The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-10-11

n'nG jenny. These are never strained h..
!ond their powers. and are carefully oiled an,
occasionally stopped for repair. Brai, an,
nerves are. however. always on the stretch
'''' ~''h"nt single drop of the oil of glad
ness to soften labor. or keep to their work
until they stop in disease or death.
ihis exclusive devotion to a single ol,ir,.
IN l'fe-and that object whi,h is getting rich
OF course. accompanied bv those ilnctuation.
OF proflf and loss. winch KEEP: the man of
business IN continued agony between fear
ana hopes expressly opposed to an ab.o
'ute law o' nature, which requires for health
that the occupations of the mind shonld be a,
varied As us faculties. The Result is shown
ID the exrIta'lty. which Is the characteristic
OF the fa>t moving American. The brain
anu nerves are stimulated to 4 degree which
soon wears them out. and divrris from the
other parts of the body that supply OF merry
orS energy which is essential to th, healthy
performance of their functions. Ii Is To this
exhan>iion OF nervous power that the univer-
sal irrtablii'v and restlc>SneSs of our peou!,..
which are sure symptoms OF weakness. are TO
be attributed. \ foreign medical observer.
while travelling in this country. remarked
mat VI" whole nation seemed 10 be SufI,rn,
from Ptroxrsm ot 81. Nitus's lance. The
p"rn'rarltv "t this disease is the cea,cle>,
and unconfrollable mo,ion of the limbs of ;b,.
patient, who appears to be possessed of a de-
sire OF being IN halt a dozen places Al o,,,.
and the same moment OF time
We care not. Just how. 10 speak of the r.
nn"nrr %! tins excessive ner,ous irritatili,v
which. AS it alfcrnat.s with trr,,.nt fiji. ot
utter pro>tration. ALWAYS Graves for s,i;n,l,p,s
-uE"n Americah habits a,:d character. ".
however hrinv b"!i"v", We're 1t not for our
weakened and cx1tahie nerves. there wpnli
be less OCCASION tnr the inorali>t t. gro an over
the unron>tIiu'iOEaiitv OF Name laws. and 10
lament our occasions, iapses in 50 1aI and no.
!tica! ethics. Oar business is with th,. nbvs
zeal results. and these become .ul rutly
alarming when we learn th,, lv>rp,i, nerv.
"ls disorders of all kinds. and INSANITY. are
50 much NOR" aboun'ling ia the Uni..i STATE.
than any other country. as almost 10 bee nm.
national c'arartrri>t,'s There are. doubt
less n'hef concurrent cau,-s of the III h.alfl,
OF our peop'c. and OF these We shall rur-,r;
" treat. 1t Is. however the cau.rs within
the control Of the n,l,viluai, and not .b ~.
OF climate. and Of pubic hygiene, for which
the ntnrc OF the country aud sorir.v arr. re-
>pnn>inir, that We are considering At mrs
ert
Taevran1 said that England had th,,.
>and religions bat onlv one san-e. and ,h.,
waI melted butter We NAV not h.. % r;,.b
III r"i'c'on, hnt We are certainly no better off
Tor sauces. Inc art of cooking. with us. is
IN ~ infancy. and very unproni>inp intan.
cv too. We arr not only unSkiIlrd in s,u,,s
bat IN every other branch of kitchen cun-
ninc We want Miss Cou.ts or a Lard
A>hbur'on to teach us common things. and
more particularly how to boil the pot Our
women are SAID 10 bc very cnrious at,rr
knowledge. and are known to be the m ~, nm.
turing listener, ~ the forced concerts n, our
linrrant Nv Enclander would b.. teachers
IL these eloquent vonng gentlemen wouli
descend "rrasionaliv from the clouds where
>nhiimlfcd ny their own imarininpS. they
have lost al sympathy with d.lI, N,.sh and
blood. and hold communion with their audi.
enc" III the body. their teachings mi,bt ~.
possibly rewarded b, the consequences of do.
'n"son" practical good We suggest 10 our
r-rirafetlc philosophers a course oflectures .or
III" coming season on rnoks and cy.,Srrv-
There is more need inst now of dietc;ic, than
ot aesthetics. and We promise a full house
ana d'''n!" o; two >hiiings to the fir>.
New England philosopher who will hold forth
on Woman as Cook" .'Sover and Saure>."
IS ~" made Emv." The Triunc Dnn.r-
soup. .>a. and Mat" The a .e OF t;re.>e."
i'1rkwh"at As civil;zrr." g..
Lord C'ck'u records the horror with
whi'h the word corn was first listened to by
the Edinburgh philosophers. when Dne,ll
stewart. IN his lectures on political economy.
venturt''. 'T "nbc''rn. npon so unlicnifi.ri
f"n''. Bat since that iav corn has become
IN ''reat Britain more imposing word As II
has always been more important thing.
than Constitution AMI Comm ms. and wc he.
ir,c cookery WORTHY of Is high an .l.va
tion I.,cbir has not thought il below h, /,
dignity 10 teach us hnw to boil. roast. and
try lie tells MS that had coOk nr d.rompo<.
rs the food. and produces certain commands
hard IN nam" and harder Of ,iicr>tian.
! That phI'an'hropir philosopher inform. u.
moreover. that trying. which, by the wav. is a
taN"'ifr American prW'e>S. is the worst pos
sihi" mode OF cooking. as it -cIuires 81 hirh
temperature AZ 10 d"composr the food. and
too LARGE quantity Of fat. There are Ger
tain rules lald down bv I.rbc. founded upon
the laws of chemistry. whrh w, do not he
'rve a single hou>rkcrper in the United
states knows IN theory. or a single rook pn,>
IN practice. For example, is our meat ever
i boiled according 10 this canon of cookery .
'uf the meat into the water when IL is boz,
ing hri>klv. an kccpi it boiling some MN
ntcs. and then add cold water 50 AZ to rrducr
he temperature to 10, , or l6s ; as tli. is
the only wav to make the mca, Juicy and d.
-c*flb!e. Fancy Bridget. the cook. ordered
TO test the temperature of the water bv put
ting Thermometer into it, We would prob
ably lind that valuable instrument served an,
ike boiled parsnp
| Wccan hardly expert that Liclir should
be familiar 10 the present generation of our
cooks, who belong to the finest pea. intrv
OF the world. whose practical knowledge was
confined to the roasting Of a potato. until.
fresh from Kilkenny. wider field opened Ia
| them III our kitchens, where, under the slim
uluS OF soap fat and tpn dollars a month. they
commenced spelling our ailrcrs and running
our stonlachs. Their mi>tresses. however. If
they would forget. for an hour or so dav.
that they are ind,,s. and become tor that
short period rational women. might trv to un.
d"r>'and l.lehig or some other good author-
~. ard would probably succeed in time IN
learning something abou, the philosophy OF
cooking. Then we might have d,cc.tihl..
dinners instead Of those Irish conc0rfions ol
overdone or under'lone beet. potatoe. like
Jumps Of wax. vegetables like ha,t-chew.d
tobacco. GRAVES and sauces orly fit for Bird
Ttf flIrnd and rOnnfrvmau fh, sOa,,. fat NAV