The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15

skinned milk, the butter anu the cheese
are Of better quality. These facts, he be-
lieves, may be explained by Pasteur
observations on terments, and their et-
fects on the media in which they live. 1t
is probable that the refrigeration arrests
the evolution If the living organisms
which set up fermentation, and hladers
the cham res which are due 10 their
growth The facts stated indicate o9ln
tor great improvement in the methods OF
StJrage and preservation O mllk. 10
keep milk al its original quality. extreme
cleanliness and Il low temperature are
absolutely necessary. La the nolth 81
Europe. Deamark. etc, the value Of
cold i air aio rec anize !, aid in warm
er climates tn need tor lis assistance IS
greater There is nothing impractlc:sple
in the suggestion, since running streams
can be used to aid reiri gerstlon. v here
the qualities OF the milk IS Of greaterln-
portance, ice may be enployed.-L9R
tim L1Hcet.
ANTIQUITY or The SPANISH ME7IN0.
Tie Romans Wore nothing but Woo-en
goods. lney had no cotton: they mad q
little linen, " hlcl was worn Us natelltI
oI luxury; tley had 40 SILK. IAey cul-
tlvated the sheep with great care, ana
some u their richest possessions We're IN
sheep Bat there was 10 breed OF sheep
which they cultivated with great care,
anu Dy that system OF selection which
Darwin speaks OF as the course OF tne
perfected forms OF our domestic animals.
it was called Iar4ntine sheep, from
Iarentum, a city o. Greek origin situated
at the head OF the Tarentine gulf. The
fleece OF this sheep was oteNceedlng Ilne-
ness it was ot great dellcacy, and the
prices paid lor 1t We're enormous. The
sheep were clstned in cold weather To
keep them warm; and the result wa,
tI.at they We're very tender, and their
duct oI Greek civilization transmitted
down to the Romans. Columeila, the
great Il gricultur>t. says that his uncle.
residing IN SPAN, crossed some OF The
fine Iarentine sheep with some raIns
that mad seen impo ted from Africa ana
the consequence was that these ANIMALS
had the wniteness Of fleece OF the father
with the lineness Of fleece OF the mother,
aud that the race was perpetuated. Here
We see an Improvement OF the stock, an
I Increase OF strength amt productlvenes,
\ eiven to the tiue-wooI sheep OF Spain
+ At that time the sheep OF Spain were OF
immense value for Straho says that
sneep from Spain, in the days OF lloe-
RUS. were carried to Rome and sod iol
4 the price of atute1 zone thousand dol
lars) :. head. In tue days Of our Saviour
Il Thousand dollars was given III Rome
tor Spanish sheep. When the barpa
rians inundated Italy these iinewoo
sheep were al swept away, but they re
NAMED in Spain. They We're cultivated
b, the Moors in the mountains vi Spain
which were almost mace es,lple, al,
were not reached by the hortles OF Huns
anu Other Northern DarUarlan>. WaIci
had laid waste the greater portion 81 tn
Roman possessions, they continued t
be uourlsned there by he Moor>, VIII
Were very much advanced n arts, am
further on We're found there rs the Span
sh Nerlno. 50 that The Spanish Merln
whleh Wc now nave. ii not the ouly,
At MI events by lar the most importan
rene that we nave to-day which has com
down 10 Ii, lrom Greek and Roman M.
terItI civilization We have here a diree
inheritance from the material wealth {
the Old World civilization.