SYNTHETIC SUSTENANCE.

With food prices at their present disheartening level we are inclined to grasp at every ray of hope. So our imaginations begin to work overtime when we read Professor Osterhout's announcement that sugar and fats can now be made from suck simple beginnings as sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.

Think of synthetic steaks at five cents a pound, eggs, fresh from the factory, and milk, its supply unlimited by the number of cows, piped to your room direct from the laboratory. And even if we can't bring ourselves to think of this, we might consent to take our food in pill form until the profiteers cease from profiteering.

We suggest that the Dining Association appoint a committee to investigate the matter, and arrange to open as soon as possible a special restaurant where synthetic foods shall be served. How simple it will be to order one hundred calories or a bowl of protein, everything deliciously flavored and colored in the most approved synthetic way.