Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-06-17
ABOUT COOKING.
A Little sensible Philosophy with Lit
tie Chemistry Thrown In.

A Little Sensible Philosophy with u Lit.
a. Chemistry Thrown In.
This subject contains an epic poem.
for, upon the cooking in our families.
depends in a large measure the men,
tai and physical health of its members.
With poor cooking comes poor dlgcs-
ton. followed sooner or later by dys-
pcpsia. with its attendant train OF
evils. In the sad dyspcptic we often
see the ultimate result of poor cooking;
sometimes one or two generations re-
mote, but nevertheless true. As Amer
leans even n New England people
we are race of dyspcptics, AMI If this
means onc-half the present population
have di,ordcrcd digestion, the fact Is
scli-cyidcnt that the generation next
10 follow must be- two-thirds, or even
more dyspeptics. From the present
outlook it would seem our Nation may
soon he described as "bluc, blucr,
blucst."
The question that now arises is, from
whence is the saving power to Gomez
Hardly from the physician, for his
skill and power are but limited to stay
the growing evil. From whom then
shall We expect salvation? answer
from the daughters Of our land. When
they shall bring their fine brain of quick
intelligence into the work of hcalthful
cooking. decade of years will not
have passed before u change for the
better will be noticed. With many 1t
is mot little wine for thy stomach's
sake" but, "cat whatever Is set before
thee, asking no questions for con-
sciences sake" Now when young
ladv--wlcn every young lady-shall
take along with her studies physiology
and scientific cooking, when she stud
les these undcrstandingly and prac-
tically, will not questions sometimes
DC asked. and will they not be con-
science questions for humanity's sakeP
would oensurc no one, but am
moved to speak with earnestness upon
this subject. When u young lady
leaves school with definite life-pur-
pose or not. in nine cases out of ten, II
onc-half the time and thought We're
given to healthful cooking that is now
given to fancy work in all its multi
tudinous varieties, the human race
would doubtless be greatly benefited
thereby. But" hear some impul-
sive miss cxclaim, 81 hare tried and
tried and can not get good bread; the
witches are in my sponge;' and in
deed 1t may seem thus to you; but in
vcstigate littlc-lind out the secret
place wherein the witch" abldeth.
II you are pcrscvcring, never fear; in
the light of this nineteenth century you
will exercise the evil genius. Have
you not learned in your philosophy
and chemistry that there is no effect
without cause? Find out the cause OF
u hundred at present mysteries TO you
concerning domestic cookery and OBJ
serve the effect.
II the same blunder is made in loaf
Of bread twenty-five times, will not
native common sense lead one to seek
the cause and avoid it the twcnty.sixthP
Most surely.
But little faith is to be placed in the
assertion that some people have
"knack" for cooking. II so 1t has
been acquired by years of practice and
observation. am no enthusiast upon
the question. but since the daughters
must soon glide into the place OF the
mothers and follow in this round OF
duties. how important, how essential
this underlying stratum of the family
happiness-good, healthful cooking
be we'll understood. Eugene En-
bridge, in Good Housekeeping.