Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-18

From he ehm0nd Ssntinsll
We are &c accustomed IN ths county 70 Lho
consumption Of hssh IN large quantities, tazt Il
has keeoms an idea that 6 Is alnost indiEpsusa-
bic, especially 70 lzbs-iEg man HeGca. We
learn, that some Of our farnsgs siihoazh 'heg
know that our amy is suffering, hEya E0s been
able to Tee5neile it to Themselves TO reduce tksr
weekly rAG6n Of three ard half pounds Of
bacon per hand. AnoHsr reasoz, perhaps, for
eonliruiHg il n full snaoHEt in many cases, is
ths desiIe to keep the saryEnis eorso1tsd; but II
tbs necessity fer a decrease wcTs fFs1kly stated,
or L neod re, show Of force eEhiaitsd by iha
! Government agents, azd If addiii0ual supplies
OF vegetables or Rddisio1si privileges Of Tsisir Z
poultry, etc be showed, We suppose that 8. e.
/ euiy would Be resdily CbgiGtsd
As 10 tts necessity Of meat a. 50 article oi
/ Diet to lsb0rsrs, even TO those eHFGEsd IN ez'
/ haustng tciis, We have soms striking facts
which We viii lay bsfoFs cur readers. They
/ are extracted from Coimsn's European AEri
| culture ard Rural Eeosgmy, fr5n Personal Oh
seTTsli0n ColsmSu is = citizen Of Massachu.
sesis, and bin work. in two hsGdsoms FOigmes,
/ Is published hy Little & BrUwn, Of Boston.
/ Ws sB Indebted for ths opportunity Of making
! these extracts to the kindness Of al azTieulIU-
/ rsl friend Speaking Of the harvest OpsTaaors
| IN Engissd, he writer ssys;
sIn the season Of harvest Immense numbers
I 0f lflsl core over 10 s11lss II hle - lll.
Nalhing can exesod the desdtuiiou snd sqEAlid-
nass IN which they arc ssea. Al thesr
/ irst coming they sEs comparatively feeble and
insffi sient but zffsT weeks comfortable feed
| inz ttey recover strength, inc-sssiEz some
ponds IN weight and Il hey ara SLOWED 70
psElgEn thsig H0sk BY the piece they aeeomP-
I lish , great de8i7
CThS following is The f5od en- which hey thus
thrive amid tbs severe labor of hArgesf:J
''Fheir living consisted Of oatmeal purridge
sud small qas8tity Of sour milk or 5stser
l milk for brsssies rOand of wheaton brad
/ and pint snd half of bsoE a. dinner; snd 3,
nigas Eupper resembling the hFeskfass, O. I've
| pence in lieu Of -ik-Fst. T. page 50
1 . In nsrts Of Scotland 6hstis called tho B1ih-
/ ie system prevails. Ths la53rers, If siHgls
msH, are Furnished with q room, f1sl and bed
/ diBg with fEvo peck3 Of oss-nesl On Monday
I morning, and with q daily ali5Tsrcs Of new q
| sour milk--oeclSionaliy thsy nay have beer and
| bTesd for dinner instead Of porridge. Eothing
/ more, however, is done fer ihsnl- fhsy prepare
gheiT psEijgs 70. themselves in such way s. theJ
| ehe0se; bar this eompEsheUds ths Whals ol ihsi
/ living. Is Eanld not be tTae - say that thii
diet is Insufficient for tbs support of = lsb0I.1.
nan, as i mass Be admitted few laborsrs eXhibi
61mss health. oc more muscular vigor, or rsalil
perform mcrs Work thsh many Of thess men -
Vel page So
'tf have sssn hundreds aud hundIsis Of kh
lsboTers, Eh0 after q most sesnty brssklas
4 the midst Of their labors, sometimes severe
asd always unrgmitting, had H0shiug for thsi
dinner bus a BIZ OF dry bread and . dTs.. Q
ssatar, and who would return a night when thi
toll OF ihs day was over, 10 e supper - seaHiy
V6g, / p SIS
sThe Esgss Of the French psazzntry are 4
| oensral from q ffaae 70 . frsae and bali pc
dav psr man, tia, is ten 70 Efissn pence, O
twenty 70 thirty cenEs, and to women shon
Il foaF-6fshs CT the former gum, OF about eirh
psnce or sixteen cents IN this case they O.
dmsrily provide for Themselves. In harvss,
however oT zHdsr eEsEaordinary circumstance
thsy are provided for n sedition 30 their 'ysrs.
Coffee and ts& are scarcely known sus9no tlsesr
They drink no ardsat spirits. Tiisir usus
drink is an aeid Nire, nos 60 sIone az ecmm y
cider, and this mixed with SISTER; tbsy hsv
meat bUs raTely; occasionally hsh; bas ibsi
gsneIal provision is soup, composed chiefly 9
vegetables and bread. Bread, oo.h wheat an
re. is with them hterElly tho s,sE Of life. WIS
81 Ibis they enjoy rudy health. snd the Wc
man arc dl,igent 10 PEoSeEb. They seem az
wiling 70 lose monsRfs time. have rsPes