| Show examination aaion of average garbage can shows showe great waste of food by DIL J k aurty sta cl e mn M n it has again and again been pointed out that we waste as much as we vve eat it is interesting and instructive to emanu examine ine the contents ot of the average garbage can first there is the fat which germany at this time suffers buffers for the average five gallons of garbage contains enough fal to make two bars of soap or to supply a three days fat ration fora foa laborer or soldier we lve must have fat or down we go in health from one garbage can i I 1 fished out enough apple peelings pe elings prunes pran ea pieces of dried peaches and little chunks of jain to make about a pound of fruit marmalade I 1 also found a quantity of chicken and beef bones with bits of meat on them which if they had been saved and cracked with a cleaver would have made fully one gallon of good soup stock vy by cracking the bones the marrow maybe may bo iatric extracted ted bones also con contain tain gelatin and yield on boiling an appreciable amount of phosphates of lime which build up nerve alabone and bone tissue I 1 also found rice beans boiled baked landfried and fried potatoes a quantity of potato peelings pe elings rich in mineral matters and vita vitamins mines and considerable bread I 1 counted batter cakes muffins corn break bread fried mush etc et as bread of course some w hite anil and brown bread was found one whole slice dice of f white bread opened up t to view out of the garbage when i it t was stir stirred edwith with a paddle surely waste makes want and so BO it is not strange there his has come a time when food want is felt it is not n j pleasant plea gunt to examine clos closely elythe the contents of a garbage garbage can but it is instructive |
