Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-02
TALKS ON THRIFT.
Marks Kitchen Sink.

Mary is th3 wife Of country st1re- keeper She keeps the house, taxes O2-e of tho children and helps wal on the s.ore. She works hard harder than her husband, and he works harder than he should. Up to the pr sent they have had few Of the conveniences of life. Water came frc.Il a nearby spring, and he housework was done under distressing conditions, owing to tho greed of the landlord. He finally agreed to put in the improvements so necessary tc human comfort and Mary's life promised Q become easie:. The problem was where to put the kitchen sink.
 Now Mary had a favorite> rocking chair that had mortgage on the corner. NeM came the stove. then her kitchen cabinet. TO put the sink in the corner. would disturb the rock ing chair, and that would never do. Ire stove and the cabinet could not be moved; therefore it was resolved, after much deliberaticn, to put the sink in an adjoining room, in dark corner 30 fec. from the stove. This, of course, meant miles of walking every day for Mary. but she could find no other way. But kindly in- clined friend, who could study job. suggested moving the cabinet just Che foot and putting the sink be- tween the stove and the cabinet, where it belonged. It was done, and, behold, Mary is a happy, res'eh woman.
 Now, what is the moral of it all? Just this: Toe many women walk too ;Iuch on tEeir jobs, which job con- sis.s in getting the housework done in the shortest time and with the least expenditure of energy. Why should Mary--why should any wom- an-walk half a mile in getting am ner? A pan in enc place, a pot Ill another, flour, sugar and s;St ln another. Back and forth, to and fro, and for what? Wearing out shoes, carpets and nerves, just because the kitchen sink has net been put In us place. It'st fine art to have things handy. The thrifty workman studies his work to see how he can cut Il down. keeping tools in good condi- ton. but near by.
 certain business man in New York canne,. dictate letter. He writes it out long hand, and has his stenographer ccpy it. His telepnone is on the wall 20 feet from his. desk, which is piled high with old letters. apdi papers. He has to hunt to 1lnd things. He is wasting time, nerve fierce and patience, just because he can't ge,1 his kitchen sink ad3ustSd right. 1d
 The nroblem of all business-fron, running home to running rallroaa is tc, cut out waste of tif'e ana material. 70, get kitchen sinks where they belong. Lost motion is costly, f, racks the machine human as well as inanimate. Mary would have car ried her kettle from the stove 10 the sink in the dark corner dozen times in washing the dishes. NOW she dcesn't carry it a., all. Sne has solved her problem.
 Your problem is the same Tn es- sence. Learn how to use the tele- rhone, the typewriter, the carbon sheet. Learn where to keep yous tools as we'll as how tc' keep then. Study shom cuts. Eliminate false steps. DO things the easiest (bu' the best) way. Save your strength for useful purposes. Study your job, whatever it be, for, whether it be big or little, it has the problem of Mary.s kitchen sink. and lucky for you 1T you get it in the right place.
 American Bankers Association.