The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-11-28
TALKS ON THRIFT
&c. HOUSEWIVES, THRIFTY
AND OTHERWISE.

AND OTHERWISE.
With the vast majority of young
men and women, the life plan in
cludes the general accumulation
of fortune. The first rule that
they need to learn is to live with
in their means. The husband and
wife should make their plans to-
gether; they enter heartily upon
their work; she is as willing to
sacrifice as he is to labor--and
her willingness to save is as i'm
portant a factor in their success
as is his ability to earn" Score
tary of State William j. Bryan.
Probably ninety per cent. of the re-
tail buying in this country is done by
the women, and the great vogue of
bargain sales" is proof that the mer-
chants realize that the average woman
is thrifty person. Saving banks deal
largely with women, not only because
the men are busy during banking
an is the Saving element" in the fam
lily.
Unknown to other members of the
family, thrifty woman will save a
dollar here and a dollar there, where
man could not or would not Many
a period of family misfortune has been
tided over by the forethought of wife
and mother. A Wisconsin man speaks
thus enthusiastically of the co-opera-
ton of his wife in household econ
omy: "A good wife is the best invest
ment. When / was single l did not
save dollar. Now we are worth $10,-
000-and all from lessons of saving
taught me by my wife,"
This is the usual thing, but some
times it is the other way around. Then
again both sides of the house may be
thrifty and still again, and unfortun-
ately, both may be entirely thought
less in money matters. A prominent |
Judge in New York City says that ex-
in the home is to blame |
for many boys going wrong Parents |
have become accustomed to living be- |
yond their MEANS" says this judge, |
and the ease and plenty they have
grown used to they have encouraged
their sons to expect, as a natural
thing, to be got without hard work"
The vast aggregate of waste in the
OF homes in America could
not be expressed in figures that would
be at all comprehensive. Munsey's
puts it this way:
Twenty million families-the big
consolidated family of the United
states-each needlessly burning
one single match a day, at the
price of five cents dozen boxes
only one match wasted to a whole
family-is the equivalent of burn
ing down every year house worth
half million dollars.
If so little thing in the unit Of
the individual-so little a thing as
a single match day for each fam
lily OF five persons-can mean so
much IN the aggregate of nation
al waste, isn't all the rest of the
possible and the actual waste as
clear as sunshine?
There is the light that is left
burning when not needed. There
is the fire flaming under the emp
ty kettle There is the good food
swept neglected from the table.
There is the farm implement, the
artisans tools, the household
utensil. misused and damaged. In
all varieties there is waste by
nearly all the units-and the ag-
gregate is Unreasonable.
Housewives Leagues are doing much
to promote household economy of the
highest order and as their work is ex
tended there ought to be a satisfactory
increase in individual savings bank
accounts. The Associated Clubs of
Domestic Science are working along
this line also. Mrs. Winnifred H. Coo
ley, president Of that organization,
gives these twelve "Dont's," which we
heartily commend to women who wont
to save money: b
Don't be optimistic regarding
the butcher. Have scale in your
kitchen.
Don't market by phone unless
you want seconds and left-overs.
Don't forget there is much nu-
triment in cheap cuts of meat II
properly cooked.
Don't economic on cereals.
They are the best and cheapest of
foods
Don't buy fruit and vegetables
out of season.
Don't buy in large quantities If