The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-15
ECONOMICAL HOUSEKEEPING,


That is what kills thousand,
women, the attempt to make.
dollars do the work of seven,"
DR.. Talmage, in one of the :;
vivid portrayals of kitchen trE'
eyer read. 1t was a very mod
statement, and not nearly up
point many housekeepers =
practice. To make one do,
of two, would be nearer tht
Every woman knows
easier it would be to get z
only had plenty of money, -.
send for meats and groc,.
implements as needed to cC p
instead of contriving and
over the task of providing
able victuals for her family
half filled larder, with a
stove, smoky chimney, dull
cracked pans, worn-ou pc
k tiles, and rickety chairs anS =.
that have done service fora g
of a century, but will have {
tinue on, as the family purse is
lean to provide for all the want
women, they have so many. f :,
and foremost the wants of the m
folks must be looked after; hire
men, improved machinery, tobacc
and peanuts, and all, for these ais
necessary expenses; but it seems Ii
waste to put money inside
house-a living comes natural, al
shouldn't cost so much money. Bu
a living is just what does cost
money. The Head of the Sidney
says SO, and he knows, for he 7
been in thriving living busineY !.
a good while. He says: ut ...:.1,
what you wear that keeps your
but it is what you eat up; the
lasting stuff you have to pay 4
hastens to that ravenous bourIe
whence no eatable returrss
keeps a man nose to the grir -
and makes the sweat ooze OF
noble brow-but | like it
ded. The Sidney Head isaG
he likes good living, and =.
ashamed to say it; nor does he
bic when asked to buy somethi
the family; but many an instrey
lecture he has had to listen to,
cause he will buy too much at tin
and distract me almost tryingt
keep it in good order until it car ),
used. 1t is not much better econof
to buy too much than too little, b
it bespeaks more generous heart
Many penny is lost in many fam
lily by not knowing how to make th'
most of things. Every woman, b.
she rich or poor, should study eco
nomical housekeeping. "Waste not
want not" is the maxim to keep il
mind; for though we may hav
abundance and to spare, it would b.
doing a better service to the worlt
to give it away than to throw
away; and thousands with grea
worldly possessions have suddenl,
lost all, and had to come down t.
hard knocks that humble folks ar
constantly practicing, and then
practical idea of business would b
of great Importance.
A knowledge Of housekeeping ex
penditures and methods is bette
boon to a woman than knowledg
of music and fine arts. They honey
moon will soon wane where the hus
band is treated to high toned musi
when he wants a good dinner, ant
has fine painting or drawing ex
hibited for his admiration, when h
most needs a comfortable room ant
chair, with newspaper accompanl
ment. A man expects his "rib'' t
be worth more than all the othe
bones in his body, and is disappoint
ed and cross if she turns out to b
not all his fancy painted her, and a
one poor crest-tallen fellow said
mot all that she paints herself.
Many a piece of meat has bee
spoiled in the roasting, and many
loaf of bried 1lined in the maxim
and baking, and many kettle {
fruit lost by neglect. Il never bak
by the clock, l can always CUES
when my bread and things ar
done" said a good, intentioned VIC
man, but those who ate her 'brea
and things" did not recommen
them; she did not pass for goo
cock. The truth is, guesswor
misses quite as often as it hits, an
no saving woman wishes to run an
risks of wasting or making unpalat
able anything which has been pal
for in hard cash, or that otherwis
might be turned into money Asid
from the loss-stom tchs are nc
made of cast iron, that they will las
the allotted time if filled with an
half-baked i'll compounded food. Th
very best use to be made of sou
slack baked bread is to give it to tn
pigs; for a person eating such, a
everyday fare, will have to pa
more doctor bills than his brea
would cost to buy of somebody VIII
can make and bake good quality
Truly, man cannot live by sue
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