The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-27
DREAD RECEPTION.
Members of the Wor-
[cesterW oman's Club
Entertained.
PRES'T H. D. PERKY'S LECTURE.
Influence Of Food Upon
characteristics of
People.
PRES'T H. D. PERKY'S LECTURE.

The pupils of the Dread Institute
rendered reception to the Worcester
Woman's Club yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was arranged to give the
women of the club an opportunity to
inspect the line Of work being done at
the institute.
The general invitation was accepted
by a larger number of members of the
club than have ever attended any other
than a club affair, and every opportun-
fly was given to inspect this latest
addition to the many schools which
have made Worcester famous as a
centre of learning.
As the guests arrived they were re-
ceived and entertained by the Dread
students, who did everything possible
to make each moment a pleasant one
for the members of the club.
At about o'clock the guests and
students gathered in the assembly hall
to listen to a lecture by President Hen
ny D. Perky of the institute. The lee
ture was one Of a regular series which
President Perky has given during the
present term, and having for their sub
ject: Natural foods make possible nat
ural conditions" To entrench himself
in this conclusion, President Perky has
taken up the history of foods, and to
obtain the strongest possible data on
the subject has twice sent his son,
Scott H., to Europe.
The lecture yesterday was the reg
ular one postponed from Thursday, be-
cause of the reception to the local or
ganization. Mr.. Perky spoke in part as
follows:
During this first term of the Dread
institute, I have occupied an hour each
Thursday in speaking before the stu
dents about the foods of the different
nations and countries. 1 have selected
for this afternoon a rather more COM
prehensive topic, yet one strictly allied
to my preceding lectures. The topic
for the present occasion is, THE influ-
ence of food in determining the charac-
teristics of a people"
The uplifting of this nation is great
~ desired and earnestly worked for by
its present ruler, and the first move
made in this direction was the opening
of school for the teaching of cookery,
sewing, and, in fact, all matters that
belong to the home.
In this crusade for more light upon
the science of dietetics, much depends
for its speediest and greatest success
upon the intelligent example and work
of the individual and family. 1t must
AlOIh us very nature De largely the
work of the individual and home, but
preliminary to this and that, the indi-
vidual may have all possible essentials
70 a perfect equipment for the work
there must be institutions for instruc-
fion in household science. This is the
sole aim and purpose of the Dread in
stitute Its establishment came from
a recognition of the demand for more
light, intellectually speaking. in the
kitchen and, above all, to afford to
every young woman the opportunity to
gain a knowledge of domestic science
so comprehensive in it's nature as will
enable her to be not only competent to
successfully direct the affairs of the
most elaborate household, but if she
likes, thoroughly equipped as a teacher
1t can hardly be expected that the
state win in the early present provide
facilities for as complete instruction in
domestic science as the times and
their conditions demand. Hence. again.
the need of individual work along these
lines. The great public are Just nav.
Ing their attention called to the fact
that the whole purpose of food is rot
to satisfy hunger nor to please the
taste. They are yet to be taught that
eating has among its Officers the res
toration of waste tissues AMI the build
ing of new body cells. To build, restore
and properly maintain the body in ac-
cordance with the plans and specin-
cations of nature, is the whole wisdom
Of eating
We speak Of individuals whose ways
of living are potent for rhe well being
of their physical, mental ana spiritual
natures, as wise and in accord with
the directions of nature, and the re-
wards of such methods of living are
manifest in health of body, activity OF
intellect, and strength of character. OF
individuals whose ways of living are
not in harmony with the plainly man
ifest DEGREES of nature, we say, be-
cause we know by the history Of man.
kind that they are bound. sooner NJ
later, to become weak In body, soul
and mind. The history Of the world
shows that the nation composed princi-
pally at least, of the first named class
of individuals. has enduring progress
and prosperity, while those nations
that disregard the laws of nature as
to what to eat are retrogressive IN
stead Of progressive.
During the past half dozen centu-
ries little Holland has been a power
full factor in the worlds civilization
and she has had for 1000 years, as she
has today. taking all in all, what is
probably the wisest and most progress
sive domestic science the world has
ever had. OF the many admirable
traits which characterize the Dutch
the most conspicuous. because the
most beautifying, is their contentment
OF mind and soul. Indeed, there is in
the completest sense mo place like
home" to the Dutch. Their life is one