The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-03-08
No Meatless and Wheatless
Days for Me"
Progressive Farmer)

But at the time she said NO meatess and wheat
less days for me- I've got wheat enough and I've got
meat enough laid up in my pantry, and my children like
it, and they going to have it often they want
it, and as much of ii as they want
After hearing this well meaning woman talk, the
writer picked up that night European paper that
to his home and read this paragraph:
MS said that there is not a Hping child in Poland
under eight gears Of age
Not a living child in Poland under eight wears of
age With little bodies unable to endure the hardships
and starvation of war-ruined land, they have died bv
thousands and tens of thousands Thousands and tens
OF thousands of mothers good the who
made this thoughless remark. mothers who loved their
children much this woman loved hers-hey with
notwithstanding helplessness have their children
slowly starve before their eyes, while mothers
say, mo, ! will not even vary my diet in a harmless
way. will 10; even make substitutes to and
wheat in order that part of it may save the lives of
starving babies and little in Europe"
No. we don't mean that any American mother is
saying this in words. Certainly the good of
whom write would have said it or thought it
and yet by her acts that what she saying If
someone could have shown her photograph of
starving Polish child with pinched face and hollow
crying to its mother for bread she did not have
OH how quickly this American mother would have said
Yes, have plenty of wheat and have plenty of meat
and I'll gladly divide my last little
like that. With such picture before her eyes, how
quickly would this American mother have called to
mind the Last Judgments awful all the
caring and hard of heart Il endangered and we
gave meat 5+.s
But she didn't know And thus again the Lord she
tries to worship might lament of old His people,
Israel does not know, my people doth not consider"
To ihis good the Hoover rules for meaess days
and wleaess days simply government regulations
simply official red tape She didn't know they
o tle live pf flo fair
merry bright eyed love inspiring her dear
boys and girls
And today there are thousands of others like this
mother who do know. Well mentioned people,
good hearted people, God fearing people But they
simply do not know.
Friends and readers it is our duty 10 help these
people know. Let give money but lei also
give OF time and effort for campaign Of education
Ia these matters-o show the need of food regulations
War Savings Stamps Liberty Bonds Red Cross Work,
y NJ. c. 4. and Y. w. c. A. campaigns We must
food for the starving We must money to help
equip soldiers. We must give money protect the
wounded and 70 provide wholesome moral recreation
for soldiers instead of unwholesome and immoral
dss pation. And if our farmers it is often charg
ch-have supported these movements they should
is not because they not more selfish hard
hearted less patriotic. than city people 1t is only be-
they have not been informed. All of who do
really understand must here and resolve to help in
form them In every school, in every Sunday school,
in every farmers club in every farm womans club and
part of almost every church service,
and of light and reading must do their part TO
rural America In the Revolutionary ii
the 'embatiled farmers" at Lexington who fired the
shot heard round the wordr' In the Civil it
the stubborn courage of farm men and the stead
fastness of country that won the worlds
applause for Confederate heroism.
Because this war is a little further from doors
is why should play less noble part And
is little time oIosc Many people think that II
months hence peace will be in sight, Let resolve
therefore that during the coming year rural people
in county will make record OF patriotism that
our sons and grardsons will mention with pride
take pride in the exploits Of ancestors in the
Co.'S What we do in the next twelve months will fix