The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-11
''Av0ID WASTE," ]" NATIONAL CREED
 NOW IN ENGLAND
All Island On Economy Spree That War May Be
 Prosecuted With Vigor

Struggling under the conviction of
 sin in her extravagant mode of liv-
 ing, England has taken desperate
 hold on ideas of economy. sacrifice and
 self-abnesation. No resource of req son or mediation but is brought to
 bolster the national resolution to be
 economic.
 The resource of practice, however, | Is a little harder to command, judging from accounts in the London Times.
 Saving, both as an absolute and a relative proposition, Is eagerly dis | cussed. whether Britons foregather in | front of show windows to inspect the newest fashions or in the cafes ! over teacups.
 As sort of guide to the reflections of thrifty mind, patriotic agency has emblazoned the countryside with war posters, containing suggestions for retrenchment. They are addressed chiefly to those who cannot serve in the army or engage in munition mak- ing.
 Sacrifice Luxury for Victory" is the plea one of these posters makes to people whose curiosity has always largely been directed to What will you have?"
 "A new hat" the poster informs, will buy four steel helmets" Other items emblazoned on the posters, in which the fruits of frugal ity are indicated, are these: A new dress will buy four. service rifles.
 A fur coat will buy a machine
 A diamond tiara will buy a field gun.
 A bottle of champagne will buy 100 cartridges. ridges.
 A lap dog will buy twenty shells.
 A piano will buy 100 shells.
 A motor-car will buy an aero- plane.
 "Old England first;. self, second"
 The Times gives the result of a discovery" contest promoted by a public trustee in which a prize of s25 was offered for the best suggestion in domestic economy and housewifery. The suggestions were written at or sent into the headquarters of the Ma tional Economy Exhibition at Knights bridge, London.
 A big book is kept at the exhibition with a steward in charge of it and the people look through the sugges- tions made, think of devices which have saved them time and trouble and then pay the sixpence which is demanded of competitors and pro- ceed to write their pet schemes in the book.
 Some of the writers have a great desire to see other people economize, as, for instance, those who suggested that children should be taught darn ing at school and women trained to mend their own shoes. The High Commissioner for New Zealand wrote: Teach your daughter to cook a chop" while one competitor paid sixpence to be allowed to de- clare, Visitors to an exhibition in economy ought not to come in their own motor cars"
 Some of the most practical "discov- eries''-not perhaps in every case en- tirely new-are the following. se.1eTaI bearing mems signatures:
 To Pipe Smokers-.When you think your pipe is finished press down the contents of the bowl and light up again. Most people knock out their pipes before the tobacco is finish ed.
 Never throw away an old umbrella cover; the black silk is useful for hat Things, covering buttons, facings, etc., as it is hard wearing.
 To save sugar when cooking acid fruits such as gooseberries add a pinch of carbonate of soda, which neutralizes the acidity. The young shoots of bracken should be boiled and served as asparagus. Pay for all you buy when you buy it.
 When laying the table do not cut bread for each person until seated. A quick and economical method of cleaning windows and glass is: Mois- ten a sheet of newspaper in water, clean the window or glass with it.; polish with a dry sheet of newspaper. The ink used in printing acts on the glass, removes stains and makes and produces a brilliant gloss almost in- simultaneously Cost-nil. That railways should give away and not burn the grass on the banks of the railway line. Some 200 or 300 tons of good hay is now annually wasted on British railway lines. In Germany early in the war they were teaching people how to sole boots with old motor tires as being so much cheaper than leather. It might be well to do the same. A small amount of foist brown su- gar put in with entrants, raisins or sultanas keeps them perfectly fresh for long time.
 Put hard, green, unripe plums (be- fore the wasps get them) in box of green stinging nettles. In a few days the plums will be ripe and luscious. The nettles can be renewed every oth- CT day. and the plums kept in a cool place while ripening. Mattresses for children can be made of strong unbleached calico filled with pine shavings or oat fytes; these are cheap, clean and more healthy than cheap woolen flock mattresses. The exhibition is field for propa- ganda work of the London County Council elementary teachers. YALE MEN WORKED