The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-25
rhonas Carlyle and Inaisa Meal.

Thomas Carlyle md Inaisn Meal.
The admirers of Thomas Csrlylsin this coun-
try will be glad to see what he has to say on a
subject which comes so entirely home to their
business and bosoms az Indian meal The Liv-
ing Age republishss from Frazer's Magazine a
letter Of the philosopher, which shows that he
acknowledge the excellence Of his taste, not
withs,snding the charges brought against the
Csrlylsse language. The man who appreciates
the virtues Of Indian meal 10 entitled to respect,
whatever may be his eceentricilies-
We cannot help being amused with Carlyle's
account of the efforts Of the English people to dis
cover the merits Of Indian meal Poor benighted
islanders! To think Of their experiments with
musty, or, as Carlyle calls 1t, fusty, meal! Just
imagine people attempting to find out the excel
lenciss Of roast beef, by taking portion Of dead
COW In a state Of decomposition. The fog that
covers the island Of these Britons is spread over
their minds. But they are not in condition
entirely without hope Light is beginning to
break upon them like the first faint streaks of
the orient. Rosy-6ngered Aurora has vouch-
safed to them glimpse OF the tip of her little
finger. Something may be expected of ma
ton that has begun to discover the excellencies
of Indian meal. They are not to be given up
as totally lost, though their first efforts may ap
pear very ludicrous 10 their more enlightened
fellow-men-we must call them tsllOg-n,sa while
they are in so hopeful a state. II will be time
enough TO cut them off from our race when
their efforts TO love Indian meal prove to Be en-
tirely unsuccessful. At present, some allow
ance must be made for the mistakes Of poor
human nature, il they do not succeed no we'll as
could be wished. Their first efforts, 1t must be
remembered, were made with musty meal We
can imagine a Briton trying to swallow his
musty bread, and, like Ancient Pistol with his
leek, murmuring, al eat, and exc Iswesr."
There is one Circumstance which, we con-
Tess, causes US to feel great misgving. These
islanders seem to have resorted to eggs, and SUI
gar, and spices, and other extrsneous substances,
TO help them TO swallow their bread. This, il
is true, Is somewhat pardonable in "outside bar
barians'' with musty meal; but what gives the
malta, a u,oo,,v .sn.., a. ,h., ,h. LII.
IN justification IN. ,,.c,,c. If ann. Nh 81,
themselves civilised. Our indign alton In excited
when We zee those who ought to know better,
who have had the happiness TO be born In an en-.
Eob,snsd Indian masl oopn,,v n,x,nr IN Thai,
brad err. and anna, and wis, No, W. b.v.
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-, s''I1,r p'op'' '.e'u '0' Nv
bread with anv .ucb .do,nos" tn. ,,,,.
;. fa"SSe
" 'Pon"s ''eau ~'u' 'uch aomi1ture' must
have been introduced by some barbarous
Freucbman--the same one who ,nt,od,,.d a..
Fabian ~ .,o,,;nn ,ha ..,, e., ,,-,--,,
-. ~ '1 'oi"' Twins
WIN corse" ana s'ays' OF a dear brother OF his.
A few public executions of such vile cooks
might have n salutarv affect. Thu Fr.,.h =.
,hs;r s,., ,svol,,;on h.n,.a -.
''S'i mrs. "a"seu oaSers TOT having
too little In their loaves-h Is much greater
crime TO have too much.
When vou make your s.corn hra,d,, .Ia
!, ""u
'ne mesi no'hhg 'na' F" not absolutely neces-
'ary. A little salt and little water must be
yielded to the imperfections of human na,ur.
p,, do M, .aa .nx ,h,, H.. a.
" =" he' your
'reso come u ine 'aoie In the form oil dodger,
" better, in that Of the luscious johnnyeake-
Happy the immortal Johunv who g.v. h,.n.
q This clarion. .,,.ns,on 80 .o.,,.,, ,..',
" 'No'"ehee' Litue
'oes ne envy 'ne glory OF Leverrier and Her
chel, In having planets called by their names.
His name has been given 10 star in the a,to.
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ISL "0.' o.' ""a' '"o''0 nc care 70 LOOK al
common planets
ait 10 much 10 be regretted that M ,nd,v,d,.
4 the many large elassas vbosa h,s;n... 80
interest il might seem TO be. has vet tsksn snu
steps towards opening 70 onr nanni.y
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