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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A lady in McrGegOr. Iowa. sends
these: A strengthening linimens, good
for lameness, weakness also for bath
ing the stomach in cases OF dyspepsia
take one beefs gall, two ounces of Or
ganium Oil, one pint alcohol; mix
thoroughly; keep tightly corked; shake
we'll before ing.
For rheumatism, take two teaspoon
fulls of cayenne pepper to teacupsull
of good vinegar; heat together slowly,
but not quite boil; bottle it. Battle the
parts affected.
One OF the best dement's for crockery
is to mix lime with the white of an egg.
To use sufficient quantity of the egg
TO mend one article at time. Shave
of a quantity of lime and mix thorough
ly. Apply quickly to the edges and
p ace firmly together, when it soon sets
and become strong. Calcined plaster OF
paris will answer in place of the lime.
lfbrooms are wet in boiling suds once
a week they will become very tough. will
not cut carpet. but last longer. and al
ways keep like new broom. A hand
tai or SO Of salt spFinkled Oh tho carpet
will carry the dust along with it and
make the carpet look bright and clean.
A very dusty carpet may be cleaned by
setting a pail OF cold water out by the
door. wet the broom in it. knock X to
get off all the drops, sweep yard or 80.
then wash the broom As before and sweep
again. being careful to shake all the
drops off the broom, aud not sweep far
at u time. Ifdone with care it will clean
a carpet very nicely, you will b. sur
prised at the quantity OF dirt in the water.
Tho water may need changing once or
twice ii tue carpet is very dirty. Snow
sprinkled over carpet and swept Of
before it has time to melt and dissolve is
also Moe tor renovaling i soiled carpet.
Moist ned nlndia meal is used with good
effect by scme hOu sexeepers. The broom
wars out carpets quite as much rs feet
do.
The skins Of fruit, especially grapes,
are often swallowed vita the vague no
ton that they promote digestion. or The
idea that they prevent any bad effects
from eating said fruit. No error can he
moro fatally absurd. Cases have oc
Cured where such practices have been
the cause of death. and that of tho most
excruciating nature. The skins OF fruit
contain no nourishing qualities. but are
one OF the most indi -estiOle substances
that can be swallowed. They pass the
stomach without any cha ge, although
they cause excessive irritation, aud ire
qlently inilamaiion OF the bowels.
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SELECTING PICS FOR BREEDERS

More than 200 years 40, says the
New York Herald, directions wera pub
i>hed for selecting the best pigs for
breeders. Thoma, Tusser. his ..rnres
Hundred Points Of HusbAndry." writes
thus on the subject:
'Ungelt of the b.ss, save a couple or mora
SOW pig and boar pig tina, sucksth before -
Ii is fact admitted hv uen who hav.
had extensive experience in rearinr
swine that the most desirable pigs fur
breeders. always suck the forward teats
Of the dam. Alter the pigs are u few
days older each one will take its own
appropriate teat. Should there ba NOR.
teass than pigs the supernun,e,r,ry te..t.
will soon cease to give milk. II s,w
were to lose all her brood but three she
will give milk ouiy out of this thr,,
teats. farmer OF many years experi
ence in rearing and fastening swine
writes rs follows: In selecting INV
breeding pigs always pick out the best
shaped. most thriving boar pig to keep
over for breeder. For SOW selecs a
healthy shotc. well sh ped. but tim and
lauk. in preference toa lat aud sleek Que
My reasons for this, arc that tho lean
sow will produce more pigs aud raise
them better than one In high order.
The sleek one will convert AL her TODD
into tat and hesh tor her own sides and
back. while in the lean it 10 converted
into food for the young. This rule Is
applicable to all animals. A COW which
shows every rib when in m tx will bring
forth larger aud better calves, aud give
more and better milk than the one " ilich
always looks fat enough for the slaugnt
er. My experience fully sustAius my
theory. My mode Of raising pigs which
are intended to be kept over Is to have
them narrowed about the latter par Of
August or LIST Of September. aud after
allowing them s, run with the saw from
four TO six weeks confine them in u sep
Arate pen. When first taken from the
SOW they should be fed from SIX - ell h.
times day, or else they will fall of II.
flesh. and it will take them weeks to re-
cruit. Their usual allowance, at first,
should be about y pin. of milk 10 each
pig. In order to facilitate the task OF
attending to them the milk barrel should
be kept standing near the pen, from
which the feed can b. dipped with pail
The quantity for each pig should BE-
gradually incr each day aceorssiu z
to the growth OF the pigs. until they have
attained the age Of three or four months.
when regular allowance should be
made them. As they grow older the
number ot tinss feeding may Do dimish-
ed. Al this dina il tho pig6 life . lifals
mea. ~ nighe asa nernjax, viii nus q
eAEeunaWag. = snnll q1aa1i1V q CO
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freight room checked export" Now, ii
there was no wheat went into the store
houses only what was actually sold,
there would be 20 scarcity OF store room
in New York or Liverpool. and the
freight cars would not be crowded with
wheat, with that very nice tariff of 80
cents on each bushel.
| am thinking it would be about as
well for the country that the horses
should have the epizootic SO that they
could do no more than draw wood
CROUCH to last until June, than to ill
SPECTATORS store-hCuses with unsoid
grain to glut the New York market, and
fill the pockets of freighters, that are
charging Us two prices because there is
no competition H. H. R.-RocAcstey
Post.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
Fragmsntau Thoughts from Valued
t9orthhe@d Correspondence

0AT GS{OVs
Thoughtful and intelligent minds per-
ceive progress Of cities in the United
States. which forebodss y dark future
1t is seriously feared that republican
government will prove tor them mad
equate-then whAl New York city has
appointed an able commission to see
what can be done. And even young
western cities are perceiviny the same
tendencies and look with interest to see
what New York will do. They see
where the present ratio OF corruption
and crime will ultimately bring them.
Inebriate AsJ were Intended to be.
rs largely AS possible, safety valves
agains this danger. hu are aoou. as ef-
iectiye rs y straw IN the falls OF S.. An
,hony. Ia sprlng ircstet.
This who's danger-lnd it is serious
oue-is MT limited 20 the cities. al
though its first developments are utc-
essarialiy there. 1t is silsnty. insii-
iously, destroying ,he life of the re- pub
lie. and the single word, LIQUOR, OK
plains it all.
New York city has 6S7S licensed liq-
uor shops. and perhaps as many more
unlicensed. The official repoft OF the
police justices states that the number O..
criminal cases before them last yeas was
Si39y. -one for every II inhabitants!
Aud one oi these justices testiies befo Q
. commit ttec ct the legislature. that 30
per cent. OF the cases before him. orig
mated in liquor. But they got for these
ccn<es 8 $50 $50. snd SO conscience and
sense are blinded by this bribery aud
th. mortal deo,y gees on.
Forty thousand ou.cass children; GIT
houses OF ill-ia,ne; 1920 cases Of assault
and battery yearly. and near lO0.O 900
arrests mime t,ntas n< which ara the re-
suit Vt drink" see Wasted Resources
llrrr is Cause and incipient effects al
ready Z ';.chcd. and our Minnesota cities
have taken up the safe dead march
The nations grave is At the ead. The
only p.ssioio A,erna i've stop tho
Eau 9, or taxa the cons. qu@nss
MORE MONOPOLY.
There ID snother form Of monopoly
which ougnt 10 be corrected. Il IS over
Lnokcd. ao<,Au>e tn. extortion Is chiefly
in small sums We refer 10 express
oimp.nics. All over .ae country they
Sre grinding the people with unjas: and
oppressive sharges. which ought not to
b. tolerated. A package is just received
from New York. which could bs carried
= mile on the little fiager. with the cool
charge OF $3.50. That IS abou. an aver
ago specimen. I. il compe;en: for the
legislature - cousrol this usurpa,ion. at
least within the state. and compel COM
panies doing business here, 10 reduce
their charges To reasonable rates. We
call on the legislature 10 look into this
matter. PKOPLE.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24

or rye. if the pigs are In healthy con-
dition. in connection with some corn,
may DE subsequently increased as they
require more feed. This addition Of
grain will tell amazingly in the growth
Of the animal. a. we'll as have ten
fdency to keep him in such q condition
that when fatteniog time, arrives be will
be ready for the knife much sooner than
=: hog fed only on slops without the daily
quota of corn, to say nothing Of the saw
ing Of a good deal more corn, than has
been used up to this time in the feeding.
The milk from the dairy, when mingled
with the Stops from the kithen. should
occasionally, through the week, be en-
riched by the addition of wheat mid
'dfings of meal made Of oats and peas
1t is always better for pigs aud shotes il
they can have access to grass or red
clover"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
The National Sea!.-Whatit Should be.
Edit.7 A3i- Monoi>o{tst:

The National Sea!.-Mhatit Showid be.
Edit:7' A3ts- Monopolist:
T Some one,-you,self, think it was,-
suggested. that the coat of arms. of
the United States. be changed. so as to
represent two savages making faces at
each othsr across1 Mason and Dixon
line. Ii this is not adopted, would
suggest smother design, viz:
A stalwart, but somewhat emaciated
laborer. bearing an expression OF pain.
with extended arm, from which the
blood slowly drips from q bayonet thrust
through it, and thence through silver
d ,llar. and the side, Of TIE nearly empty,
United States treasury, through the open
door of which the point is seen. Thieves
in the rear. working out the coin, through
crevises in tho wall, with crooked wires.
A woman with q group OF ragged and
starving children clamoring for bread,
in the back ground en- the left. While
on the right stands U. s. Grant. with his
back ~ the thieves, stoically smoking,
and Offering to John Bull, who sits on q
sack, marked 81 SOC. 0oO, 3 package o
u. s. bonds. marked o, 900. 900, with
Johnny in no seeming hurry to make
the exchange.
This might do FOX greenback club
list heading. Yours,
A SUBSCRIBER.
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STORE YOUR WHEAT.

Yes. say all of you that are able.
store your wheat. But il you have any
respect tor the welfare of your poorer
neighbors. il you have any interest in
the prosperity OF your state, ii You would
save to the poor man ten cents on each
and every bushel Of wheat that he is OBJ
liged TO sell during the winter. s,orc
your wheat in your own srainary.
II this thing had been begun two
months ago and per>evered in until next
MAY by all wheat raisers in the west and
Northwest, l have no doubt that wheat
would be ten cents per bashel higher to-
day than il is, which would be greater
saving to the country than all the
Oranges 10 the United States will save
In year.
In giving the Now York market prices
Of Dee. 9Sd. Il says h closing up. s.TAe
market closed sesady. IL soaEoiay q
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
Procesity Of an inland Village. The Bud
ing OF Farmers Mil. The Resump-
ton OF Specie Payments Rice
County organ;ging New
Psr4v
MokRrsrowN. MINI. Feb. 9. 1876,

Eds.sr Of Iafs hoao2o!sst:
As sleighiag Is poor. good dsal Of
time has oeen occupied doing little work.
Mosrissown Is looking up. Last fall
there WAS Mill Company, founded,
composed. Of tie citizens OF TIE town,
vi b a capital OF 81, 800, il SEQ shares,
believe. over $50 shares have been
taken The wora is progressing finely.
The material is icing brought on the
grounsi. such as wood. stones. l under
stand, the directors have employed a
first rate Architect and practical Mill
wright 10 superintends the 5ai.dlng. The
main building will be 50 500, and three
storms high. besides basement. There
will also b N elevator attached with
oapicizy su11cieat 70 sepre from 81, 600 q
q, 60 b0shols q uheas.
y IL ssnRaay hass - vssy fpgtn-
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
sam! PAUL BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
HOTELS.

HOTELS.
MsncaAS!s. A. Allen, Proprietor, cor. Third
and Jackson streets.
EXCHANGE. r.endrick x Leland, Proprieton.
corner Fourth and Jackson streets. Best q
per day House in the City
REVERE HOUSE,, 50 per day, cor. 7th and Rob-
ert-sts, Hitchcock 4 Todd, Props.
ROGERS HOTEL, J. Rogers, Proprietor, 81 Rob.
ert-st. Prices reasonable.
AMERICAN HoUsB, cor. 4th and Wabasha sts.
N. Pottgeiser, Proprietor.
SIBERIAN House., Hassig 4 S.ateler PROPS.
corner Fourth and Sibley streets.
INTERNATIONAL, 5tratton & Co. Proprieton
cor. Jackson and Seventh.
EUROPEAN, R. T. Heckithier, Proprietor. lO5
Third street.
COMMERCIAL, Flower & Winder, PROPRIETOR.
Seventh-st., bet. Robert and Jackson.
TERMS - per Dav.
WHOLESALE HARDWARE
Strong, Hackett & Chaplin, 1872 E. I'd st.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS.
VIM Lee, 60 and IS Z. Third st.
D. W. lngersoll & Co., oor Third and Waba,
shs streets
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
st Paul Harvester Works, 10 w. I'd It.
WHOLESALE LIQUORS.
lnaos 4 Orschall, q Robert st.
BOOKS AND CHURCH GOODS.
D. O'Halloran, 6 wsbasha St
TEAS AND OOFFEES, WHOLE.
SALE
Great Atlantic 4 Pacific Tes Co., 3ix E. Third
street.
GUNS & FISHING TACKLE
W. R. Burkhard, % Z. I'D street.
n. r. Kennedy & Bro, 50 Z. ID streeG.
AUCTIONEERS.
B. + J. Il. Warner, Ger. I'd and Cedar ~.
BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES.
B. L. Wharton, i06 Jackson It.
STOVES AND TIMERS STOCK
STRONG, HAokett + Chaplin, ia2 &. I'd 4
UNDERWRITERS.
0tsas Bros, 81 B. - q.
REAL ESTATE.
D. A. RebeEsson 4 Bon, 10 B. I'd q.
ATTORNEYS AT Law.
James Smith, Jr., - r. I'd =
G. S. Bryant, ~ Wabashs 1t.
FURNITURE, WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL.
Stees Bros, 81 E. I'd 1t.
ARCHITECTS AND SUPKRIN
TENDENTS.I
u. ShiGs & Bro, l46 3. Fifth q.
LIFE INSURANCE.
Union Mutual Life, Otto W. Rimplsr, 0enssal
Agent, 10 W. I'd 1t.
Continental Life, N. r., 3. W. Clifford, agsnt.
St. Paul,
Life Association Of America, Kbsn Holmag>
agent, St. Paul.
MARBLE 4 GRANITE WORKS.
Thos. Bower, cor. 7sh and Cedar IT..
DRUGGISTS, WHOLESALE.
Hoyes Bros. & Cutler, 30 & % Robert II.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
POETRY.

For the Anti Monopoist.]
MRS. SAODDY AND THE LITTLE BIRD.
Rich and rare, were the gems she wore,
When she went to Saratoga.
But what brand her husband bore;
For thief was marked on his toga.
She few to park where the lark sang sweet,
And the bowers they covered her over,
But the little bird got weak in his voice,
For he knew WHO was under this cover.
And all that day-sad to relate,
That beautiful bird was singing,
While the rogue that sent her there to shine,
Our pocket books was wringing.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
SAMUEL POTTER,

Dealer In New and Second Hand Furninze, eAovuA
Cr0oksry Ware, &c, No. 81 jackson and 406 EA esV.
enth Streets st. Paul MINI. II
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
Estey Organ.

rnc orla . rsvsiss, 49,; .,csn aw1-ued ovef
one thousand 6rBs premiums. at Pairs and tx
positions throughout ths United States an
Knrope, also 1t the Worlds Pair lately held
Vienna, rsceived the highest award, By tn
best judges and artists the world has ever pro
dncsd, for it, superior quality Of tone, beauty
Of 6nfsh, elarticity Of touch, sno sxtrzDrd,uasy
durability. OVER sRvESrY-HvB Tn0usASD o.
rnEn BsAUrIvrL lxsTRunEHrs ARE row HEo
No THEIR OWE pRAIsRs, sn1 fifteen hundred
pr month zre being manufactured It the Bx.
iensive factories a. RSTEY & CO., Brattlsbo.
70. Verment.
Having the state agency Tor tbs R3TEY Or
GAN, and employing no ag.nts and dealing on
CASH BAHs, | an enabled TO give purchasers
the benefit OF all commission, thereby securing
to those who are d1strous Of buying piano (
organ, an opportunity to obtain irst-class In
sruments at prices leas than inferior inssru
ments are sold for. l also .sr~p on hand : large
stock Of musical merchandise OF every descTip
ton, and ali orders or inquiries sent BY mail OF
otherwise will receive my promp. attention.
Catalogues furnished free upon application
address,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24

SO to % per Day 80. .ss .. a.
10 Sci. s--s-se S-AE-E. CO. r. VI S1-r-sT3
Rx3
Aaas-s-THE Efss ,slaL CO.. = Ls1-s 30
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24

The larges and only tirst-ciass Music Housa
in Minnesota
keep OIL hand the world-renowned Knate,
Weber, Bradbury, Marched Il Smith. ana
North W estern Piano Forte Co.'S Pianos.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-24
VERMONT,

The Vermont State Grange as its an
nual session tor 1873, adopted the fol
lowing:
Resolved That the State Grange
earnestly recommend TO the subordinate.
oranges in the state to use their influence
10 settle all differences that may arise
among their members, by the selection
OF three or more disintercated members
OF the grange. whose decision in the
matter shall be final between the par
ties.
The adoption Of this resolution was
welcomed by most OF the oranges in the
state. Several Of the local papers pub
lishcd il and commented tavorably. and
urged that All parties, whether Crangers
or not, would be wise 20 adopt i. In
their intercourse with each other The
lawyers ridiculed the idea; but the farm.
ers Needed the advice of the state grange.
Many suits entered upon the count dock
cts were taken out and settled, Or re-
ferred. Many more were settled by the
parties and their friends, to the deep dis
gust of the qui90ling petti'oggcrs who
had SO long tod and iattcned upon the
follies OF their clients
SEAKALE CULTURE.
a correspondent OF the Gardeners
Chronicle, who halls from the Isle of
Wight. says :-Seakale. well grown,
well cooked. and properly sc,ved up.
with its ivory-llke appearance and oys
ter. like favour. is n dish fit for gods and
men For main and late crops, select a
warm and dry soil for the former. and a
cold, stiff soil for the latter Make the
ground us rich rs good farm yard ma
nure. salt, and SCOT will make it, Plant
strong sets singly, feet apart asquare
plat OF ground is the most convenient.
Presuming that they have grown well.
and completed their years growth. clear
all rotten leaves away from the crowns
aud get rs many flower pots-S inch-as
there are plants. Fill each pot with saw
dust (elm is the best). turn pot over
each plant. aud then cover pots and all
lightly with dry litter to prevent the pots
being split up with frost. and. when all
danger of frost is past. clear the litter
Oft. exposing the pots to the sun. and
place a piece of slate over the hole OF
each inverted pot. 1t will readily be
seen when the kale has worked through
the Sawdust to the top OF the pot, and
consequently, tit to cut. by the pot being
lifted u trit1e off the ground. which when
taken up. will disclose Al article rs clean
and bright as polished ivory. most suo-
culent and delicious, even more delicious,
think. than those princes OF spring veg
etables-asparagus and marrowfats
When all Is cut. pack the pots aud saw
dust away for another season. and when
the plants have again well broken. and
sufficiently long TO distinguish the strong
est, rub off all but two, and succeeding
years to tour, keeping them we'll togeth-
or. enabling an or 10 inch pot. at most
to well cover each stool. With such
practice first-class seakale might be rs
plentiful in season-and that y long one
las daisies in spring. blackberries in
autumn. or sparrows all the year round.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
Curious Facts.

Naturalists say that single swal-
low will devour G,000 flies day
The tarantula Of Texas is nothing
but an enormous spider.
A single Goldfish produces more
than a million eggs season.
Fishes have no eyelids, and neces-
sarily sleep with their eyes open.
Alligators fall into lethargic sleep
during the winter, like toads.
Serpents of all species shed their
skins annually, like sea crabs and
Holsters.
If bee, wasp, or hornet stings it
is nearly always at the expense of
life.
Fish swallow their food whole.
They have no dental machinery fur
nished for them.
Seals are as intelligent as dogs, and
may be made to perform as many
tricks as them.
If the eye of newtis put out, anoth-
eye is soon supplied by rapid growth
In the darkest night fishes pursue
their usual movements, the same as
by daylight.
Serpents are so tenacious of their
life that they will live for six months
without food.
In South America there is a prolif-
ic bee that has not been furnished
with sting.
Frogs, toads, and serpents never
take any food but that which they are
satisfied is aliye.
Turtles and tortoises have their
skeletons partly outside of instead of
within the body.
Toads become torpid in winter and
hide themselves, taking no food for
five or six months
A whale suckles its young, and
therefore is not fish. The mothers
affection is remarkable.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-06
Curiosities of Animal Food.

For several years the fantastic
French have been luxuriating on
horsefesh, and recently an English
man gave a grand dinner at which
choice cuttings from favorite horse
were served up as the leading deli>
cacy of mis- table. The horse was
eighteen years old, and had been
ridden on many splendid hunt but
those facts of course, only tended to
enhance the luxury.
10 certain parts of Africa, in
Trinidad, Ceylon, Borneo and South
America, boiled and roasted monkey
is considered a delicacy, and red
spider, fox and bowling monkeys
each possessing peculiar flavor.
Indeed, gorilla steak, to the South
African, is a morsel not to be ex~
celled. But as this custom ID too
nearly allied to cannibalism, Ang To-
Saxon travellers have seldom been
tempted to participate.
In the islands of Mauritius and
Malabar, several varieties of the bat,
some of them with wings four feet 10
extent, are eaten by tbs natives with
avidity but the story that the Dutch,
when in possession of the former
island, were fond of the monkey, is
said to be incorrect.
The Arabs do not object to the
flesh of the hyena, although SO rank
that the dogs will not touch it and
it is well known that the polecat is
eaten by the AbOriginos of North
America, while the opossum is ap-
preciated even by the better classes
Of the South States.
In Italy the fox is considered tit
for the table of Cardinal, and while
ravenous Esquimau dogs will not
touch this animal after killing, the
Indians themselves consider it ex-
cellent food.
The natives of the Malay pennin-
sula eat the flesh of the tiger, which
is thought to inspire courage, and
the Hottentots and other African
races are wont to feed upon the lion
while the American Indians have nc
scruples in regard to the wolf, the
panther, the cougar or the lynx
Many varieties of people esteem The
flesh of the dog. The ancient Greeks
and Romans thought it light and
wholesome, and the common people
of modern Rome depend upon it to
considerable extent. La China they
are fattened for the table. In Zanzi
bar a stew of puppies is luxury
even with the king, and in the Sand
witch Islands pet puppy IS otter
placed before q hungry guest, ant
roasted dog Is common among thu
natives of Africa and the Indians 0
| North America.
In Australia, where alone the kan
CARGO is found, it is considered
delicacy, and its liver, when driet
and then pounded, is used as 8 sub
stitute for bread and it is a remark
able fact that the aborigines of tina
country always eat their food roasted
being without the utensils for heat
ing water or cooking liquid food
These people also enjoy frogs, snakes
moths and grubs, but abhor oysters