The times., 1898-05-22
HOW TO LIVE ON So A WEEK
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Recently an article appeared In a daily
paper about a family of six named Nor
ris, in Chicago. who lived on IS per week.
The family. so the article stated. had
hunted, hungry look. owing to the lack of
sufficient nourishmert.
Mrs. Morris said she did not know how
she could get clothing for her family
during the cold winter months, for she
would not accept charity.
If Mrs. Morris would pause and con-
slider how and where she could cut down
expenses she would not be.in such q de-
piorable condition.
The first item of expense to be reduced
is the rent
We cannot expect to live in a palace
and be feasted on the fat of the land on
a small salary. any more than we can live
in a four-room cottage and pay 50 a month
on salary of s. per week.
Therefore Mrs. Morris should look about
and find a cottage of about two rooms.
or two rooms with some respectable priv
ate family for about 81 per month.
Mrs. Norris having selected, say, two
rooms. she could arrange them very COM
fortably and nicely for her family The
two elder children could have their bed
in the back room where the kitchen stove
is.
OF course ii is Objectionable to have a
bed in the kitchen, but it is better and
healthier in this way than to have SO
many sleeping in the same room
If the rooms are well aired every day
and kept neat and clean. there can be
no cause for complaint.
In the matter of food. most people
imagine they must eat plenty of meat to
be healthy and strong.
This Is a mistake. They should drink
more good milk. eat more sugar and less
meat.
Out of the weeks salary Mrs. Morris
should lay aside 81 for rent
A twelve-pound bag of the best flour
can be purchased for 40 cents. This VIII
and biscuit for Sunday.
Three cakes Of compressed yeast can
be purchased for cents. One cake will
make two nice large loaves in Winter.
One quart of lukewarn water. in which
is dissolved the yeast, one-quarter cup
(or more if desired) of sugar a lump of
| lard the size of an egg and a tablespoon
of salt viii mix flour enough. for two
| large. long loaves.
One loaf is sufficient for breakfast for a
| family of six.
| One pound of butter. % cents. must last
/ one week for breakfast, with. oatmeal.
| milk and coffee.
| The oatmeal can be eaten with sugar
| and milk if desired.
| Two meals and light lunch at night
/ are enough for any family.
For dinner, corn bread and vegetables
| can be eaten. For instance cabbage. ba-
con. potatoes, ~Onions and corn bread
Monday. Soup. beans. bacon and corn
| bread Tuesday. Turnips. potatoes,
| and corn bread Wednesday. Vegetable
| soup and bread Thursday. Lima beans
| seasoned with butter, hominy and bread
| Friday. Meat stew. potatoes and dump
! Hngs and bread Saturday. Chicken or
roast. sweet potatoes, rice mock cauli-
flower and Irish potatoes. cake and pie
| Sunday.
! We viii now make out the bill and see
| If II Is not less. and with better food,
| than when Mrs Morris paid 50 rent and
gave her family poor meat and stale
| bread.
| S5 milk
40 -four.
| .o5 yeast.
| 10 lard.
| .25 sugar
/ 10 coffee.
/ 10 cornmeal
.05 oatmeal.
| 20 butter.
! .05 honiny.
| .o5 cabbage.
10 bacon.
10 Irish and sweet potatoes
.05 tomatoes.
.o5 soup bone
| 10 lima beans
! 10 pork
! .05 stew meat.
| % apples for pie.
rs chicken, roast or steak.
.05 rice.
.05 onions.
| .05 soup beans.
| s.. 20 groceries
| Sl-0o rent.
30 coal.
| Is incidcntals
| 80 insurance.
| .05 Sunday paper.