The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-08-01

poisonous connections. is not more
than one gallon Of pure brandy out of every
hundred gallons: OF wlnrs. not n gallon in a
thousand lhatis pure. They are made of water.
sulphuric acid, alum, Guinea pepper, horse
radiSh. and many of Them without single
drop of alcoholic spirit. The richest and
most sparkling chamraenes can be made
and doctorcd' in four hours time. Every
day we hear Of persons dying Of poisoned food
and drink. Re- entlya Mr.. Norris, Of Turon-
to, a cerl in the house engaged in the man.
ufacturc of brandy, was killed by drinking,
by mistake, small portion OF a preparation,
nearly allied to prusSic acd, which had been
pre- cured in the regular course of business.
There is something very horrible in this. If
such ingredients are mixed with manufacture
ed liquors and nearly all the liquors sold are
doubtless manufactured it Is not strange
that the use of spurious liquors, always hurt
full, has become Of late so terribly destructive.
1t docs not seem to be sufficiently under
stood that where the food is bad or of innu.
tricious quality, our health. physical depcl-
opuent, int, lIcctual power, and animal nature,
all suffer alike. Mcl who live chiefly on vtgt.
tables, or even ON Ger Gals. aie seldom as
strong. and never so perfectly organised, AS
those who live OH mixed diet of meat, &c.
This is not an invioiable rule, however. The
Scotch Highlander. for instance, noted for
his strength and daring, may cat little or no
meat, yet he supplies the animal warmth
which else he would have got from meat, bv
alcoholic drinks: mere temporary. but still
efficient. and, i'll due proportion, desirable K
heallhtul means: more d. rigorous than meat
because Of its Intoxicating properties and
strange powerful fascination, Lut necessary
| III some counliies-in all damp, cold and de-
pressing climateS.-while hurliul in southern
latit"dcs. Potatoes are insufficient as
| chief article Of food, while fish cannot supply
| the place of beef mutton and pork,
| We understand that the proper authority
of the War Department has ordered one hun
drtd and fifty thousand rations of tlisscclcd
vegetables, put up by the house of Cholin 4
Co., f Paris. This new description of food
for the army of the United States is to be
used upon the Plains. 1t is for making soup,
and has been adopted by the English French
and Sandman armies. The cost at which it
is to be delivered at our army dcpots on the
Atlantic coast is about one and half
cen per ration 1t is said that cubic yard
OF the preparation is sufficient to make
]-platc Of excellent, most palatablc and nutri-
ciou> Sup, around. for twenty-five thousand
men
Ii we cannot have plenty Of roast beef, or
other ANNUAL food, let tl> do the best We can
for our stomach. The more simple the food
! perhaps the hett.r for our health and longcy.
ty. Cooking is indeed a great ant, and being
| such, many an economical wife is able 10
pre- are u HOS, excellent and paaable meal
hom mragre materials. Soups are very nu-
triclouS, and shin and knurkle bones are not
to bc discarded with contempt. Beans arc
also very nntrlclous, and with c0od park,
may DC either baked or stcwcd, or soup made
from thtm.-Ricc is cheap comparatively
and may DC boiled and ra,cn with milk and
molaSScS or baked AS II pudding. There arc
various articles of food and methods Of ook
| Ing tina. may help to lessen the cost of living
such living as would scared, cost anythln.
dozen .calS ago. Let people abstain from
buying beef for II li,lc while, and encourage
| The buichclS in their opposition to the Swind
! ling practices OF cattlr.growrrs, and they
will 10 doubt eventually consider it the
wiser policy to live and let live" Down
with all monopolisins spcculators in animal
food .