The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-10-10
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From the Scientific American.
FOOD MADE OF INDIAN CORN
MEAL. ...

Carlyle, ir an able article on the uses Of
Indian Corn Meal. says: "'rhe Valley of
the Mississippi is able to raise food enough
Tor the whnIc world" Abiding to the In
dian Corn Meal that had hccn imported by
England during The dcarth nf lS47, he SAYS,
that agail and aaain lie tried mess OF In
dian meal poridgc, but it had"a mus,v taste
it never wanlcd a dISagrccable tung. In
vain was it washed, in vain was the meal
boiled. the musly tang was still there" lie
finally came to The conclusion that all the
Americans had said about the sweets Of
hnminv was mere stuff. Last year. howev-
er, he got present of some excellent, well
kept corn from an American friend, which
has altered his old views about hominy en-
trelv. lie cow believes i, to be an am
brosia dish fiji for prince or poet. We
arc glad that Uncle John has received
pl!a.abla dish for once from Brother Jnna.
than. II would he we'll for the poor Of
Britain, if this article of food was more gen.
orally used by them. If the corn be kiln
dried, and the meal well boiled, it is sweet
cr than The meal made from oats, and con-
la:ns far more nulrimcnt 10 IFS specific gravi-
IT, There is kin Of meal made from In
dian corn, that is very scarce in this city,
and which sells at two high price we think.
1t is made Of tho inside of the bcrry--thc
whole hull being separated from it. il is as
white as wheat -four and very palatab!e.
The price as rciaiIed is SIX cents | or quart.
This is kind of food which would answer
admirably as substitute for oatmeal, TO the
inhal,l,antS of Britain, and northern king
d ms of Europe. who have been accuslom-
ed t" an oatmeal dict. America might drive
a most extensive corn trade with Britain, if
tho inhabitants of HAT country fully apprc-
tiltcd the goodness of lndIan corn mcaI
food. We wish to throw all the light we
ca" upon this subject, as we know that Car
lyle is correct respecting The capacity Of A.
mcrlca Ia supply any quantity Of 1t.
Avaluab!c Improvement has recently been
made hv Mr.. Over +. Stephens, of OHIO
city, IN the manufacture OF homlny. We
have received a sample of II 10y gentleman
who has come from that place. 1t is
great article OF food; Carly vie would smack
his IiIs after meal ofiI, with true aIImen.
lhc SuSip. tC llNii. H. IL. LiiS"HtIi, ca
Commissioner nfPatcnls, has advised Mr..
S.cplcns to take out a patent for the man
utacture.
We have piece Of advice to give our
dispcrscal friends, aud those engaged IN Sc
dcntary occupations, aud then we arc done.
1t is lh:<: Take carh soup palelul of
h"riny and sweet milk for breakfast, every
morning. and if ou choose, "a cup "f coffee
afterwards" !fynu follow after lns advice,
you will 'on give evidence Of the truth of
the old adsc, Laugh and grow fat"
PRrLrFlc. The Albany Patriot. (Bakcr
Co., &c y says, there is at the present wri
ting, in that county, a LAZY 50 years of age,
VIII, has had twenty one children. Two of
her daughters also reside in the same county.
One of them. the wife of MIR. WIN. FAIR
cloth, has had sixteen children, four of whom
are now living. The other, the wife of Mr.
Mathew FaIrclnth. has hal weutv-tIIrce
children. eighteen of whom are Nv living
nine s''ns and nine daughters. Another Sis
ter, Mrs Parker, recently died IN Scriven
county. at the aye Of 80 years who had 25
children.