Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE

! advisers of the English government
mine was something which could
not be ignored and SO they estab-
lshed gardens in which to grow
vegetables to feed their army in
| Mesopotamia. England controlled
the milk supply of her population
during the war and so raised a larg-
er percentage of healthy and vigor-
Gus babies than in peace times.
| Many amendments were made to
the rations of the soldiers in the
! trenches in order that they might
be kept in more vigorous condl-
| ton. So the existence of the vita
| mine and it's dietary importance Is
| not a theory but a fact. 1t constl-
! tutes factor in our national we'll
being which must be reckoned with.
We must see that through the
agency of research we find uut and
! discover all the facts relating to the
nutrition Of children, adolescent
| youth, and our adult population with
cedure we can best improve their
| physical condition. increase their
mental stamina, promote longevity,
and eliminate much of the slcSness
such a considerable percentage of
| our people.
1t has been said by those who
ought to know that good milk
| cow on every farm, small but rep
resentative garden, a flock of chick
ems and home orchard from which
fresh fruit can be obtained would
| materially improve the health of
the average rural family. BY this
arrangement we would supply. In
abundance the necessary fat soluble
A, B and C. With the limited knowl-
edge we already possess it is clear
that such an arrangement would tend
to lessen the number Of stunted
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and eye diseases. We would also aid
materially in the control or elimi-
nation altogether Of such diseases as
beri-beri, scurvy and sickness among
babies the causes Of which have ex-
cited much. dispute among physie-
ians. The brittle bones from which
so many children and adults suffer
would tend to disappear, color would
again come into the checks Of many
children who suffer from ricketts,
would replace the wan Indifferent
expression which now characterizes
so many Of them.
It is impossible to say at this
juncture just what great national
benefits are to come out of research
work along this particular line, but
1T can be appropriately stated that
we stand at the threshold of a great
new sea of fundamental knowledge
in so far as the problems of human
nutrition are concerned. While the
experiment stations have not had
large measure of relationship to this
problem in the past, they have con-
sciously or unconsciously done some
very substantial and effective work
and it offers one of the most attrac-
tive fields for specialization which
has operated up in recent years
Surely. when we realize the misery
and suffering, irrespective of the
economic loss, which the state sus-
| TO in thrnnoI1 tho ma n ut r,if inn nf her
children, we will not hesitate to pro-
vide the funds essential to aid in the
elaboration and dissemination of the
information essential to correct the
appalling conditions which are now
known to exist in so many of our
homes through the use of an i'm
proper dietary.
1t is automatic that basic knowl-
edge is essential to progress. ''KnoW
the truth and the truth shall make
you free" This is god-given man
date. At the dawn of creation man
was ordered to subdue and possess
the earth. He was told to earn his
living by the sweat of his brow. At
the same time he was given an intel
lect that entirely surpassed and dom
mated that of any other living crea-
ture. He was given status, if you
please, just a little lower than the
angels. He was placed in a universe
|of limitless possibilities and unsus-
pected but movable potentia1ities.
He was therefore not condemned to
irksome slavery but placed in the
midst of the most alluring opportuni-
ties. He was given the means and
the capacity by which he might as
certain and know all and use all that
was for his advantage, benefit and de-
.velopment Evolution is a slow proc
ess at best and it is not surprising
that aeons of time should have
elapsed before man arrived at a true
realization and understanding of the
God-given privileges by which he is
surrounded.
Through research we have been
able to develop and make the earth
fruitful in a thousand different ways.
We have been able to bring within
the reach of millions of people
wealth, comforts, privileges and
luxuries undreamed of a short time
ago. We have threaded the continents
with steel and bound the oceans to-
gether with ships. In many respects
we have mastered the navigation of
the air. We have exploited and used
the natural resources Of the earth
without let or hindrance, and we have
made of man as compared with his
immediate forebears superman.
What of the future? Is there an
imagination vivid enough to inter-
pref it's latent possibilities? Through