Show BRITISH URGED TO ECONOMIZE M A million pounds or 51 could bo be saved in a fortnight if everyone would agree to go without meat on one day each week says a late appeal to tho the british public to cut down meat consumption made by the national war savings committee last september a british board of fiade committee making a similar appeal for economy urged the public to agree to one meatless day each week but apparently it has fallen on deaf ears cars at present high prices the civilian population of this country now eats cats about pounds worth of meat every day according to figures compiled by the war savings committee which finds that this is due to the habit of eating meat beef mutton pork or bacon two or three times a day excessive meat eating is a bad habit adds the committee nothing so radical as going without meat of any kind for a whole day is needed people who cat meat twice a day should cut down the meat eaten caten taking more fish dried beans peas etc and an oi cheese and those who eat fish I 1 and several kinds of meat at lunch and dinner should have only fish or t ofie one variety of meat besides the beneficial effects to the health the appeal reasons that the demands upon shipping would be lessened the supplies could be more evenly distributed and a further increase in prices could be avoided |