The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-30
A VIRTUE NEEDED IN AMERICA.

From ne 7trses.
We Americans are the most wasteful and ex-
trayagant people in the world We waste fear.
fully in food IN cothiug, and in extras. We
waste on every secular dag of the week. and
waste double amount on SUNDAYS. Man yy,ste
shameful'y, women shockioply; boys and girls.
too, are permitted 70 waste wofully WasteruI
ness is one Of our worst nation Al vices, for II
economy nc N'tue, hen eX rivtgance must he
vico Tie English mt waste half AS much az
We dos the French not duarter; and the Ger
hsNs while In Germany don't waste at all.
h1bdrcds Oi leading hotels here and through
Out lht country prepare daily from twenty 70 fifty
different dishes for dinner, and nut of these from
half 10 two thirds are regularly wasted Thus
not only Is food wa. ted, but also lab at the
same time. In ordinary families, ungholesOme
ne Is 'f half dOz dishes are gotten no
were plain meal would a. once ne more eco
nomical and wholesome. We gorge ourselves
With great uumrcrs of articles which are neither
nuiliious nor delicious, but simpy costly.
Men buy tour has Year, wnere one ought to
last them four years. Tney throw ayay c Iars
and pants when they are hut ii tie the worse for
wear; aud, instead OF ying th slr shirts men1ed
and Their stocking, darnea, they purchase new
ones, and Hing awav the old. Women wear very
expensive ARTICLES of dress with ut wearing them
out; and, We have heard, are inclined to sosnd
and waste money aud Material wi hDut stint.
The present is most excellent time for tho
whole people TO begin 10 learn aud practice the
ing for higher wages because OF the hiyh price of
living, would, instead of this waste less in their
homes, their clothing an their "suntres il
would be much better for themselves aud for the
country. IL dealers would live less ex ,raya-
gahtly, aud waste less, they could sell more
cheaply.
II rich men would sqnan Ter less on their
tables, their thOrs, their wine merchants, their
iast horses, big houses, and "ftuCy ixlugs, they
would set q be ter example would better eninv
life, enjoy better he lth, and be m re able To
help their country. II the tair sex wluld nav
some attention tn this mat Grand we refer not
merely 10 the wealthy classes, but to those in the
common walks of lite--they would be thrice
blessed themsev :, ana would confer blessings
on the bearded sex.
Among the mercantile mechanic, agricultural,
and WorBiDR classes of Germany the same gar
meni will not only he worn fOr one .eas ~ or one
year, but for hrlf lifetime or more; anil vet
they will be no less comfortably clad than 0ur
people, who Vesr ou' hundred suits of expen-
sive clio hes curing their brief existence In
Dachau, the mteryOrk at the women will often ne
handed down aud worn fr three g.ner ,ttops
which is act that might proftsbly be pondered
by the Daughters of Ameica.
They are no lees economical in articles of food
on the Europein cOntinenr. witty French man
asks the puesuon why pork is always SO
dear In Paris and himself answers the in
quiry by saying II Is because they can't raise
swine IN France, Tor he people themselves con-
sume all The garbage There is hardly enough trnth
In thiS 10 point the joke; TOR tue fact is that The
nice and economical habits Of the French in at
HIS OF ulet, prevent The vast &c umuariOns of
refuse that are seen in some 9TH r c hIntries
Our habits Of vase astOnish all foreigners
we waste enough in this country, of food and
ciothinR, IN one year, TO susta n the whole poou-
latlon for five Tne times are hard. Tue cur
rency IS deranRed. We know not what lies in
the future. Tne whole couutrr should berin 70
learn habits of economy. Aud il Is A virtue
which, If II is ever 10 o. come national should M
once DC begun 10 be pr ctised by individuals.