ENGLISH "THRIFT" CAMPAIGN

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 156, 1 July 1916, Page 19

ENGLISH "THRIFT" CAMPAIGN

HOT TAKEN , SERIOUSLY. SOME AMTTSINC, SUGGESTIONS. It is evident that the British public arp not yet feeUng the j'inch of war .prices, in spite of the large advance in the cost of many articles of prime necessity. If it be true that "necessity is the mother of invention, ,, then the absence of anything like inventiveness in ibe way of saving is presumptive proof ih:u people at Home are very fsv from being in the plight that has caused thp (Jerinarrs to introduce al! kinds of "substitutes" for common articles of food. A few nooks a K o an advertisement in the following terms was inserted in tie London "Times" ami "Daily Mail:— HOW CAN ENGLAND SAVE?-We are wasting Millions of Pounds in our homes every week: Man with money who wants to help "ill pay fnr practical ideas on How to Economise In any directiou. What you could buy u>v 14/ before the war now costs a sovereign! How can we make oar 14/ worth a sovereign a.iraiu; All idea.* for economies of any sort or inventions In this connection will receive careful consideration, and brains will be adequate , V recognised from a financial standpoint. — 3oi G. 672, The Times. No doubt the advcr:h=er felt certain that. in making ao appeal to all classes, by securing the best possible publicity ami Offering a financial inducement, he would Bnt either ibe public is apathetic or Is strangely lacking in ideas. Here are snro." of the replies received by the advertiser. Some are comic in tbdr futility. "EARS OF CORN." "An ear of corn saved per person per (lay," writes a schoolmaster, "would result in either bringing about a reduction in Uie price of bread or release men. money, niid ships engaged in the work for the war. Parents should not send their children to school -with lunch to be eaten iv recreation time, at 11 o'clock iv the morning—it is bad for the health. So much waste has occurred that bir* gather ac certain times (or the fragments. Thiuk what tea mii!ion school children raicht saver* "Butter is quite needless when people eat meat, marmalade, and sweet.-,* , a woman nrjjes. '"Children should bo taught from infancy to do without snpr mifiersl walets. Aboliiji ices.™ "So egnS in puddings. caJies, and pancakes." Thie also is a woman's idea. "Without lefties. associations. or leaders, the whole question of economy Is lying dormant," observes a would-be politician, "Shrewd 1 business men invest in war loan, bat housewives snould iiave some benefit from the Governcen; after the war if they practise economy now. The only solution is to institute a bram-i of the service called "The Economies.' Under the Defence et the Beatm Act tactful, courteous officials should hare the right to interview housewives witb-ibe power of granting a c-artltl-cite to an economical household entitling the holder to one quarter's rent free after tie declaration ot peace." BEE&-AND BOOT POLISH. "TJniTersal kitchens all over the country providing ready-cooked meats, vegetables, and puddings, each customer bringing his own plate, from 3d upwards," is another man's suggestion, and. .here are some more: "Bee-Seeptog on a far more extensive sole than hitherto attempted. The possession in this country of great quantities of honey should tend to lessen the import of sugar because It would lessen the need for jam making. Bees are- of great value in fertilising fndt trees." "Plant, appte trees in the public recreation grounds, where there Is always a certain amount -cf etrperviskra by attemJants. Also the tumble bollace might be largely introduced in high-ways and hedges. They make exce&ent Jam." "Form savtag groups in each, district. Trolleys specially fitted that coukl be drawn by Joaned prrvtte motor cars for the cheap carriage of fcooschold supplies. Methods for crime prevention in order to release the poOce." "Utilisation of an -waste from the hotels and in £he big towns to feed pigs." And an amatenr economist points out that "England every year ten million pounds' worth of esgs." which sum could be spent, at home. The reason i≤ that to nmVix poultry .pay in this dlreeeome people call trouble, and so the trouble and Ihi3 lmgw sum of mooev are banded ever yearly to the more thrifty foreigner." "Put less boot polish on your brush," is the adrice of a "Tommy."