Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

created abroad the market price would neces>
sarily rise, and it is reckoned that an increase
Of cents bushel would in ten years put one
thousand million dollars into the pockets of
American farmers.
Corn has come to stay in Germany" writes
Col. c. J. Murphy, agent for the maize propa-
ganda. from Berlin. Already two corn-grind-
ing mills have been established at Hamburg,
two at Stettin, two Mt Dresden. one at Hanover
and one at Biberstein. Others are about to be
put into operation. Stettin, the most impor-
tant port of the Baltic sea. has imported this
spring from the United States "a, 900 tons of
maize. Imports of corn from America into
Germany have taken big jump within the last
four months. Most of the mills are working
night and day, and the demand for cornmeal is
their orders.
CORN MILLS IN GERMANY.
The German government is now putting
Magdeburg. This is the first step toward the
contemplated introduction Of maize into the
ratioEs of the army. Such departure.
however. cannot be taken suddenly,
because it would be injudicious to
appear to force the food upon the soldiers,
inasmuch as that would be likely to render it
distasteful to them. Accordingly the authori-
ties will go slow in the matter, their present
notion being to make the military bread
eventually two-thirds rye and one-third corn.
This would signify an enormous saving. owing
to the comparative cheapness of the yellow
grain, of which not less than 500. 900 hundred
weight would be required for the army Of Ger
many annually.
MURPHY BREAD.
In the windows of numerous bakeries in Ber-
in and othe T German cities are to be seen to-
day huge red paper signs bearing in big black
letters the words Murphy Bread! TwO-thiris
va EIya md loaf fnr A
cents. Former price for tbree-pound loaf 112s
cents" This is a translation. One German
commercial house has secured the agency for
certain American corn mills and is thus en-
Gbled to sell meal before the maize arrives.
The difficulty has been to get the corn from the
United States fast enough to supply the de-
mand. Col. Murphy has sent loaf of the rye
corn bread together with sample of meal. to
each of the 400 members of the rechstag.
The magazine representing the interests of Ger
man pastry and cake bakers will include in its
next number an article highly recommending
corn to the trade.
ONE IMPORTANT DIFFICULTY
in the way of the cereals introduction in Eu-
rope has to do with the preparation of the
meal from the grain. Its quality depends in a
great measure on the processes employed, even
the degree of tiIeness to which it is ground
making no little difference in its usefulness for
one purpose or another. Firms abroad which
are anxious to undertake the manufacture of
the product find trouble in determining ques-
tions Of this sort. Dealers all over Europe are
eager to handle the new food. Travers 4 Sons.
the largest wholesale grocery firm in Great
Britain. have written to Col. Murphy, saying:
Among the commodities which we are selling,
and which are more or less new to us ARE certain
American cereals, and we find that no one here
seems to have any idea as to how they are to be
used. We have not at present the agency Of any
v,nt in, th.. TOD Gt,t1
sorry that we have no printed circulars in re-
lation to maize. In fact, the latter are exactly
what we seeking. We would suggest that
maize ought to be sent by exporters from the
United States in such shape to be readily
sold by grocers in Europe without repacking-
say in three or iye-pOund bags, each of which
should contain information and recipes for
cooking.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF POINTERS.
1t may be anticipated that millers and ex-
porters in the United States will be quick to
act upon such valuable suggestions as these
OF course time will be required to overcome the
prejudice which has hitherto existed in Europe
against corn as food for human beings Among
the objections urged against it are that bread
made Of it gets stale quickly. that it is hard to
digest and that it is apt to cause serious Illness
This last assertion is clinched by reference to
the complaint called the ''pellagra," prevalent
in northern Italy, which is alleged by some ply
sicians to arise from the eating of corn by the
peasants. There the grain is consumed in the
shape of a sort of porridge, served hot and SWIM
ming with milk or buttermilk. which is the ma
tional dish. being known as ..polenta." Corn
meal is very commonly sold in England under
the name of 'corn -four for the purpose of a
disguise As prepared and marketed in Europe
the ground maize is usually bitter and stale. SO
that it is no wonder that many people who have
tried II do not like It, The klin-dried, fresh
ground article Is what Is required
FOOD FOR ARMIES.
One Of the greatest problems which confront
European statesmen today is the question Of
maintaining the present enormous military
establis hments at the highest point of efficiency
with the lowest charge on the tax-burdened
people Into this ouestion the matter of ra-
lions enters very imnortan.Iv the demand he
inc for a diet conceptrate5 h;ohlv nutritious
and nj the same time sufficiently yaried, Nave
affords inst sncb a food strtf ieing esnecioIlv
valuable where muscle aud bord Ia5or ora 70
ou;red rho oreater nart NJ the braod 60
sumed hv the orm;cs If the sontb dining ths
rebellion was of corn. and likewise n LARGE nor.
tion of that which was snnnlied 70 the Federal
troons There IL n" o,her food which il sns-
centibie Of nrenaration nv cookery in sch q
VARIETY ~ npia;ahie forms 70, Murrb~
has nphI;sbeS i'm a widely circulated np,n.
inlet I3) different recines for dishes 70
he comnosed with IL Many ~ tbess
he has nrepared himself In public' serving them
free to ali corners. such as bominv, BOSTON