Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-18
TAKING CARE OF LITTLE THINGS.

Dear Sisters Of the Social Corner:
Several months ago, when we were
struggling with the problem OF sugar
shortage, there was one economic SIS
ter in the Corner circle that proved we
could save sugar even then. | regret
not to have remembered who the Wit
er was but her ideas were excellent
and an example of saving "i%ht aiohS
other lines. This was her rule: EN-
cry time she measured out q cup OF
sugar on baking days, she took out
one tablespoonful and put it aside IN
another Gun and by 50 repeating II
was not long before another cup or
sucar was available towards another
loaf of cake, or something else.
As we are more fortunate at pres
ent. with our supply Of sugar, and It
is not necessary to practice this good
! suggestion, vet we can carry out the
| illustration in other ways, every Gay
Now in regard to time. we may think
| five of ton minutes isn't much, but II
we put it together in the course OF
week or a month several hours are
| counted How much the time has hen
| improved in the past tE"n Gears or
| more, by women and girls especially
with their knitting. We saw them
! everywhere. Oil trolley. Train or walt
| ing stations, busy with their work
| hurryinc to complete the sweater or
socks for ouv soldiers, and those few
minutes here and there were not miss
ed any more than the tablespoonful OF
sugar from one cup, and what grand
results have been accomplished!
The soldiers letters tell US OF great
! credit due thc workers Of the Red
, Cross. and when we reflect on the
spare minutes, given by many who
could not give more. it has been that
| 'spooufuT' that helped fll the cup of
| gladness.
It is my privilege to attend meet
ings for Red Cross sewing, and one
afternoon recently l felt ! could hardly
give all my afternoon for the work, as
I wanted to do necessary things at
home: but I did go just the same. We
were given hospital shirts to sew on
that day. and as I worked or my gar
ment / felt IL sense of "ebuke in my
mind, for how did I know who the
wounded or sick soldier might be that
would need this shirt? But whoever he
was he must give his time to suffer
and wait for wounds to heal and
health restored. AS the ole saying
goes Small favors thankfully re-
Ceivad and larger ones i'll proportion.
/ So il we can give one hour to sew tc
help another. according to our circum-
stances. or if we have more time, the
better, as it progresses the work all the
faster.
These war conditions have made us
follow good habits. If Wa can save the
spoonful of sugar from the cup,we car
save the cinders from the hod of ashes
which has often heretofore beer
dumped in the refuse.
Many people who have always dis
liked to write letters have since then
i, husbands, brothers or sons went
across. learned writing is q pleasure
And why not now continue in spare
minutes to write a cheerful letter tc
some shut-in or distant friend. 1t will
help them, give them comfort, for 6
!. longer period of time than the space
it took to pen our thoughts.
, l thank Interested Reader for a pref
ty casndar The picture is a little
boy, looking in a mirror, and it sug-
rests to me the words o! Rober
Burns the Scotch poet: ITO see our
selves as others see u.s.
, Best wishes to all,
JENNIE