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Show a'. . : v. . i a i. . . .j i t l. M Rhn.iy subservient to tnc:n. Tne CPft cf Clothing to the - workman 1 from 7 per cent to 19 per cent of l is Income, the average aver-age In MaKachuseUs being 1 Pr cent. In Germany tne average la IS per cent, and in Illinois 21 per cent. Then there Is the question of how much of one'a income to devote to other people in the social life. That must depend on a person's own consciousness and circumstances. circum-stances. There Is also the problem of contributions to charity. Dr. Hale read the principle 'enunciated by Starr Kin;?, that for every expenditure In amusements we ougrht to make' a corresponding cor-responding contribution to the improvement improve-ment Of society and in the interest of the tn."prtng. for "when we do that we have a right to our amusements; otherwise w have no right to them. New York World. LAWS AS TO THE COST Off LlTISO Rev. Edward Everett Hale, lecturing in Philadelphia on "How tft Regulate Expenses" Ex-penses" and "How to Dress," said Engel had carefully studied expenses, and his three laws are: . . Firs That tha greater the income of any person OT family, the smaller the relative percentage of the outlay for sub- Second-That the percentage of expense for clothing is approximately the same, whatever the income. Third That the percentage ' ""y for lodging, rent, fuel and light is invariably invaria-bly the same, whatever the income. As to the clothing, there must be a decent de-cent regard for the opinions of -mankind |