The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-03-03

tired to that horrible thing which mas
placed the boy of her passion, her tears
and her love in an early grave, To her
we must listen. This deeply -wounded
mother wceps with AN agony all untold.
Stand by her all you women who love
our growing boys and girls. Listen to
her sohbing story, men of Baltimore,
men of Maryland. For the sake of
some other mothers boy shall we not
rise in our strength and smite anew an
enemy so ready to destroy the fairest
youth of our Commonwealth
Her argument, chiSclcd upon bro
ken heart is before uS. What is the
answer?
WHY CANNED FOODS WEEK?
National Canned Foods Week, which
is being observed throughout the coun-
try March LIST to Sth, under the auspic
cs of Gamers, food brokers, jobberS,
retailers and allied organizations, may
seem somewhat like painting the
lily" With most of us, every week IL
canned foods week. But we have come
to take canned foods so much forgrant-
ed it il undoubtedly well for w to be
reminded of just what the invention of
canning really means to us. Tho less
spectacular, the science of canning was
u discovery only equallcd In import
ancc by such inventions aS the tele-
phone, the wireless and the acroplanc.
When We stop to realize that food,
shelter and clothing are mans most vi
tai needs, and what large proportion
of our food is preserved for US amt
brought to us today In canned form,
we better understand the full signitl-
canoe of this important discovery.
picklng or drying We're the only
methods Of preserving foods that were
known up until about u century ago.
In 1905 the necessities of war prompt
ed the French Government to offer n
reward of $1,000 francs for IL better
method Of food preservation. The
prize was awarded to Nicholas Appert
and his method stands today as the
real basis of our present process OF
canning-namely Misunderstanding and
sterilization by heat.
This discovery has added immeasur-
ably to the wealth of the world,--bc
cause it has meant that at times OF
harvest the surplus crops which II Is
impossible to get to market before they
spOil, have not had to 20 to waste, but
have been preserved for use ut other
periods Of the year when Nature IL
producing less and when, but for the
science Of canning, we would have 10
subsist ON much less attractive fare.
This H. conservation In the brondest
and most economic sense of the WORD,
But the process Of canning not only
benefits the world at large; II has very
definite advantages for each of US ~
individuals,--fOr that much talked Of
Mr.. Average Man-in-thc- Street and
his iIouscwifc-i the Kitchen. Can
ming eliminates the seasons. In effect,
II snakes summer last all year round =
and In midwnter brings ny the crops OF
midsummer,
And canning also eliminates space
of sectionalsm,- for those OF NJ who
live in the interior may still enjoy oy-
sters, crabs, Holsters and other sea
foods whenever we wish; and those of
lis who live in the Eastern states may
nevertheless have access to the delic-
ious fruit crops of California and Ha-
wall. And 10 on the world over. The
pioneer in Alaska, the miner In the
mountains of South America, the en-
plorcr in the Antarctic men and wo-
men everywhere on the fringes OF civl-
lization all have at hand--thanks to
the can-the same wholesome appetiz-
ing foods that are served to the most
exacting guest In an exclusive New
York hotel.
Because the science of canning has
so done away with time and space
with respect to food--thc can has come
to be known as d modern genie Of the
home. The housewife whose pantry
shelves are well stocked with canned
foods is able to choose her meal from
whatever corner of the world her whlm
suggests.
There are very few woman In the
country that do not know the ':rcht
convenience of canned fOOds.-thht
comfol table feeling which comes from
knowing that you have directly at hand
practically every sort and kind Of food
--rcoIling at most no more than a
few moments preparation.
And women have the satisfaction OF
knowing too, that they have quality
of food that they may serve to the
most particular guest or 10 the most
deIicnte child. For canned foods N"
selected at just the right point Of ripe
ncss or other condition that makes
them best for eating. And then, be
inp cooked or prepared within the can
they retain all the nutritive value and
delicious flavor Of the fresh product
Indeed, there are conditions surround
ing the marketing Of many fresh foodf
that necessarily make them inferior t.
the canned.
The whoesomeness Of canned FOOD
scientifically prepared under condi'
tions of the most scrupulOuS sanitation
has long been recognized. There u
perhaps no more emphatic evidence ol
this than the views OF military aud
medical authorities who point out that
in event OF an epidemic, requiring thh'
community have pure and wholesome
food. no more safe and certain mean
of protection could be adopted than to
eliminate the use Of all but cann"t
foods.
Even after years Of usage there are
still many Of uB who do not fully fp'
preciate the infinite possibilities bl
canned foods. II IL for education along
these lines that Canned Foods WeeI
was instituted and glocers Throughout
the country are now displaying then
wide variety Of canned foods, while
manufacturers tell us by printed wore
how we may use their many product.
to the best advantage for our health
and happiness.
BIG cows GIVE MORE PROFIT AS
ISOLATION FIGURES SHOW
Figures collected from various COW
testing associations throughout Thu
country and complied by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture tend to confirm
the previous conclusions Of the depart
ment that within the breeds, 30 far a