Evening star., 1921-03-07


Neither the Trojan nor the peach
has anything on George McBride
when it comes to innovations, now
ever. for the manager of the Ma
Gonals has decided to apply the prin,
ciple of dehydrationS to the 1000 useu
in stocking the human machines OF
which he is chief mechanician- Lest
there be some mi apprehension re
garding what Mac plans to perpetrate
on his helpless hirelings. you are re-
ferred to the following, culled from
rather we'll known literary enort
from the quill of certain MIR. WEB
ster: "Dehydrate, to deprive OF wa
ter" Somewhat freely defined. II
No Lack of Precedent.
There is no lack of precedent for
what Mack contemplates. Carrie Ma
tion started it and Mr.. Volstead has
all but put on the finishing touches,
but neither of these worthless had ball
players or their chow in mind when
they set about with hatchets and
statutes to amputate the hind legs
of all beverages. If this -dehydratton
had originated in the captains brain
he could lay claim TO being the chap
who put the angle in neWfangle, but
in Milwaukee their minds run along
entirely different lines.
The idea is that of w A. Noel,
whose official designation is ''engi-
neer, commercial dehydration bureau
of chemistry. United States Depart
nent of Agricultural.
1t first was broached to Mcbride
by the gentleman with imposingly
long title on d train, while George
was busily engaged memorizing his
speech for the inaugural banquet at
the Wardman Park Hotel, en- route
from his home to the capital. The
fact that it was a E. and o. train
nay have had something to do with
I. but then George is a liberal pa
ron of the arts and sciences as well
q keen student of dietetics, so he
greed to permit representative
est to be made. with his athletes as
'he testees. contingent upon the ap-
proval of the president Of the club.
stockholders for the cash invested in
them.
Griffith. the purposes of the expert
nent made clear to him by DR.. G. l..
Nsberg. chief of the r. Of C., L. S.
}. of A. and mindful of his respon-
Utilities anent the increase and diff
1sion of knowledge among men.
cadily put his official o. X. on the
roposal.
Food Il on the Way.
Accordingly. advices from the seat
government are to the effect that
tlantities of the dehydrated fruits
I'D vegetables are en- route by pre-
= id express: will be prepared by the
{ ef Of the hostelry here according to
'ections and served to the unsus-
} citing and trustful day laborers
o are getting their board for
Seeking light on a subject with
which we were more or less unfa.
1lihar. It never having occurred to us
that dehydration and base ball had
anything in common. and failing to
nnd anv reference in
Guide. we sought out Manager Nc
Bride and obtained the following ex-
elusive as we'll as enlightening in
terview:
perts on dehydration as to the value
OF dehydrated products for human
consumption" Mac began There is.
however. decided prejudice existing
assainst aga INST, this s ,s form Of prepared food in
Weighing his words carefully.
This is the task that the Depart
ment of Agriculture has set itself to /
overcome: As represented to us. the |
bureau Of chemistry is profoundly of .
the belief that IL we will test these |
products out on our training table |
and write them a letter setting forth ;
various opinions held by the pla yers
Il them, that the same will prove to /,
''e very useful in the governments |
EDUCATIONAL campaign as carried on |
the public press. We have been as
Ired that our interest and co-opera-
on in this matter will be of much !
alue to the government people."
SO the woes of Dinwoodie Tucker, !
fair-haired fat boy. who is com /
Ged TO prevert the accepted mission /
tie shower bath TO get internally |
water Trainer Martin denied him, !
" be increased, and Uncle Nick AL |
'rk, who lost his coat Of tan along
IN his membership in the Indoor
chit Club. will feel even drier subsst-
.r., on dried food.
ifter their day of rest the Nation
- tackled their work at the ball
rk today with increased interest
d vigor. One bright spot in an
herwise uneventful Sabbath was a
lreesome At golf participated in by
icBride. Altrock and Martin. u WAS
1e first time the latter ever had
layed. Asked what he got around
l." Mike replied: Five hours"