pocket money left over. Does the man buy a glass
of beer, the family must eat that much less; and in
so far as it eats less, just that far will it impair its
physical efficiency. The members of this family
cannot ride in busses or trams, cannot write letters,
take outings, go to a tu penny gaff for cheap
vaudeville, join social or benefit clubs, nor can they
buy sweetmeats, tobacco, books, or newspapers.

And further, should one child (and there are
three) require a pair of shoes, the family must strike
meat for a week from its bill of fare. And, since
there are five pairs of feet requiring shoes, and
five heads requiring hats, and five bodies requiring
clothes, and since there are laws regulating inde
cency, the family must constantly impair its physi
cal efficiency in order to keep warm and out of jail.
For notice, when rent, coals, oil, soap, and firewood
are extracted from the weekly income, there remains
a daily allowance for food of 9 cents to each per
son; and that 9 cents cannot be lessened by buy
ing clothes without impairing the physical effi
ciency.

All of which is hard enough. But the thing hap
pens; the husband and father breaks his leg or his
neck. No 9 cents a day per mouth for food is
coming in; no 9?? mills worth of bread per meal;
and, at the end of the week, no $1.50 for rent. So
out they must go, to the streets or the workhouse,

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