Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-21

ber that There is a tide in the affairs
of men which, taken at ths food,
leads on to fortune" G. +. u.
FOOD for Women.
Rut Christmas breakfas. is ready
by this time, aud we will sec whit
she eats. Coffee: well, housckecp-
ers buy the ready ground coffee now,
aud it is ,nixel trash, wanting the
hcar,ine OF . good pure cup, bnt
no great harm At worst. Meat do
you call that bit tho width OF two
fingers, crisoej, creased at one end,
raw and bIeoding At the other, fit
sustenance for a woman who is to
grow, work, walk, dance, and sing
to day? Shc is made to live on
neither leather nor raw meat. Just
cook q slice of thick beetsteak as
quickly a. possible till tho color 10
changed all the way through without
drying any of OF the juice. The al
bunsn of the blood must bo coayu.
lated before meat is fit tor human
stomachs, and proper cooking means
something more than mere warming
through. and a great deal less than
crisping. Now let At least quarter
OF . pound OF this Drowned and ira
grant sacrifice be cut for this young
woman-bettsr If sue cats halt .
pound-to be converted into Chris
tian good humor and energetic work
in the course OF the day. One, two,
three, four slices of fried potato with
cred IN fat! And this is wha. come
people call nourishmcnL! Two bak
ed potatoes of unimpeachable quality
poor potatoes are Eoison-ani let
each be the size OF her small fist
Where are the tomatoes, the celery,
the artichokes, salads and sauces p
She has tomatoes, three bits in . tiny
saucerette, as ii it held some East In
dian condiment. There ought to be
a saucer piled with them, or some
savory vegetable del,cately cooked
tor breakfast ought to be next to the
heartlest meal of the day. Take
away that thin slip OF toast it makes
one turn invalid to zee it. What do
you call this gray, broadcelled, pal
lid stuff ? Bread, good yeast bread ?
II there is anything intolerabls as
feod it is what the makers OF it com
monty call good home made bread.
II is mealy, or bitter, or gray and
coarse grained, sad looking, with
white crust, looking as it the owners
werc too poorto ford fire enough to
bake it thoroughly. Give me poor
breAl, and l can e.t it in a spirit Of
iorbsarancc; bat this domestic by
pocrisy of good breal l,5rls tn.
wheat that made it, and arr,igas tn.
tastes OF those who pass it Tor such.
Bat were it eyer SO good, there is
something better yet. the crisp, un
boltei cake that fingers with nu:ty
richness on the palate, ones eating
which will wean one from the i'm
poverished gentility of white bread
t..rever II is not urged on the score
OF being wholesome merely. The
cry OF 'healthlwl fool invariably
sugges.s something which does Mt
taste good, the phrase has been 40
abused. But the strength anl rich
ness and coloring to be founl Ill it
recommend it to any breakfast fan
cier. There is no Use aiming at fine
grained complsxions without thu
constant use OF coarse bread at every
meal. A slice OF Graham breai at
breakfast will not countsract the evil
tender es OF incorrect diet the rest
Of tho day. When you get yonr
coarse bread. two or three large
slices will not be too much at mell.
Such ought to be the breakfast Of .
young lady who wishes TO have
rouniness OF cont our, antailing
spirits, and self-command, ready
strength for walking, working, or
study. Brain work takes food as
much es bodily labor. Between
Mrs. Q O'Flaher,y in the laun Try and
the faithful editor of q newspaper, II
is probable that the former has by
tar the easiest TINA OF it, and uses
less strength. 1t is by such hearty
feeding that the women worth any
thing are built and sustained. 1t ia
so that singers aud dancers cat, and
lady lecturers anil authors-Grisi
and Jenny Lind, Mrs. Ksmble anil
R,stori. Mrs. Edwards, the novelist,
AMI with her nearly every wri,or OF
note at this day, arc well-nourishsd
women, whose appetites would em.
barrass the canly-loviny eylphs
whose usefulness amounts to nothing
more than that OF cheap porcelain
Women exercise little, and, OF
course, eat little; SO in the end they
can do nothing, because they are not
sufs ciea,ly ted. There Is no gross
ness in eating largely If one works
we'll enough to consume the strength
afforded. Tie best engines ARE best
fed. The grossness lies in eating
and being lille. A woman who linn
its her exertions to walk round the
squares daily may confine horselfto =
slice Of toast aud strip OF meat. She
will grow thin and watery-iooking,
nervous and "high.strang," to pay
Tor it, too.-[ From Harpers Bazaar.
muractories Exempt from Taxation.