The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-01-07
aestriptire ArtitIes.
The Bread of the Nations.


heart. The shewbread twelve loaves Of
which was one of the sacred offerings
was placed in the outer court Of the Jewish
sanctuary. TO remain there untouched one
dav and the next to be eaten by the priests
only. If the people were disobedient and
stiff-necked the Lord threatened to break
the staff of their bread This shows how
important this part Of their provision was
in the estimation of the Jews,
OF all food to which civilized or even the
seni-barbarous nations have turned for sup
port none has been 50 universally IN use
and thought 50 indispensable as this from
whatever made or however rudely manu-
featured. Many things were used that We
should decidedly object To if offered to any
Of us in place of the wheat. rye OF corn
bread that We are 50 well acquainted with.
To this day. in countries where our grains
cannot be raised or easily procured, the
people find some substitute which they
make into bread
Earth bread Is made from white earth
in Upper Lusatia, formerly a part of Ger
MANY. but now under the rule ot Prussia,
and the poor of that region to this day use
this bread in times Of scarcity. The earth
Is duo from hill where saltpe;re was oncc
manufactured. When laid in the sun and
heated /, crsck- and glnhules, like meal.
exndc from it. These are mixed with O
little aaur and soon fcFment. and ), Is then
baked Probably there Is some saltpetre
or soda in this earth which give, It light
nes>. Something similar io 1t Is found in
Catalonia and also used for bread IL :
affirmed that in cases Of extreme need
many have lived on thi, bread for weeks
without experiencing any injury
Fish bread il stin used in Iceland, Lisp
land. Grim -Tartary and other places far
north. The fish Is dried then beaten To
fine r,owder, aud sometimes the iuacr bark
Of some Of the trees Of that region i mixed
with IT, and then wrt and made into bread
and cakes.
AloSs-bread i mnch used ia Iceland and
Is considered very natritive The hcheu
or reindeer moss contains . good deal oi
starch. The m0ss + gathered in the sum
mer. thoroughly dried sud ground into
meal. and bread graels and pctiage are
made from t. Il Is sometimes bosied N
milk or whey tiIl is beeomcs jelly
Bansns-bread. Al ela.sss ct people IN
the We, indies src fond cf bananas and
particularly vh.'u made into bread Tbs
ripe fruit Is rubbed through a sieve and
tLen formed into leaf and baked in hos
ashes cr dried in the san Before l'akine
1t i wrapped in ssmE hsnana hsyc~. Il ].
alwsys provided rs shc people for lona
voyages
Plantaia hrosd Is made lr0sn the irait u
the plainsain ;rec. The fruit Is ahoui 3
fs-Y. bong. two iashe- wide has thick-
tough skin. containing a -,if PUPPY acyhf
quite sweet and ~sau bcs.srlcs agreeable g.
aa. The fFuis r gathered green, the SKIN
taken o;F and the pulp rss'sed ou oieaF
cal frc shart time. tlaen grated and inside
into ioaygs, and served up a. bread. or used
dry Ike grated chess The plainiain !.
VEN largely cultivated IN Iamaics, aud + 2
native 81 Asia. Ne kind If provision il +
said, could supply the plaoe q plaHssir
bread. The Bssises think Il far preferable
to wheaten brad OF the prepared bread
fruit from the bread tree
Cassava brcad Is ulasic from 3 rsit called
Jatropanias found in the CaFEihhee Islands
The juiUe l. dea,lly p0ison, aad used BY tbs
Indians to poison their srruws but ths
bread from the pulp of the ru"i after tbs
t.,is0n has been extracted /. much used hy
the natives. and al-5 by msny oshers
where the rpot i. raised We have eates
It at she South. sud found j, quite Talatahle
The raot Is weil clssancd and scraped, slRels
grated, and then put IN a sack made loz-el5s
of rushcs This i hung from cross-hal
over q tree. or two f0Fked sticks. and Z
heavy weight pat upon the grated pulp
with a vessel beneath the sack Ia rsCrfss
ihe poisonous juiee, When the pulp !.
pressed dry II i IKE starch. and placed ovel
smoke to dry IT beeoines harmless. TheF
it Is passed through q sieve and kept drl
till needod. Il Is nog called o.lssafa
When made into bread or cake il Is haked
by aying il on he; irnn plates, or on hoi
earth. Tapioea Is made from the hnes
part or this root oalEccted into irregular
globules OF tears, y the natives ctll them
nv straiuing the whole mass while W
moist
Suso-bretd Is made from the roo,s Of th-
sago tree, which grows in the islands oI
Banda and Aniboyns in the Malay archi
pelsgo. The szgo tree j. cut into small
pieoes. which are bruised and beaten in 1
mortar then water i poured over IT, ans
left undisturhed for some hours, while thi
pithy matter which j. the mes,l or saEo
settles. When this i accomplished. thl
water Is poured of, and the meal dried
then formed into cakes, OF feFmcnted ans
made into bread Those who have visiie'
these islands. and eaten Of the bread a
made by the natives, pronounce II almess a
good as our wheaten bread The trunk o
a single sago tree win Yield GOO pounds q
sago. and 430 trees can be planted ON on'
acre Of ground, producing l20 500 pounds
The Hottentots make their bread fron
another variety of the sago tree. The
collect the pith from the wood, and tie
up in q call 81 sheepskin that has been well
dressed, and bury it for several weeks il
the ground This makes the pith tende
and mellow, when it is made into cakes 0
chin loaves Of bread and baked under no
enlI,4rs. Sometimes this pith is roasted
ard then made into a porridge The PIT
Of this variety Of sago tree is that used i
commerce granulated by being paSse'
Though sieve while still moist
The bread-fruit tree grows in the Soutl
Sea Islands The tree Is about the size q
a well grown oak the leaves are of obloni
shape, sometimes foot and a half lons
about as thick as fig leaf and Of the sam
color, though not the same shape, and ven
ell or marked Ike it. The fruit is wrinkle
something ike the truffle and Is about 1
large as a good-sized eggplant. The SKI
is thin. There is a core inside about n
size of a finger The part used as brea
| lies between the skin and the core, Is yer
white and very like new bread in aPpea
anee.
To prepare the fruit for use as bread
/ is roasted whole or cut into pieces Whe
| baked in an oven it becomes soft and
something like boiled potato, though nj
as good as a firstrate mealy one.
| The Otaheitans have three modes {
/. using the bread-fruit. When ripe they pl
!. milk or eoeoanut milk to il, and beat it
r a paste with stone pestle. 1t is the