The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-02-06
LEssoN4N CONSERVATION
By CAROLYN sAERwiN sAlLE'l

thes-ideal of thrift and conservation
that 1t is bringing TO the children OF
American homes. Without feeling the
pinch of actual want, they are learn
ing the useful game of making the
best and the most Of things. New
values are being discovered, economy
is no longer looked down upon. but
is raised to the level of an art, and
simple living is going to make hV-
thier bodies and stronger minds Tor
the children who will be the citizens
of tomorrow's freedom.
Help the children, through n story,
to work out plan of conservation
that will fit their own lives. What.
on his own plane can little child
lo without share, or put tn Il wider
use? The story of "The Birthday
Cake" suggests food economy, and af-
ter the children have heard 1t they
may make their own application OF
the lesson In other home sacrifice.
1T will need four eggs and cupfu'
OF sugar and some milk and some
-four" mother said. as she went to the
pantry to get the yellow mixing bowl
and the sitter to make Barbara's birth
day cake.
ut needs sugar. too. for the FROST
ing, md please make very thick FROST
| ing, mother denr." Barbara begged.
She was standing beside the kitchen
table. watching. for she was going to,
be six years old in just u few dnys.
1t was to be her birthday cake. rich
and sweet. and shining on the supper
table with six pink. lighted candles.
Plan to Be Saving.
"I am afraid that the cake and the
frosting together will use up all our
sugar." mother said rs she came bnck.
little bit of worry in her voice, "if
we could man;Ige with two eggs in
stead of four. EGGS cost 50 much
now
We'll we have to make birthday
cake, don't we mother because l al
why's cut 1t and share it," Barbara
said Mother looked down in Bar
bara's kind little face and she thought
n moment, too. That was the won
derful pnrt about mother and Barbara.
they so often thought the same things.
\ linen tneN S'iiu sohitthiiS y" e"S"
other, laughed. and hugged ench other.
and mother put away the big yellow
mixing bowl and flour sitter.
The next day was Barbara's birth
day and two people who didn't hhve
birthdays had surprises.
Timothy. whose mother did the
washing. had been very i'll for II long
time. He was getting better and
could sit In the big rocking chair, all
wrapped up In quilt. and try to smile
out through the window when Bar
bara passed. Barbara stopped at
Timothys door on the morning Of her
birthday, She had II basket on her
arm. She took from 1t n bottle OF
creamy milk and bag that held four
white eggs.
Here is a part of my birthday cake
for you. Timothy" Barbara said. ut
will make you get well faster"
| Granny Blake was just putting heI
tea kettle on her steve when she beard
n knock ut the door of her little house.
When she opened II she spw Barbara
who loved Granny Blake so much. M
one could make such nice rng dolls
as Granny. and she was always cheer
full and smiling. even VIXEN she had
hardly enough Goals to make her kettle
boil.
Making Others Happy.
Barbara still carried her basket. and
she took puckage of sugar and
| freshly baked loaf of wheat bread out
of 1t.
Here is part of my birthday
cake for you, dear Granny.' Barbara
said. "This is sugar for your ten. and
mother made the flour into a loaf of
bread for you to eat with it."
Then Barbara went home almost as
happy as II she had eaten "A large
piece Of frosted birthday cnke. But
when the day was almost over and 1t
grew dark, Barbara began to, wish
that she could see the six pink lighted
candles shining for her birthday. She
went slowly in to supper, thinking
of them. And, oh. what surprise
I she found therei
In a rosy circle in the middle Of
the table shone six pink. lighted can
dies set In six pink rosebud holders.
In the center Of this birthday circle
Of lights was n bowl TINT held six
beautiful pink Nroses and beside Bar
bara's plate was a parcel wrapped in
pink tissue paper. When Barbara
blew out the. candles and opened the.
parcel she found n pink hair ribbon
for a birthday present.
"What beautiful birthday this has
been, mother" Barbara said. without
birthday cnke!"
Why Deiayf