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Show pr-if' an-1 have our little hn'onve-uifiii-es, t!uit is all. Wo are still wasteful waste-ful u;M extra vacant and the seiaps we liirnw a-.v-iy would feed a small Kuro-pt--an nation, .o far as suar for do-inestie do-inestie use is concerned we do not .believe .be-lieve it will be necessary to change the present system of voluntary ratiuuiu, for we believe the patriotic people will respond to the appeal of the food administration. SUGAR SUPPLY SHORT. Another appeal has been made to the people cf the United States to curtail their use of sugar for domestic uses in order that the requirements for . the American army may be fully met and our allies supplied as far as possible. Under the present voluntary rationing : system the monthly per capita allowance allow-ance is three pounds. It is proposed to reduce this allowance by one-third and the food administration gives the very best of reasons for so doing. It is a ; very simpie matter. The supply if short and. there is no way of increas- ing it. So the only thing to do is to I conserve what we have on hand as well as the next crop. No doubt most fam- j ilies use considerably more sugar each month than two or even three pounds per capita, but they can get along very nicely with the smaller amount if thev j only try. as no doubt they will when , thev realize they are helping win the ' war by practicing self-denial. We have not been compelled to undergo any ; real hardships during the present war so far as food is concerned, and of course we could not be reduced to the point of starvation. We pay high |