Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-15


to be dropped the coins that were
saved from small indulgences The
man who went without an extra cigar
or glass of beer the woman who re-
Trained from ice-cream soda or cara
mels or saved carfare by walking, de-
posted the sum thus gained in the
"only" box After certain period or
on the occasion Of a need of some
specific kind or for the sake Of some
particular cause the box was opened
and the accumulated amount devoted
to the object chosen.
The idea was eXcellent,-in a way.
There can be no doubt that we all
spend small sums of money In fool
ish fashions, in buying some things
we are as we'll off without These
sums, If Jumped, would make some-
thing worth while. But there is dan
ger in the scheme. one drawback
was pointed out by, | think, Chauneey
NJ. Depew, or some one equally well
known, when he said, that the econo-
my which induced the man to refrain
from bringing home flowers to his
wife or from granting her some other
trifing pleasure was a worse mistake
than eNtraVagahce ihere aie So
savings that cost too much for any
one TO venture to indulge in them.
Are not many of the things that
are denied more EaIuupie t'an
money they Wouiu ueiilailu an ny
speaking OF such obvious piu'iue 90
wearing out quarter worth u si'oe
leather 10 save iilehel e'iia.e, "
running handsome gown oli s'oi ny
day sooner thah pay the pilce u
cab, Everywhere women anu ,ieii
are guilty OF TINS form OF stupIui'S,
But | refer now TO ahotner variety VI
economy winch % e4''''''
demned.
We all Know lhe man VIZ 49, -
has time to get away from MS pus,-
ness, the woman VINO is never aoie
TO leave the mousse except " "
church or TO market BON eiiJos gu
a little pleasure Wheh theS w.
young prooapis' felnrp9 80
up diversions lor WIZ aa,ei 'i...
riage and thought theS Wo"lu 49, 49,
let themselves grow oiu or ZIP NV
the stald' auii ways .ieS ~ I -. 49,
IN their seniors out ~ 49,
cares crept IN anu 'hey uiii'eu -, -
the way OF the stay -at- iioii'e, re-
there We're bapies' OF Wi'eit ate w., ~
ness fequlteu eoi'st'','' 'iu- 80 -
nablt was loriiieu 'iiu 'ne ,.,'tt..,sa
economy u t'tiie ~ IT. !. ~ rassad
"hen the Ieal ms" ~ IN, - ~
away we near ii'uci laiH 80
labit OF eXtraNasahce pu' -
lines thlhh 'ilal tile i'',D'' -. -.
s iiiore ~, ,,,ara,, time
Nhat one hoaFos, -,
strength, EFFORT dne iesu'' % -.
ne sanle'--aH ll'uI'ie ei'Oe
hlng else. .,,.,
1t IS Wen Ior tilose WY 90 - A.
way 70 ASK themselves ""' ,rho
T. what 90 tie! W. H., 49,
nan VINO Stays eoiiStah'iS n
Tess may pieau perhaps lla'
making PROVISION Loi lia w -.
md for those VINO VIII eoii'e 'lgei
him. But what IS the pea VI ll
woman VINO stays at iioilie -
say that she hasn't Tune 10 20 aoous'
hat she needs all hef leisure 70 Neep
Ter house in order ana ail her spa,e
money LOT SONY rn,f -,
s worth while for her TO TAKE man az
lour off some DAY anu aeteliii
what she Is going to gam III eA-
change for all she is giving up
| do not for moment approve u
neglecting their homes lor ths
,aks of running about out OF DOORS
That mistake is as big as the other'
But there is such a thlns as illaale
this is not oIteh pop
liar with women.
The woman who makes her one
dea that of keeping her mouse II
,pick and span order pays pretty
learly for her Indulgence She tniilhS
hat there is nothing of more lmpor-
.ance than for her to save money ioi
Ter husband by economlzing III ser
vice. She therefore does as much OF
Ter own work as possible. To do this
she must deny herself outdoor exer-
Use. So she pays the price OIL nei
her health, ana olteh her
.emper All these are sacrlnced 10 tue
saving of mere money. 1t is an ap-
surdity to call this economy IL Is
instead absolute thriftlessness ana eN-
Someone has said, that economy
becomes dreadful only when some
lightning flash of truth shows us that
,ur painful frugality has been really
he most lavish waste" Such a light
1ing flash must come to every wo-
nan sooner or later, when she APP
oreciates the fact that she mas worn
herself out, lost youth, health, sood
ooks and the capacity for enjoyment
IN the effort to save money and gear
The sooner the lightning happens TO
dash in her neighborhood and wake
,ar nm 10 see things as they are, the