The New York herald., 1874-09-27
THE FREE TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Cooking Glasses for Women mt n Model
Observation-Disclosures Progress and
Enterua inmcnt.

Cooking Glasses for Women mt n Model
Observation-Disclosures Progress and
Enterta inment.
Dyspepsia is a bad companion. To be sure the
medical fraternity do wonders in the way of mod
Grating its melancholy Influences but the fact may
as We'll be admitted that medicine in all its con-
tests with the monster generally comes Off second
best. Since prevention, therefore, Is better than
cure, it would be wise for the afflicted to con-
slider the causes which lead to this annoying bar
nace on the system. They are TO be found mainly
in the Kitchen where reckless and incompetent
cooks, perhaps unwittlngly, sow the seeds of the
disease. In a word dyspepsia may be traced, in
measure, to bad cooking and the want OF judi
cious discrimination In the preparation of articles
OF iood.
GOOD COOK
Is blessing, aud the recent formation OF cooking
classes at the Women's Free Training Schools in
East Tenth street cannot but result advanta-
geOusly to the community at large Apart from the
various branches OF practical business pursuits for
women taught at this admirable institution
which, by the way is now rising into deserved I'M
portance-the fact OF opening its doors to girls
and women deslrous OF joining the classes recently
formed Tor instruction in the art Of cooking
merits high commendation. Moreover, the system
adopted to carry out this excellent idea is such
to warrant the hope that domestics, graduating,
u
thorough knowledge of that all-important element
in the happiness OF notwithstanding In
the first place the pupils-and their num-
Der need not be limited. provided they
present satisfactory recommendations-arep plainly
initiated In the chemical mysteries which surround
the component parts OF the different kinds Of food.
Perhaps the chief object Of this analysis Is to show
where ignorant waste may be avoided, Tor every
body knows that the great leakage in
HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES
may be discovered in the kitchen. When the
painstaking informant becomes satisfied that the
listeners have thoroughly comprehended the sub
ect, they conducted to the Kitchen where prac-
tce takes the place OF theory In this way girls and
women learn more In a lew sound lessons than all
the books IN the culinary art could teach them IN
an age cook with diploma from the Free
framing Schoos-and 1t costs nothing but
attention a,., and good cnaracterwwlll soon
alter alI this training of female cooks IS only one
OF the prominent features of an establishment
which, In a comparatively short time, has done
much to improve, edily and entertain deserving
though humble class In the community. The
speak volumes Tor It's usefulness. and it is indeed
figure of speech to say that the institution has
supplled want long and soreiy lelt 10 many
the question OF
FEMALE SERVANTS
may not, OF course strike them as being very sig
Dlncant, yet lew who have had experience IN the
matter VIII not heartily appreciate the existence
OF a well organized and properly conducted estab.
llSnment, whose recommendation Is complete
guarantee o. aithfuness and efficiency. From
the foregoing 1t need not necessarily be IN
ierred that the instructions gratuitously
given in the schools are confined TO domestlcs. On
the contrary young women OF more aspiring
tastes are taught shorthand writing, bookkeep.
ing, and are otherwise fitted for business lie;
that. altogether, the institution 80 lar as ITS prn-
cpal object Is concerned, must assurediy bring to
It's support not only the charltably disposed
since II IS maintained by voluntary Contr buttons
but all who are interested IN the welfare OF young
women, who, though deprived of means,
q
lie they may select, however humble their choice
may be. That this has, happily, proved the case
appears from the lact that many prominent ladies'
have attached themselves to he various commit
1dent Grant. among others, having recently be-
come an honorary member. great feature OF
this popular institution Is the
NON-SECTARIAN CHARACTER
OF the schools. nor should IL be lOrgOttOn that
with good library and a handsome reading
afforded every opportunity iOr the gratlfcation Of
their literary tastes. During the summer months
numerous free concerts have been given IN the
parlOrs, at which several eminent vocal and In
strumental artists have kindly appeared and to
which those attending the classes were invited
their special benefit, to diversity their studies,
tighten their labor and render The institution an
attractive home. That the schools have SO lar
proved successful may be readily conceived. Yes
terday, for Instance there was perfect
SFREAM OF LADIES
In quest OF good domestcs, and both Mrs. Hodges,
the superintendent, and Miss C0rs0n, the secre-
tafy had about as much as they could do to attend
to the numerous calls thus made upon them. The
institution IS rising rapidly into Importance, ana
Will one day prove source OF comfort, economy
and general satisfaction,