Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-14

washed down with hot coffee and tea. 1t
was deemed want Of polteness not to eat a
part of everything OH the table; and Just to
see lady cleaning plate of turkey, and
then Mrs - have some chicken p
" A small piece, if you please, sir p'
The small peice would pass over and dis
appear Then for another, or :" a slice of
veal You have not tasted tie vcall" And
some one who has, volunteers the assurance
that it {" is excellent" OF course a small
piece of veal must be eaten and as it would
not do to slight the ham, small piece of
that follows; then comes the cake, rice, and
preserves-the pound-cake is so nice that
some sponge cake must be swallowed and
surely one could never refuse a dough-nut
And sugar-c are SO small, you
can always eat sugar-cake The peaches
are SO good that one is forced TO try the
pears; and then the ounces they have
been put up on new plan, and you must
positively give your opinion The straw
berries were present from friend, and
you must eat some strawberries. Susan
made that jelly, the first she ever made and
as Susan is very proud of her jelly, it would
never do to overlook, or pass it by ;-and
by this time one gets done, oh dear, what
a supper is made This is not solitary
instance l seldom saw tea-drinking in
Butler County, with less eatables than here
mentioned and if any one disputes my tes-
tImony, let her summons Judge Bredin -
More times than two have seen him aid
to do the honors of such an OCCASION
Now, let any one, even acquainted with
the laws of physiology, imagine stomach
with such load to dispose of! Is it any
wonder we are IA nation of dyspeptics! 1t
is just exactly you, country girls, who make
US sol You cook and eat, and eat and
cook-pamper the apetites of those around
you, until they disdain plain, wholesome
food. When young man leaves his coun-
try home, and goes to city, he can scarce
ly live, except at an expensive hotel. The
rich products OF the dairy, and poultry yard,
and orchards, are money matters in cities /;
and 1t is blessing they are, for if the folks
IN cities could live as our rich farmers do,
they would not live long! 1t is nothing but
the free, pure air, and general exercise en-
Joyed by the country people, which enables
their constitution to resist so long the effect
of their diet The average health and
iehSth Oh lie Is not greater among them
than city people, because their diet counter
balances their other advantages. | do wish
some one who loves statistics and figures
would estimate the advantages to settle
ment OF ready market for provisions! If
l ever bet, should risk a good deal on the
position that country will be healthy in
proportion as people do not eat their sur
plus marketing. One-half of all the sick
ness i'll our new countries, arises from the
people having to be their own consumers.
The Irish famine never killed half so many
people as the American surplus-hss done.
And | would just ask Sis" and "Anniss,"
if they would not be as well employed plant
ing flowers, trees, and vines, to beautify
their homes, and cultivate the fine and no
bier feelings of our nature,-as they are
cooking victuals to make people sick, and
then nurse them to make them well again
You bake, and boil, and fry, aud stew, wor-
ny aud toll, just as if peoples principal bus
mess in this world was to learn hoW much
they could eat-and eatit You kill about
one-haf the travelling preachers with chick
ems and other fixings; and any notion is
you might be better employed.