Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-09-21
THE ORIgIS or MUSTARD. Before the

III lHE ORIGIN OF MUSTARD. before the
sNyear 1929 mustard was little known at
H English tables Abou this time an old
81 woman of the name of Clements, residing
Nin Durham, began to grind the seed in a
& mill and to pass the -four through several
q processes necessary 10 tree it from its
Nhusxs She kept her secret to herself for
n many years, during which she sold guam,
Mtities of mustard throughout the country,
N but especially to London. Here it was
III ssintroduced to the royal table, where it re-
q ceived the approval Of George |. From
81 the circumstances Of Mrs, Clements, be-
Ming a resident Al Durham, it obtained the
b 6name of Durl'am mustard The manu-
N facture Of mustard consisted in simply
Hgrinding the seeds into very fine flour, a
q bushel of seeds weighing sixty pounds
i yielding twenty eight pounds to thirty
e Spounds Of -four OF mustard A false taste,
s however, arose for having an improved
Mcoor, and the -four Of mustard was intro
Tduced from which the oil had been alb
B Astracted Hence other materials, such as
#capsicum powder, turmeric, terra alba,
Il wheaton -four, etc, are added to bring up
g the flavor and to increase the bulk-Gro-
& GERS Journal.
II SHEPHERD Docs. 1t is said that sin
gle shepherd and his dog will accomplish
b mo e i'll gathering Il herd of sheep from a
q Highland farm than twenty shepherds
e could do without dogs; and it is a fact
gs that without this docile animal the pas
8 toral life would be mere blank. With
4 out the shepherds dog the whole of the
g Hmountainous land in Scotland would not
& be worth a sixpence. 1t would require
Emore hands to manages stock of sheep,
q gather them from the hills, force them in
y to houses and drive to market than the
Mprofits of the whole stock would be capa-
q bic Of maintaining. Well may the shep-"
#herd feel an interest in his dog; he it is,
Mindeed, that earns the family's bread, OF
Sswhch he himself is content with the
0 smallest morsel; always grateful and al
IL Sways ready to exert his utmost abilities
Yin his masters interest Neither hunger,
Rfatigue nor the worst treatment will
Mdrive him from his side. He will follow
#him through fire and water, as the saying
His, and through every hardship without
Mmurmurlng or repining, until he literally
e falls dead at his feet If one of them Is
Eobliged to change masters, 1t IS sometimes
& long before he will acknowledge the new
s Tone, or condescend to work for him, with
b the same willingness he did for his form
Ger lord; but if he once acknowledge him,
@he continues attached to him until death,
aand though naturally proud and high
gspirited, in so far as relates to his master,
b these qualities are kept so much in sub
Nordination that be has not will of his
Gown.
q EYEsIGHT OF READERs.-A writer in
Hthe Literary Journal calls attention to
Sthe danger which readers run of injuring
Etheir eyesight by the use Of bad light
.EHe remarks that engravers, watchmakers
8and all others who use the eyes constant
Hly in their work, take extra care to pre-
,Nserve them by getting the best possible
Might by day, and use the best artificial
,Hlight at night. The great army of readers
1are careless, and have sooner or later tc
Mpay the penalty of their carelessness by
mgivins up night work entirely, and some
Etimes reading, except at sholt intervals
Eand under the best conditions. All de
Mpartures from common type, making the
wmatter more difficult for the eyes to take
Yin, increase the danger. The magnitude
Nof the physical labor Of reading is not
@appreciated. A book OF 500 pages forty
sElines to page and fifty letters to line,
Hcontains million letters, all Of which the
Eeye has to take in, identity and combine
Meach with it's neighbor. Yet many read
Aers will go through such book in day
@The task is one he would shrink from, If
Abe should stop to measure it beforehand
NThe best positions and best lights, clear
& type, plain inks, with the BEST paper of
Kyellowish tints, and abundant space be
Stween lines, afford the best safeguards
Hagainst harm.-Science Nonthlg.
81 The FARMERS ALLIANCE. The Farm
Hers' Alliance of Wisconsin, which held a
8delegate convention at Portage on the
H7th instant, set forth in its manifesto that
Mthe object of the Alliance should be to
Munite the farmers of the state for their
Mprotection against legislation and the en-
Ncroachment of concentrated capital and
Kthe tyranny of monopoly; and to oppose
hin their respective parties the election of
9any candidate to office, State Or National,
Mwho is not thoroughly in sympathy with
& 1.-The industrial classes of the nation; to
Wdemand that all political parties should
anominate men that are in sympathy with
Athe industrial classes for all Offices within
d @the gift of the people.
~ Sakris Isackerson, son Of the late Isaac
ESackerson, of Alderly, Dodge Co., Wis,
Mwas drowned in the North Sea on the
S2Oth ofJuly. His family were visiting
Vat Bath, an Island twenty-one miles from
ashore. In attempting 10 go from Fred
@ricksal his home and where he was a
d Methodist clergyman, in small sail boat
B to see his family, he was capsized. Those
8aboard steamer short distance away
B saw the boat 60 over, and the steamer
Himmediately hove to and wentato his assist
Nance butcould find no trace of him when
Mit arrived His father died about yearl
+ ago, at which time the unfortunate mani
was here. He graduated at Evanston,
81 H., about six years ago, and then left forl
%Christiana, Norway, to complete his edu-