Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1915 — GOOD FOR NATION’S HEALTH [ARTICLE]

GOOD FOR NATION’S HEALTH

Beneficial Results From Early Entry of Spring Vegetables Into the Markets of the Country. One of the marvels of modern life is the yearly date when spring fruits and vegetables appear in the markets. Some years ago they almost always went north in a wilted condition. With modern facilities these products of southern latitudes appear in northern towns in marvelously fresh condition. For the great majority of people pre. maturely early food products are an impossible luxury. But the growing wealth of the county is signified by the number of people who today feel that they can afford to buy these early garden products. For people of means it is a healthful way of spending money, which otherwise might go Into highly seasoned cooking and stimulants. .i Also the cost of these early products has not increased as much as one would expect. They are raised in so much larger quantities that compettpion keeps prices somewhere within reason. Regular markets hhve been established and transportation costs are greatly reduced through volume of traffic.-r-South Bend News-Times.