The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-06

becomes tainted and the very smell OF
which puts an Eng!ishman to flight.
Plantains are so nearly like bananas that
they are supposed to be originally the same
plant. But botanists call the p~lantain
Nuso sapientum, and the banana Nusd
pdrddls,ncd.
Another article used in place Of wheat,
in many parts of the world, is the chestnut.
In Corsica all classes of the population say
that they could not live without their two
trees of life, the chestnut and the olive.
The Corsican name of the chestnut is
dread tree The olive furnishes the but
ter and cream of all Southern Europe, the
chestnut furnishes a great portion Of the
bread. They grind them and make deli
cious griddle cakes. 'polenta," and many
other dishes of them. In Paris, roasted
chestnuts are sold in immense quantities.
In the beautiful pictorial history of Eng
land. edited by George Craik and Charles
Macfarline, it is stated that one reason the
French artizan could work at lower rates
than the English was that they lived upon
cheaper food and adding flour Of their
large provinces subsist entirely upon chest
nuts" Q7S6.) Three Of these provinces
are sPeregord, Limousin and Auvergne."
The scenery, in this region, is exceedingly
beautiful, and the chestnut forests add
greatly to its attractiveness. The two for
mer are now known as Correze and Dor
dogne. The Arabs eat very little bread
they live chiefly upon milk, curds, cheese
and dates. Solidiied milk-(that is, milk
with the whey extracted by pressure. leav-
ing the curd or cheese) contains 65 per ct.
Of transforming matter, 10 per ct. Of heat
making matter, and 10 per ct. Of water.
While beef contains only Is per ct. of flesh
forming matter, 30 per ct. Of Matchmaking
matter, and so per ct. of 1coter. The dates
furnish the necessary Matchmaking matter
in the greatest abundance, containing So
per ct. of sugar. Therefore the curds and
dates of the despised Arab muleteer and
camel driver are far better, healthier, and
more nutritious food than the ''roast beef
plum pudding of the well-to.do Briton.
| used to wonder why Solomon, after the
advice ''Be thou diligent to know the state
of thy hocks and look well to thy herds"
adds, "And thou shalt have goats milk
enough for thy food and for the food Of thy
household" prov. q :23 and 81 The
goat furnishes the richest and purest milk,
and in larger quantity in proportion to the
expense of food and first cost, than any
other animal. Modern science, in analy-
ing foods and in the study of physiology,
confirm the wisdom of these two Bible
texts.
LIE -ATduCdTlau luUlduS uuU u substitute
for bread in the sweet and oily nuts Of the
Araucarian pine, and they are said to be
healthy and long lived to a wonderful de-
gree.
So that wheaton bread is not, by any
means, a necessity Of life. Adam lived
without it, Daniel lived without it, and
John the Baptist lived without it.
The fool who says in his heart ''There is
no God, says also in his stupid blindness
There is no good" He is an infidel and
unbelievable wants no changes-he is
willing to make no sacrifices for the good
of Others" He acts, if not says, 1.-THE BIZ
bile may say SO, but | do not believe it,-you
may look for q millennium to be brought
about by obeying Gods lawe-but [ look
for nothing but what / have seen hereto
fore. What matters it to us that Journey
men bakers die at 20 years, and GOLFERS be-
come deformed with terribly hard work
and millions of human beings, in civilized
lands, cannot live in comfort. even with
their utmost industry and eco omy-ue are
not suffering-let we'll enough alone!'
The Door sufferers cannot relieve them
selves, and if their more fort Inate fellow
men do not interest themselves. there is no
help for them. If zoe do nothing to help
others, we cannot expect the help of our
atoning Savior for ourselves. He has Civ
en- US the Bible, but 1t Is, comparatively. an
unread book. He gives us the influence of
his holy spirit-do we yield to its gracious
influences He has given us himself-do
we accept him as our Redeemer, our pattern
and our guide Not unless we show our
selves like him, and ready to suffer for
others, as he has suffered for US. Each one
of us is our brothers keeper-oh, how do
we keep the sacred trust 1--WE are not
our own-we are bought with a price"
Nothing we have have IS our own-we are
onlytstewards of Gods bounty. Let US
not bury either the one talent or the ten.
II. Nj. [.