Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-03-23
The fartl1 aud firesiae.

KEEP THE BLOOD PURE.-I will now tell
you, writes a physician in Harper's Weekty, OF
few things which tend to render the blood
pure and healthy. Rising in the morning alta
reasonably early hour, and going out for a
short walk before breakfast, does, previously
having bathed and dressed without undue
haste. The walk need not be a long one and
a glass of pure cold water can always be taken
Just before starting, with advantage, or cup
of milk by those who are weakly. Seven
O'Clock, or earlier in summer, is good time
to get up. 1t is possible, however, that when
called you may be enjoying sound sleep, not
having rested very well in the tirSt part OF the
night. If such be the case, are you to get up!
Yes, get up all the same you will sleep better
next night. Secure yourself by being aroused
at a certain hour every morning by an alarm
or otherwise. Early rising is habit that IS
not by any means difficult to acquire, but II is
a blessed one. The walk, too, before breakfast
NAV not be relshed for a time but will soon be
found to have improved the appetite. The
breakfast on the live-by-rule principle should
be fairly substantial one both in quality and
quantity. AS to the latter, be guided by your
own Judgment there ought to be sense OF
safety after eating, but no feeling OF fullness
and no depression of spirits or sleeplness Ihe
morning meal ard indeed all meals, ought to
ting up soon you gain many advantages, two
of which are these : you have not to hurry
through with breakfast-due mastication is
the first act in the manufacture OF healthy
food-and you can spare half an hour after the
meal before going to work or business THIS
gives the stomach fair start, and enables 1t
to do it's work properly. If you have more
than half an hour to spare, and letters to
write, by all means write them, for the even-
ing before retiring to rest should be time OF
perfect peace of mind and repose of body.
CORN AND Corn BREAD.-If the inhabi-
tants of North America were each to save
three cents day in their Housekeeping the
total saving would amount to the vast sum OF
over 700 millions of dollars in a year. This
enormous sum may be saved by very moderate
economy in household affairs. In the single
item of food it may be saved over again in
cooking or in using cheaper food. The
cheapest food in the world is Indian corn,
and this valuable grain is much neglected III
the household because few whousekeepers know
how to prepare it acceptably. But it may be
used whole, partly broken or ground, in
great variety of shapes and and manners, and
if one we're to be reduced to single article OF
food by any chance, the most useful one would
doubtless be Indian corn, providing eggs and
milk and sugar and a little spice could bt
thrown in for the trimmings. AS matter OF
cost. it might be mentioned that the usual
difference in cost is greatly in favor of corn as
compared with other kinds of food. Wheat is
usually two and a half times as dear as corn );
potatoes four times as dear, considering that
three-fourths of them are water and corn is
a better food for the winter than either wheat
or potatoes because it is much richer in oil OF
fat. Why then don't people eat more corn !?
Simply because of ignorance of it's value the
best methods of cooking it.