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Wo count thorn happy who havo rich
ly known
Tho Hwootfl of life, the sunshine on
tho hillii,
Tho moHHOa In tho vulloy, love that
nils
Tho heart with tears as fragrant as
thine own.
0 tondor moonlight lily, over-hloom
Whon tho lnovltablo sou3on wills,
By gontlo winds bosldo thy native
rills
"Wo count thorn happy, yet not these
alone.
There Is a Crown of Thorns, Way of
tho Cross,
Consuming Flro that burns tho
spirit pure.
By luster of tho gold sot free from
dross, .,(
By 'light of heaven, 'seen best
through earth's obscuro,
By tho oxceedlng gain that waits on
loss w '
Behold, wo count thorn happy who
onduro. '
Katharine L6e Bates.
A Gull to tho Women
American womon are confronted
by a condition and a responsibility
and opportunity without parallel in
tho history of tho world, says Mrs.
John Dickinson, Shorman, chairman,
conservation department, General
Federation of Women's Clubs and
niombor of tho National Emergency
Food Gardon Commission. There
never was boforo a war in which the
womon had recognized placo outside
of hospitals, but thGy havo a place
so Important and responsible that this
war can not 'bo won without, nioir
holp. Loyal, self-sacrificing and effl-i
nlnilt Dntfttjir tn 1 .. .1 .1 n
u.wt.i, oumiu io uuuuuiueu oi every
ono of us. Without tho regard to so
cial position, wealth, roligion, or or
ganization amiiatlons wo must indi
vidually and collectively do our very
utmost to glvo this tremondous ser
vice. Tho women of tho General Federa
tion of Womon's Clubs, .-because of
their training and long oxperlonco,
are oxcollently fitted to do their part.
Also, tho machinery of the federa
tion furnishes tho moans for sys
tematically reaching tho people in
ovory stato in tho union.
Food production, because of its re
lation to soil tho supreme resource
that wo now need to use to its full
capacity was added to the depart-
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U. S. FOOD CALENDAR
MONDAY Wheatless, and
ono Meatless meal.
TUESDAY Meatless (includ
ing pork) and ono wheat
less -meal.
WEDNESDAY Wheatless
and one meatless meal.
THURSDAY Out wheatless
and ono meatless meal.
FRIDAY one wheatless
and ono meatless meal.
SATURDAY Porkless and
ono wheatless and one
meatless meal.
SUNDAY Porkless and one
meatless meal.
ment as a new division of work last
April at tho council in New Orleans.
These natural resources touch every
phase at some point of contact. Some
of them are now being handlea on a
life and death basis.
Never before in tho life of the
American people has the need been
so great for tho prevention of waste
of our natural resources, and never
has there been a time when we so
needed to understand and appreciate
them.
There Is no more vital factor in
winning the war than food. The
United States is confronted with the
responsibility of supplying food for
its own people hero at home and its
soldiers in other lands; also for the
soldiers, and for the men, women
and children of those nations by
whoso side we are fighting. To pro
duce more food and to put increased
production to its best and fullest use
is the immediate and urgent work of
the American people.
In addition to farm food produc
tion, and school, home, and vacant
lot gardening, we need to establish
community production centers and
storage places on a practical business
basis. Tho products of these centers
should include poultry as well as
fruit and vegetables. Tlie work
should be done by individuals in the
community under the'direction of one
who has a scientific knowledge of
the work in addition to practical ex
perience. Information in detail con
cerning the plan for food production
centers and storage will be issued
later.
Every community should raise as
much of its own food supply as the
conditions will permit. To that ox
tent exactly it adds to the national
food supply, decreases transnorta-
tion demands and increases the ship
ment of food to our allies.
Printed instructions for' planting
home and school gardens may be had
from your 'state agricultural college
or from tho department gf agricul
ture at Washington. The National
Emergency Food Garden Commission,
Maryland Building, Washington, D.
C, has issued, a primer of instruc
tions for the planting and care of
homo gardens and will supply you
with these pamphlets upon request.
Now is the time to begin to'plan this
year's garden. Write for these pairi
phlets now.
Tho Government's Food Trograin
The new home card of the food
administration has been issued and
shortly will bo distributed through
out the United States to aid house
keepers in observing, the 1918 food
conservation program of two wheat
loss, one meatless, and two porkless
days a week, as announced in Presi
dent Wilson's proclamation.
The card, carrying an explanation
of the weQk's plan will go into effect
when the bakers begin the manufac
ture of the victory loaf, a war bread
containing a five percent substitute
for wheat flour. Bakers are to in
crease tno substitutes for wheat flour
until a 20 per cent substitution is
reached February 24. At the same
time grocers will sell householders
wheat flour only when the purchaser
rigidly as a minimum of saving the
following program:
"Have two wheatless days (Mon
day and Wednesday) in every week
and one wheatless meal in every day.
"Explanation On 'wheatless' days
and on 'wheatless' meals of other
days use no crackers, pastry, mac
aroni, breakfast food or other cereal
food containing, wheat and use no
wheat flour in any form except the
small amount that may be needed for
thickening soups or gravies, or for a
binder in corn bread and other cereal
breads. As to bread, if you bake it
at home use other cereals than wheat
and if you buy it buy only war bread.
Our object is that we should buy and
consume one-third less wheat prod
ucts than we did last year.
"Have one meatless day (Tuesday)
in every week and one meatless meal
in every day. Have two porkless days
(Tuesday and Saturday) in every
week.
"Explanation 'Meatless' meansJ
without any cattle, hog,, or sheep
products. On other days use mutton
and lamb in preference to beef or
pork. 'Porkless' means without pork,
bacon, ham, lard, on pork products
fresh or preserved. Use fish, poultry
and eggs. As a nation we eat and
waste nearly twice as much meat as
we need.
"Make every day a fat saving day
(butter, lard, lard substitutes, etc.")
"Explanation Fry leas. bake.
broil, boil or stew food instead. Save
meat drippings; use these and veget
able oils for cooking instead of but
ter. Butter has food values vital to
children; therefore give it to them.
Use it only on the table. Waste no
soap, it is made from fat. Be careful
of all fats. We use and waste two.
and a half times as much fat as we
need.
"Make every day a sugar saving
day.
"Explanation Use less sugar. Less
sweet drinks and candy containing
sugar should be' used in war time.
As a nation we have used twice as
much sugar as we need."
The card also cautions hbusehold
ers against hoarding ''food and gives
renewed assurance that tho govern
ment "by its control of exports will
retain for our people a sufficient sup
ply of every essential foodstuff."
Warning against limiting the food
of growing children is also given.
The reverse side of the card outlines
the reasons for the necessity of food
saving, emphasizing the allies' ab
solute need of wheat, meats, fats and
sugar.
after the bouillon stage. Thereafter
comes the goulash, the' croquettes
and the luscious hash.
"By all means avoid the girl who
orders choice cuts of, porterhouse or
English mutton chops. She will make
you no good helpmate. But the girl
who selects tho chuck or neck pieces
or the tail end of a ham hone and
renders them into dainty, palatable
dishes is the one you want. So take
my advice and seek the market place
when you feel that you havo had your
fillyOf bachelor loneliness and wish a
taste of wedlock. Follow such a girl
around until you are perfectly satis
fled, then nail her."
A Good War Bread
The world-wide shortage of wheat
is making it necessary for.' house
wives to resort to "wheat-saving
methods of breadmaking. This fact
is being enjoined upon us daily for
the reason that conservation of our
wheat supplj is sorely needed in
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AND OTHER PRODUCTS
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Choose a Wife Who Knows How to
There is a -whole lot nf nmnfti
wisdom in this advice given Jocularly
hy Zim in Cartoons Magazine;
A good housewife will Iook at
least two square meals ahead. of her
nose. The modem system of mar
keting during the, high cost regime is
such a fine art that a youth contem
plating matrimony should hie to the
uamuot, jmuce ior selecting a bride.
j uuj, wuen you see
pinching, smelling and pricing a soup
u j a . i u - u r r v-m o .
niiuttv, iiuui uuiy wnen tne rjurch&aor .. .--.., wj uu um- sense or
buys an equal amount o? some o?her ITZ'J '. loin 4
cereal. The food admlnlatraM ??Lle3S. iw.fwoWlB. The soun
yuuo, wnen cooked, is merely food in
the Tough or primitive state t.
choicest by-products are ealiJed
FREE TUITION
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
uept. r.T.
Austin, Minn
card aslcs "every lovnl Amorin
help win the war by maintaining
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ter?v aSqffinew Rheumatism uf
PreJthB?we?b ReciPe Absolutely
i reo that Completely Cured me of a ter-
tiSr RhSamnff mular andnflamma
everv?hln aw1? of. landing after
have rrril ?!? X trIetl lmd faed me. I
ltoviX0? !t t0 many sufferers who be
rcHef frnrirna1e& hPe,les. Vet they found
SfiiSlo hS.ffelr ?uff0,rInS by taklns these
nSmntiS obaS, il alH relieves Sciatica
worSSrfi aw WSH as, Neuralgia, and Is a
wMonmiUl bl??d Purler. You are most
send Rr ,? n JIS Herb JlecPc " yu will
send for It at once. I believe- you will
5St8 ?Y - .God-8eni attoyfS havo
put It to tho test. There is nothing In-
JfoJi5oriVaInC,l,in " and you cat? see
imW exa-clK what yu ai-e takintr.
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