Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01
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FOOD CONSERVATION.
In this great world crisis the SUI
preme need OF the allied nations is an
adequate supply of ioodstuffs Food Is
. more important factor in the winning
OF the war than even men and guns.
II is not, however. necessarily true
that the countries which have the
most abundant resources will be mos;
successful in warfare. The greatest
efficiency will always be maintaine !
by those nations which establish the
best method OF food conservation,
failed TO see this. and out OF Russia $
food situation grew the present revo-
luton Germany with a scanty SUP.
ply Of foodstuffs. has maintained eff
cheney through her excellent system Of
food control America, although her
resources are unsurpassed, will but
waste her sons and her vast wealth.
unless all her people realize that in
this war for democracy and liberty
food conservation alone will prevent
inevitable destiution and final failure
In this, the greatest enterprise OF sew
eral centuries.
Our allies are depending upon us 10
feed them. We must send them as
much food as we can, food of the most
concentrated nutritive value. such as
wheat, beef pork sugar and dairy
products. Before the war the people
OF the allied nations produced much
less than they consumed Forty per
cent OF their breadstuffs was import.
ed from America and from nations
now hostile 10 them. Now that the
men OF these nations are fighting,
America alone must export TO them
this year sixty per cent OF their
breadsluifs. or 92OOO0.O00 bushels OF
wheat, three times the usual amount
Of meat three times as much butter
and almost ten times as much con.
densed milk as before the war. W.
shall be asked for larger and larger
exports because the production in
those countries must steadily decrease
The men Of Europe are at the front
in this battle for the principles of hu.
manlty They are suffering and dying
in our war. |, is our duty to divide
with them and this we can II we but
use economy and substitution. II w
guard against waste and excessive
eating and eat more OF what is plenti
full. and just as good for us. so that
our comrades in battle may have what
they absolutely need
Food conservation does not mean IN
furious deprivation. Careful planning
will make possible both a reduction in
expenditure and an Increase in nutrl.
uveLess An American economist has
said that beyond our immediate neces.
sity there is a greater purpose-that
Of modifying the habits OF an eItrava.
giant people. and of bringing about o
sounder economic basis II has been
estimated that there is a $500 900 001
food waste in this country II every.
one OF the 10000 600 American homes
were 10 waste only one slice OF bread,
ne.half cup OF milk and one ounce o,
meat dav. there would be a yearly
waste OF 365.000 900 loaves OF bread.
s1e50O 600 quarts OF milk and 456 900.
moo pounds OF meat II Is the duty u
every man and every woman in Amer
lea to do eevrything possible 10 con.
serve the already scanty supply OF
'ood Our President has called upon
everyone in the nation to assume this
duty as "a dictate OF patriotism which
no one can now expect ever to be ex.
cused or forgiven for ignoring" Food
conservation is not only a patriotic
duty hut moral and religious obli.
CATION.
Food nesrs ENERGY. Energy means
more ff'r'ert fighting. Efficient fgh
ing will end the wa" Save food,
Mes 'less DAYS in The United States
mean more efficient fighting force
~ the front and more sneedy conclu.
sion OF the war. Oveeating is lend.
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