Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-27
Norwich
Eeonomy in Family of Eiaht.

Economy in Family of Eight. Editor Social Corner:-The subject of saving or economy for this months special consideration appeals to me very strongly, and I am looking for ward to many interesting letters, for no doubt several of our sisters who through ordinary circumstances have never thought of, or have never been obliged to economize have been. ow- ing to lack of employment and the closing of many industries where the head of the family has been thrown out of employment altogether. or cut off to so few days week. necessarily set to thinking and wondering how far they can make a dollar go. l am one who has been obliged to do this and would like to tell my sisters how l managed to save my first twenty-five dollars.
 We have a family of six young people, all rugged hearty eaters, but find that their health is really bet ter by sustaining from the use of tea and coffee. This has been deducted from our menus altogether. It saves quart of milk day besides sugar. tea and coffee.
 Meat. too. is an expensive luxury which many working people think must be on their table at least once a day; if not they would not have strength to labor No greater mistake was ever made. If you don't believe it just try for one week the use of
 
 salads, always using the best olive oil and some of the coarser breads, which, in my opinion, are more healthful than ordinary white bread, and I doubt if you will ever want to go back to the expensive porterhouse cuts or roasts which. in time of plenty. we consid- cred an absolote necessity.
 We often enjoyed the theatre or moving picture shows. These have been abandoned and a picnic in the J~- ~..-F-- f.srff tod som etimes carrying our lunch and re- maining the greater part of the day.
 Another method that I have re- sorted to is the repairing of dhildren's clothing. Most of us mothers are in clined to think that our young stu dents must return to school with new suits, spic and span from the store, when, if we would carefully go over the garments already discarded we would find by neatly mending, or per haps lengthening a little girls dress or d boys trousers. it would mean few months longer wear which, in large family is quite an item. When school closed in June my family, which is all boys, discarded their shoes and stockings donned their old waists which were not fit for school, but with the sleeves rolled up above their el- bows, and putting on pair of over alls or rompers, they made very sat- isfactory appearance, and in spite Of the hard times they all return to school in good health and as happy as though they had been fed on the fat of the land.
 As for myself and husband, we have discarded our breakfast altogether. We both work hard, but have learned from necessity that it is not the big gest eaters, or the most luxurious liv- CTS who get the best results, and when times get good again we have found that we will be able to save many a dollar that we should never have tried to save before. My husband has earned less wages for the last two years than he has in the twenty years of our married life, but by persistent economy I have banked my first twenty-five dollars.
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