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f v v ipfv4r V' if The Commoner 22 II k far . 15 ft?f' m i i if 4SV rca l.' ' '. B S ! ' mV' MT ,'?Vj I i. Use the Breweries for New Yeast Food By Arnold S. Wahl, President of Arnold Wahl Institute of Research Chemists, Biologists and Engineers, in Chicago Examiner. Breweries of the United States may be used to increase the food supply of the nation. In case the scarcity of foodstuffs becomes more marked during the course of the war, these plants, now producing an out put of little food value, may be changed Into manufactories of a now food, containing as much nu tritive value as beef and costing only 15 contB a pound, whereas beet now is selling for about 25 cents a pound. This is not the only potentiality of these breweries. Their great re frigeration systems, among the best in any industry, may bo taken over by the government for storage of army rations or of temporary sur plusage of other foodstuffs. "With an increase of equipment, they could be turned into bakeries and the great amounts of yeast which they make at present could be turned into their bread, increasing its food value many fold. If military necessity demands it, the breweries could manufacture picric acid and other chemicals instead of vinegar, as at present. There are many such possibilities, but the greatest of all, In my opin ion, is the use of these plants for making a new food. The food -which I propose is sim ilar to beef extract. At present, it could be serveJ in liquid or many other forms. This new food is a yeast product, made principally from bran or the present raw materials of breweries rye, barley and corn. With thiB grain would bo combined ECONOMY GOOD LIVING is excellently at tained by adding to the daily menu a ration of $ Grape-Nuts Goodness Ener gy Ease of Digestions-Excellent Flavor are all found in this truly remarkable wheat and barley food. iu w ? Tl ' J i vlHI STN. B7iliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiY v J. ..1. certain salts, among 'them ammon ium and calcium salts. The product would contain about GO per cent of water and 60 per cent nitrogenous matters. Now, nitrjp genous foods are exactly what the country, the whole world, in fact, demands at present. For the supply of meats, beans and other nitrogen-, ous foods is extremely limited. And, whereas beef contains only about 16 per cent of nitrogen the rest being 75 per cent water and 10 per cent fat this yeast extract would con tain 60 per cent of nitrogen. Advantages of the manufacture of this new food are numerous. I en umerate only the following: Great Increase in Food Would Result 1. It would ncrease the nation's food supply without causing a drain upon the present limited supply of wheat. There are about 10,000,000 barrels of bran produced in this country every year as a by-product of the milling industry. At present this bran is used as cattle food. It is cheap as compared with grains. To make human food of this would be a great benefit. 2. It would cost the brewers next to nothing. Already their plants are adapted to the manufacture of yeast, but this is diverted into bev erages Instead of made into whole some food. 3. It would release thousands of bushels of rye, barley and corn, now used to make beer, for use in mak ing foodstuffs. 4. It would help to make up the alarming deficiency of meat animals. Experts toll us that it will take sev eral years to increase the cattle pop ulation of the United States. Mean while this new yeast extract could help to nourish the poor who can not afford meat or meat extracts. 6. It. would entail no economic loss through the manufacture of al cohol. In the "mash" liquid from which beer is made, there is about 10 per cent of sugar. This is fei mented into alcohol and carbonic acid gas. In the case of the "mash" liquid, from which the yeast ex tract is made, there is only 1 per cent of sugar, and therefore less than 1 per cent of alcohol results. In the present manufacture of yeast, about one-half of the sugar is lost. 6. It would not interfere with production of corn, bnriov ami Farmers still would have their mar kets for these grains. Thus it would not demoralize ' the system of rota tion of crops, which is necessary to get the maximum yield of all grains especially rye and wheat. ' 7. It WOUld COSt the ftVArnwa sumer, oppressed by high prices, only about one-half as much as meat! 8. -It would be of permanent value to the world. For many years scientists have been experimenting on the manufacture of synthetic foods, that is, foods which are not grown, but which contain all the chemical . substances which are found in vegetable matter. This yeast extract is not exactly a syn thetic food, since it contains bran, but it is a step in that direction; German chemists haye been experi menting in this, but they have been unsuccessful. The method was per fected recently in America. Brewers Would Yield Bather Than Close The next question is, Would the brewers stand for this? I think they would in preference to having their plants closed by the government, as has been done in the warring countries abroad. If the de partment oe agriculture should ref quest the brewers to do this, if the government should heln to teach ih people the use of the yeast extract, I believe that the brewers would be .glad to turn their plants to -this use. x oeaeve mat they would do so even were it not for the war and the acts of Datriotism wiiinh nm present situation demands. For the Drewers have been thinking for a long time of what they are going to do with their breweriea in viow nf the spreading prohibition sentiment. xn xowa ana other "dry" sections of the country they have tried changing them into bakeries. This is only partially siicnp.Rsfni. lmnon it requires the installation of much new machinery and the discarding of uiBujr oia macnines. Changing beer factories into bread factories at present is not practicable for an other reason;- It would cause an overproduction of bread and an over demand for wheat. For all these reasons I believe that the, manufacture of this yeast extract is the salvation of the brew ers who fear prohibition, and the salvation of the United States, which oppressed by wartime food short ages. ,FOR A DRY NATION DURING WAR Baltimore American and Sun. April 17, 1917. Baltimore, Md., April 14, 1917. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Washington. D. C. For God's sake, for humanity's sake, for the nation's welfare, I earnestly and urgently appeal to you tO Use Tour InfliimiPQ i-i-j. idnring the war at least, the manu- .w ,uu mue or intoxicating liquors throuerhmif rha nnK !.. 4tt "" WHICH .trainc causes wnnfA nf v.. i ,tw,o billion dollars yearly and is de- JiUS buui, iHina ana body of drinker. If the canitn.1 rlrv -ar-hrr ,, i-u . a v " ' "v ui tu na tion? HJ1NTIV ST. TVTTT AXTT-rr w AAA J.J To All American Citizens: "A drOD Of fnlr Tnlr .v.M'll J?1?:." J1 a million citizens of the 1u"llcu states would each send a telegraphic Night Letter like the above to President Woodrow Wilson it would make the -world think. 'The King's business demands RUSSIAN WORKERS TO SUPPORT WAR A Washington dispatch, dated May 7, says: A plea against a pre mature peace for Russia and re newed assurances that American wage earners and the American people are in hearty sympathy with the Russian democratic movement are Included in a long .cablegram sent by President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor to the executive committee of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies at Petrograd. Speaking for organized labor in this country, Gonoers also expresses complete confidence in the purposes and opinions of the American war mission soon to go to Russia. Al though he does not mention specific ally the recent attacks on Elihu Root, who will head the mission, the labor leader denounced as criminal and pro-German any suggestion that the members will seek to interfere In Russia's internal affairs or will give any advice except with the pur- Forcible annexations ara demned, but Gompers pieids f every people affected by t that should in the end bo free tnWar their allegiance. PuniUye fn?h08e ties also are denounced 2aTmU expressed that leaders i '0 Ly Is ing classes of the centra !.,rk" will cease plotting for "n ?pIrea peace and will bring a rea l overthrowing the autocSesPX henzollern and Hapsburg Io hJ.hQ message, timed to aid in bating the pro-Germ n com apparent during the 2, agltaUa Russia, was cabled ylllt" d full text was madfpu - now hanging in the S 8aid' " course which Russia S?' and the have a determiC influLI)PUrfll1? V democracy or UST vail. That democracy an5i ?ro" will finally prevaU There' InT'001 doubt in the mindTof ! lu fe no but the cost.tK? os7handn!hW' sacrifices which would ensu0 frntn ack of united action may be JnT J? is to avoid this tnatuS; RESERVES OPENED TO STOCK Moved by the serious range condi tions prevailing over nearly au the western states, the secretari of agri culture has authorized the dbWct foresters in all districts where h situation Is critical to issue " ? PGrm tS t0 stockmn wherever the condtions were such as to indi cate losses unless the animahj could secure grazing in some of the n tiohal forests. The secretary has gone even far ther in a supplementary instruction authorizing the foresters to use their best judgment In admitting addi tional stock even to the extent of a possible overgrazing of some of the ranges, if by that means losses can be prevented or minimized. Every possible assistance, says the secre tary, will be rendered the stockmen through the opening of the ranges at the 'earliest possible date or in creasing the number of stock to be grazed to the utmost limit. The news of this action will un doubtedly be highly gratifying to the California stockraisers, who have been severely straightened by the long cold season and shortage of rain. It has been estimated that the unfavorable winter has reduced the carrying capacity of the private range in California by from 20 to 40 per cent. This meant, unless additional range could be procured, that the meat supply could not even be kept up,' much less increased. The national forests in California contain a vast amount of pasturage, nnm nvnnnMnnn'lttr TlMfl 11 fH Vfl bEH cause of the limited amount of graz- ..... . CJifl ing permitted m recent years. secretary's aotion in opening it to the fullest use is in line with good zz j in i.oin the common sense auu win "' stockmen and the state. San Fran cisco Chronicle. KNEW B3T EXPERIENCE Said the teacher to the little He brew boy: "Ikey, is the world flat or round?" , , "It ain't needer vun, leam. said Ikey. ., . , fflfl "But what is it, Ikey,' asked gj teacher in surprise, "if it is neither round no flat?" ... ,M(nn, "Veil," said Ikey witn C0U';"k "mine fader he saays it vos crook ed'r Ladles' Home Journal. i'
