Food and health

[illustration: Courtesy of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University.] Fig. 129, — Marjorie Allen and her new work and play. Blank have such poor cows ^ ' I could not help telling her that he has only three cans of milk from fifteen cows, and you have four cans from six.*' ^ This little book cannot tell you very much about dairying, but the U. S. Department of Agriculture will ^ This is an actual fact in one town. send all the pamphlets about cows and butter that you need. Marjorie astonished her father by asking if he would give to herself and her brother Frank one of the fine calves, if they would care for it. She was not sure that she could now pay for all its feed, but when it was older she thought that she could return to him what the calf had cost, in butter. Mr. Allen talked it over with Mrs. Allen, and finally allowed Marjorie and her brother Frank to try the experiment. The brother and sister read all the pamphlets that they could find, studied the question of food for the calf, and kept an account of its cost. They learned, too about butter making and ways of selling butter. The experiment has not ended yet, but in the meantime Marjorie is making butter with her mother. Do you suppose that some one of you could do this, too ? Although they plan always to live in the country, Marjorie and her brother are very anxious to go to the State College, and they want to help educate themselves. Pin money from fresh vegetables. A girl who will give herself the pleasure of working in a vegetable garden in the summer will probably be able to sell her delicious fresh vegetables. These can even be sent away by parcel post. You can get directions from the post oflftce about mailing boxes to be used in this way. 1. Study the labels on all the food packages and bottles that you have at home and at school. 2. If you have scales of any kind, measure a few of the food packages either at home or at school. 3. Measure the contents of a few bottles to see if they agree with their labels. 4. Find out the laws of your own state and town in regard to pure food. 5. What are some of the important points to remember in selling food ? 6. Is it good business to sell material of poor quality 1 Why not;? 7. Is it good business in selling fruit to put the beit on the top and the poor underneath ? 8. Can you think of other ways than those suggested in this lesson for a girl to earn a little money at home ? 1. What is the use of a thermometer ? 2. Do you know how to use a Centigrade thermometer ? 3. WTiat is a calorie ? 4. What is meant by a lOO-calorie portion ? 5. What are you going to be particular about when you buy food? 6. What is the government doing to help you to have pure food and honest weights ? 7. If some one in your family seems to be under wei^t, what can you suggest ? THE ELLEN H. RICHARDS HOUSE You will be glad to know that all the townspeople in Pleasant Valley were delighted with the year's work in home making at the new schoolhouse. Mr. Roberts, ^^^^^^^^^^BfiibiU''' 'i " .i- r'^l ••'S ^1-JtU ^ Courtesy of Mr. R. J. Plauten. Fig. 130. — The Ellen H. Richards House. the president of the Pleasant Valley Bank, was so pleased with the results both at school and in the homes of the valley that he gave the house that you u 289 see in the picture (Fig. 130), to be used for homemaking classes by the girls, and for the boys' clubs as well. The house was named for Mrs. Ellen H. Richards, the great and good woman of Boston, Massachusetts, whose friends are found all over the world, and who helped to develop the teaching of home economics everywhere.