Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-22
TALKS ON THRIFT
DOMESTIC ECONOMY HINTS

Arue economy means wise expen. i
dlture for the essentials of life and n |
careful avoidance of all unneeessarv !
waste. Mrs. Woodallen CbanmaS
If it wasn't for the necessity of ea,'
ing, one could live quite inex1ensiveIy
and easily build up a good bank ac. |
count.
But we must eat, and at present we
must pay good high prices for our food |
1t is quite possible, however. tnat we
eat too much. Miss Annie s. Peck. who
has won some fame as mountain
climber, and, by the same token. is no
wealSling, says:
" Anyone can live on 25c a dav 7,
is the simplest thing in the world II 10 !
appalling how much the average person
wastes on food.
"For breakfast l make NV own
coffee and use evaporated milk instead
of cream. Sometimes have rye bread
and peanut butter. l have no regular
lunch. Sometimes eat cake of sweet
chocolate and occasionally n banana
For dinner | make an omelet with
plenty of milk or have bit of spinach
or onion. Shredded Goldfish is very nice
and occasionally l buy chop or mac,
aroni.
The advice of Prof. Robert B. stolz
of the College of Agriculture, Ohio
State University, is
Eat cheese and reduce the cost Of
living"
Economy in the substitution of cheese
for meat, Professor Stolz points ont.
goes clear back to comparison of tbe
cost of maintaining beef and dairy eat.
tile. Keeping cows for milking purposes
is much less expensive than breeding
and feeding beef cattle. A beef animal
is Of temporary value only, while n
milg producing COW is an almcst con.
tinuous producer for eight or ten years.
The recent rise in the price of bread
in some section, due to the higher cost
Of wheat led scientists of the II \
department of agriculture to suggest
that the ordinary household will find
1t advantageous to eat more potatoes
and less bread" They have computed
that on the basis of potatoes at sixty
cents bushel, ten cents worth of no.
tatoes would give the consumer more
actual nourishment than two one.pound
loaves of bread at five cents each.
0. II. Benson, Of that department,
says:
"The American people live largely
upon diet made up something as fol.
lows; Meat, coffee bread, butter, eggs
and supplemented daily by liberal
dose of patent medicines, while out in
the back yards and orchards are mil.
lions Of bushels of healthful vegetables
and fruits, rotting for want of proper
methods of caring for this surplus. -
Buying provisions in quantities is Of
ten urged as true economy, although
there are many who advocate the pur.
chase of 'package goods" only, claim
ing that quality and cleanliness are
worth a good deal,
Many people, however, cannot save
by buying in large quantities because
their incomes are small or uncertain.
81 have lived through such a period
of financial difficulties and know that
u special system of marketing is nee.
essary for that housewife" says one
woman writer for the press. "She can.
not economize by getting discounts on
big purchases. Her savings must each
come in the little, individual things.
This woman must take advantage Of the
sales advertised daily. The one who
practices hand.to-mouth economy must
either be thoroughly posted on the
market advertisements or visit them
daily and learn first.hand what the
best values are.
In any case personal daily market
ing is of the first importance. The
telephone might be called the root Of all
shiftless marketing, Vegetables, meats
and fruits should be selected by the
housewife herself. The most reliable
salesman cannot serve your interests as
well as you can yourself"
We wonder if most wives realize how
much the success Of their husbands dc.
pends upon the practice of sensible econ.
omy in the home.-T. d. MacGregor.