The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-26
For More Milk and Butter Health in
Grcenyille.

movement now on in Greenville city
and county which holds interesting
features for every family in the state,
VIZ movement to use more milk.
The scientific reasons for the neces-
slty OF more milk in the diet of south
ern people, especially children, are
being fully demonstrated and illus
trated by q corps Of specialists un-
der the leadership Of Miss Hoover, of
the dairy division, United States de-
partment OF agriculture, who has
been assigned to this state at the re-
quest OF the state board of health.
Despite the fact that it is just before
Easter, the Greenville merchants are
glVipg freely their window space to
be used by the home demonstration
agents of Winthrop and the dairy
specialists from Clemson, whe are as
sisting Miss Hoover in the many
demonstrations and exhibits, which
are on for the entire week.
Surveys Show Low Consumption.
"A preliminary survey of Green
vile county in which 3,l14 school
children were examined showed that
o9S children. or 1872 per cent, were
| 10 per cent underwefght. OF the
l,3S7 white children examined 437,
! or 2l.5 per cont. were 10 per cent un-
derweight, while of the 1927 negro
children examined 116, or 143 per
cent were underweight to O similar
degree.
In dietary survey by the Win
| throp agents it was found that IA
per cent Of the white children drink
! mil dol
Centage also drink tea or coffee.
Only 80 per cent. however. drink as
much as a pint of milk a day. AS
/ many as COZ children, or 17.3 per
cent, drink no milk whatever These
| f1sures are perhaps fairly typical OF
| the whole state.
The estimate on the present use
OF milk in Creenville county is ga
or cup per person each day. 1t is
the opinion of the best authorities
that 20 per cent of the children of
lGreenville county (and this probably
holds good for the whole state) are
underweight, and that by giving
child quart of milk per day normal
weight would be obtained in most
cases.
In the present campaign speakers
are going to all Of the schools and
have aroused much interest among
the children with their exhibits and
lectures. One little girl said she
was going home and drink a big
| glass Of milk first thing. A boy on
the street slapped one OF his gang on
| the back saying, Good morning.
Fannie Fat have you had your
quart Of milk today?" One whole
class in school upon being asked the
morning after the lectures whether
they had had milk for breakfast re-
ported in the affirmative, whereupon
one little girl turned to her compan-
ion and said, mo you haven't be-
cause your conDleXion's bad One
boy at whose home no milk was
available told Of going regularly once
week to a neishbor's and drinking
enough milk to last week." An
other boy after school on passing a
| show window where the fuel value
of milk as compared with other
foods was being shown with the use
of small models Of railway trains in
motion was heard to say. Il tell you
about O'Clock my fuel runs low"
Many parents have indicated their
| intention Of buying cows al the urgent
demands Of the children
Excellent Cooperation.
Motion pictures on the use of milk
are being shown at the picture
houses in the city and are attracting
much attention.
| The " w A IN foto,io
that the consumption Of milk has
doubled since the campaign started.
Local dairymen also note an i'm
provement in demand. They all
signed an agreement not to advance
the price of milk. before the govern
ment and state forces would come to
Greenville to start the movement, as
the object is to increase the use of
milk and not the price paid to deal
ers or dairymen.
The local cooperation received In
this work has been excellent The
public schools. the local board of
health, individual concerns, and all
kinds Of organizations have render
ed invaluable assistance without
which the work could not have been
done.
1t is believed that similar cam
paigns put on I'm other cities and coun-
ties Of the state would accomplish q
very desirable increase in the use of
dairy products and the keeping of
family COWS.
The figures given above in regard
to the dietary survey concerning the
low per capita consumption of milk
are especially interesting and signifi-
cant in view of the large use of soft
drinks throughout the state. 1t is re-
ported that the revenue tax on soft
drinks paid to the internatal revenue
| department for the eleven months
preceding November, 1920, amounted
to $4,000. 100000, indicating a total
expenditure for soft drinks of $780,
| UO0,O00. AT this rate the expenditure