The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-28
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There Is something very attractive to
most minds IN the Idea Of 0 grand
League OF combination. Il "a thought
that public evils may be abated, and
public good promoted by the organlzl-
ton OF societies, and Ihe adoption Of
pledges. But whatever may be done In
this way will still leave much which
can beat be accomplished BY men as
units, each acting a. committee Of
one. 'wotlu' resolutions as the ven.
cradle Weller, ST., ex pressed Il, some.
times serve q very good purpose. But
even resolutions are not impossible Of
evasion, or direct infringement by the
very parties who most distinctly pledge
themselves. Even In the historic DAYS
Of rs, a. current tradition informs us,
there were American women who
would secretly drink tea, though pub.
licly pledged 70 avoid the unpAlriosic
beverage. -
There are various social Inconye-
nlences which demand abatement, and
on which resolutions And that sort OF
machinery cannot well be brought TO
bear. Take for Instance the high prices
o. butcher's meat and OF coal, and the
difficulty Of obtaining suitable persons
fot domestic service Of q reasonable
price, and with some notion OF permA.
nence. Let each housekeeper appoint
herself Q committee oIope. Providence
In bounty has suggested this year q
remedy for the HrHG difficulty. YeRs.
tables and fruit were never more
abundant than they are this season,
and, az natural consequence, the
general state Of the public health Il
sRtlsfaetory. There Is q habit In our
American housekeeping Of war with
sound views Of diet. Il Il 10 regard
animal food % the great staple OF
every meal. Vegetables are taken
merely as condlmsnl; and, as 10 frnIt,
1t Ii not thought Of a. q means OF sup
porting life, or Of appeaBing hunger,
II 70 eaten after 4 full meal, or In the
evening, when more than enough food
has been taken during the day for all
reasonable needA. II L. packed into the
stomach IS an extra, when Il should
properly be counted into the gastric
cargo q: Q proper part Of the regular
freight. Now, let fruit and vegetables
take thett proper place, and you lessen
your butchers bill. We eat TOO much
animal food; more than any other na.
ton under the Aun. And yet he who
should claim that our national ply.
btqus Is better than that OF others
would go against evidence. Let each
housekeeper, in committee OF one,' d..
mtnish the supply OF meat, and persu-
ade the members OF her family, or force
them, to become less gross feeders; and
whether otheyB followed her example
or not, her own purse would be relieved.
Though solitary and Alone' she carried
the reform, the effect would be pefcep
tible in her own household. In the Rr-
ttcle OF fuel there is also great room for
retrenchmsnt. Our houses are entirely
TOO much like ovens. And onr heat.
Ing apparatus seem TO be devised, In too
many houses merely 70 consume coal.
30 in our arrangements for domestic
service. Mechanical ingenuity has de.
yised countless appliances 10 render
domestic labor easy and pleasant. In
families where there are several daugh.
ters or sisters, each should have the 81.
perVision at least Of some particular
department..
II those who have the means which
enable them to enjoy all the comforts OF
waste, and all the luxury Of service,
would consult economy, they would
ind great relief In such self.denIal,
The poor are Obliged 70 be frugal from
necessity. It the rich would consult
prudence hom principle, they would
relieve the pressure on the leading
neceaSaries Of LIE, and actually, be do
ing more charitable thing than giving
away money. Waste and careIessneSs
do much more than scarcity In raising
prices. The food thrown away In our
large cities, from the bad system Of
cookery which prevails, and the mat
tentlon TO economy, would almost sup
port smother population. Let house.
keepers take an honest pride In their
kitchens and pantTies, and each one
would hnd her own account In II; and
thrifty habits In families would newt
ably cheaper the markets. But even Il
the latter result were not reached, good
housekeepers would find their own re-.
ward.-PhtEGdetphia Ledger.