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


could provide him with bathing tao which NE Tor
storing sugar water in the Of sugsr king Big
enough 10 wssh up half q dozer of your beAn-eohbs
shadows who live in the cities, and plenty OF pure
soap, none of your vile stuff, slt up In New-f0ka
made of went say what, but good sct soap mat w
make YOU lob and feel cleaner
And row. Sir that the election is tell Us OF our
faulis and sugs eat remedy, but ABOVE ell th1sss
earthly don relax the efforts you making Tor The
suppression OF Human Bondage. ~ An
korh sheaanso, Penn, Dec. 5. 1855
r, the Edi,ov If The " y. Trasse
SIR: noticed with much pleasure your article -
Country Cookery, and hope for the good Of Amer'oaa
.touschs. Il was universally read and needed also
noticed the pert reply of your Rninebeck corespccdsnt
In MY humble opinion you both correct, yet each
equally wrong; you are condemng the whole becaases
Part ia bad. have had some experience In coun-
try life; have grappled with the huge .csien"
loaf of American cookery, ard psrtaken OF the nics
delicate roll of the French have broken the rye loaf Il
Saxony and the good oval loaf of Auss have Toasted
on the excellent roast beef and uneqaaled mutton Of
FL gland and tried the tough dsvoress, stan fed meats
Of the continent; have drank with the Bavaren N bis
own capital his much praised lager-bief, and slipped
with the Hungarian In his native lsud his dehnous
tokay; have drank the American aud Eognh sbps
from coffee cups and regaed myself on We d"iissS0
eaf1 in the splendid saoons Of the BoQevsvs ~
Low inced that nations, IKE iodiV'dasiA nave .
faults ard virtues-poor cook cry ~ one OF our mai
fault inhs rited from tea-iriDkng Eogaod From she
sane source we borrowed the custom OK oonirs couce
until certain that every particle OF soluble mauef sA
tscied bringing it the table, and thea dlnuag tne
dark, turbid decocton with cold milk.
1be frequent Intercourse u Americans with the
French and Germans should do away win thcee giss-
ing faults cannot appreciate tho condition OF either
the head or stomach OF American women Who AFTER
go ny abroad come home sbd settle down IA thor old
bsb6s, tot rating upon Their tab es the 80 ,mnAss
decoction they call coffee, The partially bskeh sooeh
known as bread and above all the ptolcrable peariast
bseut variegaied with yeos stresks OF the poisonous
alb ali. Cooks could the gboets OF departed dys.
pepics whom you made miserable in life and hs'tened
from il appt 20 TESTIFY as you you too would I'D
nit such cookery to be anstoual calamity, as Gov
ernmens and society derive uer tone from me indi-
yidpals that compose them. Let American Affairs pe
controlled by Cabinet aud Congress OF dyspepas And
We should soon learn thai good stomachs were a. essen
tial 90 good beads. willing to cono.de, aod tsks
pleasure in adding thai country cookery has some 70
d, ming features aud list should he thought ono saeo
ia NY views let mention Few never 10 DC
while memory recslls the watchful lender hnsna
Of infancy. NV, while thinking Of t. IN fancy snel
the sayory odors coming up frvm olden times iron We
well seuoped and we'll cooked beefstosk hst used 70
frequent my mothers table and "noss n1 ss
celsn mt pitsl We all knew, because We G Ssyo w.
them. D. " "
To ne Edito, Of The ". Y. T,ibase
| SIR: Looking over your last weekly issue saw IN
Article entitled, "rhe Art II living" which core
fully peused in the hope Of gaining something new IN
the great art. Finding many things to concur WIN and
heartily indorse there aso rome to which exeepe
and knowing your columns to be open 10 dis sss'oo,
| take the liberty TO send you this article.
Y,n cav; "As q general rule In the cooetry
there is nothing fit TO eat" Now, this 10 not gen
er.l rule can hardly decide in my own mind whether
the writer has been bred in 10 Wife in the country ana
making his frst Writ to the city goes into exacy 9yu
well cock ed sieak and cup OF coffee, OF Whesnef No
Writing about things wholly beyond his knowledge.
towb.bei, be mus, have been p.racaisIy unisssnase
IN his country associations. Of country ine IN New
England, have nothing to say. Let those wbc wee
reared there 20 back in thought ~ an oidasso91eo
neal cooked by the ample fireplace, and say ID
cities they have ever tasted one with greater re1n
c,ud show You rural districts ia our own sssis qos9
out of the sound and sight of the great soa wnoee
not even the sbriu Of the steam wniste oep1
among the hills and there you NIB ht sss. reyNy
eygy DAY You would remember that place Tor nsry
day, II you were pOsse~ed OF dyspeSee so n 49,
The writsf OF THE Art Of Living cou'a nos 49,
Travelled IN the South, or be- would pevef sy ~
ciyibE.d hfe there was lower than hst Oh ,Ds I@uss
He never esuId have sat down at ue hcspt,os D2Afo
| of any re,peciabe planter 10 INC Va D"en"Su
and forget lbe GOO uings 70. 80, 4.
,h souh II bad er ougb for the lnse OF slavery aus
heavily On them bat here In the North teee are nSny
eoed housevi albeit they never 81" copy " Mss
| S..li.,. CooL-Book 1 know no, IN what direction
- ub,e. nas have tItsnded, but Il ne VIII some
iio. call a. our uppretendiDg ,nel be shsl re,eige
CUP Of ofee that Is Dot +" ali sIops," snd meal taS
L eatsbe iudg NJ by the sppeti'es Of city friends nst
oNen ,uiroubd oui tsble--.lthough sm but young
bouseS eer er and lave no cookbook In the house s
only the teachings Of excellent mother by say Of
education IN that line.
Beyord doubt there are naDy bed cooks, - mere
buDglers In al pioies.ions-b1t 'et BOT susa ~.
ii IA be TOO sweeping mot heartily snbscnoe !? al
he SAYS about c.eas illness ana proper venu sS,n
there 3 tco great lack of IL town and ooanuy ~
10 return sgsin u cheerful fret ac~, s'a nas7 81
air fgbt .toye, 10 whence they and tske exercise
freely IN he open cir Then s.an &c Keep ~ u~
| "stsDcsrd Of god looks .,vv..,
A FARxHR's WIS ~ WEsTThS Nh"-'""~
Dec. 1850
r. IL Edsso. Of ne y. " Tr|.rs