The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-20
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The ipgtunity u ibis agc has succcei.
ei n discovering edible properties 10 .
I g,,oh many thieg. never csteemcd edible
before. Ii Is within tic recollection q
living men ibal that excellent vegetable.
the tomato, Wa once held io be of no
value bcyoud ihe bright rvd and yellow
color az ils splilcs, and il w@ reserved
for Flcuchn,en of this generation TO dis
cover that hor.cAesh l. a. @od-1 th
French sa,-s the ncsh OF bBllocks =
Mushr,om. sre now ga sriicle of Diet
and s-r1 zine article q lie hul.-trS
arc A. fsrr iclcae, ., pcarockT brains
aud birds tongues used TO be to the Ro-
man q urmauds. aud even moe Of sDme
kinds 10 becoming 81 ordinary 'wilc deli
eacy, But /, has been reserved fHa Il~-
ward chemist iu Massachusetts to eHtraet
soup trom lhe most unpromi.ila nal~i
rial, perhaps, on the face OF the earth e
pair Of old boats. The details Of the
process by which this apparently fornid-
able enterprise is affected @e, as yet, .
secret. which the onterprisina chemist
jeaou,ly guards from public scrutiny bu
the following account OF the operation
may not be uidulercsting 20 poor persons
who have more bouts than bread Oh their
premises.
"a pair Of stout hob-uailed boots, oh
tanned Of pudtler, AZ the Essex Foun.
dry, who had worn them constantly far
eighteen months, was placed IN a caul
dron containing he proper chemicals fof
their reductions, aud submitted to the In
tense heat of furnace. In the course ~
eighteen minntes by the watch the yes
sci was taken from the fire and It's con-
tenls permitted TO cool On removing
the i'd clear, firm, gelatnous substance
bearing a strnug resemblance to the besl
cayes-fool Jelly was found TO have take,
the place of the boots. There was no
residnun of undssolyed matter. Not
only the :, les but The large nails that had
studded them were thoroughly maeera-
cd. Professor Compton explained tina,
lertuginons element thus impaired to th,
gelaliue would be found extremely beDe
fetal TO cases Of impoverished blood and
nervous debility. a cube an inch OF two
square was thelI cut from the mass, and
placed In n common stew-pan over The
fire. A pint Of water, with due pro
portion Of pepper aud salt, was added
and in a few minutes those who were for
Iunate enough 10 be present were serve,
with dish Of soup as palatable as any OF
the duiuly brotlls of the lamented Suyer
The first thing suggested by this exper
Uncut Is the illimitable amount Of good
dinucrs k ing around loose IN the garret,
and back Yards of our houses We ar
not told whether or not the quality OF the
boots is impaired TO the broth made o.
them: bul II is olily fair 10 expect that i
a hborer's hob.nailed brogans furnish u
good substantial dinner, q dandl's hi2l .
heeled caltskins ought 10 yield a sumptu
ous repast, aud ladies delicate kid slip
pcs something proportionately delicious
At all events, a new article of diet aud
large supply Of food would appear to hav
n added TO our stock by the llarvar,
professors happy discovery. No MAJ
need be hungry who has an old pair O
boots; the poorest beggar may bless hi
stomach At the cost Of his feet, by swal
lowing bis worn-out brogans and goinl
barefoot; whilst the cast-oG rubbish Of j
GO bler's stall suddenly grows valuable
is furnishing the elements Of any mum.
ber Of banquets.