The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-12
PRIZES AWARDED
BY MODERN
DAIRY COMPANY
Essays Submitted Show I'M
pOrtance of Milk
Supply

AS result of the Essay Contest
conducted in the City High and
Grade schools by the Modern Dairy
Co., Miss Laura Rupp won the cash
prize of S. for the best essay sub
mitted, Emma Weber, So for second
prize and Dorothy Birdzell, So for
the Bird prize.
the cash prize of S. for the best es-
say, Dennis Welliver, the So prize
for second and Margaret Register
the 50 prize for 3rd best.
1t would appear that schools, pub
lie health agencies, and the people
in general could well afford to en-
phasize the value of milk and the
best meth DDS to be used in the prop
Ell care and handling of the same.
The public in general is not familiar
with the vital Importance of this
subject. Milk cannot be pasteurized
or clarified on the average farm .
Practically all milk used OF the farm
nnst be used in the raw stage. The
need of keeping the milk clean and
pure is at once recognized. The milk
as it comes from the COW is pure, if
the cow is healthy. If milk is un-
clean it is due TO the lack of care in
washing and steriizing of the milk
utensils, and not properly cooling it
at once. The care and food value
of milk products could be stressed
more in the schools than it is at this
M,,.l, Of ~
the part of the judges to select the
winners of a large number of excel
lent essays. The students taking
part in the contest showed consider
able knowledge of this very import
ant subject.
We are fortunate here in having
milk plants equipped with proper
equipment for properly canning the
milk
Value of Milk as a Food.
Food is used for three reasons:
1. Fuel food to provide power ana
keep us warm. 2. Building food for
building up the tissues. 3. Regulat-
ing food for keeping the body in good
working order.
Both human and animal babies are
given milk to give them a start il.
life. so milk must contain all the
kinds of food the body needs.
Milk has much protein in it. Pro-
tein means 1.-The most important"
The chief business of protein is for
supplying material for growth and
repair.
No child wants to be stunted, and
that, is how he will be unless he has
enough protein so he can grow.
Many people think milk is only a
drink, but the health books say, that
a glass of milk has as much protein
as large egg OF. one and one third
ounces of meat. It is a pity that
more people do not understand how
good food milk is. on
Other protein foods, like eggs and
meat, have not as much protein as
milk so then, milk is cheaper, even
if it were fifteen cents quart. That
is much cheaper than eggs or meat.
Milk, too, contains fat, sugar, and
vitamines -
Even in skim milk and in butter
milk most of the protein and sugar
and lime of whole milk are found.
We are only beginning to know
about yitamines, Every boy or girl
should use pint of milk "a day while
children under sig should use a
quart. Grown people should have
some every day. "Buy milk and save
money" is a good slogan for house.
keepers.
You can't get on the football team
if you are underweight. Your can't
win out anywhere if you are not
strong. If you want to be husky
drink milk.
Milk makes might.
Whose all right?
The milk man!
Brennan B. Davis,
Sixth Grade.
WHY Milk ShOuld Be C1ariffed and