Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-21
), WEDNESDAY,, JULY 21, 1875.


Some housekeepers reject small savings
as too insignificant 20 be useful. One reiec-
tion might, perhaps sometimes do, but
where il is repeated half the year, the waste
is worth calculating. For instance, where
pies are made Of rhubarb, green currants,
gooseberries, or sour apples, the acid can be
extracted by allowing them to stand in boil
ing water. This set away in Jug or other
stone vessel will make good vinegar, and
weekly replenishcd will supply a small fam
lily, besides the saving in sweetenng. Then
again many burn useless rags because they
bring only two cents per pound. That is
very little, TO be sure, less than years ago,
when the price of stationery was rs cheap
a. now, but ia the course Of year, in a
family, this item alone will amount TO three
or four dollars, and requires no more time
or strength than opening a stove and allow
ing them 20 consume Some people enjoy
or otherwise, the reputation Of vanity and
extrayagance. because they dress so WELL
when, in fact, less is expended in this direc-
tion than by the accuscr. They have the dis
position 10 save, and the tact and taste 10
make the best Of everything, and the result
is they always look stylish and well dressed
Then care, by brushing hanging or folding,
keeps them looking fresh and tidy. / could
not help noticing recently another saving.
\ lady was basting strips upon dress, ma
terial that would have required spool Of
cotton. Instead Of getting the whole ready,
and then stitching, She basted one strip at a
time, using the thread with which the first
vas bastrtl thereby saving little. Soap
may be saved by having leach tub, where
ye can be drawn of as needed. Ii answers
better for boiling than soap. Then again,
how much time aud how many steps about
housework could be saved by a little calcu-
lation aud forethought. | once watched a
model housekeeper clear the dishes from
the table She first removed the knives and
forks, washed wiped dry, and put in the
Snife-box. Doing ii thus quickly saved
securing. When She came in with them
she took the cups, sauccrs and plates. washed
theIl, and il at the evening meal, turned
one corner Of the cloth aside. let them set
TIL all were clean, then spread the table for
breakfast-and SO on throughout the whole
routine Of houscwork. She found time Tor
fancy work, reading. visiting and writing.
People called her very smart aud energetic.
The latter she was not; but method and
planning had become fixed habit with her.
and her work was performed with less fa-
tigue and labor than in most households. In
her house was a box with two apartments,
one for tacks, one for nails, and over both
lay the hammers near by was the glue-cup I;
next, the salve-hox, with cotton and strings.
or court.plaster. Then there stood the shirt
button box pant-button box, coat-button
box, alongside the hook and eyes-all neatly
labelled, and saving the time Of hunting
over a quart Of buttons to find one. Every
spring all the undershirts, drawers and skirts
were mended before being packed away,
and in the fall the same was done by the
summer clothing. How much can be done by
such planning aud saving Maine Farmer