The Osceola times., 1878-03-09


make up the difference in price in few
months Live Stock Record.
A Plea for the Garden.
The following sensible article is from
the New York Herald:
The time of year has come when
farmers may find time to ponder over
sublscts 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 contriving
and laying out a 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. II is said that since the more
general introduction of vegetables among
the farmers of Euglapd the disease called
land scurvy has almost entirely disap-
reared from among that class, although
we are Of opinion that this disappearance
OF the disease has 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 food. You must vary IL.
The salts and acids that are contained in
vegetables and fruits are necessary TO
III, proper development of the ply ysical
system. II you would have your chill
dren posses bright minds in fine bodies
you must give them proper nourishment.
i. is a fact that the greatest number OF
cases 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 OF
having a good vegetable garden. We
remember rich farmer who had never
eaten gooseberries, and to whom n tomato
was a perfect stranger. He WAS yellow
and bilious, and always in an ugly temper
of mind nothing ever pleased him. He
never took any acids; he lived on salt
meats. 1t was just the acids in fruits
and vegetables that he needed. On ships
that now 20 TO sea bottles OF lemon juice
are sent ior the daily use OF the crew,
and where a port is entered vegetables
are Immediately bought. Raw onions
are certain cure for scurvy, and II they
are so useful a. sea, why are they not
invaluable on lsndg The onion is very
nutritious, in this respect being. perhaps,
equal to eggs. They should be raised,
not only tor the young bulbs, which are
40 eagerly sought for IN the early season,
but also Tor frequent family use all the
year around. Treated raw with vinegar,
they are very heslthful. Boiled, trey
are simply delicious. Added to stews,
they MAKE many dish palatable and
avory. Baked, they are rich gsrnish.
Fried and eaten with beef they are
hearty gourmand's joy. Next year raise
enough onions for family use the year
round, They will save doctors bills,
Inc same may be said of the tomato.
Its acid - very healthiul, though one
doctor Dio Lewis) contends against its
Use IN great quantities. Ot course, too
much OF a good thing is good for noth-
ing. Tomatoes will grow luxur antly if
YOU eau keep the cut,worm and the
chickens away. Stewed, they are eagerly
eaten by children. They make an ele-
CANT soup. Raw, they are, with vine-
car, n fine salad Children love them
raw with vinegar and sugar, and in sum-
mer they are, when fresh and cold, de-
i'ghtiuliy healthful beginning to break.
ias.. Slu2ed, as you would stuff
a large tomato, hot and spicy
from baking pan, ,,maees fine dessert,
or even nice dainty supper. Yet it is
only few years since the tomato was a
curiosity. Thomas Jefferson thought
they were fit only for hog feed. What
Il blessing he missed We must not
omit the value OF all kinds of greens, the
Use of which, thanks 10 some OF our Ger
man gardeners, is becoming more general
In our country. We all remember how
oar grandmothers occasionally went out |
On tne sod and got some dsndelion leaves
or dock tor greens" which they boiled |
with pork. But the work of getting
them was hard, although the dish was
good. Some of the men folks used to
look dewn upon such truck as so much
grsss.' The old ladies' we're right and
the grass was great health>giver.
Spinach, unless grown for market, seldom
finds place, in the farmers garden, and
yet 1t is little labor. Any soil that will
grow good corn will grow spinach. To-
ward the latter end of August ground
that has been used for summer crops
may be prepared and manured for spin.
sch. Sow IN succession from the first to |
u end of September, cover with straw
At the approach o. cold weather aud the |
most forward will furnish greens for the
liable when other vegetables are scarce,
and the later crops will give a whole>
'omc vegetable in early spring. The
ssme ground by having 1t well manured |
or spinsch will he in good condition for
btets, carrots, etc, the following spring.
Asparagus, which is scarcely ever ,ound |
IN the farmers table, is highly valued
or its healthiulness, and is a delightful
,rticie oil food. A few ieet of ground |
devoted toitsgrowth will supply a family, |
md will not need renewal for twenty |
reaIs.