The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-08


matter OF all is the investigation re.
garding the habits of his wife. A
man credited with an extravaganza
wife will find it harder to secure a
bond. He may have to pay a higher
rate than other conditions seem TO
warrant. And this simply because
the experience Of all companies goes
to show that the most frequent cause
of defalcation by men supposedly
honest is the extravagant demand on
his moderate income by his prodigal
wife.
Affect Husbands Chances
A young man Of exceptional bust.
ness capacity and high standing re.
Gently had a position rendered him
which required him to give bonds of
several thousand dollars for secur.
lily. His application was rejected by
the bonding company to which he an.
piled and he lost his chance of sue.
cess. A mutual friend asked the pres
ident OF the company why the young
mans application had been refused
1T was not upon his own account
was the answer. Il have no doubt If
left to his own impulses Brown would
be as straight as a man could be.
But his wife has acquired the habit
OF entertaining her friends in the tea
rooms Of the SWEETEST hotels every
two or three days and, of course
dresses to correspond with the other
people who go there. My wife can't
afford to waste my money that way
and know his cant, SO we decided
not to take the risk"
Women Of this wasteful type affect
to believe themselves superior to any
form of economy. Il cannot belittle
myself by naggling about the cost Of
things" said one woman of this type.
III l want thing l order it, 1t mas
to get paid for somehow. They make
the mistake Of believing that by la.
wish expenditure they are asserting
their superiority to petty financial
details which women accustomed to
the expenditure of money usually
deem it proper to assume. Every
tradesman knows that the woman
who has been accustomed to money
all her life is the least likely TO ..
imposed upon. The fact that rich
people usually pay less for the same
kind of goods than poor people buy
ing at the same store is accounted for
in that the rich woman counts the
cost and the poorer woman has a
false pride which prevents her from
doing SO. The wastefulness begins
with the ordering of the supplies for
the house ana it continues through
out the whole administration of the
home.
Waste In the Home
In the consideration OF the many
causes which go to make up the in
creased cost of living of the present
generation, the wastefulness of won.
en- is often overlooked. In a western
town the course of domestic science
for girls in the high school includ 90
report upon the methods of FOOD
preparation of the different homes.
Each of the fifty girls in the class
brought in a report of the amount of
food supplied to her home for a
month, showing what part was util.
lied and how, and the quantity that
was absolutely wasted. The results
indicated that In fully half of these
homes, quite as much food value
was thrown into the garbage can as
would have sufficed to supply the
table Of a family of the same size
generation ago. Steak was purchased
at 30 cents a pound, and with each
pound went an ounce or two OF waste
which the butcher usually cut off.
The suet he was able to sell for a
fair price after the customer had paid
for 1t once at high price. In many
families, even after the steak had
been trimmed by the butchers, a fur.
Their trimming cut Off the end which.
while perfectly good meat, had not
the tender juicy, quality. which the
epicurean taste Of the American fam
lily now insists upon. Sometimes not
half OF the bulk weight paid for at
an exorbitant price really appeared
upon the table. In most families spe-
cial soup meat was bought while the
trimmings of the steak, which were
really better. were thrown away. All
waste fat was thrown away, although
trying materials, whether pure pork
lard or some combination product,
were purchased continually. A fresh
head of lettuce was purchased each
day and fully half of it was allowed
10 wilt. Cans of vegetables were op.
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