS has whole mill
Use whole miIk-but do not thTO'
away the skim milk
Eyery chill, big or little. shOul
have plenty OE milk The big hOys an
giris need it onIy slightly less than d
the babies. AID grOEn persons nee
il only sllzhtly less than the big boy
and girls
Ee liberal With the milk ration u
not think Of rliIk merely IS : refreSi
sn< drink Tank Of il IS a sOo'
nOuriShfng fOS1-the best food II
children need other foods. Of oOUrSe-
-ezesahes. fruits, cereals But mo-
J IF all. they need miIk-
Be sure that the milk IS clean m
, freSh when II 3 delivered to yOus n
! that yOa keep 1t cold and cezn n
: covered until 4 Is Used