The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-07


the cost Of making it would be cut IS
per cent. But, Of course, you cannot
have large .buttermaking except 1t 10
done for profit and that means adul-
iteration and poisoaing 1t takes hun
dred ignorant nursemallls to take care
Of tAe children of hundred families
and develop every kind of ugliness
and badness In them. It would take
only twenty or thirty trained nurses
and kindergarten teachers to take care
Of them comparatively and bring them
up according to the teachings Of SCI
ence.
One could show this same thing in q
thousand different forms II it were
necessary, but it has all been reasoned
out tn Charlotte Perkins Gilman's
book, 'sThe Home" and any one to
whom the idea Is new may read It
there. The purpose Of this paper is not
to persuade any one, but to move to
action those already persuaded. To
such I offer my cooperation.
Near to New York.
The following embodies my own con.
eeption Of what such home colony"
should be. 1t would be located within
IN hour Of New York and would have
100 families and 300 OF 400 acres Of
hand, BEAUTIFULLY located, near some
body of water and as unspoiled by the
hand Of man as possible. 1t should
have an abundant water supply and
q dlterhg plant an electric light and
power plant and a large garden and
farm, raising IT'S own stock, meat, poul-
try, fruit and vegetables and canning
the last for winter use. 1t should be
admhNtered BY a board Of directors
democraticaaly elected. For the man.
agement Of its various departments
salaffed experts should be employed,
machinery should be installed wher-
ever it could be made to pay, ard the
best modern methods should be ap-
Piled IN evexy Industry. All it's pur-
ehases sho1h5See-tn bulk and tested for
9uaiity, anhsso far as the preparation
and serving, q food Is concerned the
processes shon1debe kept as aseptic as
sursicakoparation.
The buildings Of this home colony
should be Of frame at the outset, Of
simple and expressive design, each
structure exactly adapted to it's spe.
cific pnrpoGe. The buildings should be
conveniently gvuped-those for the
children IN one place, those Tor cook
ing and eGting In another, those for
reading, for music and social inter.
course. for recrea&ion and exercise in
still OTHER places. The greater part of
the land would. of course be given up
to farm and woodland and to the in
diyi6ual dwellings Of the families. The
ground:avaiiable for this latter purpose
should be~d3ytdei into lots, priced ac-
cordling to size ana location and leased
to stockholders for long terms. Each
would erect his own home, according
to'his own taste-a home of course Of .
kind hitherto unknown, with no pro
vision for the cooking Of food or the
training Of children or other trades
and professions. It would be a place
where the family met, to rest and play
and sleep. It might be large or small,
anything that the owner chose to make
it. My own would be a four or five
room cottage Of rustic design, and Ii
wouads cost from 5000 to $500. Besides
these there should be apartment build.
ings owned by the colony and dormi
tories with rooms for single men and
women.
As to the public buildings, there
should be large and beautiful dining
hall and a modern, scientifically con-
structed kitchen. There should be sep
arate tables for each family or for CON
genial groups OF people. The service
should be unexceptionable, the food
simple, but perfect in quality and
preparation. There should be vege.
tartan service for those who prefer this
cheaper mode Of life, and the charge
for board should be based upon the
cost of the service 1 will probably
be laughed at, but 1 believe that, grant
Ing the land, horses and machinery,
buildings, equipment and capital, the
members Of such colony as describe
could be provided with perfect service
and an abundance of food Of the best
quality at total cost Of 800 a year
per person.
A Children's Heaven.
So much for the cooperative prepara-1
ton Of food. And now for the caring
for children There should be two sep
arate establishments, one for infants,
who like to sleep, and one for children,
who IKE to run and shout. Both should
be scientifically constructed and ven.
tilated and kept as clean as an up to
date hospital. The food should be pre-
pared under the general direction Of q
physician. No building for children
should be over two stories high, and
the upper windows should be beyond
the reach of children. No matches o,
exposed fire should be permitted, and
there should be night Waterman. fire