New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-24

Professor Peck believes that people are often
made sick by eating too freely OF mushrooms afi
some species lnterminged with the others. ne
says that mushrooms are very hu,tnious ys a,-
tables He considers the smooth agaric not a, an
inferior to the common mushrooms %I an rv'i
il neat and clean in its growth, II Is less persn-
able far less subject to the attacks OF INSECT ar ar
vac and it's gils do not assume "A repulslVe us
coloraiion Its cap which Is the only part 10 ne
eaten may be peeled readily but unless me spec,
mems have grown in ploughed ground ana are
soiled they should be cooked without peeling Al
though experiments in its cultivation are YET w II
may not be cultivated as readily as inc "us"-
NJ G. Cook one Of the English authorities on the
subject fungi says first that desGN2ii3tnis Ul
tho poisonous funG would not ass'st IN nv error
,night 10 confused with them, and second that
the popularizaton OF knowledge OF pJ,so'.o 10
any kind H. never desirable being hkey 10 90
more harm than good Mr.. COOK then soes I'll T'l
TO say: 1T has always been supposed ~ 'ne n
,,tcd that tho number of nOXiOuH species as COM
psrcd with the edible is enormous, ana 10y Vrt ,i,
r in Tie majority upon INVESTIGATION ra . sSe Se.;
Urdnmb,nJly ylrllent witch cannot for a mo-
mont deny but the number oil thsse Is unocnoms
f.ror 10 tho number Of those when are lloVuottS'
NH, tho cxpcricnce Of every year tends To tne
dlminuon 81 the suspected species many "a VIII,
bn,n bn.n suspccted without any sufficient cause
S~l.ct any hundred consecutive species from d Isl,
and assume that dozen OF them are k n - ~
hc esculont. hitherto II has been much the prdc-
lice to condemn the residual cGhty-eisht as hox-
ous which * cardinal error ne en u ri ever
nnuire whether they are poisonous or nor; Inele
would also be- considerable number Whch hsms
no termed botanical curiosities species on 80
and recorded but never met for a quarter OF u
ctnturv or species rare that one or TWO are
mot with AT intervals. Finally there VIII alwa!S
he /, number known to possess some qutliy "t"tI
han noxious such toughness. denclen1N III
aesh etc which fOrbiis. and always Wouh lo'-
al ,bcir beiug classcd with edible fungL
Among the boleu Il has long been a stahulns IN
c,ructon 10 consider all the species unilt Tor loo
The cesh OF which turns blue when cut or wouhdeo
some OF the most virulent turn blue when , Uu.
hut one or two harmless species turn biue ike
wise. -. ..,o,, destinations
for general application. we can pronounce f tau
lions and We do not fail In these cautions rom
,,,ne IN time We caution every one against eN-
,nri,,entIng in eating fungi which are unknown 10
,hen, or NOT recommended by a competent au-
,,emi,v There are sufficient good and rellaDle
snocies without making experiments. ana, as inc
onlv sofe guide Is knowledge we recommend every
mn ,o know "A few good species Thoroughly We'll
70 have them pointed out 10 examine Tor tnem-
selves aud then they may always eat theh
without fear" ,,, tate Ia
Mushrooms OF all kinds pass so rapidly INTO de-
cav and consequently suffer such radical chenn,,
iraI changes that the innocuous species shoui
hc eaten as after gathering as possible say
Nr cook This authority also says that lun5i
,,bch are considered poisonous by us are eaten III
puseI, but they have Il method or soahihs vi
preserving them in vinegar