Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-29
National PrejudiceS Concerning
Animal Food

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Vegetables and fruits that appear at our tables,
it is wonderful how slow we are to venture upon
eating any animal food except that which We
have been accustomed to from infancy. Yet
great portions of the globe have testified to the
wholesomness of many Of the meats which our
people cannot be persuaded to eat, except
when in the greatest extremity
Mutton is despsed in various countries
where sheep abound to excess and are regar-
ded yermin Of the land DR.. Richardson
tells that the native of the arctic regions
eat the flesh of the North American lynx, a
feline animal, and adds that the meat is white
and tender much bling that of tho
American hare.
The flesh of cats and dogs is well known to
be generally eaten in China and some other
parts of the east; that of the dog, indeed
over much of the southern hemisphere, where,
however, it is, in some places, reared eXclusi-
vely on vegetable diet i he reader, perhaps
may remember that the lie of the celebrated
voyger, Capt. Cook, was saved by timely re-
course to some unsalted meat, Il deg having
been slaughtered TO supply it; and we think
it is Iiearne Tor some more recent explorer Of
the arctic Americ. } who, when compelled by
famine to overc0a his aversion 10 iced on
dog s flesh, found it to be unexceptionahle food.
TOwnshend. in his Narraffre OF a Journey
4cross the Rocky Mountains. states that he
objection to this diet save the sentimental
one of responsiveness at having so faithful n
companion of man killed to appease his APP
petite.
The traveller Bell observed whole rows of
badgers hung up for sale in China, just rab-
bits are displayed in American markets and
those who have partaken Of the meat. cspcc-
tally of the hams Of the European badger, re-
port that it is excellent. Major Lloyd, in his
Field Sports Of the NerM Of Europe, (vol. II
p 40 remarks, Its flesh is very eatable
when harboiled in bayseed water, or still bet
ter in salt water and afterwards roasted and
left to cool and used for luncheons it has been
regarded by epicures as Il real dclicacy but
it must be the flesh Of very young badgers. =
Bear s flesh, and especially its hams, are
very highly esteemed; while the racoon also
is considered excellent. more particularly in
the months of September and October, when
fruits and nuts are abundant.
Mr.. Jordan gives bis personal testimony
that the flesh of the hedgehog is excellent
aud the moecatchcr relates hat he was in
the habit of eating the moles he caught, and
said that if people generally knew how good
they were. but few would fall To his share.
To follow out the general notion that the
flesh of all carnivorous animals is unfit for the
table. people should be more particular than
they are in eating fish. Holsters &c MANY
gourmands would sicken at the idea Of Il dish
of snals, which in Hungary, more especially,
is esteemed a delicate, and Is a very frequent
Wand But Hungarian lady would be fully
much Mortified at the thought of swallow
ing an oyster. and would, at least, have this
advantage over our epicurs, that snails are
vegetable feeders.
LIQUID MANuRING.-D. w Lothlop con-
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HoreVs Magazine of HortIculfure on the ap.
plication of liquid manure, which is full of
good sense and good suggestions. The urine
of a horse or cow, falling on clover at dry
time will kill it-but Just after a shower
Will do no injury. This shows the necessity
of diluting it before applying to plants. Mr.
Lothrop regards nearly all manurlal liquids
as dangerous, more especially those OF the
household, as chamber slops, suds and sink
water. Therefore great care should be exer-
cised in their use. Large numbers Of trees
have been killed by too frequent application
Of strong soap-suds- Proper liquidation
and general fermentation. seems to be the
only safe conditions for tie application Of
liquid manure to plants during the growing
season, but in the autumn months the
caution is not necessary.
Coop Digestion. foreign reviewer
thinks that the advantages Of good diges-
ton cannot be over estimated. He says
q Men who succeed need not have any sub
tie mind or brilliant imaginatons. or marvel
powers of industry. Some Imagination, and
some acuteness are, doubtless, Indispensable
But the one Indispensable factor is diges-
ton The laborous man or the industrious
man is of an atrabilous temperament.
gloomy and austere or he is nervous, fidge-
ty, anxious and fretful. In neither case is
he successful lie may consume gallons of
midnight oil on some very cleaver or very
learned book. but after being three weeks
lion, he will find himself supplanted in the
homage Of society by his own book, or by
some sharp, quick witted, of-hand spark,
who picks his brains, repeats his sayings. APP
propriates his facts or his differences, and
gains all the credit that is really due to the
genius and industry of a disconnected dys
peptic. W no is the successful man? The
man with good stomach, ample barrel,
broad face, glowing cheeks and rudy smile,
which may denote good humor, sympathy, or
perfect Indifference Who does not know
the capital good fellow Of society, with
his rosy gills habitual smile. and white teeth,
his little inuendoes, and his significant looks.
indicating that he knows your latest Sc cret
and last-formed plans
TRANsPLANTING IN THE NIGHT.-A friend
in whose powers of observation we have con
fidence informs us that last spring and sum-
mer he made the following experiments
He transpantcd ten cherry trees while in
blossom commencing at four O'Clock in the
afternoon, and transported one each hour I'M
til one in the morning Those transplanted
during daylight shed their blossoms. produce
ing little or no fruit, while those planted
during the darker portions maintained their
condition fully. He did the same with ten
dwarf pear trees, after the fruit was one
third grown. Those transplanted during the
day. shed their fruit those transplanted
during the night perfected their crop and
showed no injury from having been removed.
With each of these trees he removed some
earth with the roots Working Farmer.
DoUGHNUrs-Three and half pounds of
-four three quarters pound butter one
pound sugar ; one and half pennies worth OF
Yeast one and half pnts warm milk three
eggs
A hole in tin dish may be mended by
cleaning around its edges, sprinkling on
little rosin, putting lump of solder and
heating the other side with q lamp, or other
wise, until the solder melts.
A Scotch writer, in the English Ayricul-
tural Gazette, says that superphosphate seems
to have lost it's power with him, and does
not do well on his land, though a few years
ago it produced marvellous results. Anoth-
er says guano does no good now, whilst four
teen years ago the smallest busting showed
marked effect.
TFxAs.-The Houston Uexas) Telegraph
says the cane crops are up and growing thrift
lily and rapidly most of them have been