The Tupelo journal., 1917-06-22

advancement; to earn a little more
than spends, or to spend a little
less than one earns, getting mean,
while the value in strength, in salts
faction, or in other worthy return
Tor the money one feels free tt
spend" Thrift is both economy ane
progress, and is neither waste, reck.
lessnees, nor stinginess. Thrift
does not require that each item OF
savings should be a financial invest.
nle2t. The money that is spent in
the education of ones self or OF
ones family in travel, in music, in
art. or in %helpfulness to others, if it
brings real returns in personal de
velopment, or in a better under
standing of the world in which we
live, is in full accord with the spirit
of thrift.
Whether we view thrift from the
standpoint Of the home. community,
state or nation we find that it is not
only economy and progress, but that
it is also generosity, helpfulness and
charity; standing for care and ten
derness to those less fortunate than
ourselves
Thrift is good management, and
nowhere is good management more
manifest than in the home, for
housekeeping being a very complicat-
ed work, the housewife can either
waste or save the greater part of her
husbands income. Thrift in the
home is a sacred duty for it is econ
omy in both material and time. 1t
is harder for the adult to learn than
it is for the child. Therefore it is
very necessary that the parent teach
the child economy. The child should
be taught economy in the things he
eats, tl,as preserving his health. He
should be taught economy in spend
ings-the uselessness of most things
he would like to buy, the advantages
of a savings account, and the feel
ing of security such an account
brings. The child should be taught
thrift of economy in material. The
average American housewife of to-
day destroys what she has no longer
use for, such as old clothes, books,
magazines and newspapers. The val
ue of the destruction of material
that could be used again, statistics
show to be 100000 600 a year.
Rags and papers r badly needed
by paper manufactures, since they
are now unable to get the raw mater
ial from abroad. So great is this de-
mand that the high prices paid for
old rags and papers have been pla-
carded in various public places to
catch the eye of the housewife. Ev-
en- the United States government has
now taken a hand in fostering this
kind of economy. Children should
be taught to utilize the vacant
ground about their homes in the cul-
tivation of a garden, or gardens,
which will thus decrease the grocery
bill and awaken enthusiasm in prof
liable work so that they may grow
up with the object ever in view of
saving material.
Parents should also teach their
children economy or thrift of time,
which is one of the most important
lessons that any individual IA
learn. The school boy or girl is es-
pecial!y prone to squander his pre-
cious time in idle gossip, or indleness
which is truly sinful. They like to
put off the preparation of the follow
ings days lessons until the last min
ute, and as a result of this habit ma
ny fail. The pity of squandering
time is that the habit grows, as the
individuals years increae, and when
he becomes a man, it is very hard in
deed for him to realize that the min
ute which does not produce some
thing, is not only a wasted, but a
costly minute to some one. AS a re-
suit of ~squandering time many men
fail to get results from their labor.
Thrift in the home lays a broad
foundation for thrift in the commu-
nifty, thus producing a more whole
some and progressive environment,
from the standpoint of religion, edu-
oo+iop opd conouorca
Thrift in the community is an aid
to religion in that it aids in the sup
port of churches, the ARE of the
sick, the response to charity calls
and is needful help to the unfortu-
nate, all of which result in a closer
brotherly love, and a deeper reli-
gious tendency. In the parable of
the loaves and fishes even our Mas
ter himself approved of thrift in