The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-04-12
FARMERS FARE.

It is not our wish tc be confined To
COZ menting on any particular class Of
topics. We look over Ih- field and fiud
enough. ani much more tlan enough. to
command our attention aud attract our
sympaihies. In f.rmcr numbers. We ave
had mo'e or less tu say Of the condition
Of the dweIers in the c"unrry, theil re-
sources and tiei. enjoymrnts. We ke
up The tfi'ai again in The p rsrnt issur,
and talk PLAINLY upon what. from ob>er.
vation alone, we have found u Le cry.
ing evil in the o hei wise beautiful ecorlo.
my Of country life.
Everything depends upon the home
comforts. Sagging doors, lcaky roofs,
shaky windows, and poor fare, are not
calculated 10 advance the hearts enjoy.
ment or progress. Taken as class. and
With no desire to arralgn anything but
their utter thoughtlessnpss on the mat.
ter, our working farmers are the poorest
liVers, and the wretchedest calculalers, for
whose especial benefit the sun shines and
the rains drop fa'nebs out of the clouds.
We are not upon homilv; let us. at least,
get at things as they are, and not 90 a.
bout bIi"dfolded with prrjudic+s.
Most of our farmers believe in one
thing. If they do not in ano her; and that
is d'nneroff of polk and potatoes. Half
the time, during the winler. it is pork,
pork, pork, ill The wonder is tia. tley
do not Iurn int, hogs altogether. 1t is
pork and hans, OF pork and cabbage, or
pork and pc,a' oes, or pork and bread
pork ii must h., anyhoW. They pack
down their porkers in larrels for The win
ter, and rely upon them for a generous
Subsistence. Through the summer they
depend on pork again, to piece out their
few vegetables; 30 tina, his greasy sort Of
food stands them W II in hand Tor q regu
lar supp IT. To be sure, scrofala and
other diseases may grow out Of such an
unc,u' us diet, bu, who is going to change
the supersi'ions Of his appe'itps just to
prevent few blotclles from coming out
on bis iacs2
One great fault with our fiends in the
country is, they pay no attention t" the
raising Of vegetables or fruits Here is
their mos. lamenlable deficiency. to slart
with A table we'll spread with v.gpta
bl.s, is a table 10 invite one ~ 81, down
10; It's master may do SO with infnte sat
,sfaction. Put 10 sit and chew ih- cud
of contemplation and salt pork and beef
is one Of the sorriesI experiences that ar.
generally associa'ed with county lite
aud for which the country has IL answrr
Various fond is necessary; the SOLID
may b. made ct II more solid by due ad
mixture and proportion Of vegetable mat
ter. The rel Sh is h' ighened, the acids
are properly Mingled with the sweets, al
vagr nj humois a,e expallrd from The h.
calities where they had taken lodgment
and digestion and animal spirits are i'm
proved wonderfully BY the accession.
But then. in order 10 raiso vegetables
there must be a garden. Yes, Of couIsp
il will take time and room to get thes'
d+sirablts, aud few honra' work vii
have 10 be taken from the farm; and tn
cattle, or the horse, must be given no nov
and then for the needful plonghiug in III
spring; but. if the account il but fairI,
made up, II will be found that there is
decided profit. iustrad ofa loss, about it
II will tell in thu increased health OF III,
family, the whole y'ar through With I
cellar stuffed with nice vegetables, thro
the winter. VIVA, 10 the need Of 50 mucl
6sld.work to support the family? Corr
and potatoes Wonld not make suoh . draf
uvor ,ha arav0iou Toy thAya world ha lasi