Evening journal., 1918-03-29
ARMY FOOD Waste
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Six Gallors in Garbage Can
is Largely Made Up of
Potato Feelings
BOYS GET FAT
ON TIE "CHON .

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 2s-Ihe
army garbage can formerly had a bis
nav. but now a dog would stsrve II
ne depended on the bones thrown from
ihe army kitchen. The plain fact Is that
homes don't get into the garbage cam
hoy are sold. According TO reports
gathered from army posts and stations
N the southern Department by Colonel
Daniel r. Mccarthy department quar-
termaster. one can holds the garbage
which formerly nned three Six gallons
is The waste from the average army ht-
chen. and a goodly portion OF tnat IS
potato peeling with mighty iittle Oh li'
potato on the peeling.
Mess sergeanis at al cantonments
have cautioned about. the waste OF 1000
and their diligence has TO great eX-
tent. brought about the elimination OF
much OF this waste. The mess ser
reanis at one Texas camp adopted a
new set OF Ten Commandments all
dealing with food conservation. These
were printed In red ink on heavy cards
and posted in every mess shack. They
read
or waste any edible food
2-Dont make the flrst helping heavy
s-Warn kitchen police to serve food
sparlngly.
Don't help a man to any food he
does not ask for.
5-Dont give a man more than two
slices OF bread at a helping.
6-Make each man eat all that he puts
on his plate
Watch your men while eating and
see that no food Is left on the table.
Swatch each man as he empties his
mess KIT at a garbage can.
e-Allow no man TO take any food out
OF a mess hall.
t0-lmpress upon the men the import
ance Of food conservation.
II Is estimated that 10 costs an aver
age Of 80 TO a cents a day TO feed each
soldier in the department The Quar-
.termcster Department puts the figure at
Si2 a month for each man. This Is for
the food unprepared 10 is estimated
that one-twelfth OF q cord Of wood Is
required for each kitchen range each
day: otherwise there Is no overhead
expense.
on 40 cents a day, officers say, II the
soldiers belt line doesn't swell, II ls
the fault Of the mess man.
Colonel Mccarthy, In discussing the
soldiers food, said. ITS remarkable q
observe the change In the recruit, tn
Transformation Of the undeN eloped boz
into the rouni soldier. The country bo'
changes expression quickly when b
gels on army diet, and the city boy fat
tens. too Then after they have L
their belts out several notches they 81
sassy and complain about the arm
chow"
The average soldiers breathing apps
raius Is almost perfect according
Colonel Mccarthy, and balanced die
and well-prepared food makes men on
OF lhem" He attributes two causes
the effectiveness Of army food. Firsi
the soldier has more time for eatine
and takes his meal more leisurely thai
does the civlliani second, the food /
cooked on q more scientific standard
and the ration Is more evenly balanced
while the civilian seldom has a traine
cook
When the officers reserve trainin
school was opened at Camp StanleN
near here the government allowed z
cents day for each mans food. Thi
was later reduced 20 60 cents a day Thi
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GERS. but provides them with walter.
70 Is estimated that 40 cents goes 20
food and 20 cents for help the pros
pective officers preferring 30 use som
Of the appropriation for walters rathe
than pass the mess around The
bill Of fare Is said TO be equal to th'
OF 6rst-class hotels, with plenty Of e.
tIas on Sundays.
Feed surveys have been made al pra'
tically all Of the Southern camps an
special attention given TO he balancir
Of diet and cleanliness Mess oflcel
and non-coms have been instructed
TO the food values. nuiritional percen
ages and the caloric units Of dinerel
foods the proper kind OF food 60 gi'
men doing certain kinds Of work, q
right kind % food to serve 10 hot weat
er. and the proper way OF prcparlI
it SO as to mike for variety end redu
waste.