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is edited by a geutlemau from Cliicago, aiid-if that was placed in 

 the library of each one of the farmers of this State it would be 

 a valuable thing to educate our people along this line. I am glad 

 this subject has been brought before us; but I don't like the idea 

 of saying to the boy or girl, ''Don't eat any more;" we must edu- 

 cate them to it through literature. I believe that more of the 

 subjects on practical life should be taught in our public schools. 

 I think it would be of great advantage to educate the people along 

 this line and I would be glad if our Secretary w^ould get out a 

 bulletin on the nutrition and value of foods in connection with 

 the human system, and circulate it throughout the State. By so 

 doing I have no doubt but that it would result in great benefit to 

 the people. 



ME. HERR: This is an important question, if you view it from 

 a serious standpoint. It is not so much how much we eat, as to 

 what we eat. We spend a great deal of time in our meetings upon 

 the discussion of the character of food we feed our domestic ani- 

 mals and talk about protein and all that in building up the system 

 for the purposes for which we want them. Now if the same care 

 was taken to provide a digestible food and have it properly prepared 

 in order to make it digestible, so that it would be palatable, I think 

 it would be a very important matter to take up and have discussed. 

 There are bulletins published as to the composition of different 

 foods with a view to eating the proper proportion of protein and 

 hydrates, and if we had that kind of literature I think it would be 

 of great value to the ijeople because it would show them the char- 

 acter of food that is best for them to eat. If the directors of insti- 

 tutes could find the right kind of people to send them to the insti- 

 tutes, an expert on cookery for instance, and how to prepare a good 

 meal of the material we have on hand, it would be a very valuable 

 help to the women of the farm as well as to the men. There are a 

 few persons who can do that, but very few. I remember when Dr. 

 Frear came to our institute he gave us the theory of cooking meat 

 and explained how to cook it to make it, not only digestible, but pal- 

 atable and tender. I think it is a very important item in connection 

 with o'ur work and I believe that could be added to our information 

 in very many directions. I think it would be a good thing if we 

 could add an instructor of that character to our institute force, one 

 who is thoroughly acquainted with the subjects of foods and their 

 preparations. We ought to pay more attention to our cooking than 

 we do. 



MR. MILLER: I agree with Brother Herr in every respect; but 

 I don't agree with the other gentlemen who say that we should 

 not tell the boy or girl they have enough. Those gentlemen know 



