Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

apparently. about the world and its wavs
the world problems and their solution
Their opinion az 20 the causes Of the ''hiR
cost OF living are effectively set forth g..
tho following document Mise Neva
Turner, domestic scierce teacher at the
High school recently asked the girls Of
one of her classes 20 write out what they
considered the causes Of the high cost 81
living. These opinions were written then.
in class and without any previous discus
sion, and 90 express the girls own ideas.
The compilation was read recently at the
meeting OF the household economic depart
ment Of the Womans club. when Miss
Turner spoke to the club women on phases
OF the economic question.
The following includes excerpts from va
rious frank considerations Of the problem.
HE UNITED STATES is a large
T country with an abundance Of
fertile, rich soil The trouble
With the cost is tine people not
4TRlY the country. There is so much
80 land wasted For instance.
man may own thousands OF acres OF land
Nmch' when cultivated. would yield an
ABUNDANT crop. but this great piece OF land.
IT the owner would sell Il and IL people
would buy Il. would b. divided In smaller
sections and cultivated We would natu-
rally have more products and thus the cost
would be lessened.
Much OF the soil ~ this country Is ex-
hausted. Men. especially IN the New Eng
Land states, have worked and worked the
soil obtaining products from year to year.
but have not given the ground food. A
great deal OF land Is wasted this way
Land should be fertilized. and az the old
saying goes, Make two blades grow where
but one could grow before.
The housewife must do her share. also
She has a great many odds to work
against but II she Is properly economical
she viii not suffer so much. In a great
many homes the housewife is careless: she
lets her bills get away with her because
she does not. before she makes the dish.
figure the cost Of IL. A sharp lookout
should be made on the grocer baker and
the butcher Have scales weigh the meat
potatoes butteB and all the foods thus
bought. EXtravagance and overindulgence
should be done away with and only the
common necessities and Injuries be used
II more substandals and less Injuries were
used the country's mind and pocketbook
would be better developed. Gas is the COM
mon waste OF the house A fireless cooker
II used by more housewives would save her
time and gas more than anything in the
homa
The government could help the people II
the tariff was lessened on the imported
necessities OF life. such as clothing. meat
and other foodstuffs. II the people would
do their duty by the country and become
farmers. the housewife introduce less ex-
travagance in the home and compute
the value Of all the articles. she buy and
the government aid us in our plea for
high cost 20 be lessened. we would have
less suffering. more healthy bright and
, Intelligent people. and thus a better
country.
The best way I can save the family
money Is to make my own clothes. Often
I make over clothes and wear them, which
II anyone else made them 1 would not
wear Read books from the library and
save buying them. People often spend
more money for newspapers and magazines
than they need to. Never live beyond your
means and buy food as well as clothing
carefully Purchase clothes that will wear.
Every housewife should keep an account
Of all she spends and at the end Of each
month, look over her account and see II
she could not have economical in some
way or other. She should find out the
cost of groceries. meats, etc, and see II
she is being cheated by weighing what
ever comes into the house.
II all the husbands and fathers would
give their wives and daughters an allow
ance on which they were to live It would
help. The wife should be given as much
money as was needed within a reasonable
limit. 20 run her kitchen, home, family
~ and personal appearance The daughter
should be given money to buy her Owl
clothes. hats. shoes. lunches. etc. II 9
wife or daughter had Just so much mone1
20 live on don't you suppose they would
economizs in as many ways as they knew
how to keep within the limit?
We have heard OF many cases whsr
people have mortgaged their homes II
order to provide themselves with unneces
sary luxuries. Especially Is this so in tn
case Of automobiles. We have some neigh
bors who have recently purchased a ma
chine who TO my knowledge are not finan
rially able TO indulge in this luxury.
Many men are complaining Of the cos
OF food who are spending much on tobacco
In the way OF food or other househol
articles ons may save by buying in guam
titles. Our grocer gives reduction Tx
this: He charges 10 cents a single ca
for Old Dutch Cleanser. but gives thre
for a quarter.
For myself personally I am very e1
travagant with my money. have a hol
ribis weakness for some things hay
figured that I would be in about a dOlla
month II did not buy these things.
Women spend much on powder an
paints and false hair. II does more harl
than good. The way some people but the:
foolish things It Is a wonder they hay
anything left to buy clothes. l think a
women who have such artificial con
plexions and so much false hair envy n
ones who look natural. I would rath'
see a girl who had freckles than one WI
has such a pretty complexion and one thi
you know Is not real / suppose because
have freckles.
Men are as bad as women in wastiT
their money on foolish things They "
buy cigars and drinks and then scold the
- wives for having such large grocery bi
One way we might economic Is that pa
has q cough that he has had ever since
can remember. He eats pepermints viii
he thinks helps, but II he went TO sol
doctor and got rid OF It he would n
need the peppeTmints. think he Blu
them more because he likes them so We
So many OF the high school students
20 all the games whether they can affo
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