Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18
School Girls on Cost of Living


children's allowance. Even though these
standards are set high it r. but foolish
ness on the part Of others 20 compete
rith them. for they result In serious con-
sequences
The majority Of people think that no
study or scientific knowledge is necessary
in housekeeping. This is decidedly wrone
The housewife should know whether she
Is getting the right value for her money.
She should study the food from a chemi-
cal and physiological 30 Mt Of view. as
we'll as the economical and nutritive.
Economy should be- used In the prcpara-
ton Of food as well as the buying
The high cost Of living H. due to many
things II We want to get at the result
we must reach the cause The trusts are
a very great cause These trusts OF
combines" can put the cost anywhere
and we poor individuals have TO pay the
price or starve. II We could get rid OF
these trusts the cost OF food etc. would
be lowered.
Nowadays people demand better class Of
goods. hence We have TO pay more for fl.
our fathers and mothers probably never
wanted or had the many comforts that we
demand now. II we would be contented
with less we could get IL for less.
II we would use some substitute for the
real articles We could bring down the cost
Such as-if we used peanut oil for butter
butter would cost less.
Or " people. particularly housewives
could take a course in domestic science
and learn how to prepare cheap dish In
a way so that It Is really palatable, they
could lessen their grocery bill to great
extent
There is one consolation in all this. The
cost OF things will have 70 stop some
time. and then we. maybe. can afford to
4 eat. Let so hope so anyway.
| There are some girls that come to school
/ whose fathers are well-to-do and can az
ford to live in style These girls, II they
/ dress as they can afford. are bad exam
/ pies for the girls who cannot afford H..
but all girls do not dress In extra goods
! even II they can. II YOU associate with
/ one they put extravagant ideas into your
head and you want to dress just like her
and have just the same amount Of money.
| II you are easily persuaded by these girls,
! you had better not go with them, instead
/ OF absorbing these foolish ideas which
| sometimes lead your father in debt.
The cost OF living in these days Of high
prices is the general topic Of discussion
throughout the country. How shall we
! lessen the cost by buying cheaper food or
by fighting against those organizations
that control the cost Of food? We can do
both.
And vet these are the women who
foolshly indulge their daughters in the
many innecessities the wish, who buy
worthless articles OF dress just to please
their vanity with things which in reality
ought not to give them any pleasures in
wearing or having. But there are many
other kinds Of women, let US consider
those who sacrifice their pleasure that they
may not waste their hard earned money
and yet these same women may not know
how to practice economy. The should be
pitied for they are innocent; they have
not the ingenuity TO buy at low prices; they
do not realize they are wasting food
when they throw away that which, un'
known to them. could have been used.
[ II things are Llendedr as soon as TORI
they will last much longer and really Il
Is not any harder TO sit right down and
mend as soon as q thing is torn than &c
do il later, except that things always
seem to tear at the most inopportuns
times.
A mother can save other mothers from
living beyond their means by not allowing
her daughters TO dress extravaganty ans
foolishly at a public school or in pub
uc place OF that sort, making other girl
not as well TO do as she is dissatified
which results sometimes in the mothel
either sacrificing her own clothes AM
spending money to keep her daughter
as other girls look
. She should learn what foods are tn
best for her family, according to them an
their occupation. She should keep up {
the cost OF things and be more like III
men. She should manage to have recrea
ton Tor herself and be pleasant For
/. she does not in time she will become oil