The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-17

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From the Nc,o York Tribune, January
!, 1864 '-a. 3e
GOOD NEWS FOR THE fABoRER.
We learn that Doctor Winthrop Duns-
hummer, al eminent chemist of Weathers
field, has discovered that d@t-the. pure
soil upon which we tread--is convertible in
to most excellent and wholesome al tjcle Of
diet. DR.. d. was led to this important dis
covery by the reflection, that the patagoni
ans and other prosperous and athletic
tribes of savages, make dirt d portion of
their daily banquets, feed their children up
on it and swallow it in large quantities, and
with infinite gusto. This undeniable fact
suggested to the Doctora proposition equal
ly undeniable, to Wit, ina> much as the vege-
table productions upon which VIC have been
in the habit Of Sutsisting all spring from
the soiitelf must contain all the nutlicious
elements which find their way into the plants
winch clothe It's surface, Ia word, an
acre Of good stiff mud bears the same rela-
ton to corn, potatoes, peas and beans, that
q bag OF wheat does to Il barrel OF well.bOlt-
ed -four Wheat is not flour, but the -four
contains nothiug which is not III the wheat.
Mud is not corn, nor is it peas, but every
thing good Ill corn and peas co1nes out Of
the mud.
THE benefits which must accrue to our
working classes from this discovery will be
seen at a glance. Hencctoyth the laborcr
need have no anxiety about butchers meat
or alknt money. He can laugh at high
prices. Every cold on which he treads is a
muddy wa>h,ngs OF the cutters will furnish
him with delcctable soup, and should his
stomach crave more solid sustenance he will
fin it hard by on our mecadalnized roads.
We learn that DR.. Duushunner has prepar-
ed number Of valuable receipts by which
the poor man will be able to lend to his in
expensive and convenient banquetS a zest
which the rich often lack over green turtle
and Champane. ,... ....... ......
From the Boston Commonwealth, January
..... IA, lS64 .....
A sTRANGEFACT. .. .....
This glorious struggle for national exist
ence and negro emancipation in which we
are now engaged, has taught our people
many priceless lessons, but none more pre-
cious than the sinful extravaganza i'll diet in
which we iniulged in the bloated days Of
peace. Every day the researches OF philos-
ophy develop the nutritiye properties Of
some substance which We used to sqlander
or desrise when pampered and oycrted on
the uIlwh0lC some flesh Of animals. DIR. w.
Dunshunner, Of Weathersfeld, has proved
himself one OF the beneatuctors Of his race
by his exposition Of the tattening power Of
Dirt. But he has now found a rival in Prof.
Winslow perkirpine Of Harvard, who has
discovered that the flesh OF the common
grasshopper (the j'mporan her6aga Of
modern entomologists) contiius l5 per cent.
OF nutriment--a large excess over beef, nut
ton, pork and other indigestible garbage Of
the stalls. 1t has long been known that the
Digger Indians, Of California, one OF the
most comely and intelligent races of people
upon the globe, following the unconupted
Instinct OF nature, make the grasshopper
their principal article Of diet, and, in the
absence Of all other kinds Of food, cOntine
themselves rigidly to the flesh Of this alert
and nutritive insect, Grass itself is some
times added to their banquets greatly to
their benefit, the acid Juices which it con
tains having 4 tendency to subdue the some
what rich and infamatory state Of the blood
produced by the Constant use Of hopper
meat. Doubtless Prof Pcrkinljine is, in
some deglee, indebted to the Diggcrs for
his precious discovery. We learn that
Professor j. has compounded several rich
soups and hashes by an adnixture Of prop
er quantities Of grasshopper flesh with wa
ter and pulyerized tda, and that they have
been introduced at the "Soidier'S Rest, in
Boston, with great success. 1t has been
found that half bowlful of these appetiz-
ing dishes suffice to sutiate the most rugged
veteran, and many instances stout men have
gone away appeased with u tea spoonful. -
1t is even alleged that in some cases the
mere alor OF these invaluable compounds
has availed to relieve the conscript Of his
appetite. ..u ,..... .,,
"With discoveries like these every burst
ing upon us the laborer may well bid def.
ancc to poverty and hunger, and can with
oat serious privation give all Of his earnings
instead Of ne-tenths, for the supper OF
the Government and the liberation and sus-
tenance of the noble black While he is at
his days labor, his children can with Gaze
and benefit to themselves SECURE ahatful oi
erasshoppers, and with such a meal before
him and glass Of pure water TO wash il
down, what more can he wish? GOD Jtess
1brohdm Lhrofnr'
And 50 the world goes on---the war blseds
and beggals US, and the lankees OF New
England entertain US with editorial specifics
for emptiness and raps, We remember, IL
our youth, being vastly diverted With Tho
story Of penurious Yankee, who provided
his horse with apairof green spectacles, anc
imposed chopped shayings upon the poor
beast for hay This nation is like that poo
beast. All the rood things Of this wor!(