The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-10-04

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expenses, Mr.. and Mrs. Tuck have
spent for the general expenses of
the hospital 245,OG2 francs ($49,O00),
and the expenses are increasing every
year, owing to the fame of the hos
pital, and the number OF people who
make use of its benefits.
Mrs. Tuck was struck by the fact
that with new systems of education
girls have finally grown to ignore
the homely necessary details of do
mestic life Parents sacrifice money
and time on piano lessons and never
think of initiating their daughters
into the science of cooking, of manag-
ing a house, of washing, ironing, sew
ing, sweeping and busting.
The school for housewives (Ecole
/ Managere) to teach the home arts
was founded at Rueil not long ago,
! but has already been visited by num-
/ hers OF people Interested in the vital
/ economic questions and social con
/ ditions. The school. a plain rel
building, in charge Of Nile Perrier,
stands in an attractive garden on rue
Josephine
! Everything about the place is es-
sentially practical There are no class
distinctions observed Girls OF we'll
TODD parents, as We'll as those be
longing to the poorer classes, are ad-
mitted The sole object OF The place
is to teach all girls entering to be
model housewives. Such a school
should be added TO every educational
institution in the world for girls.
! To get the best for the money each
husband or father brings home IS
what Mrs Tuck wants to teach girls,
whose ignorance in household eco
Monies might eventually wreck the
family budget just as their ignorance
in the art Of cooking might wreck
the family stomach
The Tuck school is divided into
several sections, the most important
Of which is, Of course, the cooking
department. There is a large model
kitchen furnished with a range and
all the best, simplest cooking uten-
sis. tables, chairs and a blackboard
for every cooking lesson is accom-
panied not only by a lesson on the
theory Of cooking, but also by dem
onsuation Of the price each meal
costs
There is also a course in practical
hygiene and elementary medicine. On
Wednesday the day is most particu-
Iarly reserved for little girls, u or 10
years of age, and much time is de
voted to sewing and mending Wash
ing is also scientifcally taught, and
the girls are shown the advantages
of using the many laborsaving devic-
es, which are slow to find favor
among the French people
During the floods which devastated
the country around them, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tuck threw open their houses
to the suffering victims, of whom six
! ty were housed and fed for nearly six
weeks, and provided with both clothes
and money In addition Mr. Tuck
subscribed large cash contribution
to the city fund for flood sufferers
1t is not surprising that the testi-
monials of gratitude toward these re-
markable chatelains are many
The authorities of the town of
Rueil have named a street for them.
Avenue Tuck-Stell, and the French
| government. after making Mr.. TUCK
chevalier of the Legion of Honor,
promoted him recently to the higher
grade of officer of the legion, and is
only waiting for the occasion to make
him commander
Among the most touching marks of
gratitude sent Mr. and Mrs Tuck
was the following letter:
To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck. Cha
teau de Vermont
Monsieur ct Madame-The under
signed inhabitants of Rueil, sadly
tried by the misfortune of the flood
obliged to leave their homes-and
having responded 10 the generous of
fer and accepted the kindly hospital
/ ity of Mr. and Mrs Edward Tuck, feel
it their duty to respectfully transmit
the expression OF their profound graf
! itude.
This testimonial was signed by six
! ty-One persons.
Philanthropy is practiced all over
the world, generosity is not lacking;
but what draws particular attention
/ to these American Tucks, is their in
telligence in the direction of their
| generosity, their personal guidance
two large undertakings, their careful
study of conditions around them, and
their effort made not simply to give
but in giving to fill want, and it is
| this sense of personal interest in