The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-17
CHEAP LIVING FOR A WEEK
A Fuu Grown Man Who Lives on SIN all
Amount.

Fuu Crown Man Who Lives on Small
Amount.
There is one nan at least for whom
the present hard times have no terrors,
for he knows how to live on 81 cents
a week. This up-to.date professor OF
economics is the Rev. Miles Grant, of
Boston, an active, Woodworking evan
gelist, who does not spare himself ln
bis work, aud yet, though keeping
strictly within the limit OF the expen.
diture named, suffers neither physl-
cally nor mentally as result OF his
unique system.
While at the first glance it would
seem impossible that a ful-gro%n,
healthy being could live upon s!c1 q
sum per week, an examination OF the
Rev. Mr.. Grants account of good
things will convirc, one to the con-
trary. Here is his list of art!c: les,
many OF which can be easily varied
and still kept within the fixed limits:
/ poundIrish oatmeal............ 10
quarts -four at sc. quart. ~
Beans, 2-3 quart. rt.............".. 10
Peas, half quart. .....e..-.~s.... Va
Figs, quarter pound. O3s
Dates, half pound. d............... 20
New cheese, half pound. .......... ~
Raw eggs, one dozen. ~
Milk, three quarts, at s cents.... "a
Total. s...ssO1s
Great saving may be made in some
of the articles, as, for instance, when
ne tires of oatmeal porridge the R9V.
Mr. Grant varies it with cakes OF In
dian meal, a ten-pound bag of which
costs but 10 cents, or 3 cents a single
pound. Grapes may be substituted
for figs and prunes for dates without
increasing the total output. For the
unleavened bread all that is necessary
is -four and water.
OF course there is quite trick IN
preparing such simple artic les OF diet
as those on the Boston minister's list
in such way as to make them palata-
bic. This, the reverend gentleman
says, may be easily learned. but, bet
ter still, one can soon become aceus-
toned to unseasoned food.
Take, for instance, the unlesvened
bread which Mr.. Grant makes MS
prir cipal article of diet. 1t is made
by the simplest prcc ess, the flour and
cold water are stirred till the como!ns-
ton is about thick enough, for grldle
cakes. It is then baked in castlron
gem pans. This bread is placed at the
front of all healthful food, on which
the doctor declares he lives we'll at a
cost of ST. cents week.
There are no two things, he say,
which will enable. one to acc omplish
so much work, either mental or phys
cal, as will bread and oatmeal porridge,
made after the same formula as hasty
pudding.
No matter what minor changes he
may make in his bill Of fare, certain
articles are never allowed to pass the
Rev. Mr.. Grants lips. On the pre-.
scribed list there is neither flesh, fish,
fowl, pies, cakes, tea, coffee, sugar,
spices or pepper or salt.
The Rev. Mr.. Grant has made the
question of proper and economical
eating study for years and his rules
Of diet have, therefore, an expert: val
ue. On this subject he says:
''In relation to the 'aealthy quanIlty
of food, I became satisfied that most
people eat too much. When I came
to decide on the quantity that my sys-
TEN needed, I first let my appetite de,
eide; but it soon occurred to my min1
that my appetite had neither reason
nor judgement and therefore was not
competent to direct in the matter. The
late DR.. Dio Lewis, of Boston, gave
ne very valuable rule on this suo-
iect, which was to decide on the q1an-
tity before mouthful is taken. Al:
ter weighing and measuring my toou
and noting the effect on my stornacn
I arrived at the quantity and quality
of food adapted to healthy sJsse m
found that when l folio we'd that mg
stomach made no more complaint
about it's work than did my eyes when
seeing, ears when hearing or heart OF
lungs when breathing. [ nave not
had the sick headache once IN forty
five years.
Concerning the manner of eating
Isoon found that fast eating was
common bad habit of the American
people and one special cause, OF lndl-
| gestien. I had been N the habit OF eat
| Ing a meal in five Or ten minutes. 10
stead OF moistening my food with sa-
Iva I washed it down with tea or cot
fee. Ny rule is not to eat meal IN
less than half an hour, bat | an usu.
ally much longer. All the fooc
should be converted into complete
pulp in the mouth bsfore it enters
| the stomach. I drink nothing when
eating.
''As to the time OF eating. la my
early life ate whenever felt an ap-
petite for food, which might be a doz.
en- times day. I became satisfied
that this habit would lead to the rum
OF health. For thirty-fve years
have eaten but two meals day, ana
nothing between meals. ltaSe oreaA,
fast at S o'clock and dinner aoouto
o'clock. nave no desire tor ioo1 e1-
cept at these hours.
s'As 1 grow older l feel younger.
can preach every evening and three
times Suoday and feel as fresh at the
close OF the day as in the morning.
A Big Il aid on the Southern.
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