48.—1845.] THE Baian oo sk snc cm GAZETTE. 807 
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FIFTH REPORT oF 
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My mnt Having been requ eats” 7 sbt your eik | ag roar ing i e apparatus always a boiie adi z 
Jeney a detailed hrie: scription of the methods which ‘we propose | most -e n process by which that Bearin om ‘may e rish Bite iaa would make cheap rasps and 
ghould be si ed under the authority of the Government for from pens gei which now, in great part, threz a | other articles fitted to an x z thei Po 
Osing the disea ey ih ae RE re cee available to the | its Meee] nutritious material placed in a form where it may 9: Sae as ad = ir E 
Je all that a of the substance fit for food, we | be or deter ved by the people for food without being liable to loss tatoes gee their fires their 
ae to report as +f olov -= 
We 
Be 
ir Ree a oration deseribed.—A Stranger. 
have mentioned “te your Excellency, in a ‘pre ‘ocesses for converting diseased Potatoes s into food The Potat isease.— 
oR that our early chemical i investigations led us to at fecha Ben m Placed under our notice, either by He parane them- thee ae me a: About the middie or towards 
nition òf two im portant facts—Istly, that by the action of eae. proposing them, or by Her r Majesty’ 5 G ént, to er m rst observed that the Potatoes in 
ty the diseased parts of the Potatoes were capable of being | whom they had been transmitted. Weharocaretuily Féxatntnbd | the eottage allotments had turned black. One of the 
motade an nd 2 Sedlye: the pall y be beartas manos remains | their respective merits, and we do not consider any of them to | cottagers assured me that the day befor e the af sora 
i ag in the most valuable e lenent 0 pon these prin- | possess the necessary qualities for adapting them to the actual i rhi l 
s bunded the process b Chieh we propose to render | circumstances of this country. Of these plans there are, how- Ta pa, white early in the morning with h x fro 
òtátoes useful for qitdlosohnt food. The simplicity of | ever, two, Which, as they approach somewhat to tie character conclude that he was deceived, by. = sparkling © vi 
al working has been 2 er _ pri e ja Ain RE z of the material we propose to be employ ved, we feel that we dew-drops ; for, a thermometer hangi 
m wh -opera sh ive our re s for not T: fı ji 1 did not indi 
siderable ata to your azpnloacr. go” k x ve 
ve suppose to Hid mployed in the follov The first of these plans consists ih boiling the Potatoes, after =a 42°. He took up some of the tubers, and the dis- 
g s sing in great part, se at kc infected cutting "ett the diseased portions, op afterwards drying the was evident, As these cotiagers use no ar tifici ial 
with t isease $ an appearance too repuisive'to allow | boiled mass by the rom of heat, and preserving the dried manures, nor mach of any kind, à 
their being used directly for human food, fans do not AAE of mass in ai r-tight canis qi nany o that cause, p 
sed parts being peeled off previous to cooking without The second Sas Enie in steaming the Potatoes after they Ape gn " 
f a large portion of their substance. In such | arë peeled, w without the diseased parts byse Ne out, and of 
se that the Potatoes should be first washed | and ramming ty jiri the Pohitote thus softened into air-tight | the remainder one- -half is ig eels chilly mia epg 
; this is very easily effected when the quan- | barrels, and closing them with air-tight lids. though the The 
ated on is not very large, by the means everywhere Both these — may ba Piar, to succeed, and the mate- 
arm aie or cottage. But when, as in Govern- | rials produced by their operation fotm an agreeable and the conan and therefore driest soil, were the worst ; , 
r Law Unions, or other ‘places, it } wséful food. But, at = same time, Boat Exce lency is 
aware that the advantages of such proc t depend | las Some Pink Kidneys, which appena to be quite 
y upon their simplicity, Pary their eE ARE rag ko ah circum- es have yielded to the _ diseas within the Jast fort- 
if ars, and y stances of this country, The first of these plata differs } ae the 
. This mode which is adopted i from the second, in Teqtiiting twice the expenditure of night. most of — S wore 
‘or Such purposes, will clea fael required either in the second plan, or that which we have | black and dead, bi hers aes, green, d the centre 
quantity of Pota ane Lay very. short time. proposed to your Excellency. And it also differs from both by | of some e leaves. A 
he cleaned Potatoes ae neg o be grated down by some | the wate caused in cutting out the diseased parts, which, if poisonous, and that pigs ead died of othe - bai, D Kea 
ne or other of the machines ak Sted for ‘that operation. We they are at all to be economised, must be exposed to = caraed 
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octas € the attention óf yernm eer. | and 63 of m: 
sof these pings which we consider best suited to | nutritious,pulp still undestroyed. In the process of steaming very impor at to te ve, <Accordin; ngly, I hac da Pig 
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y, and the Royal Dublin Society. The size objectionable, not only from the appears ance given to the pre- Potatues ; he lived, but di à. not thrive. I then ta them 
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course, will differ, according pared part, but also from other reasons to which we have, on 
for farm use, or for employment | former occasions, directed your Exceilency's saa ponent iled ; but a little salt was mixed with them, and the 
erations ; but in every case the machirle derives | Both the plans under cwnildenian involve which | pig pai not toueh gre aren Soiak all ree, pea 
t siniplification from the fact that the processes we recom- | We e consider quite sufficient to prevent tier Pte "adoption, was withheld for some me w Pots: 
Me me Saad we starch, but only the | namely, the net eee for large and costly air-tight ve: sels Peas 
of _ Potato, hence the pulp need | preserve the Potatoe: 5 mashed in the man ner propo: hret poan hall pint aa ms 
i pick Wi ate en eted, and, conse- | the products are preserved i in ett: Teseli, well secured from | twic fi itl 
e-a day, 
be desired. Sek t seems Pichon ean i erka raaa Si ety a 
to accelerate the growth of the fungus, or at least the 
tubers, Li 
upon the grat 
ich the broken-down substance may be delivered. he plan ich w e have recommended to a met ency grow w rapidly. T ila Po- 
has s äi i è for a ge tatis, t ame ly pt 
e otäto has thus been obtained in the form of a | unites the tn ti of the previous platis, and, at the sam r aik ke bad ones, until —" latte 
itis to be wash ith water; the diseased por- | time, Introduces danplieity into the processes, with a less ex- 
ons of tissue, and all the peculiar stibstances prodaced by the | penditure'of labour and fuel, wit a machinery certainly equally | preponderate, makes the whole avai silable for feeding 
isease, are, in great part, isok ed by the water, and render | cheap, and with facilities of application much more universal, pigs, and cottagers who are fortunate enoug possess 
hi ing i . A 
vicky md slimy, and dark reddish brown colotired ; this is to | In offering a plan for cönverting all the nutriment éxisting in . : 
red off, a don, agitate iia dea 1 imi ofa natritión: | that animal have bought them - o neighbours for 
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vi nd more water rè , agitated mode- | the diséaséd Potato, the form ious meal, as 
“etd 1 the pulpy mass itis subsided, this second | capable of preserva as ordi our, your Exeel- | th t sixpence per bushel ; but others threw 
id is to be poured off also. Tn general, the second washi lency will perceive that itis highly important that the Potato, them away, or — ie m-to ret upon 
Mill fully cleanse out the diseased portion, but if necessary a however teh s should be = able one Bg oe E a I was therefore des to show that a the 
hi rater may be used: in this Way sll that part of the Po- | hot soup or stirabout, so ds to compensate tor the uss of hot 
that might prove injutious iay. be Washal re and ne diet to = Mi the pensant was the oh in the Potato, We | Worst contained something | mene which should gr 5» 
idue that settles ‘atthe bottom of the’ vessel is to be have had practical experience that the Potato-meal, such as we f lost.» W ith this view I erus} he well-cleaned r 
in the way described bélow. have suggested, made into soup, with any such vegetabies as | tar-mill, by passing ye 
marked that nud Washi procured, forms a palatable accompaniment the 2 i i are Caan “tt mahi a 
t is our object to Weave $ in ae oe and tato-bread, at not éxceeding one peti ör Pe 5 pt zZ third Y thi 
tice the article | pints, and therefore within the means of the poorest pe tain ed 98 lbs. of po ; ph ) at one-third ef täis 
an à è to employ, may Te washed òùt, an ja forth r lay peter Shans pror kaen unt the paa quantity could not be made white by ——— Der 
ashing out is the process by which Potato starth is Com- | as proposed by us is equally applicable to the cottier As tt 18 © j F st i P its 
is Hotel ‘01 Indi pensable that the wash- the large establishments, for ch it is mainly intended, seat ody the true sen | of starch; Lind 
o mahaged as to Suffice to-réntove the light and When applied to the — of the cottier, we ‘would suggest the” na > st par Des ey" aiveeti iodine’; to 
=e fing ugh to take out any | circulation of the following simple directions which accompany | here I must tiötice an error in the lectionis pitén for 
This is, in practice, | this report, preparing ari starch. Two washings are not suffi- 
tly Gasy; once performing =e neers will fally show Bhir: have tHe honour to be, your ae pu s obedient and cron to whole of it. Afier five-or’six Te- 
rat at oe the washing, when properly ‘conducted, ‘aithful servants, — - wg Ronee AWE. ~ “of “pee at pro Sonie of the best ‘id firtést 
arres B. etitions cess, sone best 
FARMERS AND PEASANTRY OF IRELAND. starch continued to be deposited ; nor is is the pulp con- 
pulpsubstance of the Pot do wet ,TO THE 
botto B Un Mg it will eae ie , on exami Ist. The Po tatoes Shoulda be well washed with water, so ab | tainin E Sia Foe fecula absolutely pom vën 
a will ee <i a j aatly not to be quite e sam all throigh to les th die from tee rile by means of a grater, whic after n from ‘the starch. Was givet ‘to 
e washing t r 2nd pe e Poi 
ily well di a jon, th here. EN Re tation Bai pot pen thal iA a piece of see om, or tin pune! iais up inir ‘tlie pigs e A VA with tie common a hopes a and thotigh 
h fa: astened on a board ; ii Piros eee may be ie t vasted mue it by turning it out of trough: 
for four or five shillings, consi ng öf a cy! r jûne] vet-they ‘ate botit half. The tendenty ‘of = þad Po- 
shéet-iron turne! the hand, with a hopper toh — a sd y ate a 
ara Bi e N na di = P a a bucket or tub of | tatoes to Sprout is is very remarkable. T have seen thém 
ae need; ee i 
the | and with a healthy tl ickness, which would salina 
pi mito | very valuable in hyo apit season. Tn every Way it is 
cessary, be done aga ‘me if the | evident that the foot has not degenerated ; for seme ‘of 
dish or brownish ; bat two washings will | ¢ the sort which the late Mr. Knight raised from seed 
0 vit wie te pi cledh E were as much affected as the oldest sorts. I have found 
Recollect that tne starch is net to be washed off the |a sprinkling of quick-lime e wth of the 
Te “pat only the reddish diseased stuff. The a tony must be laajat, except where the décomposition of its substarice 
Tet to settle E along with the pulp, for they are both re- | has penétrated d ep iito the interior of the sibir. Th- 
“se. Thor wet pulpis ten to He taken ‘out of ae tab, and is to rsion in water acidulated with sulphuric deid pro- 
as well as you can = cee by drainin ng. prsia duced the = yves remarkable 
iy To every e stone weight ot thik wet pulp, w edor t'surface af the Pd ; 
| Biome Of wetness ulled out Sab ar yoti thay think wel l | but with this treatment it does not boil well forthe table. 
itis quitedry dnd slightly browned ` on Harcourt: ——In the maltitade of counsel 
on dhe ese ki ill Keep for a very long time without sou ee : ahunan 
6th. These cake wn eis ete ut sour- | not remember Secing the récommendation of what ap- 
ing or Spoiling, ifi pissaire cat he taken to keep them Si A} x ; Po- 
t them md hang th o the | pears t the mdst sinple method of preserving 
ee oe ie et sats os ve en ainos, Ned tae p or iaa oiky 
btatoes i ti beitir sür- 
ip on She a iade tition oe the datat init | | Trish cabin in afond spy sue iy wa 
ill then get Potato ‘meal, | d, 
Ei “damp ge mei it. This s meni | the oxidising effect of the atmosphere kept off, and thus 
ae a gee and for mixing | fermentation and decorhposition prevented. The Ain- 
read. f- = 
t ovary diseased Potito can be made into ee of pe ting lomo pad ere a ma ee 
eee case te-ipread, bat from | the facts ‘the diseased Pota- 
Home Correspondence. toes : slg fate ‘of 
Kilnsdrying we pees A have sent some Potatoes sonar aad affected, ea carbonie acid am Pee gases 
whieh me (been: —— treated in a Hop-kiln. Fp dily given off, and fermentation ‘and decay S00 
only pikes aa pore in the cottage or farm-house is | eonsider y had not been cut into follow. What i is wanted, thereféte, is not ‘only to pře- 
sega Battie, anda griddle. In the large manu- > My but to 
or four os gk to the fire in a tin screen | sin =i them | with that which will readily absorb that 
till the eut surfaces had exuded their tare, | tl Powdered charcoal preseriis 
atop y the surface, or if the same pieces | itself as the pony sare i, when it ean - obtnired, and 
Be ingt were arrat ye eS es will be useful manure when its ‘purposé is 
Po hing the pup: soe -necessary time; dhd if | served ; and next to this, charred ‘sawdust or wood 
ie iy nested Thao areas Rabo teeth done daily a sient apn i er I} peat, or eonl-ashes. Simple sawdust contains n very 
eer iiy y ferso ots, Be desirable eq nny toi think the people would readily avail themselves of this gre por centage jon Bey chet at this fime-of 
with > We have described, without mi ion because it could be dene at home, T am ‘year is ~obtail powdered [ime ‘is 
s Taraa the above processes will, it pia pene i à : a ne me ae ee > A Poss 
tly port a statement, in the est! d Si i Alléw me to suggest, at 
aar Pow he! 
