The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-07-18
Consumer NofeS
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, D. C.
Don't Get Burned Up

Sunshine can 90 you gOOu or cause |
you grief, depending on how you take
it.
OVERRIDING the sun-bathing habit
may result in harmful effects aside
from the discomfort bad case of sun
burn causes.
Best precaution is to get good
coat of tan before you expose your
self for hours at time to direct rays
Of the sun. "How long you should ex-
pose yourself at first depends mostly
on how tender your skin is. Scientific
tests have shown that a 15-minute ex-
posure the first time is about the right
amount for the average person.
"In any case, don't try to get your
whole summers tan in a single week
end. Time yourself when you go out
into the sun. A smart thing to do is
to rub lotion, cream, or oil on the
skin before you expose yourself. Any
oil with a heavy body, such as olive
oil, or any skin cream containing oil
or grease is good preparation to use
before you do your summing.
These applications act as a screen,
cutting down the amount of sun rays
reaching your skin, so that you will
tan without burning. But even with
this treatment you will burn if you
stay in the sun too long the first few
times you go out.
Treat a sunburn the same way you
would treat any sort of burn Except
a chemical burn). And remember to
protect your eyes as well as your
skin against the suns rays. If you
get a bad burn, the best thing to do
is to consult your doctor.
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How Much Milk?
In the year 1886, the United States
produced enough milk, 1O6 billion
pounds of it, to fill great sea basin
a half mile wide, about miles long,
and 80 feet deep. "All 22l destroyers
in the United States Navy could be
nested in this basin, but there was a
better use to be made Of the milk. 1t
was used as food, but not altogether.
"The 106 billion pounds of milk con
tained A billion 100 million pounds of
butterfat and practically all the but
terfat 1865 per cent? sooner or later
was consumed by human beings.
1t also contained billion 600 million
pounds of milk protein butgonly halt
Of this milk nutrient was aseryed to
consumers in milk or other dairy prod
ucts.
1t contained billion 200 million
pounds Of milk sugar Of which slightly
less than half reached consumers il
dairy products.
1t contained a mineral cargo of 7O(
million pounds of calcium, phosphorus
and other minerals of which only hal
was delivered to consumers in thei
dairy products.
Where did it go?
Tremendous quantities of these mill
nutrients not reaching humans in mill
products go to animals as feed. Mill
builds good animal health, just as i
builds good human health. But shunt
ING so much milk back to animals 70
feed is socially wasteful when million
of human beings are going wlthou
adequate supplies of the minerals tha
form in milk.
"Rickets and hollow chests ant
crooked legs mutely challenge on
ways of using and misusing the grea
storehousc Of BODYBUILDING material
in the milk which farmers make avail
able. How to put every ounce Of then
to good use is a problem on whic]
many minds are needed-the scientist
as well as the economists, the mill
industry's as well as the Government
the consumers as we'll as the pro
ducer's.
Steam pressure Gamers, to give hes
results, must be constructed so as t
maintain a constant temperature dur
ing all the time the food is cooking
inside With cookers that are too small
it is difficult to achieve this.
An lS-quart size is about the lar
gest a housewife can handle, if tn
Gamer must be lifted while full. Fill
ed with cans, it weighs 30 to 4
pounds. About 5 quart glass jars o
pint glass jars will fit comfortabl
in this size cooker.
Buy a Gamer that is firmly con
structed, large enough to meet you
needs, and with the kettle nodded il
one piece without seams or joints
Most important feature to look for i
a se-fittng cover that sets snugl
into the cooker and leaves no room 70
steam to escape. Those with a ban
that adjusts the cover by turning
single screw make for convenience
Other types are fastened by a numbe
of clamps or lugs which require a lit
tie more time to adjust but hold tn
cover very securely on the kettle
Either type will meet your needs a
long as there is no leakage of steam.
DISCRIMINATION
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