New-York tribune., 1908-12-24
TEACH THEM TO CHEW.
s,vstien Of Submerged Tenth Lies IN Masti-
cation SAYS Horace Fletcher.

49,. g. Horace Fletcher doing in the Phpps
lode tenement, No. s25 East slst street4 ne hHs
zen shere only few days. but the fame O. llie
srel OF rastication has spread so fast ano SO 1aI
- A. Fletcher can do nothing IN corner, and
. h-esaz everybody S wondering what is the pur-
hse OF his presence the East Side nj FIelcn- ~
- answer 20 this question is very simple he Is
-s71ins his favorite game game more 1asc4ha'
= - xsxs 1ba7 ANYTHING else he knows of-the
hrne. namely, Ct applying the gospel OF mas1ic@-
lon where it VIII 90 the most good
1 FL used 70 be very fond Of shooting "heh NS
,-onnp man he said TO Tribune reporter. who
aw hin n his apartment al the Phpps Buiioing
ses.s-zav ssI even went 50 far TO write q oook
Ia that subject But il gives me great deal more
leas1rs TO save neglected children than II ever
id Kin ducks -,
n Fletcher purposes in short, 10 teach the
a7larea Of the poor 10 chew, and by that means
Z Il were universally applied. he argues that II
sventy years tiIne the problem or Ihe snbneIseo
enth would be solved
-nsetstie rfghteousness'' he says. spelling fhese
ords with capital letters is absolutely necessary
n efficiency. If people know how 70 eat they can
81 vhstever noursshueut there is out OF whatever
God IS available. They cannot only maintain the
ordinary degree Of efficiency. but they can oouole 4
n resources which now mean starvation ana
.eouIe IN that state Of mind and body cannot be
Impressed They cannot be ground TO poWoer
snder the wheels of Industry People are poor
because they cannot think, and when thelr oooles
sre properly uourshed they VIII be able 10 tnlllA-
That there can be any one who cannot get enough
i eat even with the help Of Fletcherisn Nj
Fletcher seems 70 thiHk very remote possibility
E Two people can live on S week" he asserted
ssTfe-e are people doing IL IL this house expert
RENTALS You can get z two-room fat for 8 : a
zreef and that leaves s. % for food The apostle
n rnsstcztion seemed 10 think this truly liberal
allowance.
t The present phase Of Nr. Fletchers game Is mol
: new i5es with him
.sAfy interests are primarily sociological he said
e'About ten years ago was considering plan for
the extension Of educSticn that would Include al
zhIdren SO that none could escape But discov-
cred that the basic principle OF education, right
nutrition was being neglected. At the same time l
solved for myself The problem of health ana en-
Ergy. I found that these things were matters OF
personal control and not the subject Of chance, 80
cropped Iy sociological work and studies with the
Idea CT devoung 6 year, or tTo Il necessary, 10
khrashing out the problem Of nutrition. Instead OF
one rear Il took ten. But the difficulty Of secur-
tug an agreement among scientific men was really
AZ advantage, for il made their final adhesion TO
the principles OF Fletcherls-1 not responsible
for the word-nore impressive Now. having ar
rived Ct that point q agreement the next point Is
10 apply knowledge in The most effective man
1er. That means 10 me The teaching CT dietetlc
Righteousness 70 children as early possible
have learned some things that are conceded 10 be
cf value and ! want 70 make this information
available for al children. by which I mean not
merely putting Il where they can get IL # they
want Il but pushing il toward them. SO none can
only need 10 be protected from artificial influences
and suggestions. I haven't any definite plans Of
work Yet I am only moving round and giving
1liugs = chance happen. but 1lnd that kinder
Eartea teachers and any one imbued with the
Eroebelian idea take the kee-est interest in the
science Of nutrition That gives a fertile soil in
which 10 SOW seeds at the base OF things.
'.As one cannot reach al children At once, il
seems 10 ne most important TO begin at the centre
of neglect and Ignorance. Things move snore rap
1dIy from the centre the circumferencs- The
sead weight Of the submerged tenth draws the
supe-incUIneEI strata after but Il you raise the
Lowest stratum al Others IN whom there IS any
self-respect viii be Influenced by It
But don't want 10 convey the idea that have
come 70 this particular locality because consider
81 e centre Of need. I selected IL my headquaT-
tiers because have colony OF friends il the build
ing and because Il Is IN tie uelghDOrhOod Of the
need. 7 can study conditions and test methods Of
application here a way that would not De posi-
BE otherwise. I nos making promises criti-
cistng methods simply have my private
sGeas about the effective way OF doing things and
plans which may or may work out as I expect
sheIn one OF these plans - for normal school
q vital economies. but nothing IS definitely settled
ss yet There is also movement toward
Eauization under way. and 50 many people are
interested n Il that couldn't begin 10 give you all
their names"