Evening star., 1932-11-13

Sam And this is typical of thousands of let
ters that come to Washington every day. Each
lette- of course, is carefully answered.
Uncle Sans vast fact-finding bureaus grind
out information at an amazing speed in their
effort to help the hcmemaker whose pocketbook
Is not plump enough for fees to private agencies
for advice Good old Uncle Sans experts will
gladly tell you the practical 'hows" and why's"
of homcmaking by means of correspondence
radio. press releases and printed bulletins.
You see alter Government scientists have
experimental painstakingly upon certain prob
lens in homcm2king they write their con-
clIlsions in bulletins. And these the mammoth
Government Printing Office turns out by the
ton every year for you and me.
In the far-reaching United States Depart
ment of Agriculture there are many important
bureaus of assistance to the homemaker, but
it Is the Bureau of Home Economics that is
by far the most helpful.
simply couldn't resist tour through this
bureau 1t was established about nine years
ago, you know, with the primary idea of con-
ducting research into the hon1emaking prob
lens OF women Well there saw the most
fascinating actiyites-model kitchens where
white uniformed experts were testing recipes.
rooms filled with rats and guinea pigs on which
the nutritive value of foods are tested rooms
containing refrigerators, huge ovens, washing
machines and apparatus for testing the wear
ing qualities of materials
This bureaus research projects are conducted
under three divisions-foods and nut rtion,
clothing and textiles, and economies The foods
and nutrition Investigations involve laboratory
research in the composition of food materials,
vitamin studies, dietary studies. end food
utilization. which includes cooking and re-
frigeraton experiments
Particularly interesting are the vtamin
studies in which foods are anayzed for their
vitamin content-this is determined bioiogically
by the effect of certain foods upon the growth
OF rats and guinea pigs
The dietary studies of course, result in the
suggestion of diets that are essential for good
nutrition. Foods and nutrition experts have
written these popular pamphlets: Food for
Children" "A Guide to Good Meals Tor the
Junior Homemaker" and Good Proportions in
the Diet"
BECAUSE unemployment has reduced SO many
- family incomes the bureau has taken
hand to assist distraIght homemakers. The
problem of food for the family is not alone
matter of getting enough to eat, but of having
the right kinds of food" We are told. Special
lists have been working to combat the dangers
of malnutriton by stressing the need for pro
tective foods" such milk, tomatoes, lean
meat or fish; By planning low-cost balanced
meals end by furnishing low-cost recipes.
Important emergency publications OF the bu-
reau are 1.-THE Family Food Guide" Getting
the Mot for YOU Food Money" The Family's
Food at Low Cost Adequate Diets for
Families with Limited Incomes" and How to
Spend Your Food Money
The bureaus food utilization studies include
research in meat cookery, canning, jelly-making
and be king. visited room full of huge
ovens where various meats were being done to
a turn There I was told that during its
operation fcr the past five years with the agri-
cultural experiment stations in a study of the
factors which influence the quality and
paIatability of meat, the bureau developed some
interesting methods of meat cookery. They
discovered how to cook meat according to the
cut and how to bring cut the maximum flavor.
Throughout the cooking process roast meat
thermometer is inserted in the meat and records
exactly when the meat becomes rare medium
or well done. Taking the guesswork out of
roasting meat" they call it. Temperatures and
recipes are included in the bureaus six meat
leaflets ts-cooking beef, lamb, pork, cured pork,
reindeer and rabbit ~evs--
Other interesting papers, resulting from these