The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-16
A PECK AT TIE CHEESE,

Geo. W. Peck, of the La Crosse Sun.
recently delivered au address before the
Wisconsin State Dairymau's Association.
The following is an extract from the witty
document:
Fello1 Cream-a iioHists. In calling upon
me, ON this occasion, 10 enlighten you upon
a subject that is dear TO the hearts Of all
Americans, You have got the right man in
the right place. 1t makes me proud TO
come To my old home and unfold truths
that have been folded since can remember
II may be said by scoffers, and it has been
said to-day, in my presence, that
didn't know enough even To milk a
cow. deny the allegation: show me the
alligator. If any gentleman present has
got a COW here with him. and can borrow
d clothes -wringer, | will show you whether
can milk cow or not. Or, if there is a
cheese mine here handy, will demonstrate
that | cln-ruHHet.
The manufacture of cheese and butter
has been among the earliest industries
Awaye back in the history of the world,
We iud Adam and Eve conveying their
milk from the garden of Eden. i'll "A one
horse wagon TO the cool spring cheese fac
tory, 10 be weighed in the balance What
ever may be said Of Adam and Eve to their
discredit in the marketing of the products
Of their orchard, it has never been charged
that they stopped At the pump and put
water IN their milk cans. Doubtless YOU
all remember how Cam killed his brother
Abel because Abel would not let him do the
churning. We can picture Cain and Abel
driving muley cows UP TO the house from
the pasture in the south east corner Of the
garden, and Adam standing at the bars
with a tin pail and three legged stool. smuk
ing a meerschaum pipe and sing ing Hold
the font for am coming through the rye"
while Eve sat on the veranda altering
over her last years polonaise, and winkiug
At the devil who stood behind the house
singing - want 10 be an angel After
he got through milking he came up and saw
Eve blushiug. and he said, - Madame,
cheese IT.. and she chose il.
Bus To come down TO the present day, we
lind that cheese has become one Of the most
important branches of manufacture II is
next in Importance to the silver interest.
And fellow cheese mougers, You are doing
yourselves great injustice that you do not
petition Congress to pas bill tn remope.
;Izc cheese. There is more cheese raised
IN this country than there is silver, and il
Is more valuable. SUPPOSE You had not
eaten mouihtul IN 30 days. and you should
have placed on the table before you ten dol
iars stamped out of silver bullion on one
plate and nine dollars stamped ont of cheese
bullion on another plate. Which would
you take first? Though the face value oi
the nine cheese dollars would be ten per
cent. below the face value of the ten silver
dollars you would take the cheese You
could Use ii To a better advantage in your
business. Hence, | say cheese is more
valuable than silver, and 1t should he made
legal tender for all debts. public and pri-
yaic, except pew rent. | may be in ad-
vance of other eminent iiuanciers, who
have studied the currency question, but |
want To 81, the tim. come aud | Trust the
day Is not far distant when iI2, grains oi
cheese will be equal To a doiia: IN Coaii,h
and when the merry jingle of slices of cheese
shall De heard III every pocket. Then every
cheese factory can make Its own coin, mon
ey viii he plenty, every body will be happy
and there never will he any more war. II
may be asked how this currency can be r.
deemed? ! would have an iucontroveriihlc
bond, made of limburaer cheese which i,
stronger aud more durable. When this is
done you can tell the rich from the poor
man by the smell of his money. Now a
days many of Us do not even get a smell of
money, but i'll the good days which are com.
ing the gentle zephyr will wait tn US the
able bodied limburger, and We shall know
that money Is plenty.
The manufacture of cheese is business
q, Lot
rich man. say it without fear of sue
cessiul contradiction, aud say il bodily that
poor man with, say 200 cows. If lie
thoroughly understands his business. can
market more cheese than rich man who
owns 800 oxen. This is susceptible OF de.
monstration. II my boy showed desire
10 become statesman, | would say to him.
young man, get married. buy a muley
COW, 90 To Sheboygan county and start a
cheese factory. Speaking of cows, did it
ever occur To You, gentlemen, what saving
II would be to you if you should adopt
muley cows instead of horned cattle? Ii
takes at least three tons of hay and a large
quantity of ground feed annually to keep
pair of horns fat, aud what earthly use
are they? Statistics show that there are
annually killed $1,000 Changers by cattle
with horns. You pass laws 10 muzzle dogs,
IL.
yet more people are killed by cattle horns
than by dogs. What the country needs is
more muley cows. Now that | am on the
subject, it may be asked what is the best
breed Tor the dairy? Ny opinion is divided
between the southdowu and the cochin
china. Some like one the best and some
the other, but as for me give me liberty or
give me death.
There are many reforms that should be
inaugura;ed III the manufacture of cheese
Why should cheese be made round? am
inclined To the belief that the making of
cheese round is superstition. Vino had not
rather buy good square piece of cheese.
than wedge shaped chunk, all riud at
end, and as thin Congressman's
Tor excuse voting back pay at the other.
Make your cheese square and the consumer
will rise up and call you another.
Another reform that might be nausu.
rated would be To veneer the cheese with
building paper or clapbuard, instead of the
Time hunoIcd piece of towel. | never SAW
cheese cut that | didn't think that the
cloth around II had seen service Is "A ban
dage on some other patient. But | NAV
have been wrong. Another thing that does
not seem II be right, Is To see So many
holes IN cheese. IL seems To me that a solid
cheese, one made by an old master, with
no holes in i'll do not accuse YOU OF cheat
ing, but don't you feel little ashamed
when you see cheese cut. and the holes
are the biggest part Of Ii? The little cells
may he mandy for the skipper but the CON
sumner feels the fraud in his inneGmost soul
Among the improvements made IN the
manufacture of cheese | must not forget
that of late years the cheese does not re-
sembe the grIndstone as much As it did
years ago. The time has been when. if
the farmer could not find his Crindstone,
all h. had To do was To mortise a hole III IN.
middle of cheese, and turn it and grind
his scythe. Before the invention OF nitro
eIycerine. 1t was good days work to hew
oil cheese enough for meal Time has
worked wonders III cheese.