The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-03-07

Plea fur the Garden.
The follsW ing sensible article is from
the New York Herald:
The time of year has come when
farmers may find time to ponder over
subj cts which do not come to them
readily in the busy days OF the year.
We wish distinctly to impress upon our
farmers the importance of continuing
and laying out garden plan for next
spring. You can always tell the differ
ence between families which have good
vegetable gardens and those which never
have any Their physical appearance is
better. 1t is said that since the more
general introduction of vegetables among
the farmers of England the disease called
land scurvy has almost entirely dRap~
peared from among that class, although
We are OF opinion that this di appearance
OF The disease mas been greatly caused by
the more general use of fresh meats
The constant use of salt meats as is
shown by the damage done TO men at
sea, Is productive OF bad blood and OF
great debility. DIR. Kane relieved his
men by the use of raw meat aud raw po~
tatOes. Bat in those parts OF Ireland
where peasantry rely entirely for their
food upon poor potatoes the disease called
land scurvy prevails. 1t follows that
other diseases are bred by the use OF
poor or special iood. You must vary it.
The salts and acids that are contained in
vegetables and fruits are necessary 10
the proper development OF the physical
system. If you would have your chill
dren posses bright minds in fine bodies
you must give them proper nOurishment.
l. is fact that the greatest number OF
ca-es of insanity in this country may be
found among the farmers. Yet you
would not think it. Something besides
country air Ia needed TO make sound
man. Yet we have known farmers who
cultivated great acres OF corn and wheat
and hay, but who never dreamed vi
having good vegetable garden. We
remember Z rich farmer who had never
eaten goO=eberries, and to- whom tomato
was a perfect stranger. He was yellow
and bilious, aud always in an ugly temper
OF mind nothing ever pleased him. He
never took any acids; he lived on salt
meats. It was just the. ACIDS in fruits
and vegetables that he needed. On ships
that now 90 to sea bottles OF lemon juice
are sent Tor the daily use OF the crew.
and where a port Is entered vegetables
are Immediately bought r Nv onions
are a certain cure tor scurvy, and they
are 80 useful q. sea, why are they not
invaluable on laud2 The onion Is very
nutritious. IN this respect being, perhaps,
equal to eggs. Tney should be raised,
not on y for Lie young bulbs, which are
30 eagerly souguL for IN tie early season,
but also tor frequent family use ali the
year around. Treated raw with vinegar,
they are very healthful Boiled, tUey
are simply delicious. Added TO stews,
they make many dish patatable and
savoTy. Baked, they are a r.ch garnish
Fried ana eaten with beef they are 4
hearty gourmand's Joy. Next year raise
enough onions for Iamily use The year
round. Tney will save doctors bills
the same may be said of the tomato
Its acid Is very healJh.ul, though one
doctor (Dio- Lewis) contends against it,
Use III great quantities. o. Course, toe
much o, a good thing il good Tor nOtn'
ing. Tomatoes will grow luxur .antly 1
you eau Keep the cuC-WOrm and the
chickens away. Stewei, they are eagerly
eaten 10y children. They make all elr
CANT soup. RAW, they are, with vine'
gar, fine salad. Children love then
raN with v4n, gar and ugaf, and in sum
mer they are, when fresh and cOid, de
hgntiulIy healGhtul beginning To a break
tass lied, as you would stuff l
chicken, large tomato, hot and spicy
from baking pan, .maees a tine dessert
or even nice dainty supper. Yet 1T
only a lew years since the tomato WAS ;
curiosity. Thomas Jefferson though
they were fiJ only tor hog iced. VIVA
q blessing he missed We must NO
omit the value OF all kinds of greens, TIT
use of which, thanks To some o our Ger
man gardeners, Is becoming more genera
in our county. We all remember how
our grand occasionally went GU
on Inc sod and got some dandelion leave
or dock Tor green's" which they bOileI
with pork. But the work OF getting
them was hard, although the dish WA
good. Some of the men folks used t,
look down upon such truck as SO mucI
grass" Tue old ladies were right an'
the grass was Il great healthNglver
Spinach unless grown Tor market, seldom
finds place, in the farmers garden, ant
yet 1t Is little .labor. Any soil that vii
grow good corn wall grow spinach. To
ward The latter END OF August groun'
that has been used Tor summer crop
may be pre- pared and manfred for spin
ach. SOW In succession rom the first 4
tle end OF September, cover with stray
at the approach OF cold weather and tn
most for y ard will furnish greens for th
table waen other vegetables are scarce
and The later crops will give a whole
some vegetable in early spring. III
same ground by hSving 1t Well manure
tor spinach will be ia good condition 10
beets, carrots, ETC., the following spring
Asparagus, which is scarcely ever oun
on The farmers table, is highly value
tor it's healthIulness, and is delightful
article OF iood. a few ieet of gEOuE
devoted to It's growth will supply IaTily
and viii not need renewal tor twent