Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-09

Eiea Tor the Garden,
The following sensible article i. from
the New York Herald:
The time Of year has come when
farmer: may fnd time to ponder over
subjects which 20 not come - them
readily in the busy days OF the year.
We wish distinctly TO impress upon u
farmers the Importance Of continuing
and laying out a garden Plan for next
spring. You can always tell the differ,
ence between families which have god
vegetable gardens and those which never
have any. Their physical appearance !
better. II i said that since the more
general introduction Of vege ables among
the farmersol England tie disease called
land scurYy has Almost entirely dI.ay~
reared IRON sm0Dg that CAS-, although
We are Of opiniJn that this disappearance
Of the cizeas- has been greatly CAUSED by
the more general use oi iTe.h meats
The constant Use Of sal: meats, as is
shown by the damage done to men g:
sea, is productive OF bad blood and OF
great debility. Dr.. Kane relieved his
men by the use Of raw mea. AID TAX %
tstoes. Bat in those parts OF Ireland
where psasaNtfy rely entirely for
food upon poor potatoes th' o51s
land scuryy w--ss Il
other cl@es a- lrsa ~
i0u mus. Fayr
114 aciis mat are CIR -=l n
and fruits arc necessary %
tas ~t.gelppment OF the physical
~. II you would have your chill,
dren posses bright minds il fine bodies
you must give them proper E]outi.1nel.
J. is a tact tina! the greatest numo=r OF
ca.os Of insanity in this county may e
found among the tarmefs. Ie! you
would not think it. Something besides
country air il needed 10 maze 4 sound
man. Yet ge have known farmers who
cultivated grea. acre. OF cor and Thezt
and hay, but VINO never dreamed OF
having a good vegetable garden. We
remember d rlca farmer who mai never
eaten goosebefrie., and 10 whom g tomato
was q perfect stranger. He Was yellow
and bilious, and always in an ugly temper
Of mind nothing ever pleased aim. lie
never tg9k any ACIDS; he lived u sa.!
meats. l. vas ju.t the ac.d: IN irui.,
and vegetable that he needed, On ships
that nov 20 10 =ea bottles OF lemon juice
are zen. Tor the daily Use Of the crew,
and where a port Is entered vegetable.
are Immediately bought. RaF onion,
ere a certain cure !y~rs.urvE, and I tA-y
are 70 useful q: Yea, Why are tley Lot
invaluable On land? The onion Is very
nutrition. in this respect being, Peraap.i
equal 70 egga. Iney should be ral-ed.
not only Ior tae young bulbs which are
50 eagerly soUgat tJf a tue eai.? season,
but also Tor frequent family US 81 The
wear around Treated law Nth vinegar,
they are very Aea..aiul. Boiled tcty
are simply delicious. Added u ,:es.
they maze many a dish p-a.4.45.e and
-avory. BAKED, they are = rcn g4ful.-.
Fried and eaten with beef they -!e &
hearty gOuIm4al' joy. Nezt year TaiS5
enough onions ior family Use the year
rounI. Iuay will ave dcc.ors bills.
Inc s&uIe may he sa!d O. the tomato.
Its aCid Is very AealIE.ui, though one
doctor (DiO Ltwi-) contend. sgaInst il.
u.e IN great qusnu;les. o. cJur:e, tpJ
much 0 3 good thing Is good .Ot no,l'
ing. tomatoes viii grow iu1ur ant.y Il
you eau Keep the cut,@orm and the
chickens away. Stewei, they are eagerly
eaten by children. They make an ele'
giant soup. Raw, they are, with vine
gar, a fine salad. Children love them
raw Win vinegar and sugar, and IN sum
mel they are, wneH frcsn and cod, a DE-
ughtluiiy nes!ghful beginning " a break
Ia,.. oLu&ed, as you would stuff
chicken, a large tomato, not and sp!c!
from a baking pan maees a fine de--er.
or even a nice dainty supper. Yet II l
only a iew years since TIE tomato was
curiosity. Thomas Jefferson though
they were FL ouly Tor hog iced. VIVA
q blessing ne missed. We must no
omit the value OF all kinds Of greens, tn,
use Of which, thanks " some 0 our Ger
man gardener, i4 becoming 0 genera
in u Country. We all remember hoT
our grdudm0tnera occasionally went gu
on the rod and got hOme danltIiOn leave
or dock Tor green's" which they bgile,
with pork. But the work OF getIiD.
them was hard, although the dish va
good. Some Of the men folks used t
look down upon such truck as 30 muc
"~gras." The old ladies were rignt an.
tie grass. was q great healtn.giyel
Spinach, unless grown for market, >eldOI
finds a place, in the larmer's garden, an
YET it is little labor. ANY soil that wi
grow good corn will grow spinach. To
ward the latter end Of August grOun
that has been used for summer crop
may be prepared and manured for spin
ach. Sow IN succession from the first t
tte end Of September, cover with strs'
at the approach OF cold weather and tn
most forward will furnish greens for th
table when other vegetables are scare
and the later crops will give a wholt
come vegetable in early spring. III
same ground by hP ving 1t well manure
for spinach will be in good condition Il
beets, carrots, etc, the following sprin.
Asparagus, which is scarcely ever our
on the farmers table, is highly value
for its healthiulness, and is a delightfI
article OF iood. A few feet of grouG
devoted toitsgrowth will supplyalspil
aud will not need renewal tor TWEEN
years.