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FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE.
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
The true economy of housekeeping is sim¬
ply the art of gathering up all the fragments,
so that nothing be lost. I mean fragments
of time, as well as of materials. Nothing
should be thrown away so long as it is pos¬
sible to make any use of it, however trifling
that use may be ; and whatever be the size
of a family, every member should be em¬
ployed either in earning or saving money.
“ Time is money.” For this reason, cheap
as stockings are, it is good economy to knit
them. Cotton and woollen yarn are both
cheap; hose that are knit wear twice as
long as woven ones ; and they can be done
at odd minutes of time, which would not be
otherwise employed. Where there are chil¬
dren, or aged people, it is sufficient to recom¬
mend knitting, that it is an employment.
In this point of view, patchwork is good
economy. It is indeed a foolish waste of