Show TALKS WALKS ON THRIFT OUR NATIONAL BILL FOR THE NEEDLESS L eminent an authority as dr elof Il harvard arvard has compiled the fol amz table as showing the amount nt at annually by the american peo for t things that are not bread cating liquors bacco elry and plate ito t mobiles aft ft brinks drinks ja nd 1 tent medicines liewig ewing gum if a national boat d dot of efficiency exerts ts were called upon to cut down iese ese expenditures and cut out the edless great differences of opinion auld arise the man who is addict 1 to liquor would call liquor a feces ty the tobacco user would claim aie e same for fertile tase weed the imbiber soda and soft drinks would claim e same for his indulgences and the tent medicine man would tell you W t you will surely die if you do not 1 e dr blanks nerve tonic aba oman with a sweet tooth would woula say aie e could not d do 0 without her box bo of andy and the habitual chewer of would tell you that chewing gum cum is a good for the digestion and place at ht as a necessity of life hile the i and coffee fiend would surely find fe e not worth the living if the morn g and evening draught were miss z from the menu but be this as ma we e must conclude that an enormous amount of money is spent for frivolities that give us no lasting pleasure and do no permanent good we can never hope to get away from rom habit for wo we are all creatures hat that do things because we have always done them and even een admitting that frivolity habits babits give employment to a large number of people the harm dune done is often greater than the resultant good As asa a rule we do nob not spend our money in large amounts but in small sums A certain lawyer who had leen been unable to save any money and at forty five found himself thrift less man endeavored to analae a the reason for his inability to get ahead for fora a month he kept track of his sp endings and found that his money got away from him in driblets a nickel here and there dimes and quarters handed out on entry side until the sum total was amazing it lt is surprising how much our frivolity bill is when we come to reckon it up and if you are unable to save ironey it may be because of wasteful habits in fact many people would not dara dare to keep an expense account lest test the figures prove facts they do net not care to face every street railroad in the country every summer resort every eiery soda fountain every cigar store and evemy saloon lives by virtue of the nickel and the dime multiplied indefinitely but in the multiplication of nickels comes the millions the lesson wa all 11 need to learn and it is not an aas one is the art of conserving little things it you doubt the facts above stated and fear to face them in cold figures fi get a little pocket bank ban k and every time you are tempted to spend money for that which is ne necessary drop it in your little bank and watch the re suits they will prove interesting if not surprising |