Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1915 — POVERTY IN ENGLAND. [ARTICLE]

POVERTY IN ENGLAND.

So Great In 1796 That the Privy Council Took Notice of It. The scarcity of flour drove the English privy council to some remarkable sumptuary recommends-, tlons in 1795. All families were begged to give up puddings and pies, and the privy councilors announced that they proposed to set an example by confining themselves to fish, meat, vegetables and household bread, partly made of rye. One-quarter loaf a week was recommended as the maximum allowance per head, and the loaf should be put on the table for each to help himself, so that there might be no waste. Rich people were urged to do without soups and gravies, to take only the prime cuts and leave the rest for the poor. The poor should be taught how to make soup and rice pudding, rice being a new food which until then had been little used. •