Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHAPTER on ECONOMY.

Several contemporaneous papers, IN
these lard times, have contained some
thing on economy Certainly the sub
ject is very proper one to be considered;
and ace, ourselves being judges, may be
allowed to say that none ougMto be better
qualified to wIi:e upon the subject than
editors and publishers of news papers,
Economy! why i: is the life of those who
sit with the scissors and the pointed quill,
or stand the live long day at the Cease"
SureIy then we must have learned it from
experience. So much then, for our quail
flcatlons to article upon this topic
1t is not a little singular, that at this
time, the money market is very high, it
ranging in the cities Of New York and
Boston from one to one and a half per
cent. month; and yet every thing that
money will buy is costly, almost to an
unprecedented degree. We doubt il ev-
er the time has been known, when money
brought such interest, that other commod-
tiles bore such high prices. When we
speak Of ether commodities We mean eve
rythmg which Is necessary to sustain life,
Observation-Disclosures
The times indeed are really hard, and
many must find it difficult to maintain
their accustomed style of living.
Add to this, the fact that at a time when
apparently it was most needed, the crors
of the farmer, at least many kinds of crops
have been almost cut off by the recent
drought, and severe frOsts-and it becomes
TO US all an interesting question how
shall We economic z"
Perhaps with most of society in large
towns, there is a apprehension as 10
what part of our living costs the dearest.
Almost every body in making their CAL
cul2tons, seem to look entirely at the list
OF c0t66les, as if these were all that would
cost money. We have had some oppor-
tunlty for observation, and we hesitate not
to say, that the mere eat0b'es for family
10 not in to1cn" make up one Of the
largest items Of family expense. Fuel at
present IS large item The bill for
clothing with many, and especially with
those fond Of " keeping up appearances ;:
is the largest item. 7rurclilnS, is often
another heavy item for a family, where
the bump of inha5itivencss is rather def
clent and last, though not least-is the
sum OF those nameless little expenditures,
for nameless little triles, which in the
course Of the year often mount TO a large
sum. We once had the liberty of look
ing over the expense book of a family.
whose whole expenses for the year were
rising $500, and were not a little surpris-
cd to find that the lille things which cost
- IL cents or less, amounted TO about
the same as all the ether expenditures
nothwi hstanding, the groceries were
bought by the quantity.
HO1r shall zee economist?
|. AS to food. Buy the best kind, and
when practicable BY the quantity; and
never cook a new dish till the last has
been entirel Y eaten. Some families waste
more than they eat; and we are pretty
sure that economy in the matter of food,
does not depend 50 much upon the buying
as upon the spending oft. ~ WATER
for drink is the cheapest, and zee think
the best
II. Fuel. Make special efforts to be
informed as TO the best means of warming
your room, 0nd Of retaining all the heat
produced; then procure your Stove or
CRATE, or whatever rlse,-and he content
TO use II without change, till it is worn
out. More money is ofcn spent inch1ng-
IS and alterations, than the fuel itselfcosts.
~ Do not forget in cold days, to Keep
The doors shut
III. Clothing. Dress deceut}y; nav,
WeII-bnt neverdrcss @audiIv. And whca
! you have once go: a suit Of clothes, wear
them OUT, even though the fashion should
| ch0nge two or three times during the Pc
rio Fashion! what word along side
OF Economy Fashion,! Ecoaomy!-
look at them and do not forget that one
is death to the other. a GOOD sur;out, or
clever shawl is just as warm a thing,
whether the one be blue or brown; or the
other be white, red or "S:cotch plaid. -
1t will make but little difference so years
! hence to any Ct US, how our coats were
cut or our dresses made in \. d. 1896.
". Travelling Walk to church.
and 10 your place of business, then YOU
may sell your horse for want of en-
PIoy." 1t is better to pay the Shoemaker
than the Blacksmith. Tie rich and the
easy may ride but those that would econ
omIze must attend TO their business, which
generally lies ~ AT HOME. -EE
'. Small matters. Have purse suc-
fcientIy tight to hold four-pennv bits, with
strings on it; and do not forget that six !
teen oltheSe pieces make a dollar. There !
lore take care of them. Let it b. under |
stood that YOU do not often descend 10
small things and your "small mat
tiers will be small indeed.
Thus endeth our chapter upon Ecopo-
my !-Esse1 North Register.
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