New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-11-02
A Dutch Cow Stable.

rs .i,set' Cox's .'Sketches OF life in
Holla,M." in the Independent, contains
tho following: AT len 9Th, five miles
east Of Amsterdam. we stop in front of
square. pyrami.lal house, mostly roof
and cc.;:lr Its roof is very steep.
!: We cite. u long hall, as clean as q we'll
secured copper kettle in q Dutch paint
ing. We lind in the room many tiivis-
ions, like stalls. Thcya are we'll sanded,
and shells are scattered in the sand.
Here AMI there are many-llued stones,
set in tasteful fresco. and borders of
brick, pr nle,i in red and black. Then
pahway laid with carpet over the
bricks, and then some mating on
whic!, We walked. Tie long hall had
all the appearance of q vanished. ele-
giant. 4 cor:,ted gallery. In rows
above (t..c walls were covered with
plates, pans, palsy vessels Of all kinds
Of continuance for kitchen and field,
polished t. q brightness whose dazzling
sheen is only 10 DO found in the pic.
lures to which / have referred as illus
trative of Dutch homc-life, or in the
tabled diamond shield which Spenser
gives to Prince Arthur in Faerie-land.
This hall of the colors- with its dOmes-
tic garniture Of scales, weights, ware
shells, pipes. cradles, and tubs. all as
neat as fresh laid egg-is cow-sta-
bic! Az, verify. This is summer, and.
the cows are out on the yellow-decked'
meadows. Their winter home is decked
out thus clearly and gaudily for the
the family in summer. These divisions
are for thirty-eight mich cows, and
certain convenienccs appear, on close
inspection. for their housing beneath
the glistening and colored exterior Of
this summer dress. We pass into an
other apartment. It is cool and sweet
and neat. We areE conducted by q
young son, the family being out. on .
Sabbath excursion. He points out in 3
few Dutch phrases, that sound a. good
deal English being homely words
this and that piece of utility for maxi
ing cheese. Here are fifty nice, round.
yellow, fat cheeses, sailed down in long
basins and undergoing hardening.
They are the same seen in the shops in
their bright red color, and when cut
as we cut ono of them for our lunch
gave their golden beauty TO the eye
and their lusciousness to the tooth and
tongue.
The various stages of the milk until
it reaches this delectable form are ex-
planned to us, as lid after lid, is lifted
from the casks. In this cheese hall are
mirrors and other articles Of domestic
use. There, attached to the wall, is q
knife to ..sknide''. the bread. and here.
hanging over q fireplace, where smoul-
| ders some peat, are two octagonal brass
medallions, nearly a foot in diameter.
I asked their meaning. ''Only les
sons" the gentle youth responds. !
read them: die OPP God U0,.t,oa.tlt heet
opgeen Zerk Of Steen Geboudt.'' '.What
is that Joseph" He translates: HE
who thinks OF God, God will think of
him. A splendid lesson for any kind
of factory, cheese or otherwise. Here
is the other: ''Ho0gona Hoog bet haz11-
tna,7' b0ven her 6enedeis het Met. !"
The free translation of Joseph is:
"Mount! Mount upward! There is
nothing below here!' How near this
translation comes to the spirit of the
strange decoration in this establish
ment let the learned Dutchmen deter
mine. offered the boy guilder for
the two lessons, and may hang them
up in my committee-room at Washing
ton, for instruction, that the members
'.may be thoroughly furnished unto
good works." Out Of. this respondent
constable, up few steps and under
the same roof, and we are in the house
proper.