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Show MINERS FAMILIES USE WHEAT SUBSTITUTES In 5t Louis County, (Minn., where 85 to 90 per eent of tho population are foreign born, or , have foreign born parents, the county home demonstration demon-stration agent of the United States Department of Agriculture and the State Agricultural College has helped the women attack some of their biggest big-gest problems. A three months campaign cam-paign In wheat saving In six towns in this mining section resulted In reaching 3,000 families and saving R2 tons of wheat flour by the use of substitutes, sub-stitutes, in spite of the fact that opposition op-position was mot with at first from the lAustrians and Finns, who had considered the use of white bread a mark of Independence and prosperity. Figures collected during a recent child welfare campaign in the county proved that, owing to Improver diet, a large majority of the children were subnormal In holght and weight. Fifteen Fif-teen hundred of these have promised the agent to drink a pint of milk a day, or to "howl till they get it." In August a two day canning school was held In each town in the Iron Range,! at which selected leaders received special training which enabled them i to pass on the instruction to the women wom-en In their communities. |