56 CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. [PART I. 



1817. 



Sept. 3." in their diet ; for, to day, we began 

 " plucking the ears of corn' in a 

 patch planted in the garden on the 

 second of June. But, we, in imita 

 tion of Pindar's pilgrim, take the 

 '^ liberty to boil our Corn. We shall 



not starve now. 



4. Fine and hot. 83 degrees under the 

 Locust-trees. 



5. Very hot indeed, but fair, with our 

 old breeze. 



6. Same weather. 



7. Same weather. 



8. Same weather. 



9; Rather hotter. We, amongst seven 

 of us, eat about 25 ears of Corn a 

 day. With me it wholly supplies 

 the place of bread. It is the choicest 

 gift of God to man, in the way of 

 food. I remember, that ARTHUR 

 YOUNG observes, that the proof of 

 a good climate is, that Indian Corn 

 come to perfection in it. Our Corn 

 is very fine. 1 believe, that a wine 

 glass full of milk might be squeezed 

 out of one ear. No wonder the 

 Disciples were tempted to pluck it 

 when they were hungry, though it 

 was on the Sabbath day f 



