Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-08-10

| by the reflection, that the Patagonians and
other prosperous and athletic tribes of sava-
ges, make dirt a portion of their daily han
quets, feed their children upon it and swal-
low it in large quantities, and with infinite
gusto. This undeniable fact SUGGESTED f.
the Doctor a proposition equally undcnia-
BILE, 20 wit, that inasmuch as the yeoetahlc
productions upon which we have been in
the habit Of subsisting all spring from the
soil, the soil itself must contain all the mn
tritious elements which find their waV into
the plants which clothe its SUFFICE. In 4
word, an acre OF good, stiff mud bears the
same relation to corn, potatoes, peas and
beans, that bag Of wheat does to a bar
rel Of wcll>Goltel white -four Wheat is
not -four, but the flour contains nothing
which IS not in the wheat. Mud Is not corn
nor Is It peas, but everything good in corn
and peas comes out Of the mud.
The benefits which must acruc to our
working classes from this discovery will be
seen at a glance. Hcncef,rth tie laborcr
need have no anxiety about butchers meat
or market money. He can LAUGH at high
prices. Every clod on which he tIcads IS a
choice dinner Of assorted vegetables. The
muddy washin9s Of the cutters will furnish
him with dcieCtablc soup, and should his
---0'e' ''1'''N@ 24,''it,'hIS !iC " III
L.A.. II marc ny on our Lnacadan-izJd E"a'iS.
NC 'c.i" 'li"C " DNhaHunher has lrepu q
4 number OF valuable recipes by which the
poor man will be able TO lend to lis !. cx-
pcEsivc and convenient banqucts Il zest
which the rich often lack over green turtle
AMI Champag
From the Boston Commonwealth, Jan II
1861
4 STRANGE FACT.
Inc 9ioilouS struggle isr national exist
c.icC ana negro GiN2hc' patton III which VIC
''io no" e'S'SeI' mas taught car people
ii'',,'9 PitCo'GSS ieSsoHs' p"t none more pre-
'i.,''t '',c S''i u III '''Gt III
" ','>.' =" -. "'oO', I" INC oIoa'"' D'Es OF
itI';f ~ 'i' ,t'''C' ''e' 81
-','''''', l'1 "t'c'oi' ''ic ''"''4llFc properties
"''Ie'' VIC use" e. I'm
:" '',.'' iI"'', II ,'' "'t'' Yer l,''
o. "' y ii's' , Wi "''''' - ~
- no - i''''e' u " |'--.. ''''' ''S
fN'0' ii'''IS.'' 'i'0 ~. '-'c oC' ms "i
.ila ','Ce ~ ms - Hi"5''IYn "1 tItG l'lle"iiS
Po"ei 81 t."E D"S HG mas now Io-'lH IL
N"' III 'ol; " "'LiSio" GfNlhpihc' Vi mar
E"'"' WI" '''7 '"ScoV'fed thnt the Hc'A oI
tht common SfaSSh"pper (thc JEAlP"tct"
o'tJ'" Vi HI'",c' I'Ill'OlISl5'SJ mann
10 l'eI cent % ""'iI'i'e''I-H i'f@" .A' c.S
Sr or'' 'Cri' ''u.,1"' E'LA ana oIhef '"" 5cS't~
oic garage "i inc Sta'tS.: 1t has long hccn
known that the Digger Indians, OF Call"r>
ma "ne ol Inc most corneIy anG lntclli&c"t
races oi people upon tEe giope' loi""'ns
INC uhc"irui tcu Instincts OF nature, max"
thc StaS'H"Ppef TIER lrinGlpaI article q il't.
ahd' III the Hbacehce OF all other KINDS ol
food, conhne themselves ngdiy to the hc5i'
ol tI!i" aieft ahc hutIl'lVe insect Grass IL
SCH Is Snl"etilnes auGca TO tneir DahquctS
greatly 10 ihcir oe!ent' ana lhe "cIl JUlC'
Willcil II contains having tendency 10 SUP
duc the somewhat rich ana inhai'i'tory state
ot to utyo' p,o'uIeu ~ 1,,o d. oo''',,' p t'
kipnind j.. in some dsrrec indebted f. fine
Diueers for his IN ,ecious discovery. We learn
that Professor 2. has compounded several
rich soups and hashcs by an adiniXture Of
proper quantities of grasshopPGr flesh with
water an" ul'eIlzed ft0. ana ,tI' thal 'ney
oe',' ,,i;tL'',oe,. IL oo ''0'It', - @ 1'I oa
f,,lJ tbat %aif b",v1f,lI Cf IF tiaoo anne,
tis;,,% ;,, TisTfs sI,lffrr+ tS saciate The most
rugged veteran, and, in many instances.
stout men have gone away arpca: Ell
with tcaspoonful. 1t is even alleged
that in some cases the mere odor OF these III
valuable conp@''in.,iS mas aY"'ie" 70 Fo!'l''
'ilG col"Cl p VI L,' I;I. H., ,.., ,,
,,,r.t;n,, ;r- ,rlon ms tbr ia5orer NAV [ySu Li3
defiance to poverty and hunger, and can
without serious privation give al Of HIS
earnings; instead Of nine>tenths, for tie
tlon ana S'ste"'iGc OF Ilic n,."'c :i,c',
" .,',r ~ LS,oet ~ ..,,1ol,'a