Gilpin observer., 1917-08-02
SAVE MONEY
BY MARKETING

work CT the War C;unoil, Mrs. R. H
Sayre delivered most imstructive ad
dress on marketing. These addresse
and papers are delivered each weel
at the headquarters of the associa
ion in the Red Crcss rccm on MAR
street and the neatings should be
more largely attended by the house
wives than they are, as the time
must surely come before the war Is
over when the women will need the
knowledge disseminated at these lee
'ures. Don't feel that because you
inow a great deal about hcme econ
omics, you know 1t all, and cannot
learn amy more. If you know all
there is to know en- the importa nj
subjects discussed at these meetings
every Tuesday, that is all the more
reason why you should attend and
impart little of your knowledge to
your less fortunate sister.
Mrs. Sayre said in Fart at Tues
days meeting:
VIC atNSSU8s
What Is the first question which
every housekeeper asks herself when
she commences her daily work? What
shall we have to eat, and do l have
to order anything? 1t is the most
necessary, If net the mcst essential
task which has to be performed daily,
and yet there is often less thought
expended upon it than upon any 9TH
er duty. So mueh derends upon per-
sonal buying. We are all SO apt to
be taken in," so to speak, by at
phone and when the article is deliv-
cred as in the case of green vegeta-
bles and fresh fruit, they are often
not as nice as we might have select
ed If we had taken the trcmble to
go to market. We should watch the
butcher cut our meat, instead CT pro-
miscuously ordering two or three
pounds of beef or muttcm over the
telephone. 1t may he that he weighs
up too much fat or bone with the
choice to meet his price. If we mark
ct in person We obtain the exact ar
tacle we want and do not run the
risk CT the delivery adding 2OTo to
;he cost. When we buy we must
take into consideration our storing
facilities; if we have not adequate
room for the gcods then do not buy
SO mush as will be harmed by nice
getting into 1t or excessive heat or
codd. Anci her draw hack to econo-
mical living is the change account;
we are reckless about this scrt Of
buying and when the day of reckon
ing comes are SO surprised when our
husbands tell us the amount CT the
bill-we have not Kept watch as we
nigh. have If We hid taken the act.
ual money out of our pocketbooks.
There has been mu;h d'scussicn as
to the advisability of purthasing ar
ticles in bulk. Some say that the
goods pu: up in packages are mere
sanitary and ohcicer. l think it is
more economical to buy in bulk and
i'm some cases, like rice and oatmeal
the article Is choicer.
All this has to do with the house
keerdug side of the question. There
is much to be said in behalf CT the
storekeeper himself. There are one
or two ways in which we may be OF
assistance, in our giving explicit or
ders. and in cur thor eh. .fulness OF
him and his clerks. Hcw many WON
EN- know how to place am order over
he telefhone? 1hsy frequently or
der one thing when they want anoth
er. The return habit also has such
hold upon some women that they
seem TO order thir gs merely fer tn.
purpose CT returning them.
When we call up three or foui
times daily fer say cake of yeas,
he first time, a round of butter the
next time and so en-, the wagon mus
make each t.ip, or Il we are forget
ful. up to the hour of clcsing IN.
store, the storekeeper is often oblig
| ~ w paNhabb
1hfs is especially true in a small
place like Central. A good idsa fol
me market man here would lie L
charge AN additional 90 upon eacf
article delivered out side Of regular
morning delivery. ComTe' ition Is s,
cen and marle;s so plentiful tina
he market nan thinks he must ac
ommoda.e every enc who pays hi
Ills. Sometimes these leans are no
retrrned fer two or three mon his
Would anyone cf us think of goint
o bank or aao her business hcus,
ard asking for su;h an acoommoda
len without paying fer It? Whel
we enter the market we must know
how to select the food we have ccm'
70 buy. We wcrld never, IN our wilt
est moments, think Of s.ewing