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eczema, uric acid conditions, and many blood dis- 

 orders the Germans have been among the very first 

 to recognize and prescribe the virtues of alkaline 

 waters. 



Mineral springs have been transferred in bottles 

 from Germany all over the world, only for the reason 

 that in the treatment of many diseases due to the 

 consumption of too much food of the wrong kind, 

 or not enough food of the right kind, alkaline waters 

 have demonstrated considerable virtue. 



The Germans know that the outer layers of the 

 potato contain alkaline solubles of great value, and 

 that during times of easy prosperity and thoughtless 

 luxury these alkalines are squandered by a system 

 of preparing the raw potato which robs it, through 

 the thick peels removed prior to boiling or frying, 

 of 25 per cent, of its gross weight. 



Germany's war bread immediately increased the 

 supply of available potatoes 25 per cent, by putting 

 an end to the 25 per cent, waste. 



In the United States we produce annually nearly 

 400,000,000 bushels of potatoes. The German sys- 

 tem of utilizing the whole potato, if applied to the 

 United States, would save from the garbage can 

 nearly 100,000,000 bushels of potatoes annually, or 

 one bushel for every man, woman and child in the 

 country. 



Thousands of American citizens are already ac- 

 quainted with the virtues of the baked' potato jacket. 

 When steamed in a double boiler the thin outer skin 

 falls away from the cooked tuber, with none of the 

 best parts of the potato adhering. 



Baking and steaming, as far as potatoes are con- 

 cerned, recommend themselves to war's attention. 



