Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-12-06
An Arguaactit for Indian Corn as an Ar.
ticIe Food.

War Times, &c., published in the
-4merseon Agricu7tmtst, we take the
following in favor of corn:
Did it ever occur to the reader how
little, comparatively, we, as people, use
Indian corn? This crop is grown more
generally, and with more certainty than
any other, and its actual production far
exceeds that of all other grains taken to-
! sether. And yet few pounds of meal
per month, for desert puddings, and oc-
casional other dishes, is about the ex-
tent of the consumption of corn in the
great majority of the families in the
Northern- States. Some families use
much more, but these are exceptions to
the general rule. And yet, GGshel Of
ground corn affords quite as much Aeatt.h-
Ltul nourts1tnacnt as q Jushel Of aoheat A
bushel of corn weighs 56 Tbs, and
bushel of wheat 80 Tbs; but there is
more waste in grinding the wheat, in the
form of bran and ship stuff Corn diff
ters from wheat mainly, in having lit
tie less gluten, and rather more oil and
starch. For the colder half of the year
the oil and starch Of the corn are better
adapted to the wants of the body, than
the large amount Of gluten in wheat
Corn contains all the elements needed
in the body, and in inst about the pro-
portion they are required in Winter,
while they are nearly suited for food in
warm weather. A bushel of corn con-
tains four times as much nutriment as
bushel of potatoes.
We have just examined the market
prices of wheat, corn, and potatoes in
different parts of the country. The ex-
animation shows, first, that taking the
co lntry together, the price of bushel
of corn, aud bushel Of potatoes, is
about the same, (they vary considerably
in some localities, but not generality
and second, that bushel Of wheat sells
for D times as much as bushel Of corn.
We therefore find that, on the average,
an amount of nourishment costing 81 in
the form of corn: costs s2as in the form
of wheat, and 81 in the form of potatoes.
(Four ffths of the weight Of potatoes
are water.) So, then, of three families
requiring the same amount of nourish
d
year in the form Of corn, would cost the
second 500 in the form of wheat, and
the third sl60 in the form of potatoes.
Why, then, do people not consume
more corn? Answer.-Fashion and Gus
tom has much influence, and ignorance
Of the value Of corn, or of good modes
Of cooking it, does the rest OF the
l,o,lt ~ G., l,ocs !, oro =; no Jo,bt ,,1 or,,,
housewife can find ways of providing it
that will suit the wants and taste Of
those for whom she provides.
A Woman OF Good Taste.
The following very happy and equally
true sketch is from the London Quar-
tcrly Reuiea0:
You see this lady turning cold eye
to the assurances of the shopmen and
the recomm endation of miliners. She
cares not how original pattern may be,
if it be ugly, or how recent shape, if
it be awkward. Whatever laws fashion
dictates, she follows law of her own,
and is never behind it. She wears very
beautiful things which people generally
suppose to be fetched from Paris, or, at
least, made by French milliner, but
which as often are bought at the nearest
town and made up by her own maid
Not that her costume is either rich or
new; on the contrary, she wears many
cheap dress, but it is always pretty; and
many an old one, but it is always good
She deals in no gaudy confusion Of col
ors, nor does she affect studied sobri-
ETY.; but she either refreshes you with
spirited contrast, or composes you with
judicious harmony. Not scrap Of
tinsel or trumpery appears upon her
She puts no faith in velvet bands, or
! gilt buttons, or twisted cording She
is quite aware, however, that the gar
nsh is as important as the dress; all
her inner borders and headings are del
icate and fresh; and should anything
peep out which is not intended to be
seen, it is quite as much so as that
which is. After all, there is no great
art either in fashions or her materials
The secret simply consists in her know
ing the three grand unities Of dress
her own station, her own age, and her
own points. And no woman can dress
we'll who does not After this we need
not say that whoever is attracted by the
costume will not be disappointed in the
wearer. She may not be handsome nor
accomplished. but we will answer for
her being evensstempered, we'll informed,
thoroughly sensible, and complete
lady.
DIR. Robert j. Breekenridss on the War