Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-11


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Just at this time, when the greater number
Of our population are exercised as 10 how
hey will be able TO secure the Necessaries Of
Life, Economy is more than Wealth. 1t hus-
bands the slender means on which Life de-
pends, and confers blessings which Wealth |
alone never imparts. How important, then,
is Economy when it is considered not as
base Of Wealth, but of Life
We desire to impress the Importance Of
Eeonomy-Economy in the strictest meaning
Of the term--upon all who favor this Depart
ment of the paper with perusal The army
officers seem to realize the question better
than civilians usually do; when they are dis
tant from their base Of supplies, and commu-
nicaton is cut of, they put their soldiers on
half fare, or less, if necessary and by that
means they are enabled to keep want at arms
length, and endure until succor reaches them
If the army should, under the circumstances
we have stated, recklessly waste their provis-
ions, they would have to knock under to the
rebels, or perish.
Let it be understood that we are in the
condition Of an army corps, far removed from
our base of supplies, with communication cut
off until spring. Let us realize that unless
we use our means sparingly many of us will
suffer for the necessaries Of life before the
genial spring, with its first nstalment of sup
plies, will come to our relief When we come
to accept the dsagreeable fact that we are on
Half Rations, as it were, we will be able the
better to practice the rigid economy SO neces-
sary to our existence in these times of great
peril and want 81 r.H
We have already extended this article to
greater length than we intended, but there is
Practical Point or Two for the practice Of
EcoAomy to which we feel it our duty to al
lude:
A large number Of gentlemen, of moderate
income, have the habit of Smoking, Chewing,
and drinking glass of Ale occasionally.
They do not seem to reflect what they expend
in these habits, and they must not be offend
ed If we remind them of the approximate
sum they waste. Jones (not the Jones you
know smokes three fine cigars per day, and
an extra in the evening. He takes glass of
ale with each cigar and these little luxuries,
paid for when obtained in sums that one don't
feel, amounts to the snug pile OF $3.50 per
week. Then Jones chews and he expends
35 cents per week for "fne cut" Thus are
1915 expended per week for ''extras =
$l2,6O per month $l5l,2O per year There
is sum sufficient to pay the rent Of good
house, and pay his winters wood and coal
worse than wasted And then these are not
all the items Of useless expenditure Jones in
dulges he occasionally plays little game
Of Eucher, just to pass the time" and al
though he is generally very lucky" he some
times "gets stuck for dollar or So He has
yet other hsbits-which we will not mention.
Altogether they are expensive, and when
Jones estimAble family reads these items--
lin borrowed paper, for Jones wont take
the secesh concern, although he waits for it
at Smiths, and reads it before John s. can
get hand on't)-they will be able to see
why the Head of the House is unable to pro-
vide what is needed at home, and why they
are always in debt
We have too many Jones among u.s. They
should learn to economist. They should use
less tobacco, ale, etc, play less Euchre, and
divide their earnings more fairly with their