Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-06-26
Thrift Teaching In the Home.

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1.-THE following article was read by
Mrs. Alvan Bartlett before the Island
Pond Chapter of the W. c. I. L., at its
last meeting, and at the wish of the
ladies present is inserted in the HERALD.
Thrift means more than just the ac-
emulation of wealth. There may be
everything in the house that money can
buy, but no real home. 1t takes differ
ent qualities TO make thrifty home.
There must be keen sense of the differ
ence between right and wrong, aud a
great deal of independence. A child
must be taught while young that it is
wicked to buy what cannot be paid for,
and that thing which has not been
paid for is not really his own; and be-
cause a playmate has certain toy or
garment is no reason he should have one
like it. A child who has learned at the
age of fifteen to appreciate what he has,
and formed habits of thrift, has better
capital with which to begin his career in
life than one who has inherited thousands
of dollars, aud does not possess these
qualities.
One needs to learn independence
and that ridicule is of no real conse-
quence. A noted reformer has said that
the sheer "Oh, you think you are too
good to take social glass" has probably
made more drunkards than any other
one thing. Boys should be taught that
it is no disgrace to be called the "goody-
goody' kind.
Another essential in a truly thrifty
home is the family altar. One has more
strength to take up the work, cares and
anxieties which must come through the
day, if he has given it all to the care of
Him who is willing to carry the burdens
for us. heard man say that if any
thing happened in the morning to pre-
vent family worship that everything
seemed to go wrong through the day.
Goodness is profitable.
Each member of the family should
have some part in making the home
| thrifty. 1t seems a mistake to hire a
child to do some little task to help in
the family. They are partners, and at
an early age should feel an interest in
their home. 1T is good for man to
bear the yoke in his YOUTH Some par
ents in their great love for their children,
try to save them from all hardships of
life, and do not realize until too late,
that it is a mistaken love; for it weak.
ems them for the obstacles they must OF
necessity meet in life, if they really &C
complish anything.
Thrift requires patience. One needs
to learn to submit without murmuring
to the unavoidable trials of life, and not
be discouraged over the little unexpected
annoying things that are sure to happen
What lesson we have when we re
member the patience and faith of CARR
son dnring those dark years before the
Civil War. When he published his lit
tie paper, the "Liberator'', it was sale
that at times, for lack of money, he livet
entirely on rice. After his office was de
stroyed by his enemies he carried hi
type from place to place, and set up hi
paper wherever he could. Yet that little
paper was called the father of tn
Emancipation Proclamation, issued b
Abraham Lincoln. No one realize
what our country owes to good, patient
common place fathers and mothers.
There can be no thrift without sell
sacrifice. The wife of the man who's
time, influence and money did the mos
toward building the first church in TIN
town, wore the same silk bonnet fourtee
, years without any retrimming, or chang
of any kind. That was happy da
when the church was dedicated. The
, looked into the future and knew no
> essential it was in rapidly GROWN
, town to have some place for meetings c
all kinds that were for the benefit of I'll
place. 1t was even used for town NEE
ings. If there had been twenty-eigl
e new bonnets bought in the fourteen yea
$ it would have made quite little ditfe
d ence in the amount they could hay
0 invested in the church, and there cou
O have been no interest accommodating {
), it. Probably there is more lack {
h economy in the way of dress in Americ
is than anywhere else. There needs to
Is careful thought to dress well economi
k ally. Two nicely dressed teachers
II Massachusetts were conversing on ii
II subject. One said she could not Dire
Is on less than three hundred year. III
he other exclaimed in establishment "Wl
1t have never used more than ninety dc
,e lars a year since | have been teaching
,e The first one expressed her great {
constituent, adding GLOW can that
Z possible as you dress fully as well as
6 do" The reply was ~ never buy a ga
6. ment until / know what fashion is to
5. generally adopted, and then buy go
!, .rt;cla that I know | will not tire OF