| Show AMERICAN CORN what good reason is there under leaven heaven why the corn that fattens the hog ilog that now enters german and 8 danish porta ports under no other restrictions than a health certificate abrald not itself be allowed to enter the fatherland and feed and fatten the millions who look a near approaching famine anxiously in the face I 1 american corn possesses rare nutritive powers in ita its roughest state it is a strength prod producing act ng and warmth imparting diet converted into the numerous finer preparations of which it is susceptible it constitutes a delicious table luxury the ingenuity of the cook being the only limit to its variety and prom from the parched kernels which BUSti so stained tilled the indian coar couriers lers and warriors on their trying marches to the pone or dodger which today to day makes up the chief diet of millions in our own land was but a short step in civilized cookery and from the homely mush and johnnycake johnny cake that fill and warm the inner man to the pudding that melts in the epicures epi epic cures tires month mouth is but one more small accomplishment for refined kitchen art hunger threatens a large part of continental europe because the rye crop the great staple is a partial fal failure lare on this side of the atlantic the wheat yield is of unexampled volume but wheat is a luxury which the european peasant cannot it afford even when he be raises it at home how ilow much more of a luxury to him when it has to be imported I 1 we have another crop tax our ricks and bins and granaries to their utmost and here millions of acres of corn opens wide its ears earp and nods its plumes in modest invitation to the starving european try me roel I 1 la in truth the invitation is worth accepting cep ting it offers an easy solution to a dreadful problem secretary rusk has his bis his eye and mind upon it and Is bald to bo be confident of carrying b bin point regardless of politics everybody hopes be will succeed the man inan echo who la Is able to relieve the american farmer of 0 his tremendous surplus by finding for it a regular and profitable market will j I 1 I 1 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 kv il win the plaudits pl audits due a statesman the man mart who offers to a tamine famine stricken continent a cheap and wholesome and abundant article of food will win the higher fame and gratitude accorded to a benefactor |
