The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-02-08
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A mother who was particularly
successful in keeping her children
at home of evenings, SO much so
that it was with difficulty. they could
be induced to accept an invitation
to spend an evening away from
home, was asked if she had any par
ticular secret fer doing so. She re-
piled that she could think of none,
except that she kept her sitting
room and parlors very light. "We
always have all the light we want;
we put the gas on, full blaze, in both
back and front parlors; then we keep
the house comfortably warm all
ove-, and this is the only secret, if
it is secret" To this it was OBJ
jected that it would be very expen-
sive. She replied, ''Oh well, we will
economic in something else, if
necessary, but cheerful light at
evening we will have"
Her remark was very suggestive,
not only of the great difference in
the cheerfulness of well lighted
house and the gloom of one when
the light is poor and stinted, but
of the choice there is in matters of
economy. In these times nearly
| every one has to study economy in
some directions, but in family life
it ought to be directed to anything
rather than the curtailing of family
comforts or of the quality and
quantity of children's food. Better
wear the plainest clothes, better
have no extra suit, better put up
with old and patched furniture than
to deprive any one of real comfort,
especially the children, Warmth
and light are the most essential OF
these. Warmth and light are the
attractions used by the saloons and
other places of like sort to draw ouI
children from us. We must coun.
teract these by providing better Of
the same kind. We cannot afford
to economist too much in these.
| So in regard to children's food
and clothes. There are two arti
cles of food of which children are
very fond, and which are nutritious
and wholesome, which are otter
economical in unwisely. These are
| milk and sugar. Better to do with
out desserts ali the time and let the
children have their milk to drink
and plenty of sugar on their oatmea,
and stewed apples. Better dimes
worth of good, pure candy occasion
Tally, than the costly and too otter
. indigestible mince pie. In clothing
also the same discrimination should
be observed. Plenty of good, warn
Undertaking, good stockings anC
stout, weel-fitting shoes. will make
I presentable the plainest dress. /
| economy must be studied in chill
dren's clothes, let it be in trim
mings and ruffles, and not in. those
things which give warmth and com
fort.
To practice economy successfully
requires a great deal of study anC
experience. 1t is generally not &
very encouraging or pleasant thing
to do, and yet there are those who
have become enthusiastic in it. i
has seemed to have almost the fasci
nation of game to some to see how
! little they could live on and live
comfortably. If one has to do it, il
is infinitely better to do it in
such a spirit than complainingly
and fretfully. And, as to accom-
plish something is always salts
faction, there may be certain
satisfaction in the study and ex
perimenting that leads to a knowl
edge of how to economic in the
best way and places, how. to live
well, and at the same time live
chesply.