Business; A Magazine for Office, Store and Factory Volume 32 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...and "food 'ruits," according as they are valued for heir flavor or as a food, says the Chief f the Office of Nutrition Investigations. Those that are 80 per cent or more water fall under the first classification (apples, )lI'$, peaches, and most of our common 'ruits), while those containing less fall mder the latter (bananas. grapes, and igs). The food value of a pound of dried 'ruit is, of course, much greater than that ll 21 pound of fresh fruit. A pound of the atter will yield an average of about 6 mnces dried, but the amount of water H the original fruit is no guide to the "ood value of the dried product. To determine which of two fruits is nore economical, not only must the cost )er pound be known, but the amount of )0dily fuel that makes for energy and )l'Otlfl (muscle-building material) a )Ot1I1d of each would supply. One must l.lS0 consider what expense is required to Jrepare each for the table. Grapes comnonly cost less a pound than raisins, but lgivcn sum spent for grapes will buy a mailer amount of, nutritive material, =ince the proportiori 'of water is much higher than in the raisins. OST record keeping work IS adulterated with lost motion. This new "Y and E" Sectional Card ' Record Desk saves all the time spent between card cabinets and desk, opening and closing drawers, referring to records or carrying card drawers back and forth. It turns wasted time into solid work. One bi concern in Philadelphia having one million card records a ded 33 per cent efliciency, putting in 24 of these double "Y and E" desks, reducing expense in the same ratio. The saving quickly pays for the change Made for 5x3, 6x4 or 8x5 inch card records, or any combination of these. Big saving in floor...