The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
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day and Tuesday In the county
giving instruction to those women
who are specializing this year in
preserving and jelly making. This
| work is progressing nicely and we
hope shall prove an industry worth
the time of the women on the
farms.
Jelly demonstrations have been
glen in all the club meetings held
| during the past month. ALI those
attending meetings have bulletins
on jelly making. Anyone interested
may secure same from my office.
Some things to remember when
you begin:
Be sure that your fruit Is not
over ripe.
Cook until tender, strain juice
and let stand overnight makes
clearer jelly.
Test juice for pectin and use
sugar accordingly.
Let juice come to boiling point
before adding sugar.
Cook very rapidly until it sheets
off spoon.
Strain through cheese cloth.
Do not over cook.
I hope that the club women will
all read the letter in this issue
from Mrs. E. w. Dabbs, Jr., re-
garding the market. Mrs. Dabbs
has been doing a great deal Of
canning this year and finds 1t
quite profitable. Have confer
ence with her.
Pcllagra.
The recent pellagra discussions
have interested me very much
since it was in interest Of the
health of the county that the Milk
Campaign was put on in April. If
there is any foundation for the
statments made we need to be
reminded Of certain facts concern
ing the cause and prevention Of the
disease. DR.. McCllum Of Johns
Hopkins says: 1T seems almost
certain that it (pellagra) is con-
tagious disease, but that faulty diet
is the chief predisposing cause.
The we'll fed do not have it. Those
who live during the winter months
on a food supply limited essential
ly to bolted wheat flour, degerm-
mated corn meal. polished rice,
starch, sugar, molasses, and fat
pork ard take little or no milk or
leafy vegetables furnish the victims
of this dreaded disease in the
spring when their vitality is low.
Such a diet seems to make them
susceptible to infection"
OF the three diseases caused
from improper diet beri-beri,
scurvy, and pellagra, pellagra is
the one found most prevalent In
the South.
DR.. Foldberger, who had done
such an extended amount Of ex-
perimenting with pellagra patti
ents says, "Pellagra is caused by
eating a faulty or unbalanced diet
and that people who consume. a
mixed well balanced and varied
diet, such, as for example, that fur
nished to our soldiers and sailors,
do not have the disease. In other
words, if all persons provided them
selves, and ate a. we'll selected and
properly varied diet there would be
mo peilagra. There may be plen-
ty Of milk or eggs or meat, but II
you don't eat them, or If you just
pick at them and prefer to live, as
the convicts in the experiments
lived, mainly on cereals starchy
foods, and sweets, the milk and
eggs will do you no good, and II
you persist long enough pellagra
may result.
The saying IAN ounce Of preven-
ton is worth pound of cure
;hholds true here. Whether we are
in danger Of contracting pellagrs
or any other disease, it is a safe
plan to guard our food selectic
carefully. See that each days diet
contains liberal supply Of some
one Of each Of the following foods
Milk, eggs, some meat, generous
helpings Of green vegetables
greens, turnips. cabbage, spinach
lettuce, collards, string beans), an6
fruits as apples, peaches or pruneE
(fresh Of dried). It is from these
foods that we get the all important
I-,, ,1>,fo n
Again let me beg you to look
we'll to your fall gardens and con-
servation now Of fruits and Eege-
tables.
Letter from Mrs. E. w. Dabbs, Jr.
President Woman's Council
Dear Club Member:
Our club market has been oper
for two Saturdays. Many of you
have come but we want all Of you
Our aim Is to give you a conven'
lent, pleasant place to market your
vegetables, fruits, butter, poultry
etc., at the fairest price and also
to give the town women place
where they can find everything thai
they need at the best price and OF
the best quality.
Next Saturday we want to have
as specialties fresh eggs, butter
beans, pimentos. and peppers. "
course we want the other Vege'
tables in also. Bring the best OF
everything that you have but make
g. special effort to bring eggs.