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Thursday, May 8, 1917. To plan out meals in the interest of family efficiency and economy at the same time, the housewife fortunate ly does not need to do elaborate sums in calories or to have any intimate understanding of such terms as "pro tein" and "carbohydrates." All she needs to do is to classify the food she uses into five simple household groups laid down in recently issued Farm ers' Bulletin 808, published by the Office of Home Economics, United States Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the bulletin, which is the first of a series of simple pamph lets dealing with the economical use of foods, is to enable the average housewife to plan her meals effec tively, even though she has no special training in chemistry or dietetics.^ The substances which the special ists find are needed in the daily diet to maintain the body may be grouped under seven heads: Mineral sub stances, protein, starches, sugars, fats, cellulose, and certain little known but very important growth stimulating substances. That these essential substances are not difficult for the average house wife to provide is shown by the fol lowing combinations which the spec ialists believe indicate the daily food requirements of normal individuals: For a Man A man who does fairly hard mus cular work would be likely to get the food which his body needs if supplied daily with such a combination of foods as the following: One and one fourth pounds of bread (having about the same food value as 1 pound of such cereal preparations as wheat or rye flour, oatmeal, corn meal, rice, etc.). Two ounces, or 1-4 cup, of butter, oil, meat drippings, or other fat. Two ounces, or 1-4 cup, of sugar or 1-3 cap of honey, or sirup, or an equiv alent amount of other sweet. One and one-fourth pounds of food from the following: Fresh fruits and fresh or root vegetables. Twelve ounces of food from a class which may be called "meats and meat substitutes this is, moderately fat meats, poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, dried legumes (beans, soy beans, peas, lentils, cowpeas, and peanuts). Milk also belongs among these foods, but because of the large amount of water it contains, half a glass, or 4 ounces, of it would be required to equal an ounce of any one of the others. A man who works hard out of doors all day probably would need more food than this, and one who sits all day at his desk would need less. The amounts given are suitable for a man who, like a salesman in a store, walks about more or less and does more or less of such work as lifting. For A Family of Five A family consisting of a man and a woman, who do moderately hard muscular work, and three children— say, between 3 and 12 years of age— would get the food they require if sup plied daily with— Four and one-half pounds of bread, having about the same food value as 3 pounds of wheat or rye flour, oat meal, corn meal, hominy, or rice or about 2 3-4 pounds of such cereals and 5 or 6 medium-sized potatoes. Three-fourths cup of fat (butter or butter with oil, beef drippings, or other fat)—a weekly allowance of 2 1-2 to 3 pounds. A little more than 1 cup of sugar, or a weekly allowance of 4 pounds or. an equivalent amount of'some oth er sweet, such as 1 1-4 cups of sirup or honey a day, or 3-4 pound of dried figs or raisins a day. Four pounds in all of fresh fruits and fresh or root vegetables. One of the two following, the choice depending on the age of the children: Three quarts of milk and 1 pound of other foods taken from the meat and meat-substitute group. Two quarts of milk and 1 1-2 pound of other foods taken from the meat and meat-substitute group. Cereals Used Freely In these combinations of food, it will be noted, bread and other prep arations of cereal food are used as WAR TIME FOOD NEEDS ARE SET FORTH IN BULLETIN URGING CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SHOWS THAT PEOPLE CAN GET ALONG WITH VERT LITTLE FODD IF RIGHT KIND SAMPLE MENU FOR FAMILIES Adults and children must get sev eral different substances from the food they eat or they will miss some thing which is essential to bodily effi ciency and health, according to the nutrition specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. The housewife, therefore, who plans her meals or attempts to save money on food without some knowledge of these substances and* of the five sim ple groups of foods which supply them is very liable to omit from her meals some food essential for the growth of children or necessary to aupply the family with the energy they need for their daily tasks. At tempted economy which entirely omits certain foods may well prove a very poor investment because of its ulti mate effect on the well-being of the household. Price, individual pref erence for certain foods, and even the fact that hunger is satisfied af ter a meal, are not safe guides. To matoes at ten cents apiece in winter •re no more nutritious than they are at five cents a quart in summer. A child might crave much more sugar than would be good for him. A bulky diet of {potatoes or bananas might make a person feel he had eaten enough, but would not furnish him with the elements that his body needs. freely as they conveniently can be, without making the ration one aided or unattractive. A diet equal in nourishment might be planned with less cereal, but this would make it necessary to increase the amount* of more costly foods, auch as meat, fruits, and vegetables. Cereals can be used freely without making the diet monotonous if they are served in a variety of forms and combined with other nutritions or flavoring materials, such as meat, cheese, onions, celery, tomatoes, and other vegetables and dried, cooked, or fresh fruits. Sample Meajs for a Faarily of Two Adults and Three Children The food materials indicated as^ be ing required may be' combined into three meals in many ways: The fol lowing meals are given not because they are recommended above many others that might be prepared, but simply to show that such foods can be combined into dishes commonly used in American homes. These meals supply during the day all of of the eight essential substances and also provide flavorings and condiments which, while not important as sources of nourishment, add to the attrac tiveness of certain foods. Breakfast. Fruit, 1 1-4 pounds of fresh fruit (equivalent to 3 medium sized oranges, 5 small apples, or a quart box of strawberries) or 3 or 4 ounces of dried fruits (equivalent to 10 or 12 dates or 4 or 5 figs). Cereal breakfast food, 4 ounces be fore being cooked, or about 1 1-2 pints after it is cooked. The equiv alent in food value in puffed or flaked ready-to-eat cereals would be 5 or 6 cups. Milk or cereal, 1-4 cup to each per son. Sugar on fruit, on cereal, or in coffee, 2 1-2 level tablespoons or 1 1-4 ounces. Bread, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. Butter, 1 1-4 ounces, or 3 1-2 cubic inches. An egg, or 2 ounce sof meat, fish, or poultry for each older person, and a glass of milk for each young child. Dinner. Meat, or fish, 1-4 pound per grown person or, for each child, an egg or a glass of milk. Potatoes (5 medium sized), 1 1-4 pounds. Another vegetable (turnips, spin ach, corn, cauliflower, or other), 1 pound. Bread, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. Butter, 1 1-4 ounces, or 2 1-2 cubic inches. Steamed apple (or other fruit) pud ding. (Ingrerients: Two cups flour, 2 tablespoons butter, 3-4 cup milk, 4 apples, 1 tablespoon sugar.) Sauce. (Ingredients: One-half cup sugar, 1 1-2 tablespoons flour, 2 teaspoons butter, 1-4 cup .water, flavoring.) Supper. A gravy made out of 1 pint of skim milk, 1-4 cup flour, 2 level teaspoons butter, and 4 ounces salt or smoked fish (just enough for flavor). To this can be added the egg yolk left from the frosting of the cake. (See below). Rice, 8 ounces, or 1 cup, measured before being cooked. Bread, 8 slices, or 8 ounces. Butter, 1 1-4 ounces, or 2 1-2 cubic inches. One-half of a cake. (Ingredients for whole cake:- One-fourth cup but ter, 1-2 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1-2 cup milk, 1 1-2 cups flour, 2 1-2 teaspoons baking powder.) Frosting made with 1 egg white and 1-4 cup sugar. Why the Various Substances Are Important The mineral substances, such as lime salts, compounds of phosphorus, iron, and others, are supplied largely by vegetables. They serve the body as building material, tend to coun teract acidity in the body tissues and fluids and are useful in other ways. Vegetables and fruits, therefore, should not be neglected in the diet, especially as they supply also anoth er substance, cellulose, the frame work material of plants, which gives bulk to the diet and tends to prevent constipation. Protein, a substance supplied by meat or meat substitutes, including milk, is a very important fuel and body-building material. It provides an element—nitrogen—needed to form body tissues, not only during growth in childhood but also to make good the wear and tear of use in persons of any age, thus keeping the body in repair. Absence of foods supplying protein would give a diet lacking in body-building materials. Different kinds of starch, sugar, and fat are important fuels of the body. The last group of substances is present in very minute quantities. These minute quantities are believed, however, to be vitally important to the body because of their effect in promoting growth in the young and in keeping the body well. FARMING COMMUNITY QUESTION. [National Crap I mpravaiaaat SarvlaaO Far be it from us to urge the far mers to do anything more than they are already doing, but in case any of our farmers are prevented from plant ing their maximum acreage through the lack of money, labor, power or seeds. It Is a public question and we ought te help them solve It Unmedfr 10 nOIECT DMsnc •M.TRIUI CMMES CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ASCKED TO COOPERATE TO KEEP SER VICE FOR N. D. TOWNS Grand Forks, May 2.—In. an effort to forestall putting into affect June 1st, as contemplated by the post of fice department, of a drastic change in mail service which will involve practically every community in North Dakota, the Commercial Club of Grand Forka laat week took initiative ateps to launch a vigorous protest against any change in mail schedules which will be prejudicial to the efficiency of the present service. The scheme is in line with a general retrench ment policy of the department, accord ing to Chief Clerk Olwin, who met with a special committee of the Grand Forks Commercial Club appointed to conduct an investigation a few days ago, and will include all railway lines of the state. Especially will the con templated order affect the main branch lines of the Great Northern, inas much as taking off of railway post office service on numbers one, four and nine and substitution therefor of closed pouch service, meaning that no mail will be worked on those trains but must be taken and thrown on the run, will prevent connections and prompt delivery on many of the vast network of branch lines in the north ern half of the state. From many points closed pouch service will not be obtainable. The changes will se riously impair also west bound mail service now available to residents of towns on branch lines. A number of these branches have a train leaving the north terminal in the morning, which gets to the main line in time to connect with number nine going west under present service, but does not get to the main line in time to con nect with number 29, which the -de partment intends shall handle mail now handled by clerks on number nine. Therefore any mail which comes off many of the branch lines must lay over until number one at night car ries it on west to its destination. At some of the branch connections, num ber one does not stop, and neither do they have pouch service. This will mean that this mail will have to be carried east until it reaches some point where number 1 or number 29 will take it on and carry it back west to its destination, involving a delay of from 12 to 24 hours. The Grand Forks Commercial Club is asking the aid and co-operation of every business men's organization, as well as individuals, in the territory affected by the proposed changes in a gigantic protest to the postal de partment, and urging the necessity as well of enlisting the aid of North Dakota senators and representatives at Washington in using their influence to withdraw the order before it is ef fective. The matter is of the most extreme importance, and concerted action is necessary in the short time left if the protest is to be successful. BETTER BABY WEEK IN MAY FEDERATED CLUB WOMEN OF NORTH DAKOTA SHOWING IN TEREST IN MOVEMENT Members of the federated women's clubs of the United States in general and North Dakota in particular, are spending much time at present to promoting the better baby campaign of 1917. The national observance of the bet ter baby week will be from May 1 to 6, but the time will vary according to the convenience of various locali ties of the country, and practically every week since early, in March re ports of better baby week activities have been sent to the general federa tion committe of that department. This year special emphasis is to be laid on birth and death registration, and expert advice regarding the con servation of infant health is being freely circulated. Mrs. R. H. Denie, state chairman department 'of public health of the North Dakota Federation, and state chairman of the baby week commit tee, announces that clubs in most lo calities of the state are uniting in plans for the Baby week, over forty communities having already reported that their activities are well under way. A number of these have re ported that bijjth registration tests will be made. Mrs. Josiah Evans Sowles, general federation president, has written that she has been pre sented with a map of the registration states in the country, and though North Dakota is not among them, she hopes that club women of the state will direct special effort this spring toward putting the state on the map, in this one respect. University Aids The University of North Dakota has placed at the disposal of club women for use during Baby week, the health officers' loan library, and also has ten thousand bulletins en titled "Your Baby and How To Keep it Well," which will be available for free distribution. Dr. J. W. Cox of the university, will give any information desired on this available material. Dr. C. J. McGurran, of Devils Lake, secretary of the state board ef health, has in hi» possession as property of the state, a film made for the pur pose of encouraging birth regiatra tion, and called "The Error of Com mission." As there are ao few fllma available, it is hoped by Mrs. Denie and others of her atate committee, that where the film cannot be obtain ed during Better Baby week, it will be used later on as follow-up work. According to Mrs. Denie, ilube will find the use of The Children's Plays a very attractive way of presenting the truths of fresh air and pure food. COMB SAGE TEA FADED OAjAAV HM If Mixed with Sulphur ii Darkens so Naturally Nobody can Tell. Grandmother kept her hair beautifully darkened, glossy and attractive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. When ever hor hair took on that dull, faded or streaked appearance, this simple mixture was applied with wonderful effect: By asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound," you will Etproved a large bottle of this old-time recipe, by the addition of other ingred ients, all ready to use, for about 50 cents. This simple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair. A well-known downtown druggist says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and Sul phur Compound now because it darkens so naturally and evenly that nobodV can tell it has been applied—it's so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears after another application or two. it is restored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and beautiful. This preparation is a delight ful toilet requisite. It is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of dis- An ad in the classified columns of the Graphic means tnat it meeta th* eyes of 12,500 prospective buyers. eOWNWS QMHGIW1H In broiler* and pulteta bring jrou earlyprofits. Help yoar chleka bui Id bona ariiT-muecle by 'OONKEY8 TONI0 '"M^NK^H^WCBOra^KKl,. 1 I( FIX. LIOBTpWUER Md LICK 1 .lquip dispo^ilioema^mUem ami !iKME0Y and OONKEY 8 GAPE "'ovelt Clove! Capital and Surplus $70,000 W. E. Wilson, Pres. L. C. Wingate, Vice-Pre#. B. J/Schoregge, Vice-Pres. FARMERS A8 BANKERS FARM LOANS AND CITY LOANS. 5 per cent Paid on Savings Accounts. 6 per eent Paid on Time Certificates. Does General Banking By Mail. The Savings Loan and Trvat Cow The Mine! Farmers Central Bank. Farmers Rest Room, Minot, N. Dak. Prices at the Hotel Dyckman in Minneapolis in both cafes and roonu ire moat moderate. 12-tf. Thrift Is Preparedness Financial strength is to na tions as important as milita ry strength. No nation can survive a war if it cannot finance itself. The man who fortifies him self with an account in a savings foanK does more than prepare himself— he contributes to the prepared ness of the country. Germany, unable to bor row from other countries, has been financed by the thrift of her people, as this thrift was expressed in ac counts in savings banKs. A savings banK deposit helps the nation and is indispensable to the individual. One Dollar Starts an Account! Williams County State Bank 60 Five Bred Poland China Pigs Here is a chance to get a start in Pure Bred Hogs These pigs are from March farrow and will bargain prices while they last. I have many calls now for this stock and want all Williams and McKenzie county farmers to be supplied as early as possible. Speak now and the price is $12 PEDIGREE FURNISHED Two miles south and three miles east of BonetrailL Every week-day we are at home to take care of you. Albert Nelson BONETRAILL, N. D. Daniel Bell & Co. PLUMBING AND HEATING SEWER AND WATER CONNECTIONS Spence Hot Water Boilers and Standard Porcelain Enameled Ware. The Best on the Market. Telephone 243 Williston, N. D. Resources over $1,000,000 O. J. Helland, Cashier V. M. Pike, Asst. Cash. C. G. Vikan, Asst. Cash. P«n Tfcw» A A S 0 1 E S O S be sold at