The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-26
GRATITUDE AND TURKEY.


day itself, aside from any religious aspect
II everyone Felt obliged TO go to church, or
20 observe any set form of sectariar wor>
ship, the holiday would lose great part of
Its brightness in the solemnity of the occa-
sion. Naturally enough the training of de-
yout people leads them to the house of GoD
when they desire to avow their faith in
Him, or to give expression to their graft
tude for His manifold mercies. But to far
more people, to whom prayer is the soups
sincere desire, uuuttered or expressed
and praise the Joy which comes of content
ment, Thanksgiving day has meaning apart
from creeds or ecclesiastical tenets. The
religion that is in it is of the evangelical
and catholic order-the universal religion,
the religion that believes in great Source
which resides in the clouds, the atmosphere
and the earth, which revolves the world on
its axis aud gives US the seasons, with
their fruits and grains and crops. The
mere thought of these brings thankful
ness-thankfulness, if for nothing else,
that we do not live in a world Of chance.
Thankfulness implies cheerfuluess, and
cheerfulness suggests the idea of home.
Home cheer, then, is a good meaning for
thanksgiving. Cessation of toll, Austen
ton from business cares, and relaxation.
belong to such holiday as this. The fes-
tive board and the family circle are needed
accessories to the full enjoyment.
BY common consent that proud Ameri-
can bird, the turkey, is essential to the
thanksgiving dinner, and he should be big,
10 hot
some turkeys, with premonition of their
fate, refuse food for period prior to
thanksgiving day, and it is of such our con-
temporary, the Washington Star, speaks:
The turkey fingers all forlorn
With woe in every feature,
He turns aside from toothsome corn,
dull, detected creature,
Who contemplates with untold grief
What some folks call blessing,
And sadly swearS he'd just as lief
Allure expensive dressing.
We have no idea of stufing this Thanks
giving article with newspaper chestnuts,
but here is the Minneapolis Journal falling
into the same notion with the Pos as we
infer from the following dialogue:
Mrs. Hen-Why don't you come out from
and all the fowls are there.
Mrs. Turkey-Thanks; I'm here for nv
health at this time of year.
similar idea was running through the
mead OF the Indianapolis Journal man with
regard to another pair Of fowls:
Aren't you afraid that you are living rather
too well for your health9" asked the chicken.
Il amt in this for my health" answered the
turkey between pecks. 81 am out Tor the stuff
so TO speak,
Advancing another step, we find the De-
troit Free Press bard dropping into poetry
antlcipatory of the basting and roasting
that are to come. He exclaims:
How doth the busy, busting cook
Improve each shining minute
BY reading every kitchen book
That may have turkey in it.
And the Chicago NelrS presents the case
Of a young couple, with cook book in hand,
trying to solve the question of the 6rst pro-
cesses:
Don't you know how to do it, dear!' asked a
young husband as they gazed solemnly at the
turkey Yes" said she: Its ali quite clear,
butt says: First clean your turkey, and 1
was wondering whether one should use toilet or
regular securing soap"
1t is probably too late in the day for THE
HERALD to be giving advice how to cook q
turkey, to make the dressing or how it
should be gsrnished and served. Nor
shall we volunteer recipes for good appe-
tite, the only suggestion occurring being a
warning that there are game and celery and
vegetables ana pie to come. "Tommy's
trouble as related in the Youths Compan-
ion, may well be quoted in this place, as
coming in before the nuts and raisins:
There's going to De turkey and duck and ham.
And salad and icecream and pudding and Jam,
Andoysters and tarts and chicken pi..
And custards with frosting piled up high!
Oh dear!-how I wish was big as man!
For want to eat just all that [ can,
And to think of those tarts and custards and all.
And I-oh dear, I'm so dreadfully small.