The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-04-06
The Economics or Life.

lou TELL ne tlht ueDtWnu uthphlH uie
upon. you; that when the clothes, rent,
fuel and lights arc paid for, you have
only six hundred dollars left with which
to feed your family Of eight, and that
II can't be done. / think I have heard
this story thousand times, and that /
have written advice about It a hundred
times. And as the whole subject is very
simple, / must go over the same giound
again.
The largest item in your table ex-
penses is meat. Beef is high. In our
city markets good steak is worth from
thirty TO thlrty-fye cents per pound.
Beef steak for your family would alone
cost, for breakfast and supper, more
than two dollars, and then il you had q
roast or sirloin for dinner, that would
cost nearly rs much more. So II that's
the hight way TO live, you are managing
well to get OH with six hundred dollars
per year.
But do you know that there are only
about sixty pounds Of tho sirloin which
Is used for roast and steaks, in m OK
weighing eight hundred pounds? There
aro other parts OF the animal-good
solid meat-Vhich sell for five cents a
pound. Portions Of the neck, which,
when properly cooked, are the most
substantial and nourishing parts Of the
carcass, and sold for four or Ave cents
a pound. One pound Of thiscut in small
pieces and boiled two hours in three
quarts Of water, in close vessel, with
1--WE cents worth Of potatoes, turnips,
parsnips and carrots, withsalt and pep
per, and some savory herb, would make
a splendid dinner for all Of you. Lay
bits Of toasted bread upon the platter,
and then pour on your stew. That's O
dinner fit for a king.
Everybody likes variety. Well, pur.
chase next day aknuckle Of veal, which
will cost you all told ten cents, and
which your wife will treat in the same
way as the beef, except that she will
leave ont tho carrots and parsnips and
put in bits Of toasted bread or dump
lings.
The next day try q bit OF the fore.
shoulder Of d sheep, which is very
cheap. When mutton chops were sell
ing for twenty cents n pound, / hay,
seen mutton fore e-shouller, Of fair quail
| ty, selling for two cents. II is 0 part
which is olvays very cheap. Out W
into bits, and cooked as above, grant
dinner for the eight members Of you
family can DO got up for quarter Of
dollar.
Any Of these stews may be be mad,
into q baked meatpie by way Of variety
/ have given these by way Of illustra
tion. You needn't have the same din
ner twice month. Fish may be EN-
ployed occasionally, and some excellen
sorts are very cheap.
But these preparations OF meats arl
comparatively expensive. That beauh
full white southern corn, cracked wheat
oatmeal, beans, and other similar food
are very cheap. A breakfast Of oatmea
and white corn, with o little milk, worilI
cost for your whole family not NOR
than ten cents, and 1t would be break
fast on which You could all work hard
Skipping tho dinner which has been al
ready discussed, lot us consider for.
moment the supper. nyou keep q COZ
us every man properly located with
family Of children should-a bowl o
/ bread and milk, or some warmed-ul
bean porridgc, and a cup Of tea, vii
satisfy you. stl
Such food as l have thus limited at
not only very cheap, and would brinI
your table expenses within two hundreI
dollars, but upon II you would oil gal
flesh, have brighter eyes, fine teeth
sweeter breath, and be altogethe
healthier than II you fed yourself upo
the present fried, greasy, compounde
stuffs, with pies, cakes, and puddingt
-TO-Dag.