Show Bulletin on Preparedness For Winters Winter's Food Supply By Br Dr Ernest W Vi Wv D. D Laufer Great and momentous times I are for the first time tame since ince the Civil war again confronting the nation The resources and savings savings savings sav sav- ings of years ears of peace are are again being pledged to the prosecution of war more gigantic m and d more ore I relentless ss than any war that na has been fought in the history o of makind Not all of us are chosen how how- however ever to fight this great war with gun zun un and saber or by blood pur pur- chase some must stay beJ behind nd to pledge all that they posses in the effort to produce enough food to keep the valiant soldiers fed anc and their babes and wives at home farm starvation Our beautiful land of unlimited resources must be made to show its prowess in agricultural production so that none Done within n her boundaries shall feel the pangs of hunger and the the degrading influence of pov pov- erty erb Citizens and countrymen it is your jour our solemn duty to produce and conserve all of the food that it itis itis is js possible to produce and con con- serve sene No mat matter how small the garden or how bow tiny the number of of pounds saved from waste concerted effort will produce a potential w weapon pon against our most dangerous enemies hunger and food riots In choosing what things to grow in the gardens it should be borne in mind that the crops to be consumed at once such as lettuce radishes melons etc are re to occupy only the most limited limited limited limi limi- ted space while crops that can be dried cooked steam processed process process- ed or cellared should be grown as abundantly as possible The vegetables that are most readily preserved by cooking or steam processing are peas sweet corn com I tomatoes spinach Swiss chard and cucumbers Beets carrots and string sUing beans may also be put up in this way either pickled or orin orin I in brine Rutabagas turnips celeriac parsnips as well as carrots carrots carrots car car- rots and beets may simply be paced placed in a cool cellar the temperature temperature temperature tem tem- of which should not be kept higher than 40 degrees Fahrenheit Fahrenheit Fah Fail in bins of dry sand where they will retain their usefulness use use- se- se until the late spring Cabbages Chinese cabbage Brussels sprouts and kohlrabi may be placed in the cellar with the heads down and covered with sand saud taking care that they do not touch each other but that each is entirely surrounded with witha a layer of sand String beans and cabbage may of course be preserved by the fermentation method in the form of Parsley arsley sage thyme marjoram summer ummer savory basil and celery leaves yes should be dried in a cool Toom preferably dark with an abundance of circulating air For Foris this is purpose they should be spread on newspapers in thin layers and turned frequently or orthey orthey orthey they may be tied in small bunches bunch es and suspended from a line until un- un til l thoroughly dry when they should be packed in air tight boxes such as baking powder tins etc In gathering cabbages and the above herbs care should be taken that they are free from dew and other moisture as this would cause and rotting Okra or gumbo is not much uch known in the North it however J wever makes an excellent and nourishing addition to soups and tomatoes this can be dried by cutting into quarters lengthwise lengthwise lengthwise length length- wise and subjecting ting to sunlight o or other gentle heat eat and plenty o 0 air mr The same came is IS true of sweet corn com which must be cut from the cob and dried as rapidly as possible If this corn is soaked soaked soaked soak soak- ed for several hours and boiled in in milk with a little piece of bu butter butter but but- ter with pepper peppe and salt added it itIS itis itis is quite equal if not superior to canned corn Parsnips may be left in the ground all winter and used in inthe inthe inthe the early spring before growth commences they will be found more Dore tender and delicious at this r. time me on account of th the freezing they passed through All All of the vegetables and herbs mentioned are of the easiest culture cul cul- ture vire requiring only medium quality soils to produce fair ps CK-ps they should be kept free rom irom weeds and constantly cultivated cul cul- a any y special fertilization cr 1 cultivation will be well repaid bO however by heavier yields and more tender products Weeds In fence corners and out pf the way places should be I treated by spraying with sulphate sulphate sul sul- p phate ate of iron atlas A or Eureka weed I killer Il r. r This sh should uld be made madea a community proposition as concerted con action is needed to insure results Close attention to the I outline will result in a vastly vastly vast vast- vasti i ly Iy increased ed food O d during I this con coming ng winter besides l furnishing furn- furn lurn- lurn I the table with a number I of delightful dishes which have only too often been absent in inthe inthe the the Ameri American Ul household o 0 oLife Life Expectancy According to th the public health S servIce serf serf- lT Ice life expectancy during Infancy and childhood has Increased ed because of ot the themore themore more moro Intelligent cat care of ot babies and aDd young children but life Ute expectancy after after af at ter the age ere of ot forty 1 Is II less now than It was WI 80 00 years ago go because those thoc who have arrived at years of at discretion do dono donot donot no not dl discretion 1 for tor themselves and take sufficient exercise to overcome overcome over over- come modem modern conditions Many more people are engaged In sedentary o oc occupations than formerly which deprins deprives deprives de de- prins them of ot natural a assistance I tance afforded afforded af at af- af forded by physical exercise c in eliminating eliminating through the skin akin and lungs lung lun the waste products of the bo body Colliers |