New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-26

To ae Ednoro Ths n. y. r'i6s"~
Sir: Taking up your weekly issae OF the 18th Now,
nv eye chancsd to fall upos an article headed The
Art Of LIVING, which struck me as very caustic and
81 e-sded view of country if, and beariog with pecul-
ar severity upon the ladies.
P.lbsps i would not BE- TOO much to say that my
womany -pir' stirred, FOR am not only regular
reader Of your paper bu, one OF the GOO Of cater
on IN the annette Of maDone OF thOse humble house,
ke,p.rs in "tbe rurol disIcts' whom you 90 unscru-
nulously and in .ueh who. sale erDs denOunce, and
in the sequel exhot TO reformation. notice the art-
Gle TO be ediroriA ard am on this account the more
.urp,j,,d "a 1 suppose editors travel extensively 10
various sections Of the country sod mnst thereio'e,
corcGde ;ha, the author OF The article N question: naS
b,ep very unfortunate in bis selection OF es u en-
t,atsjbmeit having mainly fallen in with what We nov
d,poupa,e Border kutaJs, iastead OF having en-
coppt.ied cultivated, refined and liberty loving fam
lhes.
Of our "rura districts tha, present pic.ure OF home
lie a. dnk and revolving as that drawn 10 ms srtcie
cpd % confidently assegt there are IN your own CITY,
rice by side with your mansions OF west. sd ana
,ovr tsbes sroapipg under weii-cooked abundance.
Bu; IL rightly read, you assert that ~ genera
rule, in Tie county there is nothing Fl; to eat We
saw This Ia simply sandeyOos Yon say that the ccf
=. simply sops" tea but little better, VITA vands 10
match While .oor bread, butter like telo~, tough
cat and htrror Of uDsayory pies and CAKES are al
feo together without tssse order or
:, 7 he mo.l ins meal Bl-ss me, M Editor, what
hr al a,ti Among what Glass Of barbarisns did you
f.I! VIII you SIR, allow the suggestion taat al these
ARTICLES epp mersttd may De well preaared oy me ad OF
tn.Inomeier eoCk o, oh book, Dut are qiAe az o'.n
inter cooked without them would by no means
Al. ouysee their use They are good and Deedlsi 10
,h.ir .ces. but have cen good cooks AID noiaoH
The vri,er Of hsse few lines has resided for years In
mo,e than Oh city Of our land east, west aoa eou.s
ID rf~ ma h.
rusehos and at the tables Of The better class OF tneh
yeI.,o-dc eitizens ana give !. as my deliberate opn
ion that respectable country people i've D'se1 esJ
day OF the year through than the same e,ass IA
tLst ID, have better food more OF II better cooke1
and better tei we'd There may, indeed, Dc less sU
=, ous dip,y Of china and silver AM less scrapaoe
adherence ~ fosmus u regard 70 courses ous WY
.,.uia r.r 4 vegetables Do hesbef Shcn are osny
Lid rum once own kitchen garden and why
'iolId Lot the be .seeter whiea are seie 'ted
., IA ones own p1uifry -ysgd, fAiteD'd 10 ones o~9
saw pastures, or hunted Win ones OWE a's s'o
sun 49,.
.o.k.a sLea tie sork is Performed by The mana OF
~ DIR lie eve OF a. nfe gent, reading tn.kng we
nd my,b,r, rather than by fit,y. s,upid, fressn
n,risIl .. ~.
-. a. ". Ia-,e cities 1--we On On. oyerPlu'-of
ra,h.y IN plain Ensli-h, whrt ne would scarce eA
-Er Y.ik.es ssrsrsliy eat The best, and spare me
bslaree Tale the ole Gtcle Of butter, .nicn 10
An e,i.au lice is q staple DeIt 70 bread Oars
= me- fre,b AID swee; fsoI oar osa eaIefai haains
LIP yonrs, Alter ps.sirs !hrOogh g, !sass Ian
a dozea changes and n0icisss, AID tsese noae we
c-,Bes,, Temps your s2re,tes with az Aimos l-ha'e
ysrst, II tastes eoJIs and odors
You .,.sb OF tbe s;acI'y Of wa'er ard ne sfss
al, Of ksb,o a personal cleanliness IN ne PeIpe
III. ure bot lew Of % ~ he county arc ., I,ch
eou b 10 i've 10 oor eee-i bases. :rinea sun ;af
-. ,;e.,.a Nth sss, y watsr-d By hyfra1ts. Bot
,l,l. ,nn.usded With Lobe riyes, and sp' ingi1g
s,r,s.pt ard cap.ci ,Qs e,terss, So se nos Glow -
.sV.pr ,ooe means AID a, piisnees bg Tsch 70 keep
n,,ive. and families elssE; N tie sbsesss 81 bah
hag. The tab and tse crash ioT.l, shd s0nt
- {. de- o.ss,iapaly -s.5, even n tie r-r.l de-
.,,,,. More Than tsi. many 10 ikese dark corner.
,.so .ster care jeonas and EJ;roPstSy Inc whoIs
g.. r,Lipg g.'e- fsr 'Iod iIrk and IBedieise.'
i ~ IL y.u 81 Mt eHr opi.isn 70 re-
49,. 10 The J~p srstys ,9'ssigebes If the Tu,4l
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