The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-05

Foolish saving which Il Every ME %
had - Foolish Spending.
There Is quite a. much foolish saw
ing IS foolish spending. but the natur-
ally prudent mind does not at first see
this. The wiscst way to obey Ben
Franklin is not to scare for the pence"
by boarding them. The cheapest is
not always that which costs the least
money. 1t Is poor economy that saves
at the market and pays the doctor.
The books that cost the least are moi
always the most economical 70 buy.
The over-work Of the house-mother.
when the children are young to save
the wage Of servant, and in old age
be able to live only at q ''poor. dying
rate" with always a nurse or physician
in attendance. Is poor way to make
the ..pounds take care Of themselves. :"
10 bend over the children's garments
until sight and health fail, to save the
price OF few pairs Of French kid boots
going to seamstress, Is neither econ
omy. frugality nor common sense The
starving the intellect by putting the
price OF few books where il will
s'draw interest" is poor economy OF
the means given for to-day's use. True
economy is wise spending as well as
a wise saving. Economy II a virtue;
parsimony Is a vice. The one who
practices the first is rich: the one who
practices the latter, though he have
millions. is always poor The one who
practices the first will eat wholesome
food, and wear as comfortable gar
mcnts as he can afford. all the while
| feeling that what he can not have he
will not want. The other will invite
dyspepsia at fifteen-cent lunch coun.
| tiers, look like a walking advertisement
| OF an ssold clos" dealer, constantly
wanting what he will not procure. and
pass his time in continual worry lest
be spent his old age in the poor-house.
| As we 20 over this road but once, we
must get all the comfort out Of life to-
day that we ever expect 10 get for this
day! Our children are never children
but once. aud II theirl ives are made
| hard and barren that we may practice
| for them false economy. saving fol
some future day which they may new
or see, the day will surely come when
we shall wish that we could undo what
| time has taken from our reach.
Real poverty Is to 60 through life
starved for the good things Of this
world. But let US not mistake what
the good" Is. We are not thinking
Of riches, or fame. or beauty, or dress,
when we use the word good" W.
were thinking OF the books almost
within ones reach, and for which The
mind hungers with = kecner sensation
that experienced from physical hun
ger; Of the hunger Tor privileges de-
MED because the toiling and spinning
Of the six days has made the body 8
weary that entire physical rest for thu
Sabbath Il an absolute necessity
Starved for comfortable home a
simply comfortable as one may devils
and all through life sit upon = hars
chair. look upon bare walls, and wall
upon dingy floors; we know Of mel
and women who do this that they ma.
accumulate more land. more stock
that they may tear down and bulk
larger. Economy Is wise saving
economy Is wise spending. Tn
miserly moral provcrb: take car
Of the pence and the pounds will TAX
care Of themselves. may be true, bu
liz is true. also, that there are man
who In trying TO save life only los
Il. Chrisfian Union.