The people's voice., 1942-12-04
YOUR DOLLAR
By CONSUMERS UNION
CANNED CORN

! Canned corn gives you plenty OF
fat protein and carbohydrate and is
rich in vitamin A. It's a good buy at
its ordinary price. And II you can
find extra quality corn at a lower
price, it's an even better buy.
Gu technicians tested 33 brands of
canned cream-style corn for flavor,
maturity, consistency and general ap-
pearance They found number OF
good brands costing 15c-17c a can.
But they also found some of the best
quality products selling at a lower
price. Phillips yellow corn, for ex-
ample, costs lie for No. 2 can, yet
ranks above many more expensive
brands in quality. Other good buys
(12c), Ecco q3c), and Rialto (12c).
Much-More yellow corn also ranked
as a Best Buy. But the same COM
pany's white corn, under the same
Much-More brand, was rated Not Ac-
ceptable.
WORK PANTS
When you buy work pants, look
first for a label statement of pre-
shrinking. It's your best guarantee
of satisfaction after laundering. Check
on the fabric weight, which should be
on the label too. A 10 ounce denim
is practical for farmers and heavy in
dustry workers, but most factory
workers prefer ounce cloth.
Work pants should be washed be.
fore they get too dirty. Girt, grease
and perspiration which become en-
bedded will weaken the cloth.
Consumers Union tested 18 we'll
known brands of work pants, and
found that though almost all of them
came up to standard requirements,
some were better buys than others.
Pay Day, which topped the list for
quality, cost only $1.59 Other good
buys were Power House montgomery
Ward, S1.49 plus postage and Hercules
(Sears Roebuck, $1.45 plus postage).
Most of the other brands tested cost
about So. Here's how the top 10
brands rated, in order of quality alone,
Pay Day (J. c. Penney, $1.59 10 o.
DENIM, Can't Bust En- ($19S 10 OF.
DENIM, Headlight ($19S S1a OF. den
inn, Sweet-Orr ($1.98 8 OF. DENIM,
Power House Cat. No. 6174 Mont
gomery Ward, $1.49 plus postage 81a
OF. denim, Auto-Brand $1.98 Soz. den
inn, Oshkosh $1.89 81s OF. DENIM,
Hercules Cat. No. 51L17 (Sears Roe
buck, $1.45 plus postage. 81s OF. den
inn, Liberty ($1.98. IN OF. denim),
Lee ($1.98 OF. DENIM.
UNIoN-MADE WORK PANTS
The following acceptable brands
tested by Gu are union-made, under
contract with the United Garment
Workers (AFL): Can't Bust En-,
Sweet-Orr, Power House,
Oshkosh, Liberty Lee,
Red Bar.
COUGH REMEDIES
Coughs-and the sale of cough med
their peak during the
fall and winter. It's hard to tell
which does more damage, Gus med
cal adviser says-the cough or the
so-called remedies. Cough remedies"
cover up symptoms of SER
GUS disorders such as tuberculosis,
ung abscess or chest tumors.
Coughs resulting from colds are
more common. They're usually
brought on by improper treatment of
he cold itself Nose drops, for in
stance, are apt to spread the inflam-
nation into the throat and sinuses,
md cause cough. Frequent sniff
ng or too vigorous nose blowing will
,ause irritation and coughing. The
,est way to prevent coughs and other
Is to go to bed the first
lay of cold, and stay there till it's
ver.
If you start coughing, don't waste
our money on patent medicine. In
tead, try a long, hot drink every hour
T. so. Inhale steam for 10 minutes,
or times day. Take cough drops
they make you happier. But it's
he sugar in them that helps, and
rdinary candy drops will do as we'll
the cough persists for more than
our weeks, or is associated with fever
r with splitting of blood, see doctor.
YOUR DOLLAR is a regular
monthly feature. The facts and
opinions given are based on Con-
sumers Union Reports, the month
ly magazine of Consumers Union,
IL Union So. W., New York,
non profit organization whose
main object is to safeguard buyers
by testing and reporting on con-
sumner goods. Note especially the
information under which products
are made.
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