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So in the cuko of thrsc n'snirutioii ciiloriiiu'tf'r MtU(li().s of Htonige 

 pi-ol)l('ms tluMV will l>c a i'n'Ul for thr hoiiu' worker, even if it hIiouTiI 

 (•(>iii(> jilioiit (lint those intrn'.ste«l in roinrnercial prohlciii lij 



mlopt these methods for their own imrticular line of work. I \< 



no (loiiht that thev are applieahle to prohlnns of lionie Mt<M >f 



such |)ro«luets as potatoes and t)tlu'r vejjetahles and appU-s Hn«l other 

 fruits so eoniniordy stored for winter use in the farm hoine: and 

 that thev have a reiatinr) tn flu- \. .nf ilnf i.>i\ find li.ii,,l!ii,.f ,.f »?,,. 

 household refrij^erator. 



lu'search to bo sueeessful depends not only on thr intiividiiai 

 problem studied and th(> means emploved for that studv it enllH 

 also for a hrotid outlook, vision, and uiulci-standmj^ in onler to s<'lr<'l 

 th(» problems. The ollice of home economics trieil to shape il« 

 work with this hroader end in view and 1ms endeavored lo ;»et llu« 

 maxinuim of residt oi)tainal)l(' under the eonditi»>ns in which it has 

 worked. It has tried s<» far as in it lies to j;ive the housekeeper the 

 information which she has asked for and to serve also tlu' pnift-s- 

 sional worker. It has also endeavored, as have all hranclie-. of the 

 Department of Aj];riculture, to contril»ute to the extension service of 

 the dej)artment in such ways as it could. But over an<l heyiunl thi:i 

 has been the (h^sire to add to the sum of knowhMl«;e bearing on the 

 home and its problems, in order that the housekeeper may the more 

 easily achievi' a better result. 



That we have been successful in some of our efforts I think is borne 

 out by this simnle illustration. 



The stu(fy of food preparati(»n has not had for its [)urpo-e the 

 preparation of delectal)le dishes, allhouj^h that is somelhin;^ that wo 

 couhl always do and plea.sc a very large |)ublic, but it has had this, 

 to find the principles upon which the preparation of food shojd<l he 

 based, not only that a palatable di.sh nniy result, but also tluit a 

 larger part of the food value may be conserved. 



And we liavc also tried to find some way of making sure that the 

 housekeeper could choose the foods to form a ''well-balanced" diet, 

 as pe()pl(> like to call it. so we could give some advice to the house- 

 keep(>r which would not require detailed information in phvsiologv 

 and chemistry of food and nutrition to enable her to pick the foods 

 to enable her to take care of her family, and not result in ill health. 



Mr. lU'CHAN'.VN'. There is administered under the Department of 

 Labor the maternity bill, that carries on work along the sanu* lines 

 that you have outlined. Is there any duplication of work as between 

 your departments? 



Doctor Langwouthv. There is always friendly relations between 

 this w^ork and that we have carried on, but we do not do anything 

 that is as intimate in the relation to the home as the maternity bill, 



Mr. Brf hanax. Do they take advantage of the information that 

 you are able to give them i 



Doctor Lax(;wokthv. I am sure I am right in saving that thev 

 take advantage of such information as we have published, but before 

 it would reacli the person to be benelited, under the maternity bill the 

 facts wouUl be restated. 



Mr. Buchanan. But what I am trying to get at, I would like to see 

 whether these investigations, or what not, scientihc facts, trutlis, 

 with regard to nutrition as aj)j)lied to the young mother and the child, 

 or young mother, during the prenatal daiys before chihlbirlh, 1 would 



