New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
WHAT WOMEN SAY AND DO
SECOND ARTICLE IN THE SERIES BY
NOTED WORKERS OF THE WORLD.
INTERESTING STATISTICS GIVEN BY FRAU LIMA
MoRGENsTERN ABOUT THE PEOPLES
KITCHEN SOCIETY IN BERLIN.

NORTHEASTERN ABOUT THE PEOPLES
KITCHEN SOCIETY IN BERLIN
The growing comprehension on the part Of stu
dents OF social economics that there II uhu4'
puted correlation between improved physical con-
ditions and moral and mental growth and deVeiop-
ment is finding its outward expression IN 'hiS
country in the establishment Of numerous COOKING
classes among the tenement houses in the CoHeee
Settlements and vacation schools.
In all OF these the teaching is intended to sho"
how TO obtain the best results from the necessarily
limited materials at hand In some Of the large
European cities where the average wage OF the
laborer is much less per capita than mere Pin-
anthropists are studying how best TO satisfy the
demand for food OF the poor. not through charna-
Bile agencies like the establishment Of soup kitch-
ems but by economic methods.
In Berlin especially the problem seems to have
come nearest a practical solution and interest
ing description OF the Peoples Kitchens by FRAU
Lima Morgenstern. the president OF the People :
Kitchen Society Will be read with especial in
terest Frau Morgenstern is charming woman
OF rare executive ability and strong personality
Besides her constant supervision Of the Kitchen
Society OF which she the founder In 1866 she -
president of the German Peace Society. is con-
ductor Of the German Hausfrauenzeltung. is an
active participant in the woman's movement. and Is
vce-president Of the International Press Union Of
Washington. Her books are well known In GER
many.
Regarding the work OF the Kitchen Society she
writes follows
THE PEOPLES KITCHEN
The greatest social problem OF time is
the Cancellation Of rich and poor through i'm
proved conditions of life. especially among
earners OF scanty wages. But before attempt
ing TO realize the ideals OF National culture
We must solve the problem OF improving the health
and industrial efficiency OF the masses. The solu-
uon consists in supplying the two main necessaries
OF fe-the possibility OF obtaining good and sulil-
cient food. and wholesome home The health OF
every section OF society depends on the food supply
Of the people. for times Of drouth and famine
invariably bring with them the most malignant
epidemics. This appears most clearly IN northern
and shelter IS more imperative than In the south.
ana where almost every bad harvest leads to wide
spread destitution among the poor
The food supply OF the masses and the cheap
preparation OF nourishng meals for the poor were
questions which occupied the attention Of Benia-
min Thomson, Count Rumford. the famous physi-
cst and philanthropis the end OF the last century
Rumford, an American by birth and an English
man by descent did good social work at the Ba-
the relief OF the poor he introduced the potato as
a staple food. invented economical cooking stoves
ana discovered particular method OF preparing
soup, the Rumford soup, which had 70 be mixed
very carefully, as its excellent qualities depended
on the right proportion Of bones. fat. cereals and
vegetables used, and on the correct manipua ton
OF the IRE during preparation.
Through Count RumfOrd's efforts soup Kitchens
were opened during periods Of famine in 1878 1886