The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-23


Members Of Congress who have care.
fully read the report OF Former Presi-
dent Rooscxeltk Homes Commission
ard Il il q cinch that all Of them have
in view Of the eh-adYertised saiacious
ness OF the work-have disroyaf<d that
Il contains nice, ginacry, little slap At
the House---a sort oi farewell Etinger
from the late occupant Of the White
House
About the eleven hundred and seventy
seventh message from President koose-
wilt transmitted the report OF "Iiomes
Commission TO Congress-. Communica
tions from the late president were 20
much Of a daily diet. that nobody paid
amp attention 10 this particular message
and report. Who cared about "homcs'
when there Was a nice scrap on about the
secret scrviceg So, the message and re-
port were printed, distributed. and, II
seems. most Of them were consigned 10
the waste basket without even glance
By a majority 81 the busy Legislators
Some eagle.eyed statesman however
happened v open ihe Homes" report
one day. and found Il told more pictur.
esque tales about human vice and devil.
ishness than he'd ever found collected in
one volume. That statesman read all
the naughty parts, and the next day in
the senate hinshed out loud for its bad.
ness. Others hustled out and found cop.
les that later raised their voices on the
floor OF both HOUSES and said, Naughty
Naughty"
Now the Homes Commission Is re.
port Of 3sl paFes Most Of the mem
bers only hastily read the Elinor Glyn
parts and skipped the rest. II remained
Tor sIiu" Tawney, chairman OF the ap-
preparations committee. 20 dig 8 little
deeper. He found perfect mine Of in
formation-on what to eat, what to wear,
where 70 live. how % live, what's nauph
" and what's good, and has been edify-
ing his colleagues with the result OF his
researches ever since
Among the bits Of wisdom discovered
hv Tawney are the following:
sSl.immed milk Is the residue after
the cream has been removes"
Butter is formed by churning the
cream Of milk"
eBoots and shoes are intended TO pro-
teet the feet from the uneven and rough
surfaces Of the ground. from cold, wet,
and neat
ct is a good plan to use nightShirts
and paiamas.
Speaking OF dreams, the Homes" re-
port says; Practical experience also
teaches Us that dreamless sleep Is in
every way recnpcrative while a dream
ful night produces tired feeling in the
morning; Hence dreams should be- avoid
ed, il possible.
@Ciothing. the report also informs Us,
must BE- adapted to climate and sea
sons
All Of which is. as Rep. Mann aptly
Il in the House, after Tawney
had read few Of the above, Interesting,
If true"
But apart from the universal encyclo
peiic character OF the book, aside from
It's hints on how to wash the baby and
how many slices Of bread should BE- eaten
At each meal WHY children leave home,
where not TO borrow money, the number
Of million OF germs and bugs in one small
cubic inch Of air space, the report intro
dunes new member Of the famous In
Bad Grub"
Congressman Crumpaclcer Rep. Ind,
Il the recruit. President Roosevelt,
through the report, got a niee little dig
at the Hoosier congressman Tor his cham
pianship oil a measure for review in the
courts Of fraud orders issued by the pos
Office department This was done by
reproducing an extract from q magazine
article. The statement was made IL the
article that the Influences behind Crl1m
packer were a lot Of patent nostTum
fakes and get.rich-quick scheme worker. Z
''This bill,f il says, was railroaded /
shroura tho Honsa