The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-08-25
A Virtue Needed in America:

A Virtue Needed IN America.
e Americans are the most wastefuI an,
avagant people in the world. We vast
BULLY IN food, in clothing, and in extras
waste on every secular day of the week
waste double amount on SUNDAYS
waste shamefully, women shockinolv
and girls, too, are permitted to vast
PLY. Wastefulness is one of our wore
Onal vices; for if economy be . virtue
extravaganza must be a vice. III,
lish don't waste half as much as we do
rench not quarter; and the German.
lie IN Germany don't waste at all
undreds Of leading hotels here and
nghout the country prepare daily from
ply TO htty different dishes for dinner,
'out OF these from half to two-thirds
regularly wasted. Thus not only is
wasted. but also labor at the same time.
Fdinary families unwholesome meals of
a dczen dishes are gotten up, where a
meal woulda once be more economical
Wholesome. We gorge ourselves with
numbers of articles, which are neither
cious nor delicious, but simply costly
buy fcar hats year, where one ourbt
s them four years. They throw away
and pants when they are but little the
e Tor wear; and instead of having their
mended and thcr stockings darned.
purchase new ones, and fling away the
women wear very expensive articles
- without wearing them out and, we
aeard, are inclined to spend and waste
y and material without stint.
c present is 4 most excellent time for
hole people 10 begin TO learn and prac
he virtue of economy. If those men
re striking for higher wages because
high price of living, would, instead Of
waste less in their homes their clo,h;nr
leIr "sundries," it would be much bet-
themselves and for the country. If
would live less cxtravagantly. and
less they could sell more cheaplv.-I
men would squanler less on their ia
Their tailorS, their wine merchants.
fast horses, big houses and ..f&ncy fix
they would seta better example, woul
4 enjoy life. enjoy better health. and
able to help their country. If the |
would pay some attention 10 this |
and we refer not merely to the
y classes, but TO the common walks ofI
hey would be thrice blessed them
and would confer blessings on the
sex.
ag the mercantile, mechanic, agricul-
ld working classes OF Germany the
1rmont viii not only be worn for one
'r one year, bat for half lifetime or
nd yet they Viii be 10 less comfor-
ad than our p-ople. who wear out a
suits Of expensive clothes during
cf eXistance. In Dachau, the untcr-
the women viii often be handed
I'D worn for three generations-w which /,
that might protitably be pondercd
aUghterS of America. They are no
Domcal in articles Of food on the
n continent 4 witty Frenchmen
question why pork Is always so
Paris, and himself answers the In
saying 1t Is because they can't raise
France, for The people themselves J
all The garbage. There is hardly
ruth in this 10 point the Joke; for the !
hat the nice and economical habits
rench. in matters Of diet, prevents
accumulation of refuse which are
ONE other countries.
1bits ofwastc astonish all foreigners
te enough in this country, of food L
hing, IN one year, 10 sustain the
Ppuiation for five. The times are '
ne currency is deranged. We
what lies IN the future. The o
untry should begin to earn habits
hy. And it Is virtue, which, if it o
cconie national, should at once be
be practiccd by iadividuals.-NY o.