Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-17
IMPORTANCE OF
 HOME ECONOMICS Excellent Paper On Subject Prepared For Graphic By
 Mrs. Ada K. Price.
ITS VALUE IN HOMES
Food Problem Most Difficult of All Physical Problems in the
 Household.

By special request Mrs. Ada Knox Price formerly of this city now one Of the most prominent teachers iE the Logan County High School at Guth rie, Ok, has prepared an articll for the Graphic on &The Importance Of Home Economies as "a Scientific Study Mrs. Pree has charge of that special department in the Guth- rie High School and it is proving a great success in the school work Many other cities over the country are adding the study to the daily school program and the idea of adopting it in the Pne Bluff High School has been frequently discussed. Mrs. Prices article follows:
 'The Importance of Home Economies.
 as q Scientific Study"
 When asked what the greatest thing ill the world might be, the child re plies: My doll,' the youth or maid ell repl es ':Love,'' but the wise philo- sopher replesl Man. And indeed from the first sixth day, when God himself, breathed the breath of life into the masterpiece of his creation man has known himself to the great est of all creatures.
 With this lrealization then, there comes responsb lity, and this can ne1 fully be met unless the body be healthy one. When the physical men is disarranged, the mental and splr itulal being, suffer correspondingly.
 The burdens of life must bs borne by some one Those pertaining both to the individual family and te tho state are not to be neglected, aud we each have respons bilities which caS not be perforned by anotAer. It is plainly seen theat that ia order to live a life such as God in His wise Providence intended, there must bs healthy body.
 As rational beings capable of req sonine, man has come to regard oAs of the greatest primary duties to him. self, and conGequently to every mem Der of SOC ety with whom he comes in contact, that of keeping his body pure. His education should include 2 thorough course in Physiology so that he may understand the construc- tion of his body, and what is both in furious and helpful to each part.
 This involves proper amount Of ex- ercise, sleep, fresh ar, clothing and food. Each plays an important part in the health of man, but the one which perhaps influences him the most is his food
 It is in connection with the food of man that woman figures most Her sphere is the home, which was f rst given her in the beautiful Garden, of Eden. There, she had nothing to do but to gather the fruits and herbs in. their natural state.
 But not 50 with the twentieth cen- tury woman. Her duties are far more complicated. To her is given the responsibility of preparing food n the most wholesome and palatable way for those in her home. And thus it is that upon her, to great extent, rest sthe good health of each mem Der of the family.
 The fullest, most completely round ed education is none too good for one who is called to use and impart such varied information as is the house. wife. The study of science is espe- cially pract cal for one who aspires to master all the things that come within the range of her work.
 The food problem is perhaps the
 most difficult of all the physical problems that present themselves in the household, partly because it is so vital to the welfare of the family, and partly because it is So inclus we. The food question once meant the provid- ing of something palatable and pre- sumably wholesome, at cost within one's means. Today, it implies knowledge, not only of the cost and nutritive value of food materials, their compos 'tion and digesSibility; but of the balanced ration, the pro- portion of different food principles necessary for perfect nourishment, and of the way in which this propor- tion should be varied to suit the needs of the child, the aged, laborer. or the student An understanding of the pr. .nciples involved in the preparation of food as we'll as knowledge or food adulterations that will insure food materials, is demanded. It is the uni versal ignorance along tn's
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