OYSTERS, A DESIRABLE FOOD 



By Henry C. Rowe, Groto7i, Comi. 



The "high cost of hving" has become a familiar phrase 

 in recent years, but familiar phrases frequently lose their 

 significance because the public mind notices and remem- 

 bers only what is novel and recent. But the high cost of 

 living is more than a phrase; it represents a stern fact 

 w^hich to many of us is imperative and to all is certainly 

 a problem of great public concern. 



The United States and territories are so vast in their 

 extent and resources that a few years ago it seemed that 

 this country was and would remain the chief source o/ 

 food, clothing, lumber, fuel and minerals for a large por- 

 tion of the world, but our doors were opened so wide to 

 the crowded millions of other lands that already con- 

 sumption in certain lines has increased far beyond pro- 

 duction and by wasteful methods, luxurious living and 

 other well-known causes, we are brought face to face 

 with this problem. It will insist upon recognition until 

 we find adequate remedies and adopt them. 



Among other items the demand for food is imperative. 

 We all know that food has increased vastly in price. Here 

 are some of the figures within a few years : 



Increase 



Fresh eggs _ „ _ 26.1% 



Sirloin steak 59.5% 



Roast beef 63.8% 



Fresh milk 32.9% 



Pure lard „.... 55.3% 



Smoked hams 61.3 % 



Round steak _ 84. % 



Creamery butter _ 33.3% 



Hens „ 58.1% 



Corn meal 63.7% 



Pork chops _ 86. % 



These figures show that some of these foods have be- 

 come too expensive for constant or frequent popular use. 

 Fortunately there are other foods just as nutritious, 

 wholesome and palatable as are the more expensive, 

 which a large portion of the population can no longer 

 afford to have. 



