Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-11-24 | Page 8 | New York Ready for Thanks Giving

NEW YORK READY '' FOR THANKSGIVING New York, Nov. 23. The city j I health department is taking unusual - ft; precautious this year to protect New j York's Thanksgiving dinner. ) ; Extra inspectors have been station- ' 'j ed at the markets to examine every- ' I thing intended for the Thanksgiving V w menu. The inspectors report that ;: 8 the cold storage turkeys are iu bet- p ter condition than usual, but some ( $ figs, dates and other Oriental irapor- t ', tations are being condemned becaus3 r & of decay resulting from delayed sail- ' H ings on account of tho war. I c( Dr. Lucius Brown, head of the bu- -' reau of food and drugs, has issued t , a warning advising diners to remem- 1 ( ber that alcohol is bad for the liver and does not materially aid digestion. . j He adds: ( k , "Don't cat too much Thanksgiving i .' dinner. When it comes to the meat, c j go light and eat plenty of vegetables, i t , Let grape juice and soft cider ba i your drinks." . h New York's bill for Thanksgiving ,; ', i turkeys alone is estimated at $1,1S0- ( , 000. More than 1,000,000 pounds of $. frozen turkey already has been placed , on sale in the markets and 32 cai ft loads of turkeys arrived here in one I p day from the middle west. I t -" . Ms i