Show GOODYEAR GARDEN GUTS LIVING COST COS I k Large Tract Planted Furnishes Fur Fur- Food for forI Scientific Scientific Tests Ever er since since the the call n came from from Washington Washington Wash Wash- I ington to protect the food S the Good Goodyear ear Tir and and Rubber company of ol Akron Alron O. O has every effort toward I cooperation with the government authorities ties in the conservation of f od Fortunately Fortunately For For- at the time of the gov governments government's injunction the company had had just acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac a large tract of land surrounding a lake that was to be the nucleus of 01 ofa i a a. large reservoir to furnish the factory's factory water supply So a large laige tract was planted with vegetables vege- vege i tables and gr grains Ins and a a portion of the resulting crop crop utilized by the time company's three restaurants for empio employee es and the I remainder sold to the themselves them thel selves at less th than n market marlet prices in jn Inthis this manner the company relieved local food supply conditions mate materially lally and brought under cultivation an extensive tract of land that would would have have otherwise remained unproductive But the cooperative efforts of f the company did not end here for a new nev department in experimentation to snow the way to lower costs of living was launched in the inauguration of the Goodyear GoodYear Goodyear Good Good- year diet squad The squad consisted of hi twelve six men and six women women women wo wo- wo- wo men oath each representing enting a different weight class who conducted the test to determine determine determine deter deter- mine whether or not living costs could be reduced and bodily health maintained through a more systematic choice of oh foods For the first week the squad was allowed al- al lowed ed no choice in the selection of food The company's had worked outa out outa a series o of menus based o on the C calorific I value ai of the l foods 3 used d There ht was no g I appeal from this menu The dieters were required to refrain from eating between meals I Involving the tabooing of all candies can can- m dies and sweetmeats Y can I At the tae end of the first week each individual individual in- in was weighed and general ph physical sl- sl cal condition noted Then Therm the squad was I turned loose f for r the second week weel to se select se- se lect beet whatever foods looked best At it t the end of the second week the weights and physical condition were again tal taken en and compared with those thos of the first and the results announced that other Goodyear might adopt the menus used and thereby reduce their food costs and at t the same time conserve conserve conserve con con- serve the nations nation's food supply Th t nu nn I fo t te vr I tion for the application ppl of conservation s methods from the standpoint of both health and economy A A. A compilation of results showed that during the first week weel With the food pres prescribed by the the squad gained In weight and maintained main main- tamed normal health at a cost of per person At the end of the second we week k with each person fiel electing his own I food the squad squad- lost In In weight at a cost of per person So the test demonstrated that Goodyear Goodyear Goodyear Good Good- year nay may reduce their food c more than a dollar a week through a wiser choice of foods with no ImpaIrment impairment impair ImpaIr- I ment mont of health and aid greatly in lood tood conservation |