World War 11 posterThe Careful Management of Resources at
Cove Fort in the Late 1800's.
The fort was a way station for travelers, a place where they could find lodging and eat filling, home-cooked meals. With so many people coming and going, there was a critical need for the careful management of resources.
Our missionary guide demonstrated this by showing us various objects in one of the rooms. First was the mattress, made of ticking, a strong, tightly woven fabric of Cotton, filled with straw or corn husks. When the mattress began to wear out the ticking was unstitched, cut into pieces, and made into pants.
When the pants wore out they were cut into thin strips, made into balls, woven on a loom and turned into floor rugs. When the rugs deteriorated they were burned, and from the ashes were able to extract lye used to make soap.
(Wow! That is what is called frugal in managing your resources.)
An exerpt from a MormonTimes.com article by Kristine Frederickson
1 comment:
I like to be frugal and use things up but, that is a bit much for even me!
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