, 1879-05-18
BOSTON.

tho Jurnp-Tho ."Atlanttc" Respectfully
Quoting 1Iiss Braddon-A Hit At the al
fectatton OF French Quotations-Are "om-
en- Natural CoWRrds?
From Our Oson Corrffpondsnf.
Boston, May 16.-ln letter q Week OF t"o
ago made mention OF William Emerson BAKER,
the owner aud protector Of Wellesley College,
who has recently made the Massachusetts Public
Health Association IN offer Of S200, 600 on con-
dition thai those interested In the Association
should raise an additional $4,000 to make the
funded capital what Is needed to carry. out the
work rs it ought to be carried out IN the ap-
pointment of vigilant and competent INSPECTORS
Of house ventilation, drainage, articles OF 1000,
drinks drugs, and tue establishment Of q stated
training-schooI for scientific cooking, with diet
kitchens, for the sick. The other day was sit
ting talking with one Of the editors OF promi-
nent paper here, and Mr.. Bakers name came
.tOh! YOU meun William Emerson Baker, the
man of the scwing-machines ind Wellesley Col
lcgc, und the extraordinary house aud groanas,
don't you2" asked. "Yes, anu WHO mas late!v M
offered tile Public Health Association s5ooooo''.
eyes, I mean just TINT man," replied the
editor, leaning back in bis chair, and smiling
slow smile OF solid appreciation. "He Is Tue
most perfectly satisfactory specimen or Wnat
| you might call an c1nggerated--a sort OF SHOW
snccImen Of the popular idea OF
THE TYPICAL AMERICAN
~. v.,,,oa A,,,o-;oa,,.-th,t aver hoard of
s a,. ~ th;s nn1S IL tsn;r m o1d man hnt he's
made two or three big fortunes out OF lis sew
lnnaca,ue pu.snts, no .h;a r,;1c ia +hs nsno,
n'ty AoL anc - a;-,,arf ~ Ie,o,ru
Wuye s'laS asi ,'ao1'ts ho is m the 1r;vr
f Hu nrn;np n III n;nht seeina to his thousand
and-ons tpEoiccts,' health associations, schools,
e1pefiueus tol slts: 'nat W. hnn,e IN tna
ne staEts om i'ua siilso n,s ;nmn 1T sal-
morning. "ttu .ne uuss''isS' ;;or fnds bimec1f 81
pushed for time at the dinner-nou. that he
snaIcoes asty t ~ aoai,, Ana a. he teens
handE, ana IS op thc 20 aea hu W. o. ~
up yeas ~ @ nltu shi,s o,,d enfor hinscIfs,;
why uont ~ sup a"n s.F;a ~ hin,s.1fa Whv
thaIs M ;'e +ra;.,1 oeS. u terandon;t M yon see3
be ls INC t5p'eal ame1ican,-uo1s w ~ oos .s..,,
nuu "9uiu e1 tus Gtos. ~ an ~ X; 90 an1 s1on
II 10 snou14 1et 1p ~ aus ~ LIE ~ aa.a,"
howorrr orT9 he sava to himself. Next wear, Or
next month or Whatever II my oe' snad Iad sst e;t
through with this, tat or the oalef, ana Mn, s'e 5s
as%n wont H He'd be % miserable to st down aud take
things easy ana IL heIl keep tns ans ~ SpHG 1
see he don'1-tnl u. nnauuy ;,,;a aoeS - Un
ne's great 1ello"' LUIS "u'Ao 4'D'e1'oH
Baker, Ills
| LIKE DR1AhiNa 4 GLAaS oE CAAAEAoN1 Az
THINK Hin OVER
One and another, after this, had something to
tel! OF Air. BAKER, illustrating ms eecentIic1t!eS
and Ills nntiftng lnuustly 1Iotn Hull hosa'ls ~, ~.
night,-an lno9strs that lesults !, ~ osS' ~ Ky Ky
appreeiatlve editor eal1s H. i9Pexer t On 1ns
JUMP" lew years ago Mf. nakel speus :
large sum OF money upou SUI ~ pruH..ea, l,uarn
joke OF sumnslfaluen' "ns.t uI ;,nn"a,I unma,y
VISITOR wnen treaul'S upon esttaln lnnGthn :th =
looking eonstrucno!ls was conlrontea u Will rira
sort OF 1ack-ln~the-box, "nlc1 seemeu 70 spllnS
fro1n tle eartn Wltno9' VISIBLE eauso, ; tI,a
entering some restIn. s5o.to au euIin ,e
pretty seats, was saiuteo Wltn sn'a.. suo~ea-
bath,-not a very narm1ul spray, LUZ tntust ..t
disturbing to ones serenty a. leaS.; Aouus ta
the time OF the onliolnR ol tlls' tns n;s
tacetous o"ner :snsG a,, VIZ ~ ,rb;,nsicai
tnt;s a. ~ t whch Ishave forgotten. but the
ei1ects we're in order with the practical joke Of
the Garden. These things, not unnaturally,
rather preiudiccd tho sensible and cultivated
nconle. and obscured Mr.. Bakers more intrinsic
| qualities. Latterly. however, the boyish bub-
| hIe Of what looked to some PERSONS like bufoon-
! erv has seemei to subside of ITSELF and Mr..
| 1:t-ar hos 1ivan sol;d evidrnce of his sterling
| oanst na n,E,nn;+v E 4; h;s recent efforts tn dis
| sense atiu nunanttS LII - Ia 80 ~ .oaI ~ +ta
tribute MS 4aLEe "eal.a ~. e Sooo 49,, ~ ~ T.,
community. we nave great: maH} ueu III
| D~% ~ rron tvanifh certain W3f