The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-01-22
Home Course
I'm Domestic
Science
III. Cost OF Food In
Moderate Homes.
By EDITH G. CHARLTON.
In Change 81 ComesG, Economy. Iowa
State College
Copyright. 1910 By American Press
Association

III Il was HuskiB who said. "Sure good
is first Ia feeding people then IN
al dressing people then M lodging
people and last IN rightly pleasing
people with arts OF science or any 9th
er subject OF thought
II Iluskin y right. and we know be
IS. then II behoOves az those who are
Interested iu homemaelng mid mousse.
keeping TO see 90 10 that their duty is
well performed: that the results al
their labor are Dot ully bringing good
70 people. nul also naeng good people,
This MEANS Improving their physical
conditions. training them 70 higher
ideals aud truer standards Of living
The standard 81 life will determine
the character of The home. ana WHEN
ever homes ana family life ARE not
what civilization and Christianity
teach they should be- The cause viii
Invariably be found 10 be- wrong stand
ards
The cos, 81 living depends on the
IDEAS and standards of the persons
spending the money. or else ii depends
on the total disregard FOR tntnl rhe
question oi now much our living
shall cost Is more OF education than OF
location. So scale OF expenditures
cannot be given That viii be- suitable
Ia every particular Go any locality.
Local conditions must hc taken into
consideration 10 some extent though
IL is generally found that large expeud
iture IN one department ot nousekeep.
ing can be- readily balanced by various
economies in another
Any woman who has IA right stand,
ard OF llfc Will not be satisfied % spend
all the Income for physical needs She
will want a balance for those things
which are termed higher lie educa.
ton and all hose advantages which
develop the mental aud mora side OF
the family II has been repeatedly
proved hat when DE family income
Is adjusted 50 as 20 cave at least %
per cent Of IL Cor matters not connect.
cd with material living there Is con.
tentment ~ the family circle and a
desire among he Individual members
10 reach The highest attachments OF
true manhood and w0manhood II IS
not my purpose 10 this article 20 at
tempt 70 DO more than show what pro-
portion of the income should be re-
served for food aud how that amount
can be spent in order to keep within
The margin aud % satisfy the physical
needs OF 100 family
n has bcen snid that one-naif The
cost % living IS the cost 90 food and
Il has been shown over aud over again
TINT il Is not .he food actually enien
which osts 50 excessively as Ii is
what = wasted py poor cooling pre-
pairing 100 iaree quantities. and buying
out OF season
Meals at 10 Cents Day
An Income OF from $1,000 20 Sl,JO0
should allow no more than Is 20 -
cents a day tor each person for food
or not more fhan - per cent Of the
;ota. incomes To feed family or
Eve persons on 90 cents day, or is
cents each. requires Thought and con
siderable planning on he part ~ the
housekeeper But on That amount Il
is possible to provide good nourlshIng
meals every day and IN amount snti
Gent for all the needs OF the body
This IS not mere theoretical state.
ment. FOR 10 many homes in this coun.
try less ,hnn 81 day il being spent
on he liable.
To buy wisely on small margin
requires some euowledgc ot food val.
ues. because i is necessary 20 have
,he daily meals represent given
amount OF proieid fat sugar aud
starch. minera matter ana water.
These food constituents must be- pro-
vided every dar :. be body is 20 be
Kept In normal condition
AMOUNT FOOD MATERIAL THAT WILL
FURNISH REQUIRED sol RiSHMENT
FOX UNE DAY son MAS AT AVERAGE
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