Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-11-12 | Page 37 | Uncle Sam's Balanced Army Ration Cuts High Cost of Living to Low

Uncle Sams Sam's Balanced Army Ration Cuts High I I Cost of Living to Low I iL y Ig b bt t t II I q S I a I Before and after eating the governments government's ent's 27 cents a day army ration for II twelve days clays The upper picture s shows bows five recruits the day of enlistment enlistment enlist enlist- ment the lower picture shows the same same five standing in the same sam po positions positions po- po after twelve days' days drill and living on army fare I By tHy The Tb T SpecIal News los I W WASHINGTON D. D C C. Nov 11 Here is the tile balanced army by I which the United States States' government defeats the tile high cost of living and an- anat atI at t I the same time keeps keeps- the men healthy The ration contains 1468 grams of I protein 1735 grams grams grams' of c fat rat and j I grams of carbohydrates and produces es esI I I heat cat calories calorie's I Stand Standard rd Army Ration Ration for Time of Peace in Garrison v vi V 1 Fresh beef 20 ounces ounces or as as' asa a substitute fresh mutton 20 oun ounces es bacon 12 ounces ounces canned meat wh when n impracticable to furnish fresh m meat t I 16 16 ounces lia hash h. h corned orned beef when I impracticable ble to furnish fr fresh sh meat 16 16 ounces ounces ounces' fish dried 14 ounces fish pickled lSe 18 ounces fish canned 16 16 ounces ounces' turkey dressed drawn on Thanksgiving and Christmas when practicable 16 ounces minces 2 Flour 18 IS' ounces s or as a a. substitute tute hard br bread to be iss Issued ed only when the int interests rest of the government so so require 16 ounces es s soft ft bread 18 ounces meal corn 20 ounces 3 2 Baking powder 08 ounces s. s 4 Beans 24 ounces aSa un s or ora as a substitute substitute t tute te rice 16 ounces hominy homin 16 N ounces r 5 Potatoes 20 ounces or 01 as asa a a substitute sub aub- canned potatoes 15 ounces onions in lieu heir of of an an equal quantity of potatoes but jot exceeding 20 per cent I of the total issue tomatoes tomatoes' canned in in lieu of an equal quai quantity of potatoes but not exceeding 20 per cent of t the lIe total issue Other fresh vegetables I not can canned ed when they can be obtained obtained ob ob- oh- oh tamed in vicinitY the vicinity or transported in ina in iii ina a wholes wholesome rrie condition from fronT a distance in lieu of an equal quantity of potatoes but not exceeding 20 per cent of the th total latal issue 6 Prunes 1 28 ounce ounces or as a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- subi i apples dri dried d or evaporated ounces peaches dried or evaporated evaporated orated ounces jam In lieu of an equal quantity of prunes but not exceeding exceeding ex ex- 50 per cent of total issue 7 1 Coffee toasted roasted and ground ounces or as a substitute coffee coHee roasted not ground ounces cof- cof lor j 4 x J J. J j I III ij J I- I j J J j J fee green 14 ounces tea black or I green 32 ounces i 8 Sugar 32 ounces ounces 9 9 Milk evaporated te unsweetened 5 o ounces 10 Vine Vinegar ari lC 16 gill ili or or asa b si b ti- ti tute tut pickles c cucumber cumber in lieu heu of an equal quantity of vinegar but not riot exceeding ex- ex ex cx- 50 pet per perl cent o of total issue 11 Salt 64 ounces 12 Pepper epper black 04 oU ounces 13 Cinnamon ounces or as a substitute cloyes cloves ounces ounce ginger ounces nutmeg ounces 14 Lard 64 ounces or lard substitute sub sub- 64 ounces 15 16 Butter 05 ounces or as a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- oleomargarine 5 ounces 16 Syrup 32 gills 17 Flavoring extract ounces