The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-19
How Money is Wasted.

Much has been said in the newspapers
about our farmers buying what they eat and
wear from distant market. 1t is claimed
that by sending money out OF the country
for corn, meat and provisions generally, the
expense of living is increased and times are
made harder. There CAD be no doubt OF
the fact
This, however, is not the only way in
which money is wasted. Our section is an
inviting field for travelling agents Of every
description. They find it profitable to make
an occasional trip through this section.
Glib of tongue they have no difficulty ID
persuading our people to buy lot OF rub
bish for which they have TO earthly use
The man who sells maps makes the largest
and easiest gains. In few moments he
persuades the countryman that map IS
one thing be needs above all others. The
map will be great education for him and
his family. He will read about Aston or
Branch7ile, and it is highly imp ortant that
he should know the exact Ion gitude and lat
itude of such noted points. All he has to
do is tc consult the map and he can point
out to his children precisely where these
places are located. Thus he will educate
them at home. Impressed with the neces-
sity of having such reference, the victim
pays his money and gets the map. He rarely
consults it more than once year for he has
no need to do So The map hangs on the
wall till it becomes worn and solled. 1t
should be daily reminder of how the own
er has thrown away his money.
It is not SO, however, tor the first agent for
patent churn -desher who comes along finds
no difficulty in disposing OF his wares to
the victim.
The man with recipe to make soap for
nothing takes him in next, and he is ready
to buy from the patent medicine vender a
remarkable remedy every time he visits
town.
Cotton planters, guano distributors, horse
collars, plow stocks and new kinds Of cotton
seed take away more money, and still the
condition of the country is not improved.
Perhaps the biggest sell that ever took
money from our section is the fruit drler
which number Of our men bought few
years ago. They tried to sell it without ad-
vertising, contenting themselves with the
distribution Of hand bills. It is unneces-
sary to state that the machines are still on
hand. As we have q good fruit year only
once in five years it strikes us as passing
strange how q man OF any judgment could
ever have been induced to put his money
in any such visionary enterprise.
Another astonishing thing is why any one
should buy subscription book at an enor-
nous price and put it in his bookcase with
out reading page of it. There would be
ten times MS much sense in spending the
money for good newspaper or magazine.
Another waste of money is to pay man
for the silver plating job. If you have cheap
ware there is no sense in spending money
to have it plated when you can buy new
supply for less money.
Words fail US when we strike the feather
renoyating business A feather bed can be
cleaned by beating the feathers with few
switches and exposing them to the sun for
awhile as by the machine used by the tray-
cling gangs that are securing the country.
1t will be done hetter, for the oil will not be
extracted, and the feart.ers will retain their
life.
II is difficult to estimate the amount OF
money wasted every year by our people IN
such purchases. Has any one ever got the
worth of his money by any such investment!
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