New-York tribune., 1904-08-09
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- L&GLENS'

The little summer club at Greentov1 was thriv-
ing Most of the members We're very busy during
the winter. and few could take long vacation IN
tha summer. that season was the clubs oppor-
tuuity- II even ndulEad IN the extravagance of an
occasional lecture or reading by real profess
siouaI" one rainy August afternoon several OF
the members got together. after listening 20 talk
Household Economics Two of them looked
depressed
what do vou think Of Miss -lovdy's address,
asked Mrs. Homsbody. tlmldiy-
.she talked well" said Mrs Sharpe, briefly
But you didn't think much OF what she said
exclaimed Miss Odjobs. eagerly. Neither did l.
believe lecturers deliberately make il object
70 worry and discourage people. and make them
think they are doing everything wrong One would
s,lpuose thar we were all living on totally false
rrfncipIes-aI being starved and impoverished and
generally ruined. and yet they don't really tel! us
how tc reform"
Ny dear" said Mrs. sharpe you must temem-
Der that they are simply earning their living II
they should stand up and say. I know that most
OF you are doing the best you can. Just keep on,
fl wouldn't paw. It's comforting statement but
Won couldn't III up haH a club meeting saying
IL And the speaker wouldn't be a real reformer
..z,75f why should she think We're all wrong"
ianaented Mrs. Homeuoay. Take cooking, for IN
stance To near her talk one would think we
,az-,- had ans food III 20 eat. or II we had. that
20 v-se never properly prepared But don't see
Low could dinar'ntly For dinner tonight
ordered pea soup aIoiled sreah- mashed potatoes
tomatoes ana -..s. We have baked custard Tor
dessert I've instructed mg cook ve-y carefully,
and she does well ou the whole All those things
are wholesome for the children. and ar Homebods
is ratisfeo That is typical meal. don know
whether IT'S scientific or not, m sure never
though. about the proportions Of nitrogen and
carbon. ana whether any of those fooGs would
produce heat or fat muscle only know We
erlov them when were hungry"
well then. for goodness sake what more do
you want"
a great deal more. or less-I hardly know
v-bich-according 20 Miss Clowdy.
.H-t dear me- iuter2osed Miss OdJobs. you
ought 70 De perfectly happy ABOUT It II you can
succeed in pleasing man know all about II;
7 nave brothers. And GO think men make It
rort % duty 10 Eruuble about food They think
o. ,.,,o1.5s +befr dignity or their prestige. We
married women have it hardest you know. though
you married ones never think 50 You nave only
10 please q husband while we have TO please a
whole family all critical on principle why II l
had N sion ~ think OF the scientific side OF food
ar what do taoy call it2-'food values should go
mad. I know l should, It's enough 10 think that
John likes MS meat rare. and VIII likes II we'll
done and Emma can't bear onions, and father
won't anything not favored with them Food
values indeed. 7 tried once in summer 10 feed
chem at breakfast on cereals and fruit only
..rhsy didn't kick the table over. literally. but
nleIa)H Iic4l.. me t1es II 5idr'r eat: can't
morning when every natural human being Is
IF you're healthy. ycur tastes are Eood guioe.
esfd Mrs Sharpe "Of course. they are NOT IN
f9i6ble but Nature IL not altogether demorahzed
She has survived a good deal OF civillzatioL' ana
"Did Yon noiice' said Mrs Homeoody - how
mn btuuv Mrs Brown locked wheu MISS NLoMuy
said mat nearly II not ALL cases OF Intenp Tance
were produced by bad food UT. {9rown -
terribly and I know she has done her EN- best est snd na
aiwavs had everything nice Nov ne WIZ on!y eaS =.
Two or three kinds OF foof. ana she Is 1o'1eU ~
7 have them constantly. . -, = .,.,s,, ,,
These sweeping generalizations are ..EsII,
4 ,.rest deal n what Miss CIowdy said Is true, as
annIied - tbe working women Lie goes naLu
( 1s3,b 49,, - e eon6 they become Indifferent TO the
value Of Comfort IN the home People VINO -
- ts,c5 .LCr1 are rsqilv doing good SO we must
pardon the theorists and remember that they arc s
working up toward better sra ts.ss % have a mar
I whole. And meanWhne' eHeH '-~' ~
ketable value" - 49,, -. Mrs.
You don't know how sewers you ara MS
/ Sharpe laughed Mss OdJobs. ,.v 49,. - tb-
Well said Mrs Homso%giE; me gisE:;ontsnted with my
I value OF making po1r me sTAAe7AN-'' SsS ~ -
/ besfsteals and cistard GOodoyF