The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-06-21
A Discourse on BI cad and Cak,.

| II is nearly two years since collsctc
from experts some curious and importsn
statements regarding the cost OF food, 81,
published them in this column. The
justified that question OF the Bourbon
princess, who has been ridiouled for he
inquiry respecting some bread riot
among the poor people in Paris. Sh,
was told that the people had no bread
and she asked, with that simplicity whici
gave her = certain charm, why they die
not eat cake.
Now that We ere bringing food and
| agriculture more to the standards OF &C
cursts scisles. 1t proves sometimes that
her ridiculsd q ies,ion had ft foundD
lion. That Is to say, molasses, sugar,
butter and eggs, the four most impor
tant materials 10 the change Of simple
bresd into cake may be 90 chssp and
wheat -four so dear. that more nourish
meat may be obtained st the same priss
by mixing these four Ingredients int
-four than is gained from the bread made
from -four and salt alone. The yeast, IN
bread or in cake, is hardly matter Of
nourishment,
l am told by the experts that the food
food msrkst is now in this condition.
Bobby must not bs told. as . matter Of
course. that be must have only one piece
Of cake, AS IL, Of necessity, bis father
would be bankrupt II he had two. an
told by one Of the most accomplished
professors that, at the present price Of
ginger-snsps, the baker who sells them
sells more nourishmsht for the money
than when be sells bread.
l do not propose now TO discuss the de
tails which the experts make so interest
ing. When | Was 10 college, President
Q uincy told me that 10 his boyhood Say
in the SOS OF the last century -whsat
bread appeared on bis fathers table only
IS sn occasional luxury, such IS wss pro
vided for . favored guest, l took ths
that it was generally provided
ev,ry week, but that II did not regularly
appear on the table. Rye snd Indian
vas the daily bread on which be end bis
brothers and sisters were brought up.
One would be glad II one OF the experts
would tell ns what is the comparative cost
to-day Of rye and indian and Of white
v heat bread and what the atoms Of nour
shment which they carry.
We need to call attention to such de
tails nov that the northern states seem to
have taken the contract for feeding half
Atis, nobody can ssy how long. II 10 for
his reason that l refer to them, With
very wise prsscisnos. the nationsl govern
meet several yesrs ego seat ont agents
% the heart Of Europs. who should open
he blind eyes OF the people there TO the
Itories Of lndisn corn and meal which
We have waiting for their daily food. The
'esults OF the gospel OF these missionaries
II csrn-bresd have slresdy been msrvs
ous. and they srs very important 10 the
Ioluiios Of the question how the world 10
o be fed. II would seem - II % ucb
more msy be done 10 the same direction.
~ sssured Ly persons we'll acqusint
ID with China and Jspap tbst there 10
neither any religions instruction nor any
diseased taste which induces the people
II those nstions to eat rice. II 10 - "
lid and upinterestine TO them a. /, 10 TO
TO- As soop - we can introduce the bet
er cereals st % low . coat ss rios besrs,
be natives oi the East will glsdly pur
base them. 10 this fact 10 an importsnt
esson. 10 the fsmine days Of ls49. when
70 bsd starving Irish fsmilies dumped up
q us 10 Worcester, where ] then lived,
70 Who ware thsa boys we're trying our
ret experiments 10 prsciicsl sociology,
dr. Emerson, the Bsddhs OF the West
,ss visiting Worcester, and / said 10 him
eslly witt sad oissppoiLtment: They
ammo, eat our Indiss mssl sect some
lee swset meal TO Pine Mssdow 10 st.ty
ps family, snd II vs thrown srsy. ,
ar. Hale, you sbould have sect them
ot cskss, This vss ibe prsciissl snsvsr
1 the prsetiesl seer. !. oontsiss ths %
ser Tor oor immense duty nov, - vs
10 shipping the bread stans for starving q
rdis. Some one must tssch them kov
. hspdls Iodisn meal, i