Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-06-10

tells what the poorer people of all the
different countries eat. 1t Is. quite
interesting because it shows in what
respect our country is different from
those countries, and in what respect
the people of those countries are
different from the people of our
country. Every boy and girl should be
taught how to prepare plain food
properly. This would not only be
useful when he comes to camp out but
also when he has family to feed him
self some day. Here is a list of what
the poor people eat
Coffee, black bread, pota-
toes, vegetables, chicory, and some
times salads.
Holland-Black bread, butter, vege-
tables, fish, coffee.
England 49, Beef, pork, potatoes,
cheese, vegetables, tea.
Ireland-Oatmeal, bread, potatoes,
milk, and little lard.
Scotland-Oatmeal, bread, potatoes,
milk, butter, coffee, tea, very rarely
meat.
Pomerania-Potatoes, milk, green
vegetables, lard, meat three times "A
week.
Rhenish Prussia-Milk, soup, dried
fish, potatoes, meat for the feast day $.
SaXony-Bread, butter, cheese, soup,
vegetables, coffee, meat on feast days.
Bavaria-Porridge, butter, milk,
cabbage, potatoes.
Italy-Macaroni, bread, fruit, beans,
peas, wheat, rice, wine, little meat
on feast days in certain regions.
Spain Bread, vegetables, fish, fruits,
meat as a luxury.
Russia-Rye bread, cabbage, mush-
room soup, wheat cooked with meat
and oil.
Sweden-Potatoes, rye, oatmeal,
barley, milk, salt, herring.
Switzerland-Cheese, milk, coffee,
vegetables, soup, rarely meat.
Turkey-Black bread, onions and
pOrridge.
France-In the neighborhood of
Bourgoyne meat Is eaten but once
year. The peasants of Morvan eat
meat twice year; the peasants of
Sarthe, once Il year; the peasants of
Auyergne, FIVE or six times year; the
Bretons, never, except rich farmers,
who eat meat on feast days.
BANGS"
He was just Il cur of the commonest
sort, there was no denying that, for
his whole appearance from the end OF
his nose to the tip of his tail plainly
published his lack Of pedigree.
The childred, finding him lame and
sick and starving in the front yard
one morning, were moved with COM
passion and shared their breakfast
with him. In return for this kind
ness the poor frlendless dog man.
ifested gratitude. The children loved |
him on the spot, and begged so hard |
TO Keep him that their mother con-
sented, and allowed him to stay.
IL was in the early autumn that
Bangs became member of the Brown
household, and long before the winter
was over he had established himself
nrmly in the good graces of all the
FAMILY, excepting the master himself.
Everybody else yielded his perJudice
against dog that, though ugly, of
eur breed aud of "no raising.n
II know he is ugly, but then he is
so atectionate," Mrs. Brown would
say.
we don't care il he is ugly, he's
'he dearest old dog that ever LIVED. -
.he children declared with loyalty to
heir pet.
MI Brown alone refused to see any
'ood qualities in him, and said: He's
perfect nuisance, barking at every
ming and everybody. II we must have
dog, send this tramp away aud I'm
,uy dog that'll be worth somethingn /.
SUI such a howl was raised by the
hlldren that this was never pressed
urther.
Plentiful food and kind treatment
laa marked effect upon poor Bangs,
.hd II wasn't long until even Mr..
'rown had TO admit that, when in
'ood condition, he was really not such
very ugly dog as he had at first ap-
'eared; but, when spring opened. any
aVor his appearance might have won
vas eounteraeted by tendency 70
cratch up the yard aud dig up great
ioles IN the soft soil which Mr.. Brown
'Su az. carefully "grubbedn and sownl