The purveyor for the household should study well the prices paid for foods. In the average family this is important to the comfort of living; for many expenses are necessary beyond the buying of food. Study by the tables the cost of meats, for instance. Equal nourishment may come from cheaper parts of the animal as from the more costly parts. Study the properly-balanced ration. If meats are high in price the proteid requirements can be gotten in a great measure from bread, peas, beans, and such vegetable ingredients. Many expensive things afford little real nourishment. A poor family does not need cauliflower, lettuce, nor brussels sprouts, for instance. Let them get their flavor from cabbage and the cheaper watery vegetables. I merely suggest these matters to cause the good housewife to think and study over them. Turkey, game, terrapin, and such luxuries may please the taste, but are neither necessary nor always advisable. A well-balanced ration can be obtained from much cheaper materials; and if properly selected and prepared can be made almost equally toothsome.