The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-18

comes from trying to dress as well or bet
ter than somebody who is able to pay
The Federated Women's club could do
so much If they would. a gentleman in
talking about the foolish following of style
by the woman remarked, But the good
Lord made them that way, so why should
agree with him. Our mother Eve was
perfectly unconscious of her apparel or
lack of it until she ate of the tree of
the knowledge of, good and ell. Thus a
too excessive desire of love of display is
evil, and so to be fought against as any
other bad habit The women are not the
only offenders. 1 heard the other day of
X. U. boy student who lamented to his
mother that there was one plebeian madras
We have indeed advanced since the time of
Lincoln. We all know how he obtained
his education.
So 1 offer as nv remedy against the
high cost of living that every woman who
is not rich live within her income and save
against a provident old age. and that every
woman who is able to pay the high prices
set certain price and go without rather
than pay above that price. 1t would not be
necessary very long.
MRS. GEORGE HUNT, ia West Eleventh
street, Topeka- ..-,
Don't market by phone unless you want
seconds and left-overs.
Don't forget that there is much nutri
ment in cheap cuts of meat If properly
cooked.
Don't be optimistic regarding the butch
er- Have a SET OF scales IN your k1IcHen.
Don't economic on cereals. They are
the best and cheapest of foods
Don't buy fruit and vegetables out Of
Don't buy in large quantities if your
home is small
Don't take ice in winter. Use window
box.
Don't buy new novels.
Don't use extra telephone messages.
Visit personally.
Don't jump onto a car for every ten
blocks. Walk!
Don't get into debt. Charge accounts
Don't live beyond your income.
w. II. STOWELL, Garden City, kansas
The high cost OF living is principally
effected by:
"a What we eat.
90 What We wear.
go Our Oamusements or pleasures.
We can economic on the first by pur-
chasing our fruit, vegetables, poultry,
butter and eggs direct from the producer.
There are thousands of producers who
would be glad to have regular town or
city customers. BY. purchasing direct you
get your products fresh and without loss.
Better still, if You have a backyard raise
your own vegetables and poultry as your
taste indicates. Forty feet square of
ground and one or two hours work per day
will furnish a family of five with all the
vegetables that they can eat from June
till November. The exercise of raising it
and the satisfaction of eating your own
products fresh as you want them may
save doctors and druggists bills.
Do not buy fruit or vegetables out of
season for your locality as they are inma-
! ture when picked and of poor quality
The family cook can economic by max
ing. the leftovers from one meal into new
| dish, with French name. for the next
meal and no one but the cook need know
what the ingredients are.
We can economic our wearing APP
/ parel by cleaning and pressing last win
! ters clothes and hats and wearing them
/ this winter. They may be a trifle out of
! style. but the style makers have made
profits enough in the past so that they can
afford light sales for time.
| Economic on your pleasure and amuse-
ments by cutting the movies in half. only
! attending the best nights. also cut
! your joy rides in half. Organize walk
| ing club among your set of friends and
| take hikes instead of rides. You viii
! feel better the next day. Walking is a
most healthful exercise and greatly en-
| joyed by those who take it as an exercise
and is another method of keeping the doc
/ tor and his pills away.
Put the money that you save by staying
| away from the picture shows and joy rides
| into bank at home for month. then
count it and invest it where it will do
! you the most good.
MRS. ]. w. WATKINS, 912 Brooks Ave
| nue., Topeka
| "a During the war period the public
paid the price without question or bubble
| out of patriotic impulses. Tho the war
! is over this habit still sticks. We throw
a piece of money the counter and are
tickled to death if the merchant hands US
back some change.
(2)) There is too little bargain hunt
ing" In my judgment there is no other
single thing which will contribute to low
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