The banner-enterprise., 1883-11-10
TIE SOUTHERN CROPS.

surpassed by any other State.
TIE SOUTHERN CROPS.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-The Times
Democrat publishes special dispatches
from a large number Of points in the
Southern States, showing the condition
of the cotton and grain crops on the last
day of October. The following is syn
opsis:
Aabama-Cot,on has increased 10
acreage per cent; the yield is 67 per
cent as compared with last year; the
picking season the best ever known; 80
per cent. of the crop has already been
picked; Sc per cent. has been marketed.
The grain crops, except wheat, are good.
Arkansas-The cotton acreage is un-
changed; the yield is IS per cent the
picking season came splendid; about one
fourth Of the crop has been picked, and
one-fifth marketed.
Florida-The cotton acreage and yield
are unchanged from last year Eighty
four per cent. OF the crop is picked and
% per cent. marketed. All the grain
crops are excellent.
Georgia-Cotton has the same acreage
OF last season. The crop is short 80 per
cent. The picking is excellent. Nine
tenths of the crop is picked. The grain
crops are about 30 per cent. below last
season.
Misslssippi-The cotton acreage is 5
per cent. greater than last year, but the
yield only Ga per cent of that Of last year $
crop. The picking season has not been
SO good on account of the rains. Two.
thirds Of the crop has been picked and
two-ffths marketed. The grain crop is
one. fourth short.
Texas-The cotton acreage about the
same az last year, but the yield is only 81
per cent. The picking season is excel
lent. Nine. tenths Of the crop has been
picked and about half marketed. The
quality Of the staple is excellent.
Tennessee-The cotton acreage is slight
ly less and the yield 81 per cent. of last
years. The picking season is magnif
cent, about half the crop having been
picked and one-third marketed. The
corn crop is good, but oats and wheat are
poor.
l.ouisiana-The cotton acreage is 2 per
cent below last years yield and 80 per
cent short. The picking season is ex.
cellent; two-thirds of the crop has been
picked; two fifths has been marketed
The quality is staple. The grain crops
are large.
now TO AVOID GETTING FAT.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
A new book on 'Corpulence and its
Treatment has lately been published in
Germany by Prof. Ebstein, Of Gottingen.
He is not. like the English saviour of
the stout, full of oyerhowng thankful.
ness for relief from his disease; probably
he has not even suffered from it, for cor
pulent men are rarely stern and strict.
His method also differs from that of Bant-
ing. According to Ebstein, the primary
cause Of corpulence is the want of suffi
cient energy to renOunce the so-called at
fractions of lie. He firmly maintains
that fat is produced merely by overeating
and drinking. Water and drinking cures
are altogether condemned by Prof. Eb.
stein; and while the Banting system
teaches that fat makes fat, this doctrine
is directly opposed by Prof Ebsteln, II
whose ideal Of fare for those suffering
from corpulency fat forms great feature,
The $50 grammes of bacon, says Prof
Ebstein, which our emperor ordered to bt
delivered daily to all soldiers taking par
in the French campaign of 1870, are, SC
to speak, an official acknowledgment O
the importance of fat in the rational nour
ishment Of hardworking man.
The annexed bill Of fare is that propos
ed by Prof. Ebstein for an average cast
OF corpulency, the invalid being supposed
to be iorty one years of age, and having
suffered from increasing stoutness fol
twenty-five years. The disease is sup
posed to be contracted by insufficient bod
lily exercise, q diet consisting Of such thing
as are hurtful, among which are nance
all sweet dishes and those containing mucl
albumen and those devoid Of q sufhcien
quantity Of fat.
Breakfast-A large cup Of black tel
without milk or sugar; so grammes o
white bread, or toasted brown bread will
plenty OF butter.
Dinner-Soup Frequently and with bon,
narrow, 100 to lS0 grammes meat, boilet
or roasted, with fat gravy-fat meat be
ing preferable q small quantity of vege.
tables, particularly liguminous, but ais,
all kinds Of cabbage. Turnips are ex
cluded because Of the sugar iu them po
tatoes are altogether excluded. Atte
dinner some fresh fruit, when in season
as dessert salad or baked fruit, with.
out sugar. Two or three glasses ofa ligh
wine. Soon after dinner q large emp o
black tea, without milk and sugar.
Supper-In winter regularly, in sum
mer occasionally, a large cup Of black te
without milk and sugar. An egg or som
fat roast meat, or both, sometimes ia
ham. smoked or fresh fish, about thirt
grammes Of white bread, with plenty Q
butter, and occasionally small quantlt
of ehaase and Soma fresh fruit