The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-26
TALKS ON THRIFT
TuRmT MAKES HAPPY nol,fs.

1lilllI ~ hDNtfs@,
Chairman Marvin Hughtt. Of the
Northwestern railway system. said lu
his auditor one day.
"You have "a young man named
Cunningham ln your division. hive
you not?'
"Yos. sir"
We'll, keep your eye ON him
why? lie is one of my best men o
We'll he ought 20 be; I saw hin de-
posting money IN savings bank the
day before Christmas
The Christmas season ought to be
a time Tor universal Happiness. lt
cannot be all over the world this year.
but here in peaceful America, d b. safe
60 Say that the great majority Of
thrifty homes are happy ones th5s
Christmas
~ yoJ are thinking cd making 1918
"a year OF thrift consider these FIVE
suggestions:
l. Pay Cash As "a general rule
you can get better prices hy buying
Tor cash because YOU are not paying
for the bad debts oi hose who buy ON
credit and fail TO pay their bills. Un-
restricted credit always leads Co cN-
~ttavagnucc. a credit account it not
90 be encouraged In any family where
ans member is unable 20 rrsist the
temptation to buy anything that cap
lures his faucq.
q Buy in quantities. The plan of
! making une's cellar a. storage plant
doosu { apply 90 vegetables alone. Ap-
III eggs can be laid down" by meth
DDS well understood by good house
Keepers So can June butter. As for
apples. there should be Is barrel at
sound ones in every house has winter,
as they ARE cheaper than usual.
A Bcllefontaine o.. man, who has
been in The grocery business for a
long time. attributes the present high
cost 81 Hviag almost wholly 40 the
hand-to-mouth in which peo-
pie do their buying nowadays. and the
rage for purchasing everything in
packages instead at in bulk. Tn
doubleday there is considerable truth
ia this contention.
3 Economy in Food. br. william
Brady says thnt the cheapest BOG
are generally the most nutritious and
digestible. The waste 81 food Goa the
average American home Is appalling,
We squander money on fancy articles
lof low nuiritivc value, and we Use
little or no Judgment in preparing
what wc ST with 70 view to obtaining
an the energy there Do leo lt.
Meat Is the Costliost staple article
- hood mud most people eat too much
81 a.. Fish Is cheaper and just A.
nourishing aid digcstibic. ufher
comparatively cheap ana good arti-
cics VI food, neglected iu some guar
tors. include cheese. olcomargarine,
beans. rice. oatmeal. maearoni buu-
anas. peanuts. peas. brown sugar.
corn meal, cabbage, onions ana pota-
toes ~ you are Interested ln food
values write Co the q. =. department
of agriculture IA Washington for
farmers bulletin Nos. % i2t, ii2 and
322.
g. system, A houHekCcpor sas
Z have foun Il wise 90 pian my meals
tor "a week ahead. planning each meal
with reference 90 the others al
ways do this planning before Friday
or saturday marketing. 80 that amy
STAPLE I need may be bought az that
ltime. By this arrangement ] can use
ieit-overs much better. aud have "a
much more satisfactory table. have
found since I began planning my
meals Tor q week at a Time there has
been a noticeable change for the bet
ter in my bills"
g. Buying Dircct. with q view to
facilitating the early Introduction ~
his "farm-to-table' plan Of reducing
the cost 81 living hy making use ~
parcel post 90 bring farmer aud city
consumer together Postmaster Gem
A-.H .Ma.H...
settling form the results 81 expert
meuta lon ten cities specially d~csignaf-
ed last March for trial oi the direct
cxchanee between farm producers and
City consumers. The report SAYS hat
~resuits show that the new service r.
welcomed by the public and fhat Il
has enme 10 stay. improvements be-