The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-16
Thf 9ailg Bnllstin,
MONDAY, FEB is, 1885.
PRACTICE ECONOMY.

talk about hard times. Planters and
business people complain of the
same thing. And it is a fact, the
times are hard. Not absolutely so,
but in comparison with the past.
But il there he consolation in the
knowledge that we are not alone in
adversely, we can take comfort from
the assurance that the world at large
is now undergoing a general depres-
sion. We certainly should feel
grateful that our condition is not so
bad, by long chalk, as that of
many other countries. Besides, we
should not forget that for several
years past we have browsed on
clover, and if season of scarcity
has now overtaken us 1t was preceded
by one of plenty.
We cannot deny that the time of
plenty produced the same effect here
as the same cause usually produces
in other countries-extravagance.
Yes, it is fact, we became extra
neutrality-suspicious. wasteful. What
came easy want easy. That is not
all: many of us, with big hopes
which do not now appear probable
OF realization, hypothecated the
future. We were bound to have
high-priced lands, splendid houses,
prancing horses, spangling equipage,
and a half dozen servants; and we
paid very high for our WHISTLE
too high, much too high. We did
not think so at the time, but we
know it now. We have just found
it out. The culture" has come up
on us, and we are at our Wits ends
to keep pace with the demands of
our creditors.
Well, what are we to do? The
papers say, practise economy. Easy
to say, but not so easy to do. When
extravaganza becomes so .ingrained
into every day life as to become a
part of our nature it is hard to over
come. And yet this seems about
the only sensible and proper thing
to do. After all, the practice of
economy requires less exertion than
raising the wind to meet the de-
mands of extravaganza. Then, to
be effectual, economy must embrace
the little matters along with the
great. Those among us who have
big houses must keep them, / sup
pose; that is, if they can. mean,
there is no economy in cutting off
piece to reduce the size. But the
expense of maintaining that snowy
turnout might be dispensed with
without injury to your health and
with manifest benefit to your pocket.
Then, don't you think a little cur
failing in the matter Of carriage hire
might be effected? If, instead of
handing over twenty-five cents to
the hack driver when you have a
block or two to go, you relied upon
your natural locomotive appendages
for the performance of the service,
you might not only retain the twenty
five cents in your own possession,
but at the same time effect a re-
duction in the doctor bill. This
would be double economy, at one
stroke. How about the nobblers
and cocktails? This is terrible
cause of waste. Only a few days
ago l heard an employer of labor
from the country grumbling about
high wages, after which he went
into a saloon and dissipated in
'kn0ck-me-d0Wn' as much as would
support q dozen workmen a whole
week. His pals thought him fine
jovial fellow; 1 reckoned him a
mean, miserable crawler. Can't We
cut down little, too, on the "frag.
rant weed?" Just think how much
precious coin disappears In smoke
every week! Cigars are cheap, but
tobacco is cheaper, and considerabl,
saving can be made by burning Aral
and substituting "Dandy" for Ma
nilas and Havanas, until times picl
up bit.
l don't wish people to get the ide
from the foregoing that we men folk
have a monoDOly of eXtrayapance