The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-01-03
From the Maryland Farmer.
FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS

From the Maryland Farmer.
FOREIGN TRANsLATIoNs
We make the following transla>
lions from the French LA Semasae
Agricolc," Of Montreal, Canada.
FARM I.ABoRERs.
The reporter of the agricultural
inquiry which has just been made
on the classes of the English Gov
eminent, has given us an Interest,"
ing observation of the diet of the
farm laborers of the different coun-
tries, and offers particulars which it
is well to notice.
In Austria the food of tield-work-
ers is generally good.
In Belgium, workmen live on
coffee mixed with chickery, without
milk or sugar, brown bread, butter,
lard, greens, fresh and sal. pork; a
great many live on potatoes cooked
with fat, brown bread and pure
chickory it is further observed
that clothing is dearer in Belgium
than in England.
In Denmark, abundant distribu-
ton of brandy and beer is made dur.
ing harvest; the days work is
from twelve to thirteen hours in
summer, and from morning to night
in winter.
For France, M. Stanhope gives
this summary
The price Of food is nearly the
same as in England when you are
compelled to buy it, but the manner
in which the French peasant lives
enables him to save rs per cent.
compared with the English peas
ant.
Germany is distinguished by the
engagement which farmers make to
give medical attendance to the farm
hands.
In Pomerania, peasants receive
meat three times week, and tho
cost Of maintenance is $50 francs
(about $50) each per annum.
In Rhinish Prussia, &C., peas
ants live on soup, milk, dry peas,
potatoes, on festival days; work
man spends for his living from 225
to 325 francs (45 to 50 dollars) per
annum.
In Saxony, bread, butter, cheese,
soup, greens, coffee, beer, and meat
on holidays.
In Bavaria, -four soup with but
ter, fat or milk, cabbages and pota-
toes. In the north the table is furn-
ished with meat in place of soup,
and with coffee two and three times
a week. It is in Wirtemburg that
the living costs the least.
In Italy the diet is composed
principally Of macaroni, wheat
-four dough- bread, fruits, yegeta-
bles and wine.
In the Low Country, tea, coffee,
black bread, butter, vegeta-
bles, fat and fish articles Of strict
necessity are as dear as in England,
and articles Of luxury still more
dear.
In Russia the living is less than
half as dear as in England; il is
composed Of cabbages, mushroom
soup, buckwheat cooked with milk,
oil or butter, and rice bread the
hours Of labor are from four in the
morning to nine at night, with three
hours rest in the day.
In Spain, bread, vegetables, peas,
chick-peas; ''meat is Q luxury, /"
says the reporter.
In Sweden, potatoes, rye, oats,
barley, abundant milk, salt behring's
| and beer. No meat.
In SwitzerIand the peasants live
on milk, csffee, cheese, vegetables
and soup; they drink wine or beer,
| and eat rarely of meat. The day
of labor averages thirteen hours.
In Turkey, brown bread, onions,
and Ieeks and mutton.
In England the ordinary diet
consists Of beef pork, bacon, pota-
toes, vegetables, cheese, tea, beer
or cider; milk and butter are rare
| ly served, and meat in the north.
In Scotland, oatmeal, bread, pc
tatoes, milk and butter, tea, coffee,
sometimes bacon, rarely meat.
In Ireland, oatmeal, potatoes,
milk, brandy and little bacon.