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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. il mm The Housewife andHer Work Helping the Meat and Milk Supply (Special Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture) SUITABLE DIET FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS. PREVENT DISEASE AND STOP ANIMAL LOSSES. (Spoclal Information Service, United States Department of Agriculture) AMERICAN PRINCESS OF WALES? V Hi Nature's Method of Protecting Health Abundance of PREVENT LOSSES OF LIVE STOCK Three-Fourths of a $200,000,000 Loss by Disease and Acci dent Is Preventable. PROPER CARESS NECESSARY Closer Co-operation Between Owners and Those in Position to Give As sistance Needed to Control Different Ailments. Losses of live stock from diseases, accident mid other causes, probably three-fourths of which arc preventable by proper preventive measures nud modern veterlnury practice, amount to cnormouB sums each year Iu 1910 they were estimated us reaching $212, 000,000. This sum, say specialists of the United States department of agri culture, would supply the entire Amer ican expeditionary force of 2,000,000 men with meat for nearly a year. To these losses may be added others which, though indirect, are neverthe less as important. The discourage ment of stock raising is one indirect loss, and this In turn retards the de velopment of diversified agriculture. Co-operation Needed. Although much is being accomplish ed in the control and eradication of destructive animal diseases, the best results can be fully realized only through closer co-operation between the live stock owner and those who are In position to give him assistance. The stockmen who fall to realize the necessity of fighting the unseen ene mies of live stock by sanitation and the use of modern preventive methods that science has provided must be made to see the Importance and profit which will cdmo as a result of chang ing their conditions. A better under standing -of feeds and feeding prac tices will prevent many of the common disorders of the digestive and respira tory tracts which are common among all classes of live stock. Losses from such nccldents as horn wounds, " bruises, wire outs, harness sores, and broken legs, In most Instances, are properly chargeable to neglect or care lessness. The selection of breeds adapted to the climate and local conditions under which they must exist, as well as the selection for the foundation stock, Is Important In maintaining health. Heavy beef and dairy types are better suited to withstand the trying condi tions of' cold cllmntes, whjle the light er, less Heshy breeds thrive better In warmer localities. Mountain types are better adapted for hilly grazing lands, close-wooled sheep for cold regions, and the open-fleeced breeds for warm er climates. In purchasing stock It is advisable to find out what attention the seller gives to the health of his animals. Consult some of his customers. If he Is openly opposed to the tuberculin test, for example, or objects to the physical examination of Jiorses for soundness by a qualified veterinarian, It muy bo for purely selfish motives. Aa soon as animals are suspected of being affected with disease, especi ally If It is thought to be a communi cable disease, they should be separated from healthy animals and be held In quarantine until this condition has' been determined ami remedied. Tho proper handling of animals has an important bearing upon maintain ing their health and resistance to dis eases. Good equipment and high-grade jitock are not enough. The animals should be handled by an attendant who has certain natural qualifications for his work. Hvory stato agricultural collego maintains a corps of specialists who are willing and well qualified to help stockmen promote tho health of their live stock. The United States depart ment of agriculture Is constantly giv ing out Important Information In tho form of bulletins, which nro available on request, and In every state has rep resentatives employed In combating an of Live Stock Plenty of Fresh Air and Succulent Feed. imal diseases or some other Impor tant activity connected with agricul ture or stock raising. The state vet erinarian Is also ready to glvo advice und assistance in tho diagnosis and control of outbrenks of disease, nud In nearly every community there Is a veterinarian who should be cnlled on when needed. All these agencies ex ist for the purpose of rendering assist ance to the live stock owner, and his losses could bo minimized If he would utilize them to a greater extent. AVOID LOSING MILLIONS A The misuse of the by-products of farm crops during the past has ? caused American fanners to loso y millions of dollars annually. Nothing offers greater opportu- 1 nlty for increased and more i economical production of farm y meats and dairy products than by the more effective use of such products. To bring farm- I Ing operations up to the highest possible state of efllclency, all by-products must be used In an economical manner. Conditions I are such as to urge tho consor- vutlon of every available farm j resource . und every American farmer should make a study of conditions existing on his own I farm with the Idea of utilizing such products as have hereto- r fore been wasted. A 7 Animal Diseases. IIow the spread of live stock dis eases In the United States is largely controlled and sources of Infection aro stamped out Is explained by the bu reau of animal Industry of the United States department of agriculture. Ap proximately 190 employees of the bu reau, engaged In tho work, are sta tioned at the principal live stock mar kets of the country. All Tccclpts of cattle, sheep, and swine unloaded In daylight are in spected ut the time of unloading, while nil those yarded at night are Inspected early In the morning, before any trad ing takes place. Outgoing shipments aro rclnspected before loading, and holdovers aro relnspectcd in the yards each day until disposed of. The principal diseases for which in spectlons aro made are foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax, scabies of cattle and sheep, cattle fever, and hog cholera, If any symptoms of these or other communicable diseases are detected, all affected or exposed animals aro segregated and treated, or otherwise handled In accordance with depart ment regulations. Officials of the state iu which the shipment originated are Immediately notified, as well as department field forces In that territory, and every ef fort Is made to trace the origin of the infection. In tlds way centers of In fection aro located iu most cases, and tho spread of the disease to other premises and herds Is usually prevent ed by the prompt application of appro prloto sanitary measures. During the last fiscal year ended June 30, 1918, Inspectors of the bureau of animal Industry made .HS,700,3t Inspections for contagious or commu nicable diseases, and supervised 703, 431 dippings of cattle and sheep at market centers. Tho vaccination of 2rl,7.'n hogs against hog cholera and tho dipping of these lings were also supervised. In order that thy might be shipped to country points for feed ing without danger of spreading the disease. In addition, great numbers of horses were Inspected for Influenza, In the effort to control that disease and reduce losses from It. Team Work Wins. It Is easier and more economical to prevent the Introduction or dlseuso in to a herd or flock than It Is to elimi nate It. Every posslblo precaution should bo tuken by the stockman to prevent tho Introduction of disease on his premises. In recent years animal losses directly or Indirectly from dis ease have amounted to more than ?200,000,000, annually, hut with proper team work between federal, stato and local authorities and Btockmen these losses can bo promptly and greatly reduced. himself n Krltlsh wife If not an American. Ills marriage with a Hrltlsh bride would bo exceedingly popular. If ho should choose an American bride, the enthusiasm on both sides of tho Atlantic would be unbounded, and dra matic possibilities would be opened up. "The example would be Infectious, and there Is no telling where the con sequences would end." Tho Express says the Idea of royal caste marrying within Itself Is no part of English law and forms no written pnrt of any continental constitution. "There Is nothing whatever to prevent King George giving his consent to tho marriage of the prince of Wales to anybody who Is not a Itomnn Catholic," It adds. PLEA FOR DISCHARGED WOMEN "Thousands of women will auto matically step out of positions and part with pay envelopes as each home coming troopship discharges Its human freight on our shores. It Is the busi ness of this country to sec thnt those women arc protected In their retire ment and that an exchange to another Industrial front be effected without ap preciable loss to tho pay envelope." Mrs. Carrie Chapnmn Cntt, nation al suffrage president, thus summed up recently the threefold problem of tho readjustment of the labor situation from the wnr to the peace basis. "We are entering our protest against discharge of women without proper warning and without help In finding other positions. Wo have asked the federal employment agencies es tablished throughout the country to find work for soldiers to do the same for women. Our stato suffrage asso ciations act as our local representa tives in bringing pressure to bear and the national association uses what federal Influence it can command. Our state associations also Investigate special cases. "Should there be failure to act on tho part of the federal employment agencies It may become necessary to call together the organizations now working on the different phnses of the reconstruction of Industry as they affect women. Tho Women's Trade Union league concerns itself with tho wage scale and conditions of labor. The Young Women's Christian associa tion specializes on tho caro of women out of positions. Others attack the question from different angles." LIEUT. RENE FONCK IS COMING " a gift of discovering his opponent weaknesses, a constant variation of tac tics, never fighting twice In tho same way, and a paradoxical and scrupulous prudence aro In his. list of assets. CHIEF OF CHILDREN'S BUREAU "The tlmo has come when ihe whole subject of child labor should he considered anew with reference to ed ucation as the most effective and profitable menus of control," Mhh Julia Luthrop declared In her unnmil report na chief of the children's bu reau. In co-operation with state offi cials, the bureau Is preparing a plan of uniform reporting on work certifi cates issued to children In states hav ing certificate requirements, which, it is believed, will furnish much vnluaWo Information regarding child labor. More than 0,500,000 children have been weighed nnd graded In the bu reau's children year campaign to huvo at least 100,000 babies who die from preventable diseases. Tho report Mild widespread Interest was being shown in tuo campaign und many eminent physicians were giving their sondes to aid Iu raising tho physical standard. Public health nurses mul niinm.:,t caro for mothers and Infanta were urged by tho bureau. Juvenile delinquency wus Increased In many cities by v.ir conditions. Especially notablo was the growth In tho number of cases of Trying concealed weapons. The matrimonial future of tho prince of Wales Is much discussed In London these days. The Dally Kxpross, for Instance, recently devoted two col umns to tho subject, pointing out that; the war has narrowed tho choice for the royal marriage. There Is no pos sibility now of a Gorman princess be coming queon of England, and n vast tragedy has obliterated tho Russian royal family. As regards marriageable prln vsscs In other European countries, the Express says that Princess Yo landa of Itnly is Ineligible on religious grounds. Princess Helena of Greece Is no longer talked of as the futuro queen, and although one of the ltou manlan princesses might bo chosen, the prospect would nrouso llttlo en thusiasm. "Tho fact Is," says tho Express, "that there Is a keen desire that tho prince shall be allowed to choose for Lieut. Reno Fonck, tho French ace of aces, is soon to visit the United States. Lieutenant Fonck Is tho In credible youngster of twenty-four who winged 125 German flyers during tho war, 75 of them officially scored and within tho French lines. You may expect to see a slim and wiry chap with the flaming eyes of a fanatic, yearning for tho abnormal. Hut he Is not llko that. lie Is rather a squat boy, with broad shoulders, grave features, steady, serious eyes, and u large head full of common sense In appearance exactly what he was before tho war, n village schoolboy In tho Vosges with a knack for machin ery. He Is a good boy, more Jealous of his reputation as a clean mnn than of his fame as a scourge of the ekles. A vast cnutlonho says, explains his success as an airman, a caution tempered by confidence. Unusual eyes, an uncanny facility In marksmanship, ?" s .MtM M' . . 'i1- i The Child Who Has Never Been Allowed Adult Food Does Not Tease for It. PLENTY OF MILK VERY NECESSARY Do Not Expect Children to Thrive on Meals Selected Primarily for Adults. INCLUDE PROTEIN IN RATION Little Forethought and Planning Need ed to Enable Suitable Food Being Served to Youngsters Some Recipes Given. Many parents ninko tho mistake of allowing their children to eat what ever has been prepared for tho grown members of the family, no matter how unsuitable It may be. Sometimes this Is from ignorance of the results to tho child, but more often because tho moth er and housekeeper feels sho Is too busy to prepare a special diet for tho small members of tho family. Oftentimes part, or oven ull, of the food In the child's ration may bo selected from tho family meals, When unsultublo food, however, comprises tho adult menu, only a llttlo fore thought and planning will bo needed to cunblo sultablo food being served tho children, according to specialists of tho United States department of ag riculture, The sturdlness of tho young sters will more than compensate for tho extra work. Tho meals given below have been found to provide food sufficient In amount and variety for tho averngo healthy child of three years of ago. They aro examples of well-chosen meals. Many others equally satisfac tory could bu planned. Milk Always Advised. One, at least, of the foods called for In each meal, milk, is needed by all children; In others, tho string beans nnd the beans aud the prunes, for ex ample, can safely be replaced by other foods of the same general kind. Meals llko these could bo prepared from tho following dally food supply: IV, pints milk l egg 4 oz. Hour or other cereal (dry wolght) 1 oz. or 2 level Iu blcsponnfuls su gar or Its equiva lent In other sweets 1 oz. or 2 cubic liln. or 2 level tublo epoonfuls of but tr or cupful of crouni S to 12 oz. vegetu- bles or frtiltti, fresh their dried weight, or equivalent Tills allowance of cereal will mako six largo (1 ounce) or eight medium sized (three-fourths ounce) hIIccb of bread" or four ounces of bread and about one cup of cooked cereal. Three Meals for Child of Three. Breakfast. Ureail 1 sniull slice The pulp of 2 or 3 OA oz.) prunoH cooked Uuttor 2-3 cubic with a tcuspoon libcli (2-3 oz.) ful of sugar Oatmeal i cupful -0,4 oz. uncooked) Dinner. llrcacl or touat 1 4 oz. string beans large or 2 Hmall served with 1 lev slices. (1 oz.)) Butter 23 cubic inch or 1-3 oz. 1 egg, poached or boiled 1 glass milk el tcaspoonfu butter or a llttlo cream cupful oatmeal served with stew ed fruit Supper. 2 small or 1 large 1 oz. honey slice bread (1 oz.) 1 glass milk 2-8 cubic Inch or 1-3 ox. butter. Not only Is the henlth of the whole family Improved, but less effort 'Is re quired of the mother where the menu for tho grown-ups Is kept so simple that ninny of tho dishes may be given the younger children. In this way tho need of preparing special dishes for the youngsters under live Is eliminated Sirups, molasses, honey, candy, or Jelly can ho used In place of the sugar or very finely chopped dried fruits such as raisins, dates and figs, may he used to glvo sweetness. Leaf vegetables, such as lettuce anil spinach, are particularly valuable be cauxo of the vitamins or the growth- producing substances they supply- One good way to serve them Is to chop them fine, cook them In n little water, and make a soup by adding them to hot milk. Lettuce finely chopped can bo mixed with butter to make u sand wich tilling. The dally allowance given above In sures plenty of protein, vitamins, lime. Iron and other mineral substances, and also enough fuel for the average chhJ If more la desired, It cun safely be furnished In the form of brend or other cereal food, which Is often the cheap est Item on the bill of fare. I T 4 MEAT MflT MCPCCCADV .v. muni iiui iibvi-uunii i The main dish for auy meal need not contain meat If milk, egg nnd fat, combined with vegetables, aro served. Dishes of this typo aro cream soups, soudles and vegetables utilized ns tho base for lonves, tlmbales, fritters and croquettes. $ 4- Breadlcss Stuffing for Fowl. Often you tuny not havo dry bread or chestnuts on hnnd to stuff a fowl or you may desire nn entirely now recipe for u change. In cither event try: Potato Stuffing. cupfuls mashed potatoes egg (beaten) 1 stalk celery fine ly mlncod or teuspoonful eel- ury suit 1 tcuspoonful Fait Pepper 1 small onion flno- ly minced 1 tablespoonful fat Mix tho Ingredients and use In plncv of ordinary bread stuffing. This rcclpo Is one recommended by the department of agriculture. Stand Washing. A cloth of plnln weave shows noil quickly, but If It Is firmly woven It stands rubbing well nnd tho dirt Is enslly removed by washing. On tin- other hand, a loosely woven plain cloth must not be rubbed hard und must be carefully handled in drying bo that the threads will not bo pulled out of place. A twilled cloth does not show soil as readily as plnln, hut It seems to hold tho dirt moro tenaciously. Materials of satin wonvcB do not stand friction as well as those of plain weave. Fancy, pnrt gnuzo. and pnrt fiolld goods of the so-called leno weave not only Htand very llttlo friction, but when washed must bo carefully pulled and stretched while drying to have tin goods keep Its original' shape and size. Loosely woven materials of all kinds hnvo greater absorption powers than the closely woven varieties; this menus less bluing for the loosely woven good. These are suggestions made by homo economics experts In tho department of agriculture. Feeding Fowls In Winter. Feed grain In ft deop litter on tho lloor and make the hens exercise for It. Tiro mash may bo fed either wet or dry, and should be uo regulated that tho fowls will get about equal parts of mash and of the Bcrnteh grains. It Is necessary to give the fowls plenty to eat to get good result but tho birds should always be eager for each feed. In cold weather feou about one-third of the scratch grains in tho morning and two-thirds at night. In this way the hens are forcc-u to exercise more than if they receive all the grain they dcslro at the morn Ing feed. Scratch grains, mash or ground grains, nnlmal protein, green feed, grit and shell should bo supplied In tho winter. A good scratch mixture may bo made of equal parts, by weight, of cracked corn, wheat, nnd oats; and n mush may bo made of two parts cornmcal and one part each of wheat bran, wheat middling and beef scrap. Green feed, such as cabbages, mangel wurzel beets, cut alfalfa, or sprouted oats, should be supplied to replace tho green feed which the fowls hnvo been securing In the fields; nnd beef or fish scrap skim milk, cut green bone, or nome similar feed Is needed to replnce ihe. bugs which tho fowls have been ge ting on the range. Ileef scrap or feed of this nature Is very ousentlnl In si curing a good supply of eggs during the winter months. A little ginger nddod to n h-.ilad dressing Is n plonsunt flavoring.