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solids instead of water, should force the Federal 

 Government to foster and encourage the use of dehy- 

 drated vegetables and fruits. 



For large forces of men engaged in military oper- 

 ations far from a base of supply as well as for naval 

 use the dehydrating methods of preserving food- 

 stuffs are indispensable. 



Because of their low moisture content dehydrated 

 foods, which are not subject to attacks by molds or 

 bacteria, will keep indefinitely. 



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Experiments conducted by the Department of 

 Agriculture at Washington have shown that there is 

 a loss of 25 per cent, in the peeling and preparation 

 of the potato alone, another loss of 15 per cent, by 

 rotting before the supply is consumed, so that only 

 60 per cent, of the fresh potatoes purchased ever 

 reaches the table for consumption. 



In the dehydrated potato there is no loss from 

 any source and the handling, transportation and 

 storage of 80 per cent, of the water content in the 

 fresh potato is avoided. , 



So perfect is the flavor of the finished product 

 that the largest manufacturer of pure fruit flavors 

 in the United States uses the dehydrated raspberry 

 in capturing its delicate and elusive fragrance for 

 his product. 



These facts, the profit of the farm, the conserva- 

 tion of enormous quantities of foods now going to 

 waste, the easy handling, storage and shipping of 

 foods needed all over the world, the preparation of 

 concentrated rations indispensable to a large army 



