The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-02-08
PRACTICAL ESSAYS---NO. 8.
FOOD.

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our coHlI'leN nature II Is natural W MAKE
llc interrogation, WHAT sllaIl we eat!
we answer o' everything lurhlshea oy
nature Whl'h our hPPr'itc' crh'e' VI
some 'hihgS we sho,ld p"rthho more
'parlhS'y 'hah OF other'', Our haoI'
nuu iho"es o, !I'e 'ho"'I nave h,uCh ~
60 III coh,roIIlh@ tIe Sc'ecnoh OF o"';
ihe quhn'iiy' 'oo' 'nou''' " resuIo't',
somewhat nY our ac,i'l'y. ne nun oi
Sc"G"'"rF nao'," WIN ho' to'erut '''o
.oou require" y! ,lie "oo"cHopP'' VI
'lc Plou4i'"ai'' H. however Nv Is
s''",cn, or nruieSSlonaI f''R'' whose nrhl''
"orNS nn,u' u" WIZ pt'o "" isss nou.
ls""'t" 'nW,' 'ne ,''E '"DorSr--o"' ui.-
.eIo"' q""','y o' IVou VIII otsl sctve M
PURPOSE hoi' "Hl,e "len"'H@ scnoo.
lrc Pr"'ernia' 'or INC amount " 100"
!"cE 'U' "oE are H'ca't" ny ooar"-
i"7 "7'""u'.N'' l,'r,' -'oI - 'hc "o"'c'-
InI "PPcI"e men rs cl"'' .nr! pos
'',' ,o"""cd 20 thoSc VINO cNc'c'Sc III
ou'-"oor snofi' Whch lhe registering
9'''' may ne SUPPOSED 10 ihc''c 'hti'
'Pp''l''' me more S'u,louS' ''ou@"
'c"rh'a'y pup eA,' win as t'uch Vo-
r'c''! IL 'H' omY VINO eHce's III P'"y p"C
'2' 'n ms S'Udle'' ASA RUE '''e more
no!'"u' '"c St"uei'-''I' rcSaIu'cS'
~ MS progress ln il'eIa,uIc-'he laISeI
,ic amount 81 alh'cht ne requires un-
less ms iooI ,approprla'eiy CONSIST OF
oo"cc'Il lT"'c'. ulrtI "hIc" prosperous
aDoui"S' rs IN H'h' DraIi' ana the brains
OF animals ~ coarse and simple dIet,
cohS'stih" OF ratlohs OF Iat PORK ana
Dca,'s--a'ld, rs Varicty. corn bread ana
cao6lage-,,i"ay be sufficient to develop
crude ana braW0y nuSrnIarand oSsoon,
systems, cnOabIe OF enduring labor like
NE on We Wonid not, however. ad-
vice the farmer to coniine his family to
that sort OF II diet, unless he wishes his
progeny To remain ciodhoppcrs., Nay!
" ne wishes MS children to become
me specimens OF manhood; II nc has
the Iandahlc desire OF seeing hls sons
become intelligent Farmers. and his
daughters handsome and sprightIy wo-
men whose presence VIII be u blessing
in any household IN town or country,
let him take care to provide them with
such variety and quality Of pabuIum,
appropriate 10 Inc highest deVcIopmcnt
OF both body and mind, rs nature and
art rcGuirc--Whch Is no less essential
TOR the mother than her offspring. Then
il surrounded with the pretty refine
mcnts OF good hOmc-mcntal culture
encouraged by the ncwspaper and the
magazine at IcaSt-it unable TO supply
lhcm With classical education or FUR
nl"h them with weI'-seIected library,
ne may expect an improvement cont
mchauratc WIN the pans bestowed and
This is no. all facetin. Wecarncstly
nope Tor such reformation III culture
""W d,,n III ,i,.' n' @ Ma,. 'acn
BODY from tbe country. and fiji tho
hearts of all our pcoplo with the sun
shine OF all-peryadinr gladncSs, cheer
ignorance and gross supcrsti,ions, with
the JOYOUS light Of science.
me"'Sress, "n" YET we nave nor "!to-
somn Of H. ,o"i,ina;o ro.''i,s ~ WY Gu, '"I
return TO tic tonic Of food for thc BODY,
Ry way of cXemplifving our views wo
"sons of Erin" who live chiefly on irish
potatoes, the very name of which c,cu-
lent has hren taken from the people who
!" 'I,E''f .T"'"'''Y '''t''' nc I'-le"
ryccut bv wL,, bc surro n,i,ionsIv oh.
tains in violation of the ENGLISH game
"ainst the scanty supply of her rrquirc-
moutS, may, by the addition of II little
o"t'rt'h''A ana a'i "c'a'ioial Salt hsh'
ph%,''rA' Sp''''' III 'h''r' A''o'h huIE OF