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citizens pass these gardens on their way to Broadway past the Public 

 Library every day. 



Then, again, prevention of waste and conservation of foodstuffs by 

 judicious consumption is encouraged in every way through a nation- 

 wide organization with machinery in every town, hamlet, or city. 



In many cases heavy fines have been imposed for wilful waste. More 

 is done, however, by the voluntary co-operation of the public and the 

 eating houses with the Food Administration. In all the large cities, too, 

 you will find numerous centres where canning demonstrations are held, 

 at which people are invited to can perishable fruits and vegetables in 

 standardized receptacles with standardized methods. Last year, 

 875,000,000 lbs. of canned fruit and vegetables were put up b}- the 



" Food will win the War." 

 A park in New York City sown down as a demonstration vegetalile garden to 

 arouse interest in the growing of vegetables. Hundreds of thousands of " War 

 Gardens " have been planted by civilians of the United States during the past 

 twelve months. 



American. Bread, such as we know it in iVustralia, is unobtainable. 

 The bread now used consists largely of corn, barley, or rice-flour. 

 All this is effected without a word of grumbling on the part of the 

 people. The press supports the Administration with remarkable 

 loyalty and apparent good- will. 



The shipbuilding yards have been accomplishing wonders lately. 

 Some months ago there was considerable dismay shown in some quarters 

 at the apparent failure of the Government shipbuilding plans. The 

 latest figures for construction are, however, amazing. In a report issued 

 at Washington a few days ago from the Department of Commerce it 

 was stated that during the first five months of this year there were 

 built in the United States 629 vessels with a gross output of 687,055 



