Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-11-19
Usw they Feel in RebeIdo.l.

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The following letter, sent US by john n.
Ford, of the Seth regiment, whotook it from
the knapsack of rebel soldier killed in
GRANTS recent movement south of Peters
burg, il Interesting as showing the spirit of
the Southern people and ce+e :----zzs:..g Gne re-
ports that their whole available force is now
in the field. We print it verbatim
CHARLTON Co. GA October I'd 1854.
I'D WainriqM 500 e3I ,'
DEAR SoN-I once more wright you few
lines hoping they win Reach you soon and
meet your appreciation must confess that |
have nothing of cheering nature to COM
municate to you we are all In a melencolly
condition Our Frinds is far from US and Ex-
pose to many dangers and Starvation and ia
tugued In Camp Life and the promising of
hard fighting for hit looks like. the Federals
never will acknowledg our Independence the
fall of Atlanta seams to renew thare Efforts
and more DETERMINE to Subjugate the South.
i am almost dishartened at our prospect of
gaining our independence for oar men is all
IN tie field or nearly al and very light crops
made in our Confederate States. / don't See
whate a numbers of Familys is going to do
that haint got year of corn nor pond of
Bacon hit looks like starveing and if this war
goes on twelve months longer | tell you that
it is my candidly opinion that ace Shall Stare
In many numbers for where there is no pro-
vishion Starvation must be
received your little note In close In Mrs
Stokes last monday and was glad to hear
from you but wnuld be more than glad if you
could git detail to come home after horse.
hear that Sergt l.. Syls is at home if can
git to see him will send you a peace of dried
beef.
As you stated InSyouP letter that need
not send you any money 1 have not Sent any
but told Mr.. Grady to give Sergt Siles $50.
dollars to hand you and as you don't Stand an
need i will wright him not to send hit
and if you want money to use you can use
your Aunt Marys but / am in, hopes you will
git to come home before long you must do
the best you can and bear all your troubles
and Affection with all the fortitude you can
Oh don't wish this bloody war would End
for we have lost men Enough and thare has
bin blood Enough Split for this war to end
but / fear the end is not yet but all we can
do is to pray to god to be with us and deliver
US from the hands of our Enemys) and that
we free and Independent people Worship
ing and Serving the Lord for that day is not
far distance wheni;we must Lay down our
Bodys to rise no more If we live to be one
hundred yoarsl ovid hit is but moment time
to lEternityt hope, you will right often and
wright all the news tell ii. Z Stokes his fam
lily is all well as common and Citing a long as
well as can be Inspected Mary F Sends her
respect tolyou and wishes you. to. do well j
must Close for the, present Excuse al mis-
takes and mis- spelling j. WAINRIGHT.
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~ TRz PoTAro DIEr,r-As prices are now,
there is scarcely an article of food more ex-
pensive to those who have to buy all they
eat. than the potato. We have paid three
dollars . bushelsfor potatoes for some weeks
past, and Eve dOllarsa barrel issa moderate
price, at .whichlthsy could not be obtained in
this city during the summer.
The potato Il cultivated over a greater
range of latitude than Gag either plant Eand is
used more extensively as AM article of food
than almost any other vegetable, yet it has
very little nutritious food in it. OF its constit-
uent elements 70 parts are water and only 20
dry food out ofi100. parts; and of sthis dry
food there ia less in it to nourish, that is, to
give strength and enable "a man to undergo
fatigue, than any other vegetable thatjs gem
orally used except rice. There, are three
vegetables greatly used by different races of
people, and Prof Johnston, in his Chemistry
1AfI t0SSo
who use them are distinguished BY the size
and preminence oslheir stomachsd1 The Hin
doc who, Iveson rice, the negro who lives on
plantain, and the Trishman who lives exclu-
lsivel5ao on potatoes are all saidsto be thus
marked. This peculiarly, is, in part, ascribed
to the necessity of eating a large bulk of food
in order TO be abie TO extract tfrDn;it a suf
fcient amount Of, necessary ,spstenanee. e.
But the potatoe IS new firmly rooted in tue
affections of the Anglo-Saxon as well as the
Celtic race, and win be a prime article of
food as long as it continues to be wholesome.
Its price has been steadily raising for some
years past, while the quantity raised has also
been greatly inscreased. There is no surer
crop to find a good market than potatoes,
and there is scarcely any food that poor peo-
pie buy 50 much of and get SO little out of it.
X X Observer.