Connecticut western news., 1916-12-21

The high cost of living is a much discussed subject of late. and, while it ls true that many of the necessities of life are expensive, there is consolation zn knowing that we are not the only HOT the greatest sufferers.
 How would you like to live in Ger many where the following conditions exist, as reported in last Thursday s daily papers?
 Berlin, Dec. I4.-Owing to the steady advance of horse meat, a maxi mum price of 39 Cents per pound for the best cuts, liver and sausage. has been fixed by the authorities.
 About a month ago @ number of people in Chicago proved by actual test &hat they could live we'll on forty cents q day, and some did it for less. The most surprising part of the experience was the fact that while none of them showed the least ill effect from the change to the simple diet, large pro
 
 Better, and convinced themselves that aside from the financial saving they were also the gathers physically, which is of more value than money. It is difficult matter now to make those people see the sense of buying poor hsalth when they are in every way benefited by saving their money,
 And now the Boston Post tells us that the wife of Rev. Chauncey J. Hawkins. 34 Elm street, Jamaica Plain feeds her family of five on an average af thirteen cents a day apiece. Mrs. Hawkins initiated the Hard Times Club which has set out to beat the cost af living on the buying end until such time as federal action may bring prices down to within the reach of all. She goes at her task scientifically, utilizes every crnmb, cooks cheap cuts of meat until tender, and buys much at whole sale markets on Saturady af ternoon when they are selling at low retail.
 Here is one of Mrs Hawkins typical znenus costing I3a cents each for five persons:
 Breakfast-Oranges, oatmeal, but &ered toast. coffee and doughnuts, and eggs sometimes.
 Noon dinner-Vegetable soup, roast 6eef, boiled pot and gravy, lettuce and apple salad with French dress ang, and rice c1stard pudding with milk.
 Supper-Creamed brown bread toast with cheese sauce, cold slaw and prunes.
 This is all very nice and doubtless may satisfy people who do no more strenuous manual labor than the Rev srend nor the physical exertion of the Mrs. with her maid and nurse to do her work, but how long would labor. 7Rg man keep up his muscle and "pep" on breakfasts and suppers like the above? When he comes home at night his appetite generally demands more substantial fodder than toast, sauce, cold alaw and prunes.
 No doubt, however, most families, regardless of occupation, can and should live more economically and yet live well; 1n many instances they would be benefited by adopting the more sensi- ble diet, with less frills and more properly balanced ration of plain nonrishing food.
 But there are two classes of caters: Chose who eat to live and those who live to eat. It's an easy matter to reason with the former but when you attempt to induce the latter to practice economy by taking it out of his stomach he will probably tell you he prefers to meet the high cost of living by economiz, zug elsewhere, like this, for instance ::
 EsI rise to say not all is lost,
 Advances must come stronger;
 To meet the extra laundry cost
 HI wear my shirt still longer" However, Mrs. Hawkins has some ideas and methods we'll worthy of adOp- tion by these who wish to cut down expenses, although country people have r,ot the facilities for getting some of the bargains that she las in the city markets. But to offset this country 7eople live cheaper i'll oti.ar Waya.