The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-04-09 00:00:00

MIMUCIAN RIBMV/MIT.

"The menu of an American boll breakfast is Indeed
an awes-toe sight. It contains some three or fear hundred
dishes, e1...A0 with *steatitic rritumritl. and all sup-
posed to be at that mement rewly steaming hot upon the
kitetien ranges. The list blrans srith the heading
8.V.,14•04.. under which routes an cusliar wing detail
or • ',lack tea, green tea. S wish bre difait t•a, codee,
chrculste, buena, iced int k tin.l half•selesen miter
appruteiste [trawls The Aabiiu4s f.r the ru,ett put
iolo4e in cold drinks, and very temptins indeed they
look, dancing in tiour large *lase goblets. with a bus.
lump of clear crystal los bobbing up and dewn in the
centre. Ice is • drug in America, and wherever am
goes it nity be men in nbaiwianets ; but It it always
equally w•lcein• under the broiling beat of all Ausuot
sky, from the shores of the St. Lswrence to the valley of
the
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tooth. earls cognise the beading ' B-ead..' Tbe
extraordinary variety of these snake them almost lades
crowd. in the limited English tongue of our mother-
country. Post of all we have the familiar names of
• white breed, brown bread. french rolle," and other
cornmoriplaote of the domestic tumble. Btlt alter • full
enumeration of all tliew old fashioned loaves. we arrive
at the true American 0t0ia40.4 Sanwa as ' but cakes At
twin taco.) or thirty aiderent species of thi• delicacy
appear upon the sien•L Twee ill the luscious Con cake,
• rich cnsply-browiie I mixture of Indian melt, egg;
butter, isnd • seeps:OM Of 11{Utdr. with it. firm cruet
encloeing • crumbisoe 01•141 of bright yellow dough, as
light as • feather. There Is the buckwheat pancake, •
kind of gebille-ceke for breakfast, daintily rived by
cunning Mow England fingers, and eaten hot from the
grill with abund wee of I,sh Albany butter. There is
also the Johnny cake, the potaweake, the solswke, the
bewen-cake, the cruller, boiled in fat, and the vernacular
corn d•dger—nonis the lees palatable for its uncouth
cognomen I tried at one time of another every Itam on
the Inc let, sad am truly at a loss to ear which I found
the nice, t. All of them are exquisitely compounded, and
all are ais light and digestible sie scientific cookery can
make them But if I moat indicate a Preferehoe,
would be for the delicious hot eretar-rolls which Cansdian
bouseerivee atr•C Up gradfully Irra,Oped in a white
napkin warmly whiter than the mossy crumb itself.
"The next entry is that of ' Eggs.' ales deuribed under
every D.sesible form. boiled, fried, poached, whipped,
rumbled, or buttered with all the variation, that human
ingenuity ran devise upon omelettes, plain or mut Awe
harks, oath ham, fish, lobster, and • tbouund other
uudrewnleof refinements, whereof moot are good after
their kind sefi well deletes • trial.
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" Bat it is in thefts:Ds of 'broiled and that the
meow moat outspicuoualy displays the full royalty of this
woe ago American people. Like other worereirus, it
insists upon the hest of everything, and it has all its
cliche* dole labelled with the ..ause of their birthplaces
Indian princes used to stipulate by treaty, in their days
of gramme, that they should be supplied with the do•
rice of Uri in the Peshawar volley: and even no the
American republic in now stipulates with his hoot for a
suptly of special tillititleS from every state in the tra..ll.
• Oran,* County Spring Chickens," Choice Pair Haven
Oysters.' ' Buckingh tin County Ham." Hudson River
Black Etssi,' and • dozen similar entries strike at once the
curious eye of a eLtaataer. Indeed, every ritisen of the
great republic is an undeveloped epicure. nee lack, no
doubt, the cultivated diserilubtativ !nets of our European
gantrooomista, but they have good natural instinct. in
the gu•tative art, which only need careful training and
enlarged experience to place them in the front rank of
coitnoeceuti.
.
A. to Uu. varionil meat, which that wonderful-et/riot
premised—and I must nay I never found on AOltlfllllll
CAA( worse than Isis word—it most •uflice to mar ion that
the catalogue conion.ed every known tlidt of tr.ni.
Atlantic waters, every nameable variety of chop, steak,
and cutlet
mutton. veal, lamb, pork, to•key, game, duck chicken or
game, and every conceivable nondescript viand in the
way of oysters. clams, crew, cray-tlsh, and
mollusks or crustaceluis generally. Whatever you choose
to oak for, the smiling water brought at a ru..seni's
notice, with a liewilliering profusion and rapidity which
reminded one in a dreamy way of some enchantod banquet
in the Aralnan Nights.
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'Tv er,ii,lll bola, after I hsd eaten and drunk as
only a listing landsman, newly relieved Irons the horrurs
of ten days' unveiled seawicknets, can eat and drink, my
owioblo etenilant, whom sole object. seemed GI consist
In urging tun on ti tonic Jolt one wore dign, 101 l upon the
table a perfect mountain of plc, Urc•lrie fruitek—a water-
mains ball cut down, and shoal,. the pink heart within,
a pay of rosy bloom checked peaches, and a profusion
garden blackberries, luscious new luxuries to me, of
which snore anon. When man can eat no more, be can
still eat fruit—whence elm grirliien of our enmities
relesat,lilemert to the end of dinner : to I fell to one.
Worn nothing loth, end fra•teil env lon such juicy
hyYriee m no other country in the wort.' rim pro-duos.
Wber.with be dry. breakfast in Aenerica.
The British Workman is known wherever a British
workman in to b. found. Banes, an usual, supplies
the full-page filinntration, and the attached-reading
"lb. Grille on the Whip," ilesnrve, to be rend by
every one who fancies the 7th day is also made for
labour.

Te Leimirt Hour and Thc Soisday at OW. One
feels at a loss to say without re-iteration what ought
to be said in favour these truly good magazine*.
Perhape the most valuable paper to be found in the
forayer is that entitled " Bunkum RSIOtt" It should
be reprinted and find its way to the rooms of every
working MOONS Institute Of young men's association.
Here are two little bin's—a fair samole of the whole.
••gapeiisuce leads ute t I my that we should buns a
great many of the letter, we receive after we hove done
with theta, especially litany of th in irked ' Private.'
or 'Private and confidential.' A. executor of an axed
friend. I was authurieed to diopee t all her letters, of
which they. wee • argot quantity• f•ir she hal k 'pt all
she gut. Unfortunately sae hel been •er oonfdlante
in family disputes. and I found as much cornhostable
material in these bones of old letteas as would have set
20 kindred, by the ears. The cowl, and little bits of bed
humour *mull. if eared ahead, have vet a whole coign, ry
side on fire. If we keep our band, and our Andes clearer
al *melee, letters, hooks, and pacers, we shall have more
room and time for arranging what Is really worth keeping.
We limey that thia or that Mime will be interesting sad
useful either to ourselves or poterity. AA foe our-elves.
20 Of he years make a wooderfuldidertnce in our estimate
of the importance of loud or peeling event& And as to
posterity, they will, we mus• charitably hope, have some-
thing better to do thee reel old lettere.'
"Prconomy must he practised from beginning te end.
Let it be chow, in ' A penny is the seed of
• pound.— • A penny 'eyed is a Penny gainei ' Theee are
true maxims; um them however, but d not abuse them.
Avoid shabbinesa and the saying of mousy by taking
little advantages mid the making of iiverdbird bargoino.
True economy in bosies disono ahabieness ea •
relative One who practices economy does not need to be
shabby "
In the eecond there are many valuable aware, and
the serial tale which has Put commenced should act as
a warning to those who in heat and passion do acts
which they can never recall, and but mere to deprive
their names when they are none of that affectionate
remembrance which all should hope to leave behind.
Cassell, Family Maya.-ine, is, as usual, full of
interesting papers. Nothing can exceed in utility
thee on English law—county curt proceoses being
this month dealt with—and the utterances of •
family doctor who gives plain and simple directions
for the alleviation and cure of neuralgia. A very
interesting account of the new prison at Wormwood
&rube which is intended to replace liillbank is
giros

"Now. after an existence of more than titres Mark the
new prison commenced under such peculiar auspiose is
snaking rapid strides toward. completion. A good hard
track lead. up to the greet gates, and upon them an
Immense Y. IL, with the crown above, shows that the
State hae thrown It" aegis over the place, No hive of hem
could he busier than the amine within the ineloeure •
hunt of industry falls upon the ear : the sounds of
hammers, the rattle of engine-wheels, the sharp whirr of
the 'lawn a iw, the dull, gritty rumble of the mortar-mill
the bricklayer.' trowel. rings out sharply as they are
efruck upon the brick which as being shaped Into • "'kne-
lled'," or broken to ft into ita particular place ; the sing
wag cry of the sailor is heard airing time for tome united
slort. Peeing • mtghty seaffoledpols, or m wring a giant
block of woos on to the " benching" where It Is to he cut
Li dressed. Them lung sheds surround • Place diguitled
IT the name of Artiam's Yard. and in that,. the skilled
media:aim are at work—a aeries of benches closely packed
fill the carpenters' shop, and harem some gee-and-twenty
wen era emPloyed upon many diverse and difficult Jobs.
That ventilator for • cell-window, fashioned in oak and
bete.' with nod bramsg lass delicate and neatly finished
as if it had been made in Paris. The inoffensive-looking
little man at work upon it is • well-known desperado, who
made • most daring "escape from Portland, and was only
re-captured after an abs-nee of soca* dare Nest to bins
la Amami... London burglar, • lynx-eve:l, though withal
a somewhat intelligent looking empenter, who has the
bad repute of being one of the leading marksmen of his
time. Several "Ins jobs" are, it is to be feared, reelable
tag open to his too skilful hands outside ; only such aw
artist" as he can put the gobbing touch to the prepay-
Mims, or cany out the operation basil. The moment be
Is released the chances an but too great that he will
return to his old courses. He may emceed Main °nee an
even twice, hut he will at last fail, and will god his!
reward in the heavimt sentatce of penal servitude. • :
oplick and able workman this, who would be certain of
fair. not toasty liberal wages., yet dish:meaty is so ed
that he refers the risk of his adopted calling to Wienate
and comfort of a regular trade. Already, although
young man, he has "1"....71"1,(471:""ein 111,11;& tait
Is for each an incorrigible offender that the Principle of
PerPatual imprisooment often recommended. but not Yet
adopted, seems especially mite& Meanwhile, with all
the intensity of which he I. capable, he is fitting together
the hod-board of • milt Near bins is • comrade skillfully
sentrailing the movement, of • morticing machine;
another is making • door frame ; • third mod fourth are
upon the "king-pests " and "marlines," parts of ea
enormous roof ; next door are the painter' grinding
colours., or ming meletool or double-tie; further cm lathe
forge where mileyed convict'. rendered yet more
forbidding by coal-dust and grime, are wielding such
terrible hammers that the lila of the warder seems
marvel? worth a song. But they are harmless enough. •
them (elm blanket:lndia. are very clever at their trsde.l
The slender, strong iron gates, the richly wrought
window-barb we models of workmanship. an ex-watch- '
maker of German extracting who is it the lathe, la
predating mum beartifol beam Guinn for the eelittiater
Wwsis mentioned, and by his side another seat-gagered
Pub. roan is rattan' out elaborate stencil plates for me in
the Agee tbe clerk of the orka Further on is the shed
of the dose cutter., Portlein-lired many of them: next
the steani-mies bench, at which works art unfortunate
enitheee s eien lute Weetimed much valmble " piaat " of
tiu• kiad of hie owe ; he its akWal sad rapid in kb meal-
Imitation of the Meelaae. and hie amistaot, no better ono'
than a %Mali ealekly learning the same trade. But
.o,gtable and cod this enclosure In the real scents of
eerie& Has the great Meek ea wimps übt, saaa
labour is Sense% sad Se which all mime works aftof
Babodiary. This is sibs mooed why': %sank of 1414
sears dins*. Is 111.14 IsS usol. This sessai

sammiaal to the tided of cells. sod Will be ready yo'ta
for the roof. owe *thee door .sly remainiag to be built.
dersd'lld4 to tins htibewt point of the scaffolding. 00
easternpuble coign of vantage, it is sew to take in at on.
gleam the whole scene blow. Egtraordlnery
prevail. oo every aid.; wherever the eye mita 111611. on
eunvicis Suety or in (Yogis, performing indusuioualy and
11l silence t•lir ll•riotte t• 16•111. Up •011 ••143041 the
Irani fwd.*. 0. wilows, active aa rate the riggers we
reistna the scaffolding to higher i-vas the carpeotwd
fixing up the door-item.., or laying the doors holl'reds
of bricklayers, mostly of the clam already delicribed.
priecon-inatructed, are humiu
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.t 0 ..••••.I • *lit of etnalatioa ate with another,
on with the building In a
which se ectually the cam • es men, more are pairing
to and fro •ith hods full of !Wick., with mortar or osment
In bockats. Dividing the whole distance two large lifts
worked by a 'crab from below send up au Mammon
"ma' of these "TOM' by the late come up toorrrte
also for the cellar-Moors, door•framea and window—ashes,
iron ventilating grating., joist end do win( touters.
enormoue Iron Kircher., Isoup.ir.o &leo, to be laid in long
b.& and hoilt lo with the ',Wks."
Ike Quiver is replete with good sound Christian
reading by no means open to the acCtliation of
dryness. 'lle illoatrations me especially admirable
thui mouth. .

lattk Polka justifies the eagerness with which little
folks I .01c forward to this publication. arid Common
Wild/.owes has as usual two exquisite plates.