The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-21
TIE SAGE
WAS WISE
And Likewise He Had en- AZ
to Grind.

What you need with that young.
growing family OF yours is a COW" OBJ
served the Sage Of the Suburb. "A
cows what you want"
What would I want with 8 cow
asked the Fffty-Foot Frontier.
a COW has many uses" explained
The Sage of the suburb From her
hide We make leather for boots and
shoes and alligator travelling bags;
her horns we fashion into knife han
dies. tortoise-shen back combs. mu.
steal instruments and pipes for sail
0rs; from her blood we make buildings
that are highly esteemed by people
who h6e them; her hair imparts CO.
hesiveness TO the plaster on our walls,
ana her boots make delicious calves
foot jelly, or glue, according to the
process employed, to say nothing of
the bones, which have various uses.
ranging from fertilizers to piano
keys"
Which is the more useful animal,
the COW or the horse?" inquired the
Fifty-Foot Frontier. You remind me
Of village debating society," he
added.
"lnasmuch as ! am highly improv.
ing influence, | presume. said the
Sage Of the Suburb. complacently. Il
might also mention that the COW i'm
parts under gentle pressure, an Opaque
white fluid composed of albuminoids,
sugar phosphate and water, which is
secreted in the mammary glands.
1t is known as milk and may be
used either as beverage or in the
composition Of angel food; or, coagu-
lated, 1t is manufactured into the ar
ticle Of commerce called cheese. The
scum skinned from the surface, or
separated by centrifugal motion
makes very fair imitation of butter
me. 1t seems to me that your chill
lren might appreciate milk"
They do" said the Fifty Foot Front
err We get it regularly from the
milkman He sells ten quart tickets
for a dollar. I've used it for years in
The family"
Pardon me; you think that you
have" corrected the Sage OF the Sub
arb. In reality you are imperfectly
assimilating a calcareous mixture that
S rapidly paving your interior and
paving the way for future disorders
n the system"
I'm not much on arts and crafts.
aid the Fifty-Foot Frontier. but III
be willing to bet that you can't use the
same material for paving material and
fresco work. You think that | want a
COW. do you?"
Il think THAT you need one" said
the Sage of the Suburb. You don't
know what a comfort COW can be
till you keep one. You can't con
ceive the luxury of an abundant sup
ply Of fresh, pure. wholesome, sure
enough milk and cream until you have
enjoyed it.
You don't have to purchase tickets
for scaDtv sunted measure or stur
that, even If 1t has had milky founda
ton, has been so contaminated, ger
minated and inundated that it is to
tally unfit for human consumption b,
the time that 1t reaches you.
With a cow you get milk-mill
fresh from natures font-the rich
sustaining, invigorating liquid tina
makes the calf frisk and kick UP III
heels in frenzy OF exuberant JOY.
think your children are looking llttl,
pale lately"
That's new one on me" said tn,
Fifty-Foot Frontier. What do you do
just pour the sour milk on a griddl,
and let it stay till it browns'"
That's the idea exactly" replied
the Sage Of the Suburb. 81 believe m,
wife usually mixes In little -four anC
soda and an egg, but that may no
be entirely necessary.
You take those cakes with som,
good maple strip and butter-thati
another thing. l don't see that Their,
would be anything to prevent you max
ing your own butter All you will neeC
beside the cow is churn.'
What does the COW do?" asked tn,
Fifty-Foot Frontier I've heard OF dog
churning, but didn't suppose that
COW would be intelligent enough"
"She furnishes the cream said tn,
Sage.
But not the maple strip? That
extra?"
Don't be bigger idiot than you car
help" said the Sage. I'm talking seri
ously now. If you had a COW you woulC
have all the advantages that hav,
mentioned, and buttermilk besides
You would have milk for drinking
milk for cooking and cream for you
coffee and your berries. You would
restore your poor children to health
and save large part Of the cost Of liv
ing, after the initial expense of pur
chase
The cost Of feed Is very little ant
you can milk her yourself and be tn,
better for the exercise. You think /
over, and talk 1t over with your wife
She's sensible woman, and she'll tel
you that I'm right"