The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-02
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumers
Counsel Division, A. A. A.
Washington, d. c.
A NEW FALL SUIT FOR JUNIOR

If you're buying a new suit for
Junior this fall, here are three ways
to be sure you're getting the most for
the money you spend, suggested by
textile specialists from the Bureau of
Home Economics, of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Point No. is to check the quality
of every bit of the cloth, not only the
suiting itself but the Innings, and, as
far as you can, the interlinings, pad
ding and stays, too. Remember, how
ever, that boy who's growing very
fast may be able to get only one win.
ter's wear from a suit, so you may
not want to buy the very best grade
of material.
Point No. 2, read all the labels
This year new labels required on al
clothing containing wool by the new
wool Products Labelling Act will tel
you whether the material is made o.
new wool, reprocessed wool, reused
wool, or a mixture of fibers. Re
processed or reused wool doesn'
necessarily mean the fabric will no
wear we'll. There are many qualitie
of wool, and quality standards fo
them have not yet been made avail
able to consumers.
Besides reading the label, eXamin
the cloth and note how closely wovel
it is, how much spring and "give" i
has when you crush it.
| TO-. Do;n{ No ho oorof,,1 hc,,
fit. Let Junior try the suit on. It.
impossible to go by the size on tn
label, because sizes Of boys suits ar
not yet standardized.
A suit with fullness cut into it S
that it can be let out is better bu
than one that's too big for Junior
Such features as the bi-swing bach
pleated trouser fronts, elastic waste
band, and let-outs in seams and cuff
allow for considerable growth
The experts say the coat is reall
the key to the quality of a boys sui
If it's correctly cut with the weav
of the cloth, and we'll made, the Who'll
suit is of good quality.
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CONSUMER QUIZ
Here are some easy questions yo
can try on yourself to test you
knowledge Of the foods you need, bu.
prepare, and eat.
|. Which kind of milk is safer t
give a small child, raw or pasteu1
lied?
2. Which vitamin is most easil
: destroyed in cooking, canning, an
storing vegetables: A, G, b, or c.?
3. What two colors in vegetable
are an indication Of the presence {
Vitamin A?
4. Is the price of eggs usually low
est in April, November, July, or Jan
uary?
5. Of these foods, which three al
especially recommended for the
Vitamin c.: Cod liver oil, beef ki'
ney, cheese, oranges, tomatoes, leaf
vegetables, peanuts.
6. Nutritional night blindness
caused by the lack Of which Of thes
food nutrients ?-Calcium, vitamin /
.. iron, vitamin G, phosphorus, iodine.
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*Correct answers to the Consum
= Quiz are as follows:
0 1. PasteuriZed
r 9. Vitamin G..