Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-25


could be almost eloquent But at such
time as this emotion lies too deep for
expression, so that l rise to address you
with much the same discontinue as a
stutterer | heard recently, who had
much of importance to say, but for the
life of him he could not express him
self
Some time ago, influenced by the earn
est work of my father in his endeavor
to make known to the public the neces-
sity for proper food, came to recognize
the great Importance of the food subject.
/ accordingly determined to make my
life's work the study of food and its re-
lation to the proper development Of man
this with a view of helping man to
the knowledge of how to make himself
more perfect, both physically and men
tally. After much consideration l left
school in order that | might the earlier
fit myself for my chosen vocation.
Naturally, organized food makes pos
sible nstural conditions, and there is no
other way. This declaration on the part
Of my father though satisfactorily prov
en- to his mind, needed further confirma-
tion to convince the public, and he and
l went about looking for satisfactory
proof. We concluded that rather than
depend wholly on the opinions Of theo-
rists and the investigations of scientists,
ent civilization of the world to find to
what extent food has Influenced their
advancement or decay. At this we have
been diligently engaged, and with the
result that we have yet to find great
nation whose advancement was mot
marked by frugality and simplicity in
diet, and whose fall was not greatly due
to intemperance and giuttony
But most historians, while they some
times mention the foods Of the peoples
whose histories they wrote, generally
did so in an incidental way, and as
though food was not an important factor
in determining the strength and char
acter Of peoples. Enough has been dis
covered, however, from what / have read
to satisfy me that in the matter of foods
we must come to accept the chemistry
of nature as perfect and sufficient to
produce perfect food, or building ma
terial. for the structure Of man, and that
no disorganized food products are per-
missible
To further support the evidence al
ready in hand, father has decided TO
send me to the principal countries OF
the world to secure such further data
relative to food as will be possible for
me to obtain within reasonable time.
First I shall go to London, where I
shall spend some time making inquiry
into the subject From London L eX-
pect to go to the Netherlands, thence
to Belgium Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Con-
stantinople, Athens, Cairo, Rome,
Berne, Madrid Qf Americans are ad-
mitted), Lisbon, Dublin, Edinburgh,
Christiania, Copenhagen, Stockholm,
st. Petersburg, and probably to other
important cities. 1 expect to return
home before visiting any part of Asia,
Africa, etc.
1 appreciate that have grand
chance to see the world and to acquire
much knowledge. 1 also anticipate
many pleasant journeys. But / start
with the firm determination that no
desire for sightseeing shall interfere
with the best possible accomplishment
of my important mission. l sincerely
hope that my research work will go at
least little way toward making the
people realize the great Importance of a
correct diet. Proper food is necessary
to physical and mental health. I ask no
more than that I may be of some serY-
ice In gathering the evidence that will
conclusively show that natural law
must be observed in building the hu-
man structure if the highest achieve
ments are desired
This evening l shall start on my long
journey. Soon l shall be far distant
from my native land, to which, in
closing, I drink this Adams ale'
bO4S, I'LL JOil IllS! anu may OIA NAiS
wish be that our peopls may come 70
understand the food subject, and thus
may our country ever grow greater.
Every one present responded to a
toast; and, for more than an hour, the
post-prandial exercises continued amid
great applause ana roars of laughter,
The party broke up with three cheers,
and sang "Auld Lang Syne," after Mr..
Perky, senior, had thanked those pres
ent for their company. The following
young men were present: Lester L. Mac
namara, William H. Murray, Birney =.
Herrick, Lloyd II. Mills, Howard f.
Legg, Joseph H. Turner, Michael j. Cro-
min, Herbert F. Morse. Howard Sprague
Knowlton, Ralph r. Valentine, George
r. Macnamara, Benjamin F.. Davis, Jr,,
Ernest Holway, George Ten Eyck, p, z.
Cornett, Denver, Col
Mr.. Penxy's idea in sending his son
abroad was very clearly given by the
young man himself in his farewell
speech. He has just had special wheel
built by the Victor Bicycle Co., which
he is to take with him on his long jour
ney.
The young man is very well known
around Worcester, being q member Of