Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-05-22

Messrs. ChGpmGnS-I would be glad to see trans
ferred to the columns of the Sentinel our neighbor
Wilets address, delivered before the horticultural
cety. 1t is published in the last Spectator. did
not hear it delivered but, in reading it, carried
back third of a century, and to the hills of honest
old democratic Pennsylvania when and where, in my
young days. the boys (and the girls too) revealed in
suppers of 'apple and milk peach cobber and milk,
and mush. aid milk Friend Willetss description of
sweet apples boiled over slow fire, floating in their
own SYRUP Knocked me crazy. 1t was Just we did
it Pennsylvania. And such boys we raised Tall,
stalwart fellows, OF bone and sinew-each able TO
hold a three year old bullock. Handsome fellows
they were too. They needed. no tailors TO make
shoulders or legs for them. And the girls whew
such girls Instead of pallid cheeks diseased chests
and spines, sallowness sickness, and bad breath,
disguised in millinery, each girl was rose bud-a
Hebe-sweet as flower garden, bushng as Aurora,
and lovely as Venus emerging from the sea. They
not only looked sweet, but they sweet Drapery
could dc othing for hem except the behess of
modesty. For them to have worn bouere, would have
been like painting the rose. e..
The present generation may be an improvement on
the last in point of intellectual culture but it sad
deterioration from the last generation in physical
point Of view. Manner is substituted for matter
art for nature o. for the good old days of our grand
fathers and our grandmothers. w.
Extract of an address delivered before The Indiana Hori-
cultural Society, by Jacob S. Wiiiets:
"Many are the of the various kinds of fruit, but
with which most are familiar, and will therefore need no
description. One of the most important uses OF fruit how
ever, yet but little in practice in the west, but which
would add much the value of fruit and to its benefits
and in order describe it more fully permit
the of my youth and TO reeaL TO memory the
rich and tempting bowl Of apple and milk, which often
graced the farmers table II my fortune be raised
farm abounding with good supply of fruit Our
earliest sweet apple was the Summer bcugh, which was
followed in succession with other varieties, together with
good baking pears, and delicious peaches As soon rs
the apples sufficiently ripe 10 use the boys well un
dersood that basket full almost daily to be got fnr
supper. They often baked, but more commonly
the large dinner pot filed early in the afternoon and
ppt slow fire, with water enough 10 steam the ap
pies thoroughly, which were cooked sufficiently an hour
or two before supper time, ana taken out on dishes
cool with the ric syrup IN the bottom Of the pot poured
over them. Thus the bowl of apple and milk, with
pIeiy Of good butter and bread, formed repast that
truly delicious, and being occasionally varied with pears
and good ripe peaches in their sesonnot Jour sour one
that will make pigs squea 10 eat them-bu sweet cnoug
without the addition Of sugar 10 make bowl ofPeach an'
milk truly desabe--formed the principle ingredients o
the farmers suppers during the continuance OF the frnl
season. after which the well cooked dish OF mush supplies
the place Of fruit Meat coffee, seldom appeared
the supper table, and this manner oil living was genera
| in the neighborhood. ..
Whether tins mode of living the not, tn
inhabitants were very healthy and but few physician
required and not being stimulated by great US
Of meat, tea or coffee, or spurious liquors, The peoP
were very quiet and orderly in their demeanor, and law
yers were not needed in the community. justice re
sided somewhere IN the township, but where neve
knew and a constable known, by has annual visit
as Tax eatherer The court house in sight of M
fathers dwelling but believe was never inside OF ]
Courts regularly held but session seldom extend
ed beyond three days, and often ended in one famor
general of fruit, together with habits OF industry Ten
perance and sobsey produced by It's more universal Gu
ovation will have the effect Of producing somewh'
similar state Of things here, hope our Horiicuturi
hiring Il about I, would leave OF citizens will
out business il be hoped that they would be
far caught with the spirit of horticultural improvement
that they would at set about making the wiide'ns'
farms around them blossom with the apple, the pea
the peach and the rose, and when tired by the tolls Of IN
day, they might recInc in the shade OF their own v'n
coming over head with beautiful and delicious clusters
grapes.