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 and it is promulgated by the Life Extension Institute, we may safely observe it on the Road to Wellville!

First: Be sure that you do not scrimp the food appropriation in favor of clothes and furnishings and luxuries.

Second: Divide the food appropriation into five equal parts; spend one for vegetables and fruit; one for milk and cheese; one for all the meat, fish, and eggs (you will find this a cut-down, probably); one for cereals and bread; and one or less for fats, sugar, and other groceries.

If strict economy is necessary, Professor Sherman points out that the amount spent for bread and whole grain cereals will increase and that for butter and eggs decrease, since the cereal foods give the highest food value for the least money. When economy must be practiced, we may check up on the market list with this rule: Spend as much for milk, cream, and cheese as for meats, poultry and fish, and an equal amount for fruits and vegetables.

The only way to save is to take out the savings first and then divide the balance—one never saves by putting away what is left after meeting all one’s desires!

Applying this rule, it is a good idea to set aside enough money for a quart of milk a day (used in food or to drink) for each child and a pint for each grown-up and then divide what is left into three parts: one for fruits and vegetables, one for meat, eggs and sweets, and one for bread, cereals and fats. For milk is health insurance and should be invested in first, not last!