118 REPORT OF ITATIONAL MUSEUM, 1919. 



In order to make the food exhibits as useful as possible, and to 

 bring them to the attention of a large number of people, a coopera- 

 tive arrangement was entered into with the States Relations Service 

 of the Department of Agriculture, whereby regular demonstrations 

 on the value, use, and preparation of different classes of foods were 

 given at the Museum by experts from the Department of Agriculture. 

 Under this arrangement a large room was furnished in the Arts and 

 Industries Building as a demonstration kitchen, and exhibit space 

 provided for foods, models, museum specimens, and household equip- 

 ment. 



Classes and demonstrations for housekeepers were held in the 

 mornings and afternoons, and for war workers employed in the Gov- 

 ernment service special classes were held at 5 o'clock in the after- 

 noon. Through the work carried on in this room over 2,100 persons 

 were reached during the year. The work of the demonstration 

 kitchen very soon broadened so that its name was changed to " House- 

 hold Consultation Center," and the lectures and demonstrations 

 given there included a wide range of subjects. Of the more important 

 lectures and demonstrations given in addition to the class instruc- 

 tion, the following may be mentioned : 



Lectures : 



Business of the Household. 



Food for the Family on $2 per Day. 



Direct Marketing. 



What Becomes of the Consumer's Dollar? 



What Do You Give Your Children to Eat? 



Milk, its Nutrition and Use. 



Meat Substitutes. 



Housekeepers' Use of Market Schedules. 



The Influence of Weave Structure upon the Durability of Fabrics. 

 Demonstrations : 



Labor Saving Appliances for the Kitchen. 



Fireless Cooker. 



Pressure Cooker. 



Electric Washing Machine. 



Dried Milk Powder. 



Preserving Eggs. 



One Dish Meal. 



Cooking Dinner in 30 INIinutes. 



Invalid Cookery. 



Christmas Sweets. 



Sugarless Candies. 



Fruit Juices in Summer Drinks. 



The east and south sides of the gallery of the east hall containing the 

 exhibition collections of the division of medicine were opened to the 

 public since the writing of the last report, and great efforts have been 

 made to fill all the space available. Many of the exhibits arranged 

 for are still incomplete owing to disturbed business conditions. The 



