Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 13, 1918, Page 9

"::a-h l.{. *the necessaries of (life” as ed from “the lux- uries?? « We use the expression. But what do we mean by it? Particu- larly zzuda food. What sorts and muzf- foods do we include in our mental Jists when we speak of them as among the necessities? Fve just ed from the treasury department a table showing, or pro- 2 to show, the consumption and cost of “the various articles of food furnished the army during one year. The figures are sqmethig colossal, both es s amounts and costs. Thie was to be expected When the feeding of & 3,000,000 army is consid- ered. But that kind of figures did not speciafly -Interest me. What did interest me was the list of foods bought for the army. The list of kinds, 1 mean. Here, thought I to myself, can be found an approximate answer to the question of what are necessaries of lifée, For, with all his experience, Uncle Sam ought to be by this time a pretty good judge of what fodder is demanded by an active army. Naturally, the army ration has to con- tain all that is ngeded to enable men to do the hardest kind of work, under the most strenuous conditions. Nat- urally,"also, it would contain little or nothing of what was not considered essential. So it seemed to me-that this govern- ment table ought to go a good ways towards answering that uuesflon:’ “What are the necessaries of life” Thereupon 1 made an analyeis of it. 1 divided it into meats and vegetables and cereals and fruits and miscéllane- And right there I opened up my first surprise. According to this list, the army of 3,000,000 consumed in a vear 478,000, 000 pounds of fresh beef; 48,000,000 : 4,000,000 cases of -anned pork and beans, and 2,000,000 es of canned salmon. The list does mention any other kinds of meat. Of vegetables the army consumed 782,000,000 pounds of- potatoes; 58,- of onions; 6,000,000 anned tomatoes, and §0,000,- 000 pounds of dried beans. No other tables are listed. In the way of cereal products, the army used up 915,000,000 pounds of flour; 24,000,000 pounds of cornmeal, and 20,000,000 pounds of rice. No other cereals are mentioned Frpits consumed_included 18,000,000 pounds of apples; 20,000,000 pounds of prunes: 21000,000 pounds of eyaporat- d peaches, and 250,000 cases of canned pineapples. Which is all about fruit. in the miscellaneous line are in- “luded almost 3,000,000 cases of evap- orated milk; 2,000,000 cans of molass- es: 2,190,000 packages each of plain and vanilla chocolate; 15,000,000 pounds of butter and 7,000,000 pounds of oleo; 6,000,000 pounds of lard and 000,000 pounds of lard substitute; 000,000 pounds of salt: 2,000,000 llons of vinegar: 61,000,000 pounds of offee; about 7,500,000 pounds of tea: about 6,500,000 jars of pickles and over 8,500,000 cans of pepper. And there you have it. All except ous MRS. DE WEESE COULD NOT STAND Because of Functional Disor- der—Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Oakland, C:gh—“l suffered frlvm ifi regularities ‘congestion, so I coul notstand on my feet i s sleep well. The phy- sician who treated me did not 'seem to % me any and 2 | friend advised E. ham' 2l L X Vyed;enblo Com- Y Itook itand fore 1 realized it S 1 was well. é-hnll ecommen: friends.”— Mrs. L. H. DE WEESE, Ave,, Oskland, Cal. va{mnmapqiodnrnher | in her I 'e suffers from turbances such dis- of many experience is at; service, Ygum.q-iflylnlhlrylm,ch.l:d skin with o which contains antiseptic, healing ingredi- ents not found in any other nursery powder, 25 at the Vinol and other dbug stores. The Comfort Powder Co., Boston, Mase, . WHAT ARE THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE: sy for The Bulletm) | jam. The Nst also includes over 7,500,000 cans of jam! Now if this statement didn't come rd of the | ¢ conomy in Tr “Treasury Department, 'Washington,” printed in big letters at the head of the page, 1 l-:num feel inclined to doubt its ahso- o plenary inspiration. I ‘been called upon, off hand, t6 submit a list of the necessaries of I don’t believe I should have thought of evaporated peaches, or vanilla choc- olate, or canned pineapples, or pickles —four kinds of them, viz.: chow chow, cucumber, gherkins and mixed—or of . As a coffee Jover I should have included coffee. Also " tea for those who are as fond of that as I am of coffee. t there are five different d separale sorts of tea listed, viz.: . B, black, gunpowder, Oolong, Y. H, and Japan." And only ong kind of coffee. Now there are just a8 many kinds of coffee as of tea. There are at least a half dozen kinds which are fit to drink and a dozen or more which are not. I should sort o like to know whether the coffeo slightingly bunched in one contemptuous lot was “Java’ grown in Brazil, or “Mocha” grown in Porto Rico, or a mixture of all sorts, like most of that commercially sold. ‘But the most amazing thing in this official list consists in its omissions, For instance, it confesses that the army consumed over 2,000,000 cans of ‘molasses. but doesn't even mention sugar. Does this mean that molasses is a ‘“necessary” and sugar is not? It includes fresh beef and bacon and pork-and-beans and salmon; but not a word about mess pork or dried beef or canned beef or codfish or eggs. It mentions pickles and chocolate and jam, b*avo(ds all reference to ham ‘or oatMeal or tripe. It spreads itself on tea and coffee, while there isn't a word about tobacco. Yet not even the most intemperate tea guzzlers or.eoffee swillers will con- tend. that thése drinks are any more “necessary” to them than his pipe or cigarette is to the tobacco fiend. Altogether after looking this official list over, right side up and bottom side up, sideways and endways and 1 other sort of ways, I don't, for my- self, seem to get much nearer to any clear idea of what the necessaries of life are than when I started. Do you? Once a rich Boston philanthropist came into possession of a big lumber job up in Maine. His first move was to run up there and look the thing over. He stayed a week, living with his men, and the one fact most forcibly impressed on him was that they had pork and beans every day, with never a taste of fresh meat. He returned to Boston determined that this bardship should no longer continue. Men work- ing_for him should not be compelled to live on just pork and beans, even though the’ fodder .cheap—as it was at that time. His first act aftet his return was to send a generams | consignment -~ of fresh meat to that | lumber camp with orders to the cook to see that the choppers got it, with fresh vegetables besides. And he glowed all over with gener- ous joy as he thought of the treat those hard-working lumberjacks were to enjoy. The glow didn't last however, n a week he received a “roynd robin” from that lumber camp signed ' _everybody in it efcept the cool, ng him to take home his fresh 1t and give them back the diet they itisd and could work on, viz.: pork- 'nd-bheans every day and twice Sun- da There doesn't seém to be much use frying to make up a list of what cveryobdy would agree to as neces- ary These men in Maine limited the list 1o pork-an-beans. Castaways on des- ert islands have been known to live on mussels and raw fish and seaweed. { The Bulgarians, according to travelers, ;‘uve mostly on sour milk. The red | Indians used to do big stunts on a diet of parched corn. The things absolutely needful for mere existence are very, very few, in- deed. But—are the things essential to a mere existence the only “necessary” things in a food list? Doubtless a vegetarian diet confined to potatoes ,tomatoes,. onions and beans would sustain some sort of life. But are such’ things as green corn and green peas and asparagus and spinach and beets and turnips and carrots and parsnips and squashes and lettuce and | celery mere luxuries, then? | As a trucker, I, for one, hope that | Wwon't be asseretd. For such an agree- ment would be a knock-down for my | business. Perhaps that “official” list may be, like some other “official” outpourings, Just a leetle incomplete arouna the edges. For the sake of the soldier boys, T hope so. THE FARMER. GOSHEN Ira Wheeler has sold his farm form- erly known as the Frank Browning place to Mr. Gray of Preston. A. J. Randall of the naval statior at Felham Bay, N. Y., was home over the week end. Miss Eva Curry is ill with grip. Miss Anna Sutcliffe, graduate nurse from Westerly, R. 1, is in attendance, Miss Nellie Wooding of North Ha- xen Wwas a guest of friends kere Sun- ay. E. L. Waterman of Woodland Steck Em butchered two spring pigs Mon- One of them a full biccded Berls- shire was one of the fatt FOR CHRISTMAS IS"ALWAYS A DIFFICUT PROBLEM TO SOLVE per ing ¢ N THE month of Packard Freight portation Department, saved 1,638 gallons of gasoline. On this basis, the 400,000 trucks in the United States would save some 96,000,000gallons of gasoline peryear. . By better handling of merchandise they saved in hauling expense an “average of $58 per month —or $696 year per truck. On this ratio, transportation prin- ¢ciples applied fully to 400,000 trucks would save American business $278,- 400,000 every year. - Ton-mile costs were decreased. Loads carried were increased at times 21 per cent—which means that the 400,000 trucks could do the work of 484,000 trucks, simply by apply- y ing modern business methods to load- and routeing, N AT The truck owner, the truck driver, is trying to get more work out of his truck, and at lower cost. But beyond a certain point, he is apt to feel baffled—apt to feel that he might go further if he only knew where else to save. alone, 9 truck drivers, under instruction of the Demonstrated by ; Packard Truck Efficiency Test August. Trans- tions. What he really wants to do is to apply modern business methods to "The performance of a motor truck depends on several factors— : The truck — its efficiency as a mechanism. ' The load and the road condi- Houw the truck is handled on the road and in the garage; and howmuch “timeislostinloadingandunloading. Choice of the truck in relation to its load has a great deal to do with it. .One of the worst fallacies the busi- ness world has to contend with is the practice of guessing truck needed. 5 giving you. charge. Trucks should be bought jor the job—on the advice of people who are competent to advise, : The trucks you have in service to- day are probably capable of 20 to 50 per cent more service than they are What you need to do is to oper- ate them on modern business methods.The Freight Transportation Department of your local Packard Branch or Packard Dealer will be glad to show you how — without ’ It was a Packard Truck loaded with machipe gun ammunition that enabled the U. S. Marines to put the final punch into their fight at Chateau Thierry. oF A Captain of the U. S. A. Motor Corps, speaking at a recent Victory meeting in i torecruit men for the Motor Trans- port Corps, stated that 14 per cent of Pershing’s entire forceis : engaged in motor transport duty. “I Tcould tell you the fumber of trucks under the American Flag . . over-seas,” he said, “there would ' . bealot of thunderstruck people. uck Operation atthesize of “Chatean Thierry was the turn. “The Mar- ines, who were smashing the last German offensive, were running short of machine gun ammunition. “Their commander telephoned of the tide,” he said. back for more. “The motor every driver volunteered, of few months before. “Three of them were caught ‘the German barrage and their care goes blown up and their drivers * killed, on the American victory Chateau Thierry. 'PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Detroit Packard Motor Car Company of New York 391 William Street " New York City: Broadway and 61st Street Brooklyn: Flatbush and 8th Avenues Newark: Broad Street at Kinney Plainfield: 214 Park Avenue Paterson: 489 Broadway Washington Strest at Park 204 York Street Springfield: 832!34 State Street Pittafield: Poughkeepsie; 239 White Plains: Long Island City: 3 Jersey City: Boulevard at Carlton Avenue somest pigs ¢ver seen in this locality and weighed 413 pounds. Second Lieutenant James R. Case, who served_as officer in the American expeditionary forces in I,ance, also for a time instructor in military tac- tics at Camp Meade, Maryland, has received ‘his honorable discharge from the army. Mr. and Mrs. € been spending here this_we: leave Satur- day for Hampton, Virgiria, to make their permanent home. Lieutenant Case goee bhack to the duties awaiting him at Hampton Institute 28 an in- structor in zgriculture. IMrs. Case, who was Miss Bessie H. Randall of this place has been serving as nurse at the Ophthalmic hospital in ~New York city during the past year. People from here were ir attendance at the Totten auction in Lebanon, on Tuesday. CHESTERFIELD Mrs. ‘John Fraser of the northern part of this place was in Providence visiting relatives. Howard Whiting of Camp Deveas spent the week end hera, Mrs. Charles Crowley. who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coffey Sour Stomach Mi-o-na_Puts the Stomach in Fine Shape in Five Days. If your stomach is continually kick-] ing up a disturbance; you feei bioat- ed and distressed; if you beich gas and sour food into the mouth, then you need Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets, Mi-0-na stomach tablets give in- stant relief, of course, but they do more; they drive out the poisonous gases that cause tion of food and thoroughly clean, renovate and strengthen the stomach so that it can :Jl:dfly digest food without artificial Mi-o-na stomach tablets are guar- anteed to end indigestion, acute or chronic, or money back. This means that nervousness, dizziness and bili- ousness will disappear. Druggists everywhere and The Lee & Osgood Co, zell Mi-o-ne. " | his parents here whi has returned to her Mills, New Jersey. Miss -Alicz Rix of Salem has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chorles Tink- home at Camp er. Mrs, Jeauette Mrs. Hoborn of last week. Mis. ia Beckwith of don is visiting Miss Mabel Chapman at the Avery farm. David Rebner of Westerly is v he is taking a hillios _entertaine? w London one da vacation dug to illness. The dance given in the Eureka So- cia] club Thursday was we'l attended Ashley's orchestra furnished music. Prof. George Chappell was promptor. Misses Hazel and Lulu Fowers and Luecy Alling of Hartford were call- ers here Sunday. The people are glad to se> tae R. ¥. D. carrier back after takinz a vaca- tion. ‘Wiliiam Yardusky left hers on the first of the week for Camp atter a to-day furlough. COLCHESTER At the meating of Colc! ‘Tuesday evening the following officers were elected for the ensuing Master, Albert ‘H. Foote: Frank H. Browning; lecturer, Foote; stewart, Edwin R. Gillette; sistant stwaid, Clayton . - Miller: Chaplain, Mrs. Samuel N. treasurer, Mrs. Frank H. Browning: secretary, Miss Belle L. Strong; Ceres, Mrs. Edwin R. Gillette; ’omona, Mra. Albert H. Foote; Flora, Mrs. Edgar A. Carrier;. gats keeper, Charles H Strong; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Ida Wagner. E. R. Gillette was chosen a mem- ber of the executive committee for three years and E. R, (iillette, Eimer Foote and Mrs. Edwin S. Munson were chesen members of the finance |- committee. Mr. Cook, overseer of the Connecticut State Grang> w: ent and gave a very inferesiing n? the conditions of granges in gener- al. John Warncr of Millingion was call- ing on ¢rzends in town Wodnesday. 1% Ti. Bortlett of New Haven was tho. gitest of friends in Lpwn Wednes- G, The Tenth Separatg Companv. €. 8.1 .G, held thelr regular weaily drill on Thursday evering. Licutenant Van Cleve was in charge. Guard duty and riot drill were the work of the even- ing A competitive drill of the squads will be held the last of tiie month. The school for officers wos held 1n Baker's hall ut 8 o'clock. Edward and Irving Jonez of Leb- anon were in town Thursday. JHarold Clark ad James White of North Wesichester were callers hure | D Thursday. LYME Farmers have began 15 draw witch léazel to Dickinson’s mill in Sterling ity. Mrs. James Lord ente:t prany from West Haven . J. S. Danils was in N cently on fur business. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Otis of Bris. . Conn., were in town last Sun- day iy their new automobile. tained com- St week., w York re- The directors of Lyme library held their annual meeting Satuvday, De- cember 7th, officers elected were: Chairman, William Marion; secretary, Mrs. Hattie Reynolds; treasurer, E. 121 West Street Main Street Mamaronack at Martine Avenue Queens Boulevard at Hill Strest k ort coms-; mander called for four volunteers ‘from among his 90 trucks—and “He chose four, loaded the trucks with 50,600 rounds apiece ine gun bandolier ammu- nition, and they set out—four| .. trucks made in Detroit, turned out of the Packard factory just a “The fourth made his way through with the priceless 50,000 rounds that put the finishing touch “Thedriver made his way back to the transport park, and re- ported in these words: ‘Sergeant ———reports, Sir, the delivery of 50,000 rounds, and requests per- mission to make another trip. in at Stiles Ely; librarian, Mrs. Daniel Gladding of Bri spent Sunday with bis grandparonts, Mr. and Mrs. Otis. BOLTON NOTCH Mys. Elery Strong of Wanping vis- ited her sister, Mrs. Fu:ler, Friday and Saturda; Merrel Cross is home from Camp ix. Mrs, Fuller and daughter, Giadys, were Hartford visitors Saturday. Miss Edith Cross has gone to Hartford to work on tobacco. Mrs. H. B. De Wolf and Mrs. E. M. } Howard gave a rabbit supper to-East Hartford people. at the olub house, Saturday night. A. N. Skinner is pulting in new windows and clapboarding nis hous Mrs. Hattie Bragg of 1lartford vxis- ited at Loren Maine's over Sunday. BALTIC At an institute held for the teachers of the towns of Sprague, Franklin, Lisbon and Sterling, under the direc- tion of Supervisor of Schools Dilling- L 1 = davingMoney Spices, like anything else, may be godd, bad or indifferent. To accept the Jast two is 2 waste of money. To be sure of the first kind you have only to ask your grocer for SLADE’S SPICES They produce the best resulis and a little goes a long way, while the cost is little if any more than other kinds: Be as particulas about spices as you are about flogr, tea and coffee, ASKEGJOCEKS FOR SLADE'S D. & for Cook Book. ham in_Sprague, demons'ration les- | sons were given by the following teachers: Miss Mullen, Miss McDer mott, Sprague; Miss Bjornberg, Coulter, Lisbon; Miss Tracy, Fran lin; Miss Brown, Sterling. The dem- onstrations were followed by a gen- eral discussion, which proved Very beneficial to the teachers. Miss Fidelis Donahue was the four- minute speaker at the Jodoin theatre uesday evening. She delivered a very impressing address on the reasons why war savings stamps should be bought, saying it was mecessary for the American government to feed the | soldiers still in service and to feed | the world after peace is _signed, @s | America is really the enly country | that remains sound after the war. On the first day of the war stamp drive $37224 worth of stamps were| sold. ! Miss Pendleton, who has recently | been appointed school nurse, gave & | short outline of her need for co- | operation with the téachers in carry- | ing on the various tests required by the state. FOR EVERY MEAL Aptly called by friends—“THE GREAT its thousands CONSERVE". One taste never be satigfieed to be wi your pantry. BUY TODAY ! SOLD BY ALL GOOD GROCERS