New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
HOME or PERFECT CHILD
Some .Aduanced Ideas on the UphH-
ing Of the Human Race.


N.u york" This Is not the observation OF the
latest temporary importation Of popular feminine
beauty - la the increase the newspaper ciFeuIa-
ton scheTne) from southern OF western state
but the pregnant discovery Of DR.. Asher H. Giheh-
For Dr. Glack Is already here and has been cir
cuIatins quietly about New York and Brooklyn for
the last few days.
What he has seen and observed has convinced
him that in pretty bad way Our com
plcated and erroneous system of existence has
left it's mark everywhere, he says The restless
ness and insanity scheme of life exhibits it
self ali too plainly in the strained attitude OF men
and women alike. There IS OF that perfect
repose and self-controi which marks the making
OF perfect man and woman. and the perfervid
style Of exclamation and ejaculation In which We
express ourselves, he IS certain. will never III
tor the perfect life According te his reckoning We
80 at pace here sixty times greater than what
u ought to be.
pr. Gldck has spent forty-tf,ree years studying
out tile life problem In Europe and In This coun-
Try. When he struck Chicago about eight years
he had Investigated sS2 religions and cults. and
then decided that there nothing in them. lie
stayed In Chicago To study English, and now there
is another cult In that city, which already holds
the record for the greatest variety of religious
sects.
The doctor struck Park Row yesterday after
noon. clad in the gray linen garb which ell fol-
levers OF hts simple life must The and
women alike OF the colony IN Milwaukee avenue, id
the Windy Gty. wear the costume the ma
terial for which is turned out by the Of the
colony This costume consists of nesligee shirt.
double breasted sack coat. trousers. tourist cap
and shoes and bow tie # may not be exactly
fne linen, but at any rate It IS serviceatle and
neat Underwear and socks forbidden In the
colony The doctor himself wore yesterday.
Although his colony in Chicago has been in
istence year Il does not seem TO have caught
tremendously with the people OF that city, and
probably will not meet favor long Chicago
aims TO be the biggest and greatest city ia the
country. OF course. eny man who believes that two
children are enough FOR any well regulated family
to have need hope for little sympathy in that city
Yet that is just what the doctor believes but then
The kind OF children he advocates have never yet
been known ia the Windy CITY any other city.
II the doctor system IL right, though 1t will make
big hit in Chicago later for he is certain that
his principles OF the simple life reigiously OBJ
served there will be no further use Of big end0w
Inents for colleges libraries.
BY his system child Will be able to talk right
of at birth and sit up and discuss learnedly
! tions of ethics and philosophy with its parents.
From the very beginning, III fact the child Will
know at least as much as II not more than its par
ents and be able show that IT does too.
Row. If New Workers interested. all they hA We
| 10 do 0 go Chicago and join the colony.
Rich ana poor alike welcome, but everybody
must turn in what he has TO the common fund.
Moreover lie must i've up to the rules the So
ciety and work eight hours day, and every day.
Then there sisht hours for rest and study and
eight for recreation. Otherwise sleep. Tobacco IS
forbidden, is alcoholic drink and the simple
liver must say goodby meat, for the good
doctor SAYS his followers do believe in eating
"our cousins" The diet If confined 10 vegetables
and fruits split up into three courses: First
course a vegetable from under the ground; sec
ond course. vegetable or fruit grown on the
ground and top-or with pluckng from higher
up.
Dr. CLICK gave up eating "his cousins" forty
three years ago. He doesn't look that age. though
he says lie was born in Lelnberg. Gahcia sixty
seven years ago. He studied at various uniVers-
ties In that province, took medical legal and theo-
| logical degrees. and then had to do time in the
Austrian army The ratOns there convinced him
that he wanted nothing more of his cousins, at
least on his bill OF fare, Besides all his degrees
and Investigations into all the known cults of the
world he Joined fourteen different fraternal or
ganiza tions. Still he wasn't perfect so he went
back the simple life.
When a man or woman joins the colony in NIL
waukee avenue a fun record Of his or her past
life and exact measurements Of the physical
proportlons are taken. These open to the
inspection OF member OF the colony IT, after
the candidates have learned to subsis Vegetahies
and join the cooperative life Of the colony,
man and woman think they would like to become
engaged the matter is made known to the presi-
dent who is DR.. CLICK. He. in turn informs the
other members the colony of the proposed match,
and the matter is debated and vote taken II the
| vote is favorable and the matrimonial candidates
!
| ieeted they are put on a six months probation.
The number of children allowed to each couple
IS limited strictly male and one female.
no more. no less. this is sufficient TO allow the
renreduction OF u perfect specimen OF both sexes.
DR. Click maintains that conscientious obserY-
ance OF the mode of life laid out Icy him enables
the determination of More than that If the
parents want great artist or inventor or explorer
for son. all they have to do is to write IL down
on a piece Of paper and think about 1t for six
months His conception Of Immortality is the re
production of the perfect man or woman IN the
offspring which ought TO be enough, in his opin-
ion, to make any man willing TO shume OH the
mortal corn husk without any regret.
Dr Click gave A talk in Brooklyn his tenets
on Sunday, and has the nucleus of branch colony
there IN four converts the simple life. The ergi-
mai colony in Chieago was established through MS
own efforts and through the sum Of $4,000 all
tfat remained to him Of fortune Of more than
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