The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-25
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. c.
WHAT'S a Perfect Thirty.Six?

Counsel DIVISION, "A. "A. "A. III
Washington, D. c. il
What's Perfect Thirty-Six?
Experts in the Department of Agri-
culture are putting the yardstick to
Americas women and when they get
through they will have a scientific
measure picture of the perfect 36.
It's all part of study by the Bu-
reau of Home Economics to get at ac-
curate figures on which to base stand
ard sizes for women's clothes.
Every woman knows that two diff
ferent garments can be labeled the
same size and yet one may be too
large and the other too small. This
is because there are no scientific
standards for clothes sizes.
Now the Bureau of Home Economics
is measuring $4,000 women in all
parts of the country preliminary to
setting UP standards for each size.
Fifty-eight measurements are taken
of each woman by trained workers
using scientific measuring instru
ments.
The work is being done under WPA
projects in Z States-Arkansas, Cali
fornia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania-and
the District of Columbia. Cooperating
are State universities and other
agencies. Only women who volunteer
are measured.
Standardizing sizes, it is hoped,
will benefit manufacturers as well as
women consumers, cutting down the
cost of alterations and returned goods.
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These Foods Are On The Surplus List
You can save on your food budget
if you keep posted on the foods desig-
mated by the Federal government as
Surplus"
These foods are found by Govern
ment experts to be so plentiful as to
warrant their distribution to relief
families by the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corporation. Non-relief con-
sumers should find these foods cheap,
since surplus supplies beat down on
prices all along the line.
Foods on the list during January
include butter, eggs, apples, fresh
pears, oranges, grapefruit, raisins,
dried prunes, dry beans, rice, onions,
wheat flour, whole wheat flour, corn
meal, hominy grits, and pork products
including lard.
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Orange Season Gets Under Way
If you like orange juice, don't pay
too much attention to the outside ap-
pearance of the fruit. Russet spots
or small scars on the skin have no
effect on the flavor or the amount OF
Juice you can get. The thing to look
for is a smooth skinned orange--ano
the heavier it is, the better.
Right now the juice oranges on the
market are the Pineapple oranges
Later on, in the spring, both from
Florida and from California, there viii
be quantities Of Valencias.
For eating and dessert or salad pur
poses, you want an orange that is cas-!
to peel and to divide into sections
Navel oranges-most of them from
California-meet this purpose. Ant
there are also the Temples and th'
Mandarin type oranges-such as tan
gerines.
Generally, good oranges are heav!
for their size, have fairly smooth
skins, are firm, have no soft spots
and are not puffy, spongy or wilted
A few varieties have a rough exterior
yet are good on the inside.
Oranges bought in bulk often come
cheaper, but be sure to examine thes'
carefully before you buy.
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Shining The Family Silver
Want to try new way to clear
silver? Here's one suggested b,
scientists in the Bureau of Agricul
tural Chemistry and Engineering, U
S. Department Of Agriculture.
Shine up an aluminium pan with fin
steel wool, and fill it two-thrids full
of water. For each quart of water
add teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon
of baking soda Then boil the water
When it begins to boil, place you
tarnished silver in the pan, being SUR
that each piece touches the pan o
, another piece of silver in contact will
: the aluminium. Keep the silver in th
solution for no more than z minute
until the tarnish comes off, then lif
it out with tongs, wash it in soap suds
. rinse, and dry. A treatment with sill
yer polish will add shine to the silver
Remember these 'don'ts' if you tr.
this treatment: Don't use the treat
ment for silver knives with hollov
handles; the handles may come off il
boiling water. Don't keep the silve
more than a few minutes in the no
solution And be sure to thoroughly
wash and rinse the silver after clean
ing.