The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-16

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homemade preserves have become
scarce on account OF the cheapness Of
the factory article. and we mus, have
improved agricultural machinery At the
expense Of the husking bees: but the
rush and hurry 10 turn money and 70
make profits has made country things.
which we're once looked upon as bet
ter than city stun. inferior. and nova
days the term country made Is no re-
oommendatlon for wares Of any kind. %
In proof OF the statement Il was said
that the making OF the table products
which we're once the pride Of the thrift
y farmers wife and were made for
regular customers In the city was fast
becoming a lost art. and that the rls-
ing generation knew little or nothing
about the secrets OF pickles and Jams
ana pies and preserves. "The fac
tories. said the woman who bewalled
the decline IN the country product
make tons of mincemeat and oceans
OF sauces and swcetmea,s. and q Is
hard 20 Ind a farmhouse now where
'oouutry-made' things Of that Kind
direct from the store cannot be- found.
The very people who a few years ago.
made cheese Tor themselves and for
city customers now buy Inferior stun.
which Is made so cheaply that Il has
crowded their honest product out OF
existence. Hundreds OF city people
think with pleasure OF the country
dainties thoy formerly brought from
nearby farms. and would pay well for
them now II they were available" But
the hurry process has had a deterlor-
ating effect on articles beyond the
table. among these the old-fashloned
people mention soap and candles. The
modern means OF illumination have
made candles a rarity. but there are
stu many candles sold. and those who
use them generally complain about the
Inferior quality. They gutter and splut-
ter and burn uneyenly. and show in
many respects that they were hurried
IN the process OF manufacture. "As
10 soap. said an enthusiastic country
woman. ~ we we're 20 use our soap
Just as We receive 70 from the store ID
would become a very expensive item
IN housekeeping Il Is put upon the
market soft and unscasoned: and good
housekceper are compelled 90 buy Il
by The box and pile Il up. log-cabln
style. IN a dry place and give q the
seasoning which 10 should have have
had before it was placed on sale. Poor
people cannot buy 10 large quantities..
but take the article into use AZ they
receive %, and. Of course they are com
PEELED 90 pay a hlgh price Tor a neces-
I siiy-only because the manufacturer
has seen o. 10 rush hls product" The
country" never made many claims AZ
a producer OF wearing apparel but even
the few articles which came from the
rural districts and were more valuable
because they were country made have
vanished from the markets aud factory
made articles ia imitation OF them have
taken their places Knit socks and
gloves and mits were once the chief
source % revenue for hundreds OF New
England families. who made up large
stocks % these homely goods and dis
posed of them either through peddlers
or 20 the stores direct The blue socks
with the white diamond toes became
known an over the country and pres
emily they appeared IN fancy boxes
with embossed paper bands around
each hali-dozen. put up IN attractive
form by the factories. and the genuine
article which was delivered 10 the
dealer In bundles without box or tag
was driven out To-day pair OF
homemade socks or old-fashloned
fringe mit,ens' are as scarce "a the
country sage cheese. the mere recol-
lection OF which brings the moisture
to the mouths 90 those who lived when
Il was more than a recollection. pos.
slbly the best Illustration OF the ton.
dency 20 hurry said a German-Amerl.
can. rs the way In which LAGER beer
Is made In this country. The name OF
the article shows that Il should be a
stock beer and those who make Il pro.
perly never tap Il for consumption un-
al Il Is from four TO elk months old.
In this country q Ia sold when Il IL
a. many days old and what q lacks In
point OF age Is added by artificial
means" Another example OF the rush
which Is characteristic OF the times was
spoken OF hy an American brush manu-
iacturer "rhls country makes thous-
ands of dozens OF brushes every year.
he said. "out 90 bristlcs which comes
from Russia Tho hris,los are taken
from the hogs and wild bo5r5. and their
length and stiffness determine their
marke, value Long sta brstles are
valuable, and the money sent to Europe
every year Tor this commodity amounts
10 millions This seems strange IN
view Of the fact that there are probably
more hogs killed In Chicago and Kan
sas City than In any other two places
In the world but 10 have long and
stld hrislles the hog must be old. and
as the animals are faiiencd In this
country by the rapid. rush process.
they are still comparatively young and
have tender brlstlcs when they are con-
veried into the various products. from
sugar-curCd hams to fertilizer. The in
vonilvo genius OF the American has
found a use Tor everything about the
hos except The grunt. but tho brlstles
can be used only for Whist Is known
In the trade a. soft brushes and for
tooth hrushes-all because the rush
system cuts the porksr OF too early In
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