Research for Better Living Pt. 1 of 2

1948 - Home Economics Testing, USA, Pt. 1 of 2 A Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Service film on research work performed by the U.S.D.A. in the fields of food and nutrition, textiles and clothing, housing and household equipment, and family economics. 09:34:01 Chief of the Bureau Hazel Spively speaks from her desk explains the work of the bureau. Exterior Research center - interiors women working in laboratory carrying out experiments on fruit preserved in jars - some injected w/ bacteria. 09:35:25 Cooking experiment - braising meat w/ & without water. Woman holding cooked turkey leg. Testing different potatoes. Line of people eating frozen strawberries to test for flavor etc. Lab experiment to discover the tenderness of a berry. In a school kitchen-like laboratory - large amounts of carrots prepared for creamed carrots. Children testing food - eating at table, drinking from school milk bottles. 09:37:48 Laboratory test for nutritive value of foods using lab animals - chick weighed on scales - rat fed w/ tube. Lab cultures of micro-organisms. Chemistry experiments - vitamins. 09:39:13 Textile & clothing research. Elasticity of wool - knitted fabrics. Material stretched. Elderly lady checking seams of finished dress. Lab experiments to find out best ways of sewing for greatest durability. Buttonholes tested by machine. Pocket testing. Design of house-dresses & aprons for the housewife. Pattern cut. Woman hand sewing garment. Woman models dress designed for ease of movement. Machine for soiling lengths of material for testing detergent. Washing machines tested with soiled material - washed laundry tested w/ reflected light. Continued.... Post-WWII; Post-WW2; Post-War; 1948; Home Economics; USDA; Government Testing; Canning; Health; Safety; Color; NOTE: Any continuous 9 minutes of film sold at per reel rate.