The colored American., 1901-01-12

DIR. Read we believe to be an honest man; and
surely no more modest man ever held an exalted
position before the people. His opponents, of
course, endeavor to break the Influence of his
work by representing him to be a typical fraud:
but when the contest is ended and the people
nave settled down into the calm of quiet ways
even his present opponents will admit his ster-
ling qualities and that it requires no NEAR
ability to wiald the sceptOr of power in the
trying circum ances of his great work.
BY the term lignity would not mislead the
reader. What one man understands by this term
may not be the ideal Of another. While Dr.
Read is most dignifed man he is not in this
respect after the old school, which is ratherOf
respect after the old school. which is rather Of
looking man, entirely devoid of those schOOlbOy
airs which young and veTdant people are apt TO
think the embodiment of greatness. His bearing
is more like that of practical business man
who is equal to all emergencies, and rises as
the occasion demands.
BY his ready, timely and able articles in some
of the great papers of the day the Doctor has
shown himself to be ready and able with his
pen as with his tongue.
The lines of his head of the round rather
than of the square, and it is the round lines that
make the ready man.
TOundness of outline, but must notice from
whence the rOundness proceeds; whether 1t Is
from the massive lines at the base, which rise
as the baStiOn of a fortress, or whether merely
from the lack of strength in the central lines
of the work. The head may be round ana yet De
wanting in all that would give power 10 Che
subject The human brain is made up of two
great parts, the sO-called purely intellectual,
and the animal The purely Intellectual Is
to drive it, It is like the fire-englne without
sufficient boiler power; the boiler power Is all
important. These well balanced round Lnes are
what makes Dr. Read the ready and able man
that he is He is knight with keen Damas-
Gus blade, ready to meet his opponents on all
occasions whether it be in the uprOar or the
c0nfending faction or in the quiet of the study.
The word character well defines the man. He is
the embodiment of sterling character; character
that has stood many a trying ordeal, ana mas
never been found wanting in those elements
which mark the typical man of our day
DIR. Read has had an active lie III P puDilc t
affairs almost from the time he commenced the
practice of medicine in 1885, being then ABOUT
% years of age.
This is a reprint from the Christian Banner,
published at Philadelphia Pa.
We reproduce it for the benefit of readers
that they may have a better knowledge of the
man who is founder president and general man
ager of the National Cooperative Industrial
Protection and Investment Association, one OF
the greatest organizations that has ever been
organized for the protection of our people. It's
capital is $500.OOO divided into shares of so
to 500 each. We may also state that DR.. Read
is the first member of his race that ever owned
drug store in the State of Pennsylvania. and
more than $50 druggists in Philadelphia handle
his preparations. to say nothing of the large
number throughout the country that handle his
goods
Commenting on the above article the Norfolk
Recorder, in the issue of June II, 1900, has this
to say:
In another column of this paper we repro
duce an article taken from the Philadelphia
Tribune relative to the appointment of Dr. T..
Parker Read as superintendent of mail at the
central Post Once of Philadelphia, at a salary
of $250O a year.
DR. Read left Petersburg, Va, some years
ago for Philadelphia for the purpose of pursuing
the practice Of medicine In which he was
considered quite an adept This is both surpris-
ing and gratifying news TO bis many friends In
this State and simply shows what pluck, ambi-
tiOn and integrity will do when desires to
do something for himself We believe DR..
Read to have the embodiment Of all three OF
these essentials points TO make a succesSfuI man.