Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-16

! 100 pounds, for threa cents pound Two,
thirds of pound made more stew than
9, uld eat There was really enough for two
ni u- But Il en-. you know, how careless
We Americans are in regard TO our table ex-
! penseE, always getting twice aa much As We
I need. l must rot forget 10 say that these
cOaree, C cap porti rs of the aDImal are the
%. II 0 a stew. II very genius i0f " ste
SCI ms to have AIKEN pOssession Oi Ine on that
Jay. ! poured into my stew all at once. slap
i IN, quarter OF cents worth OF Leices-
teIehire sauce, and it to show tiIat it nt v
er ran s, but it pours, closed that z uttor =
nus sceue by devOurIng cent g worth OF
mummy pudding Food for Wednesday, eight
nd ii quarter cents. The gross excess OF
W, dnreJay led to a very moderate Thursday
,reak asr, which consisted OF oatmeal por-
rl6gt aud milk. costing about two aud Il
Haif cents For dinner. cracked wheat and
14k heanE, TWO cents worth OF each, milk, ,
ne cents worth FOOD for Thursday cost
ven and a half cents. Friday breakfast,
-Juthcrn hulled corn and milk. C sting three
-eut-. For dinner, another OF those gOur-
rand surt'its which 50 disgrdced the hIstO
Oh " ein' sdsy. Expenses for the day.
~ an a quarter c:nts. This morning
,urn ! went TO the liable, | SAID to yself,
What's the use OF this economy? And /
10
old siuk all moral refrain and give
lp the r, ins to appetite. ! have no apology
,r De ense for what followed. Saturday
lreakft,t, began with one cents worth 81
,tt meal pOrTidge, with a teaspoOniul OF su-
ar worth a quarter OF cent then follow
~ a cents worth Of cracked wheat, with a
ajl cents worth Of milk, then the break
at e used with two cents worth OF milk,
nd one cents worth Of rye and Indian
bread. FIr dinner ate half of a small lob
Ter. which cot three ceDts, sDd one cent :
worth OF coarse bread, nd one cents worth
.miny salad, and closed with two cent r
worth Of cracked wheat and milk. Cost o
it,'= food, twelve and three-qutrters cents.
20 MI the>e statements only the cost OF tie
internal Is gwen.
CO. for he week tIfiy four and quarter
,uts. Oh COURSE don 1 pretend rhaJ every
t..ty EN- live in this luxurious way. IL Is |
.Jt ever, body who can afford It could !
I've we'd just as well sn far as health and /
trrrgth arr concerned on half the murey /
Belize on thIee days, ate too muc1 alto |
ct or, and euffered from thirst and du!iress /
a. theu may plead Tat | worked very /
ard and really need more food than idlers |
b, tie way, | weigl ed myself al the b gin
.ug oi the week, and found that 1t was JUS /
wp buudr, and Twelve pounds. Since DIM
I'D to-day | Weighei again, and found that |
l alauc-d two hundred and hall pounds al
uuu2h it has heeu week of warm weather,
,ud / have bad unusual demands for ex-rtIon
% vtTious kinds
Bat let me iced family of ten instead OF
boz Ter-on, and will give them the high -
eaith and strength upon q diet which viii
F. 30 Mt much more than two dollars Tor I G
W crsvns for week. Let me transfer ny
ApcT .neut 70 the tar " est, where wheat.
lrn o t. and b. ef are as cheap, ami The
.-- feeding NY family Of ten would be 80
idiculous that dare not mention II, ic~
su laugh Al me And 80 lar IRON my fam
group being one Of ghosts OF skeletons,
sob! engage THAT they snail tie pIumper and
rrpr ger, teiIthier and happier, with cltaFe
sle-, brighter eyes, swee ter bre ia, y hiter
eetr, "a, q, IN addition. that they shall 1--we
.n-er ID 10 your DeIm0ncO dineTs, each .
whom spen g ,nou-h az single dinner t.
cd my lam ly ot ten for q week. And last,
ut not least, they shall enj y their Lealt
iOrc tan your DeImonicO diners.