One of the subdivisions of Domestic Science receiving particular
attention on Mars is the PREPARATION OF FOODS. With an
atmospheric pressure of only eight pounds to the square inch,
water boils at 175 degrees on our planet. This temperature is
inadequate for cooking foods properly, especially the coarser
varieties. But recourse is had to the cooking of food in vacuum
or under pressure, as the exigencies of the occasion demand.

Electrical energy is used most generally for producing heat, and
the variety of foods, both animal and vegetal, are as extensive
as on your planet, for the flora and fauna of Mars differs little
from yours.

Martians are not excessive eaters, as their bodies do not require
the gross foods so characteristic of your Earth. There are two
reasons for this. In the first place the difference in the
gravitational pull on Mars being thirty-eight one-hundredths to
that of your Earth, obviates the necessity of supplying as much
fuel to the human body as your physical make-up demands. In the
second place the Martians partake of food to keep the body alive,
and not for the vulgar pleasure afforded by the consumption of
victuals. We eat to live: whereas most of your Earth tenants
live to eat.

Although each individual has his particular place in the universe
where he will excel in some kind of activity, there being no two
persons in all Creation exactly alike, the student on Mars is
given an opportunity to obtain a broad and comprehensive
knowledge relating to all subjects, both material and spiritual.