New-York tribune., 1873-06-20
FOOD ON THE PRAlRlE.
po,pn At ONE DoTTAR A WEEK.

Stp. The auestlOn of cheap living mas Dech
discussed very fuIly of late and principally IN reference
10 life IN ,he cities and towns. should IKE 70 Ei'o |
BIN OF fare Of one household in the far West, and tho
cost Of il for one week TIe statement Of Df. DO " %
TO the effect hat the SUN Of 81 cents is competent ao"
ance FOR food and drink for week. has dstnrDeu my
s,umbers and haunted me by midnight with JerlDie
visions OF extravagant living and prOAgdI "aS'1 "a
the pennies that fow ut1 my pockets An ecohoin'o"i
mind i5 severely a1tated when figures Tor h'ihs 44O
4yep which cut under by ~ tunes the amount ne u4'
always recOgl zs as tile very lowest possible Lnt Oh
lruaI expenditure. and therefore have had my tables
JuC nave been hgarug tue cost, which propose %
ayc you.
!. aper3on lives 10 Boston or Sew-Y0rk, where com
mon food is Co Doe had such as the grlmnvOrJus doctor
lives 1n 10 may be possible u come within nls hsuies,
If e does his own cooking and scrapes the pots' and
mans and dishes. and gathers the fragments tnat
u,flin, may be lost But 70 person on the praires
where milk and butter, ana eggs aud chickens and po-
toes are 70 be had Tor less than oatmeal shorts BEANS
peas ana other decaccs "a which The Doctors larer
aboluds 70 is not pos Dc, Oh the contrary We aA INTO
The groove which Nature for us and a. we taste
our yeuisOn, Wild turkey prairie chicken Du-o OF an
te0pe, we re-rety 10 the hard iaJe lla upon rs
and the wear and tear 0l our m0lars aud lnclsors.
Dr. Lewis deals with the ordinary Kinds Oi tOod aJ As
hand: must be allowed .1 DO the same Ind a. ne lFes
tlessrices OF NcwY1rl und Boston markets Fucre no
is. sAau eve Ae prices which are WrunS out OF Is Oh
Kansas P1cldc-Iyl., midway OK the Great American
Desert NJ household consists OF two iulhedSed per
sons with ordinary "Paiis' 4ppeutes," aud baby We
are healthy and thriving, have no dyspepsia, DO rbeu
matsm OF -Ju- no cAs aud fever, 40 Indigestion from
eating much beans Or grain exclusively and 10 l-
viii toward those whO have ovc-cd themselves, ase
dyspepuc, and ikc IT,
Monday Is not a least day by any means, for, Ia true
Eastern style 10 Us devoted 4e reign and rue Of tho
washcrwoman, who is not CI.laMau, though Te FER
veatly hope that the star o.. Empire which moves 80
majest!cay westwarI, may take backset rush cast
ward for a season, aud Jrlu- 10 is dazzling train
rhe shining faces OF some thousands Ok
these Celestial c.otIcs-w-sIcr5 aud wiring
ars. Mondays breakfast a. O'Clock consists
Of veasou steak. -tewed tomatoes. brown bread, and
coffee The cost Of The yeusOu three cents each 9r
three copper CARTRIDGES tnIt nine cents Tor tne cal
eass, besides q tTo-hours tramp IN tie snow which
fitted the digestive apparatus tOr ltle extra eAerton
thereby enhancing tlc cost VI The meal. Que quarter "
tie animal was kept t1r cOusgnptlOn-tAat tW1 and
quarter cents for . pounds twcntylth Of t WAS
cooked Tor breakfast clean outlay OF H3 OF cent, and
say nothing OF the pleasure the captoE o tho
rmc 10 give rhrce-Iuarttr OF 10 some Of las friends
The tomatoes were tremendous em costing actually,
by severe computation cents pint tO cultivate lA4
five Gems pint 20 can them total, -.ue cents Bu, tA
Extraordinary outlay u mast be remembered, Was i0l
luxury On wasl-.ay.
Tie man who would be continuously OF even ire.
one OF whom may safely Je predicted that 1y wlill
waste" le VIII soon come 8Ulul want Bread coats
us-1lUr yeast baking, lld YJr6-iFe cents per pound
and 0aelalf pound is generally eaten no NEAL thar
is, , cents. Coffee s peculiar failing Wl,A U.s. We
have good csterl water but we adopt the opinion W
Dr Angel Narvaud, the French physician, who deAyor
ateIy asserts that coffee and tea are ailments %
economy" actually "aut-waste .0Ods - and ACCORDING
Co another authority with whom we arc delighted tn
agree e restrain ourselves 10 the moderate BASIS Ok
two cups each every morning, consuming onehaI
pound Or coffee per week 40 cost OF II cents OF lclfy
q cents for breakfast, the entire cost VI "-cA was
for Monday, lL09 cents.
Dinner at p m consisted of f1ur eggs with one pia-
of milk made into an omeIet.e Cle washerTomlu went
away before dinner OF at least two egrs more would
have been necessary two cups of tea each; bread lt
pound The cost of the eggs d the store H D cents per
dozen although they cost triae Of three
four ears OF corn per day for the hens, y-t IT, reckon
on "st0re" prices which would 5e G cents
milk cents bread, Q cents; tea cents total, 10 -
cents; total FOR Monday % Is cents IuesdAy the 04
OF fare was varied We had rabbit for breakfast, which
cost sr cents FOR each u Us 0r load Of powder
shot paper waddius and cap, and this Is allowing no
Offset for The sport which E worth no least the quarter
0f cent FOR the saving % my fruit trees by tLer
sudden DEATH which fully amounts 20 the other part or
tine cost The ctins Of rabbit for breakfast .u this
part OF Kansas very simple matter look cut ftle
window NJ dusk or Jf moonlight night, and see tLe
iroiicsOme creatures playing h0psc0rch ID the GARDEN
every now and AGAIN hating 10 their play, rearing lp
against The appleroes and refreshing themselves With
slice 0f the bark NJ gun stands behind tAe door.
take IT, open the door, select the rng.eader pun Tho
trigger and 20 for my breakfast II should count tie
cost OF every load or powder and shot expended ts
way. 10 would make respectable bILl-uot that make
any misses but that there so many Rabbits and thcy
10 love apre-tree bark ana the only have dscoy
cred is OF shot wen spruked over The body
f4 afT '.t
goes my dog, who watches and guards tAe stable.
Bread, coffee &C. with the rabbit cost Il cents m the
aggregate W. have quails for dinner, which cost gem
orally two loads of powder and shot, Il Bread
cents, potatoes and onions cent, tea cents-tota
for Tuesday, 15t cents.
"Wednesday for o rarity, had q l0in Of beaver
roasted for dinner, the cost OF which 1 unable %
reckon the trap 90 cents, the beaver skin sold for
a. ta!sessed and the friend who gave the lom and
tail OF fine beaver that weighed % pounds, lid 10
the cost for suppose both parts cost about
q cent-tO avoid fractions. We had prairie chickens ia
the morning, costing one cent ald one-eghth, or hall
load OF powder and shot, two OF them being put bars de
combat or qlt dchors-at all events two falling
discharge coffee tea, bread and potatoes, ~ cents
Thursday quail. bread, coffee. tea, potatoes
Onions bread pudding Tor dinner-a deAcacy Of stale
bread left from Monday and counted the bread
for the days preCedne0ne pint OF milk four cents two
eggs one and one-thrd cents total FOR Thursday
Is cents ,
II be thou Int an eXtrlvagance is very good, and does
materially dis rrange or interfere with Digestion -
far a. have been able discover by repeated ana
severe tests. The grapes gathered m the Fan IN tho
aud tho cXpease 0f one dollar for sugar must De
spread six months OF dinners aud lunches. Bat IA
maggie the cost, call it three cents and luxury
Then We hau beaver tail sOup and the usual trappings
which swell up the total for Friday 10 l5l cents -atur
day ID the black day IN the economic calendar day to
De blOtted out Of remembrance. day whose enormous
total appalling that. at this luncture hesitate
and almost draw back from giving 20 the world
the record Oh It's DlOated, aldermanic aggregate.
The fact is eggs had accumulated IN the
pantry from the persistent and self-wiled
determination OF half dozen black spanish hens %
rum by Oblillng % account al 20 cents dozen
All the eggs their nfauatlOn induced them 10 ay.
good wife not realizing perhaps. the enormous
af,ffh nutaIaf