Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-07-25
Fork aud Pis.


Pork and pie have great deal to answer
Tor in this country and we wish most hear.
tily that the old Jewish law regarding the
usage Of the former could be observed by
onr people. Few persons have digestive or.
gans Of sufficient strength TO master this
meat, and wbeather we eat it boiled, roast
ed or fried, or more ipdigestible still, in the
shape of sausage meat, it is almost certaiD
to rebel against us. 1t Is but seldom that
We ever use this food In our family but we
had the curiosity the other day to aseert ain
how much fat or grease was contained in
two big doggy.looging sausages, weighing
perhaps, half pound, The result was
that over two table spoonfUls Of clear lard
were extracted from those two sausages
alone We have seen meo. and women,
too, eating this sort of diet, and have
heard them complain that it did not set
very well.
We should think not. A tablespoon.
fol Of lard between the sensitive coats Of
The stomach is not apt to induce the most
delightful sensations, aud those persons
who persist in using pork in any shape,
would fnd themselves much better off with.
out II. Down with the sansage. Let us
have no more of it it has Gated enough
distress already, and we hope it will disap
pear from our tables entirely. We are
borne out in our dislike OF pork by medical
testimony OF q high character. Repeatedly
have physicians declared that it was un.
wholesome, and 50 on /; but still the people
cannot relinquish tn, forbidden food We
are down on pie. too; not, however. 10
so great degree as we condemn pork
Pies made in Q proper manner. are not
necessarily unwholesome, but in the hands
of Ordinary cooks they are tremendous
weapons Of offense The unwholesoIDeucss
Of pies arises mainly from the quantity Of
butter Shortening )employed in the pastry.
Fruit baked beteeu two crusts itsef is not
unhealthy, but the crust itself ia. and lies
heavily on the stomach. The butter turns
sour, gives aatulence, and creates distress
generally in persons of ordinary digestive
force.
In the country everybody eats pie at
morning noon and night there is deIugc
of pe, which old and young eagerly attack.
The little children cry for it, the old ones
demand it; and we heard with horror, on
one occasion. woman say she had baked
seventeen pies for the week How many
are there in your family?' weasked Two,
she said. Comment is supe' auous. Here
are two persons who eat seventeen pies in
week, quite as u matter of course. They
were Away signing aud complaining the
husband was downcast md unhappy, aud
always taking tonics, and they were Mt loss
to imagine why life seemed SO common
place, and dull. We ventured to suggest
that the seventeen pies had some responsi
ili:y in ahe matter, but were me, will
scorn and derision. This is not solitary
case we might cite many Others, and
he reader lives in the country his o"serva
tion will bear us out IN our statement -
Pie is good thing in its why, hut it is no
u household god. and to live on it mainly
is TO be dyspeplic and full Of all manner o.
minor troubles. The man who introI uced
pie aud pork'as articles of diet has great
deal to answer forI aud consumers Of edibe'
have usually heavy doctors bill to settle
annually - Scientific American.