The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-04 00:00:00

TO-THE jitrj.:S OF THE POOR.

"tyre is.tro **ld teetoitt in the brtasts of En-
when a proper and forcible appeal is made to
only au active person or two in every
• parish to call it ihto action. The rich 'and the:krent'ol-
- 'oh their own eyes, nod therefore they arts
sehloni on,oolt, tho iii•st to suggest p 1 its for itS relief; hot.
they bare universAlly sit twit tl read Mess to take Up aul
atiy 'practical scheme' for the Mid of the pour,
W would, therefore,..,recommetto all persons who possess
prat!! ical knowledge on the Subject of directing-hunt:to labour
to'heocticial plirposes, tti contribute their Share of infut-
niatimi to the common stock, and, it not of glarral.
will probably he found of use, at least, tvitlutr a
limited sphere.'

Ma. EntTot,—lt. is with much satisfaction that
:I borrow the foregoing extract, tts it ettables ote
to lay; before- pow rciulers a second time, one of
those forcible appeals to our heads faint hearts
which .cannot. be 'repeated too often in this boor
of distress, and which cannot fail of being highly
acceptable to the friend of humanity.
Now, although -I cannot hoast of any schennk
exactly relating to that' which you so laudably so-
heir, yet 1 will -venture to offer a plan, which, if
duly put in practice, could not hut prove highly
beneficial to the poor. To save the „consumption
of bread, hnd satisfy the cravings of the hungry,
by- feeding them with wholesome, palatable, and
most substantial I god .at a. very cheap rate, arc
surely two points, well deserving the attention of
the public.. This is the scheme I now venture to
propose to the ,community, and, to borrow ,your
own words, '' wants only an active person or two
in every parish to call it into action," and, let ints
add, crown it with success.

I have now further to request, that yen will
not only have the goodness to lay before the pub-
lic the accompanying experiments,• but also that
you will here allow the to offer a few obseevadons
to thoie who maii" be desirous to carry them into,
effect. Such truly charitable persons must not
suppose that the mere distribution of these re-.
ceipts
,among the poor is all that is required of
them. No, they Must do this--I speak it from
long tiled experience---they must niake these ek-
perinients in their own kitchens, and they must be
executed under the eye of a humane,housekeeper,
or by the band of a no less humane cook, who,
whilst performing her task, will reflect that she is
bestowing an act of charity upon countless suffer-
ing beings : for, with holy reyerence I speak it,
these trials, like the grain of mustard-setd itt the
parable', might, under Providence, become such
a spreading tree, as %youth, hereafter afford shelar.
and relief to thousands and'thottsands yet unborn.
For,my own part, 1 am so fortunate as to possess
servants of the above deicription ; nevertheless, I
ever' make use of my own eyes and •palate upon
these occasions, consequently know that %that I
oiler to the poor is clean, good, and wholesome,
and such as I myself and rsty family Might most
satisfactorily share. This has been my practice ;
and my pains and trouble (if such trifling atten-
tions merit those terms) have been amply reward-
ed, by the heartfelt joy of teeing my expectations
completely realized. Let any Gentleman or Lady
make the experiment 1 have now described, and
let them at the same time call into the kitchen the
honest cottager or pour suffering mechanic's wife,
Making the 'cook explain the druids of the svholu
process; the donor winding up the lecture with—
" And now, nty goottivirmart, as you seem to no-
derstand this Matter thoroughly, you shall have .i
pint of this excellent mess for each individost of
your family ; and yon find,•upon trial, that
it requires no breed to be eaten .with it; At the
same time you will please , to. t etnemher, that the
two gallons from yvh,loce your mess wad taken
cost me but nineteen-pence, .and this at a time
when the' (11611 cm-loaf costs you, within one sin-
gle penny us much." Repeat this donation twice,
and then give the printed instrue(inus to the
grateful receiver; and it after that your expeeta.
lions :Should fail, lnm deceived greatly. I. have
only one thing more to add, end it is this: I leave
it to your, own discrebion to publish or not the
name of the worthy Vice-Admiral to whom lam
indebted (or all the cOokirg knowledge I have had
the gtiod fortune to acquire: The only possible
irt-
ducententthis officer could have had to g; ce his name
to the handbill before us, must hat% heeoto au.
thenticatehis experiments. AI this conjecture be
correct, the state reitlim still `exists; therefore
leave it entirely to your. option to settle the mat-,
ter us yon shall judge hest. Permit the to hope
that you will not strike out Dr. Johuston's name,
as so powerful a voticher cannot fail of producing
an adequate effect.
am, Sir, your's, &c.
Pouit MAN'S FRIEND,

VAST SAVING OF BREAD;
Or, Every Unties: and Industrious' Mita Ms own Cook.
Experiments 11114410 in October, 1795, by JAMES Joftivrrolis,
Physician of the Royal Hospital at Hoke, at the
quest of tlho 11.11.A/ice-Admiral WtootAst Wm,DEottAve. '
The following prices are according to the London market*
of this.day, Dec. 14, 1914
rite4f Tutu"

CHINO TRIAL.

$. d.
Stirthags, 0 4
I;eutch Bitley, ill,. 0 4
Pottitorf, tilt) 'o 3
o.li9toi
Peppvr titirt salt Ot
flacon ('l, 4oz

s. (I.

fleet' Stictings, !lb. 0 4
bark', i if) U 4
Potiltneti, 414... . .
Onitnia
Pepper and Salt 0 Oi
Water, I 1 pints

Produce 8 quarts.. I 2

Produce 6qtl a Ili, . I 3

SECOND MAG.

Sheep's Head and Pluck 1 0
Barley, 1,11) • 4
Potatoes,
Onions 0 0.4
Pepper and. Salt q 0}
Watvr, I I piutd

Produce,C courts.. '1 7

(4) The conmst pert' or
bston Will ix au aicicot Intow.l.
'lltet.efre tut ounce or two
may Ertl aJJad, •if found &le-
cesek.try.