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Show p n mm imp uw jrp n ijfsr im.-t rw-"V I f ft&ttUL Jlid 5 i'lii ! Evncrt Dietitians Devise Palatable Palata-ble Menus for Soldiers in Hospitals and Caniecrs. : Fr;u h'h is miih lntfrtsljd in Aincri-;in Aincri-;in r. Hiking, which is truly u r;;iify-nig r;;iify-nig cuiuj'liiiK'iit to a nation which 1'i-iiiis its i';ishion;ihIj lmMius mostly in Kn i n i . The two hundred and more AiiH'i-h-an lied Cross can t eelis dolling holh the French and American lines of coinnaiiiiciiLion have been a sue-es with the L'oilu os, weli ay the Yank, i and that well known French organization organiza-tion for the wounded, known as the I'.ieii-Kt re dn Blesse, luis opened u number of model kitchens in French hospitals, usually in charge of amateur ama-teur dietitians, who consult a professional profes-sional dietitian provided by the American Amer-ican Red Cross, who goes about amojig these hospitals and o tiers sug- gest ions and advice. j Tlnvt hundred trained diefiiians are j now in service in hospiials, caM;-i i..-t1 or kitchens on Red Cress hespiud i rains in France. The American Expeditionary Ex-peditionary Force took wiih it a trained train-ed dietitian for ouch .base hospital, j These women are civilian employees ' i of the Army, recruited through the j l'urcuu of Dietitian Service of the j j American Red Cross, j Red Cross Model Farms, j For the double purpose of providing i enough fresh milk and vegetables for j -ark soldiers in hospitals ami well sol- ! diers in canteens and providing; health- j ful outdoor exercise for the patients j well along in their convalescence the j Red Cross has established a number of ! i farms and dairies in connection with i ; hospitals. Resides iheir great practical practi-cal value they have given an enormous i ! amount of entena iiiment to the men. ! : The French government, more than in- j ! lerested. has loaned some thousands of cows, and altogether it fs a scheme which appeals to everybody. Rut it is not alone for Ihe soldiers that the lied Cross dovs some of its Ihinking in terms of cooking and food- j j stuffs. The Bureau of Dietitian Serv- i I ice has helped to solve ihe food prob- ! j lem of civilian refugees. ! The American Rim! Cross in France ! ! thinks in terms of huge figures, mar-! ; vebms systems of transportation, tons I of shipping space, and it also thinks in I j -terms of the white of ogu" or orange J i ju'ce.for one single boy. That is why 1 ; L'"J.r if, ,)!() people have afliliaied ihoiu-; ihoiu-; selves with the American R"d (JYoss ' I and why Christmas this year in tin- ! j United Stales is marked by the Red i Cross Christmas Roll Call. j |