Arizona republican., 1900-12-01

do not atone foS the family beds, hard and 'luntpy;" tn e family table skinny as to food untidy and mean as to dish es and linen, and the kitchen destitute of all cOnveniencfs for doing the work easily and in q sdnitary manner. Then there is that othtr mistaken soul who cant afford sufficient help to care for the children" "dan't afford a washer wonan,", cant afford a good warm floor covering foH the nursery cant afford fious ne9ded comforts for her elf,"-but canJ-as a consequence '1low in'' unliu lited dollars for the druggist, the Goc tor, the trained nurse, the sanitarium Poor policy this!
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 The problem off supplying the family of limited income with satisfactory and delicious meals nh hears continual man agement land thh continual oversight of an intelligent Il .ist1c@s. First in the buying. Many things will be fourd 10 be much lcheapet purchased by the quantity. This Ibresupposes. of course, cellar CT lcloset rdom. A wall goes up at once from the fwoman who lives in a flat: but the fact remains that even the tlat-iaweIler lusually has a store room in the cell hr though it is more frequently filled with surplus furniture aad trunks than used as a store place for fcod. Where this room does not exist it is qulte possible to keep a covered tarrel or thoX in the coal cellar. If the family i3 lsizable it will be found much cheaper t9 buy pbtatoes and apples by the quantity wheln they are cheapest, oranges ty the box and bananas by the bunchj Should the family be small the cost of loss from decay may be re- Guced to Ia minimum by two or three families purchasing fruit in this way and dividing it. Canned goods may he DurchasedI at thei large grocers by the case. with advantage to the purchaser. Many wonhen of Il mited means are pre- judiced against the large grocery esta- blishmentS on acdount of their wealthy patronage, and fEnagire that their pri- ces must be extraYagent In the mat ter of dry groceries this is particularly erroneous. On accOunt of their large purchases such fl rms get larger dis counts tn 4ln the smaller groceTs, and the patron S get the benefit.
 Tea. coffee, scalp (which should d. ways be purchased by the quantity in order to l9 it dry out) and all package goods of standard brands can be pur- chased cheaper than at the small gro ccries
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 Quite the revafse, however, is true at these q establish ments when it cones to the hatter of potter, eggs, fruit and vegetables. CoFnpelled to meet the wants of super fastidious customers. who, since the ea,g-fad came in, insist upon haFing aptoGraph-d eggs from the Vanderbilt. Astor, Morton. Havemeyeir or other gentleman-farmeT cstStes, the fancy prices charged make such gilt+edged butter and worth their weight in -go!ld' eggs, manifestly beyond the reach of the housekeeper of limited incOmel If eggs and butter cannot be bought directly from the fa=- mer. the cFeamerH offers the best sub Butter is usually the largest item of eNpense. bxceDt that of meat. in the family of average means. If the winters simply of butter can be laid in by the frIin in the fall, the average price take it the, year round. should not he over 25 cfnts. Second-gradn butter shduld be strictly tabooed, aS both butter and eggs should. like Caesars wife, be above suspicion.
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 Hams. bacon and other smoked meats are usually bought at best ad- vantage at the grbcery stores. These, l however. should always bear the amp of some wicll approved packer. Fancy 1 serappel, headcheese and the like which come from those much-ad- | vertised farms which make d point of i the superior scientific treatment of stock and Icharge accordingly must br' passed by by the shopper of El1darate | means.
 In selecting d butcher, try and find | an honest lone. for in spite of lectures i md demonstrations galore on the buy | nE of mealt. the housewife is bound to | re more or less dependant on the | knight of the leRver.
 Any wontan can and should know the | different cuts of meat, the food value | md the general signs that indicate 1 good, healthy beef. veal, mutton anu pork; but Ehe capnot know how long he meat has hung, whether the beef | De ''cow" Hast it's usefulness for dairy | purposes and fattened for the market | 1n "slop," prime steer beef from the | ,ornfields of the west, the rich alfalfa pastures of the southwest. or rang ITS" toughened with leagues of travel n the effort to eke out precarious ex- stence. Much must be left to the hon. esty of the butcher, who is usually luite willing to advise the propitiatory abbut the best and most eco- lomical cults of meat.
 While tAe best of beef is none too rood for any family the so-called | best" or most expensive cuts are to be avoided by the woman of frugal neans. Nor is t his any serious depri- ration. The expensive tendsrloin so highly est&emeGI by g5urmcts because ,f it's tenderness has very little flavor ,f it's own not haf so much as the ound or sirloin. aind furthermore is al ways opem to suspicfon unless taken rom lnG Llnln-.t ILL etGEr haeE IL is iLl-