Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1916 — Ingenious Ration Warmer. [ARTICLE]

Ingenious Ration Warmer.

An ingenious and inexpensive device, which might merit the attention of the British war office, has been invented in Italy for warming 'the soldiers’ rations. This scaldaraneio, or “ration warmer,” as it is called, is composed of old newspapers. These are rolled together as tightly as possible, and the edges gummed, so that they form a compact stick of paper. This is then steeped in paraffin and cut up into segments, one of which is sufficient to heat a soldier’s rations. All over Italy old newspapers are being collected for the scaldaraneio. Thus (caustically remarks a Rome correspondent) the Press, even in these days of the censorship, may be of use —London Mail.