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MOORE’S  RURAL  M£W>YORKER. 
Bomfstit  (^.fonomi). 
AH  APOSTLE  OP  THE  KITCHEN. 
A  WRITER  in  the  Galaxy  tells  (wc  regret  to  say) 
an  o’er  true  tale  in  the  subjoined  brace  of  para¬ 
graphs  : 
A  few  years  ago  the  worthy  Prof.  Blot  en¬ 
deavored  to  create  good  housewives,  lujt  the 
hour  and  the  man  did  not  conic  together,  for 
when  ho  strove  to  turn  woman’s  thought  kitchen- 
ward  their  cars  wero  deaf.  His  effort  was  made 
in  the  era  of  financial  plethora  when  the  idea  of 
women  waa  in  spending  money  iuetend  of  sai.'ing 
it,  and  Ida  "dao  connaola  acre  uuheedod.  Tho 
forerutinor  of  the  hygienic  and  economical  cui¬ 
sine  hold  aloft  a  loaf  of  wIioIcbchuo  bread,  saying 
it  was  the  foundation  of  Inmian  h.appincss ;  the 
women  tittered,  and  yet  it  '>vaR  Imo.  With  the 
enthusiasm  of  a  reformer  ho  offered  to  teach 
women  how  to  turn  dyapcjitic  stomachs  into 
healthy  ones,  and  consoiinontly  miserable  hus- 
bands  and  fathers  into  mombersof  a  happp  fami¬ 
ly.  Again  tho  women  tittered,  and  continued  to 
titter,  until  tho  ajaistlo  of  the  kitchen,  finding 
that  his  gltwl  tidings  fell  on  ears  that  did  not  un¬ 
derstand.  bocamo  discouraged  and  withdrew  into 
obscurity,  whither  a  few  of  tho  faithful  followed 
him.  but  oveu  these  abaudoued  him  after  a  liine, 
and  then  bo  cUeil. 
Tlio  Professor  came  in  the  spirit  of  a  missiun- 
ary  possessed  of  a  scheme  of  propagandisto.  Tho 
symbols  of  his  olheo  were  soup  and  bread,  for 
they  wore  the  principal  au.xiharies  liy  wliicb  tlie 
gastromic  tenets  were  to  sprc;wl.  He  proiiosod  to 
make  of  a  rcstloss.  eager,  unsatisfied  people,  a 
peaceful  and  blest  one  to  establish  economical 
habits  in  the  household,  consequently  to  chaiiRo 
tlu-iftlcss,  idle,  extravagant  women  Into  grasi 
wives  and  mothers.  If.  was  nothing  less  tlian  a 
revolnli'ju  which  the  Frcuchman  contemplated. 
Some  who  cotnprehendixl  the  sc<ipo  of  his  miasion 
listoned  to  him,  but  witli  ajiathy.  Tlio  greater 
part  smilod  when  the  propagandist  of  wholcsonio 
nourishmeut  unfolded  his  schcnie,  accompanied 
with  Gallic  zoal.  gostui’o,  and  accent.  Tlic  thing 
itself  and  its  exponent  apiicared  to  bo  ludicrous. 
So  lie  preached  and  taught  in  vain. 
- - - 
CHINESE  COOKING, 
Americ.vns  who  (lino  with  tho  Chinese  are  biu- 
priHcd  at  tho  perfection  to  which  they  have  car¬ 
ried  thoir  cooking.  During  a  recent  Chinese 
banquet  at  Han  Francisco,  an  orango  was  laid  at 
the  plate  of  each  guest.  Tho  orango  itself  seem¬ 
ed  like  any  other  oi  ango,  but  on  being  cot  was 
found  to  contaiu  within  tho  rind  five  kinds  of 
delicate  jollios.  Quo  was  at  first  puzzled  to  ex¬ 
plain  how  the  Jollies  got  in,  and,  giving  up  that 
train  of  rortcctioii,  was  in  a  worse  quandary  to 
know  how  the  pulpy  part  of  the  orange  got  out. 
Colored  oggH  wore  al^  aerved,  in  tho  inwdo  of 
which  wore  found  nuts,  jellies,  meata  and  con¬ 
fectionary.  Wien  one  of  the  Americans  present 
asked  tlie  iuterpreter  to  explain  this  IcgcrdErnaln 
of  cookery,  ho  expanded  his  mouth  in  a  hearty 
laugh  and  shook  his  head  and  said;— ’Mclican 
man  heap  smart ;  why  bo  not  findeo  out  ?" 
makes  a  dclicions  dish,  and  is  useful  for  using 
small  pieces  of  cold  meat. 
Mincfuwal  FriKrrs.— With  half  a  pound  of 
niincemcat  mix  two  oimces  of  fine  bioad  crumbB 
(or  a  tablcspoonful  of  tJom)  two  eggs  well  beaten, 
and  the  strained  juice  of  half  a  small  lemon. 
Mix  these  well  and  drop  the  fritters  with  a  desert 
sjiooii  into  plenty  of  pure  lard  ;  fry  them  from 
seven  to  eight  minutes,  drain  them  in  a  napkin 
and  wmd  them  very  hot  to  the  table.  They 
should  be  quite  small. 
REMEDY  FOR  DYSPEPSIA. 
iljmiunit  Infonnatioir, 
SEEKING  HEALTH  IN  FLORIDA. 
WHERE  AND  HOW  INVALIDS  MAY  LIVE  COMFORTABLY. 
The  Joiu'iial  of  Chemistry  asserts  that  tea  ia 
not  the  simple,  harmlcsa  Viovoragc  that  it  is 
generally  supiKiscd ;  but  that  its  effects,  hi  their 
chai’iK'tcr,  may  rightly  <iaim  to  be  cl.asscd  with  | 
those  of  tolmcco  and  alcohol.  The  .Tcmrnal  of  . 
Cticinistry  adds:— “Many  disorders  of  tho 
norvoiiH  systom  are  the  dinsit  result  of  oxtensive 
tca-bibhing.  Tea  is  a  ‘narcotic  fioisoit:’  its 
essential  priiicii'le,  thciiic,  is  ulhcd  in  composi¬ 
tion  and  properties,  with  stryclmiiio  and  mor¬ 
phine.  It  first  c.vcilcs  the  nervous  system  and 
then  exhausts  It.  I’,xpcrimonts  show  that,  both 
in  man  and  in  other  animals,  it  impairs  power 
in  the  lower  extremities ;  so  tliat  it  affects  the 
‘understanding’  in  a  double  sense— literally  as 
well  as  figuratively.  It  is  not  the  hnnnicss  ex- 
lulnraiit  it  has  been  considered.  Iml  a  powerful 
agent,  whoso  effects  are  ofteri  serious.’’ 
Ukmbuv  For  Dii  UTnBRiA..  — A  ci'rrespondint 
of  tho  Boston  Journal  writes  that  ho  has  used 
tho  following  remedy  for  diphtheria  in  a  great 
from  tlio  river  the,  land  com-  J  niaiiy  hard  casc.i.  and  in  not  one  has  it  failed  to 
effect  a  core.  It  is  as  follows  :  Procure  some 
jhtch  tar-  not  gas  tar  put  a  little  on  a  hot  iron, 
invert  tunnel  over  tho  smoke,  and  let  the  patient 
inhiilo  as  nitioh  as  ho  can  without  strangling,  for 
a  finv  niinntoH,  five  or  six  times  a  day.  During 
the  intervals  let  flic  iiatient  have  siiiall  pieces  of 
ice  to  keep  as  near  tho  root  of  the  tongno  as 
possible. 
SELECTED  RECIPES, 
Baked  Squeish,— Take  a  squash,  cut  in  two, 
clean  lusido,  imt  in  the  oven  flesh  side  up,  an 
hour  before  dlmrcr.  Serve  hot,  with  butter,  laqi- 
^icr  and  salt.  Squashes  not  quite  ripe  are  also 
good  thus  baked. 
Bye  arid  Indian  Drop  Cake— Oiio  pint  of 
Indian  meal,  ont-half  pint  of  rye  meal,  two  spjon- 
ful-s  of  niola.ssea,  a  little  salt ;  work  it  with  cold 
milk  so  as  to  drop  from  a  spoon  into  hot  fat ;  be 
sure  to  have  a  smooth  batter. 
Meal  Loo/.— Chop  fine  whatever  cold  meat  you 
may  have,  fat  and  loan  together,  add  pci'per, 
salt  and  liuoly-chopi>ed  onion,  two  slices  of  bread 
which  have  been  soaked  in  milk,  and  one  egg  ; 
mix  well  together  and  bake  in  fonu.  This  makes 
an  admirabb  te,a  or  breakfast  dish. 
Pop-Ooerf.—Tbw:  eggs,  fom'  cu,)8  of  flno 
graham  flom-,  four  cups  of  milk,  or  simply  good 
milk  and  the  best  white  flour  made  into  a  rather 
soft  batter.  Those  may  be  baked  in  gem  tins  or 
gem  irons,  or  small  cops  which  should  pre¬ 
viously  heated.  Bake  in  a  hot  oven  and  eat  with 
fnnt  sauce. 
Doughnuts  Witkoid  Eggs—Om-h&U  cup  of 
buttermilk  or  sour  milk,  the  same  of  cream  and 
of  sugar,  one  teaspoonful  of  saleratus,  spice  and 
salt  to  taste;  add  a  little  yeast,  flour  enough  to 
mold,  and  let  it  rise  before  frying ;  or  if  an  egg 
(Am  be  put  in,  the  yeast  can  bo  left  out  and  tho 
dough  fried  at  once. 
Stuffed  Cabbage. — ^Take  a  large  fresh  cabbage 
and  cut  out  the  heart ;  till  the  phiec  with  a  stuff¬ 
ing  made  of  cooked  chicken  or  veal,  chopped  very 
fine  and  seasoned  and  rolled  into  balls  with  yelk 
of  an  egg.  Then  tie  the  cabbage  firmly  together 
and  boil  in  a  covered  kettle  for  two  hours.  This 
Twin  Lakkh,  near  Mellonvlllo,  ? 
OrsuKeCo.,  tio., January  11,  IWe.j 
Eds.  IvURAD  Nkw-Youkeu  I  notice  in  your 
issue  of  Jan.  1st  a  letUu-  dat+xl  Jacksonville,  Fla., 
Nov.  *26.  giving  a  description  of  the  damp  weather 
prevailing  at  that  date.  Fi.ir  fear  that  many  of 
your  invalid  readers  were  dlscoiiraged  by  tJiat 
letter.  I  writo  to  tell  you  iny  side  of  the  story  - 
iM'iug  up  the  St.  Johns  at  the  same  time.  I 
reached  Jack.sotiviilc  on  tho  2Cth  of  Nov.,  frimi 
Pciin. ;  hut  kn(.»wing  ib(  eluiracter  for  dampness 
from  many  of  my  ncqnainlnneos.  pressed  right 
on  to  Palatkn,  where  T  Kejit  my  bed  for  five  days 
before  feeling  strong  enough  to  go  on  to  our 
destination.  At  Palatk.!,  it  was  damp  and  chilly, 
but  nothing  like  what  your  eoiTespondent  dt- 
scrilies.  A  lire  was  not  only  comfortable,  but 
neccssai  y :  but  om  clothing  was  not  damp  in 
tho  morning  nor  did  wo  notice  mold  on  onr 
shoes.  Truth  eonqMds  me  to  Say  it  was  disagree¬ 
able  enough,  and  confirmed  mo  in  my  o))iiiion  of 
that  (tart  of  tho  State  not  being  the  right  pheo 
for  invalidtt.  When  we  got  U(t  hero  wc  still 
found  the  damp  (trcvailing,  but  so  mndi  milder 
and  more  plrasniit  Unit  wo  did  not  think  of  a 
flroaiid  rode  in  an  o|«m  veliiclo  five  miles, 
witboni  taking  cold  or  being  veryniuoh  fatigued. 
Two  miles  back 
mciicos  to  rise  and  break  into  little  knolls  and 
bills,  with  here  and  there  a  lake  varying  in  size 
from  a  (toiid  to  large  sheets  of  wabtr  several 
miles  in  length.  A  nutre  desirablo  spot  for 
homes  cannot  well  be  found  than  on  tho  slopes 
and  bight.s  overlooking  those  lakes.  The  soil  is 
(iiiro  sand  and  the  timljcr  piiio,  but  all  tho  better 
for  that.  The  Jillle  rain  there  is  rnris  off  so 
quickly,  tlicro  is  no  tract;  of  ihimjinoss,  and  the 
air  is  full  of  resin  from  the  trees.  Such  air— so 
puro  that  onr  frosb  beef  drioH  up  if  loft  hanging 
t(X)  long— and  one  can  go  all  day  without  being 
Hcnsiblc  of  fatigue.  Every  inspiration  is  a 
ploaBuro  to  the  tender  throat  and  delicate  lungs. 
When  wo  left  liomc  every  breath  seemed  to  rasp 
j  and  hurt.,  and  now  it  is  all  gone,  and  with  it  tho 
I  sense  of  weariness  and  langour.  The  air  seems 
to  have  as  much  effect  on  tho  nervous  system  as 
'  auy  tiling  else,  soothing  and  rostotiug  in  a 
'  wonderful  manlier.  This  is  our  experience  and 
I  that  of  many  others, 
1  The  right  way  for  jxiople  to  ixime  here,  is  to 
bring  some  bedding  and  iiidlsiiensaMe  bou.se- 
keeping  things  along  in  their  trunks;  buy  or 
rent  a  cooking  stove  ;  rent  a  cabin  or  more  pre¬ 
tentious  frame  house  and  get  a  carpenter  to 
make  them  some  rude  bedsteads,  table,  etc. 
etc.,  and  keep  house  in  primitive  style.  There 
are  iu  this  neighborhood  limises  to  rent  at  from 
five  to  ten  dollars  per  month  ;  in  which  a  small 
family  ('an  lie  made  very  comfortable,  if  choosing 
to  live  in  such  way  for  several  months.  Wo 
wero  fortunate  enough  to  find  a  small  house  of 
tlirce  nxims,  furnished,  and  arc  keeping  house 
without  the  help  of  any  one  except  a  washer¬ 
woman.  There  are  no  negroes  iu  these  lower 
counties,  and  no  servants,  except  those  brought 
along.  But  this  is  not  the  objection  one  might 
think,  for  tho  simple  reason  tliat  house  keeping 
iu  such  a  style  is  not  hard  work  ;  it  hi  play  cum- 
(larod  to  our  methods  at  homo,  and  if  one  wishes 
to  economize — that's  the  secret  do  things  yonr- 
solf.  There  arc  many,  many  invalids  whose 
friends  would  bring  them  here  if  it  were  not  for 
tho  cost,  and  when  you  pay  boarding  it  soon 
nuis  .away  witli  money ;  but  in  tliis  way  you  are 
perfectly  independent,  and  live  far  more  com¬ 
fortably  and  at  very  little  expense.  I  ho(ie 
none  of  your  readers  who  want  health  will  stop 
at  Jackson^-ille,  but  come  up  here  to  the  hills 
where  there  is  no  damp.  Don’t  stop  at  the 
river,  but  get  back  into  the  country.  Health  is 
every  thing,  and  to  gain  it  wo  must  put  up  with 
many  Ibings  not  so  indispensable  as  we  may 
have  supposed.  Mbs.  M.  C-  B. 
Remark.s.— By  reference  to  the  last  letter  of 
onr  Jack.sonvillo  correspondent,  on  page  106,  it 
will  be  seen  tliat  Bro.  Bkaodon  has  isomo  cogent 
reasons  for  remaining  in  or  near  that  place. 
1  Htill  we  are  incUnod  to  think  Mrs,  M.  C.  B.  <»r- 
rect  in  seeking  a  hilly  region,  in  the  interior, 
where  fogs  and  dampness  do  not  prevail  to  an  in¬ 
jurious  extent. — fEna. 
A  WHITER  in  tho  Medical  Journal,  discoursing 
on  dyspepsia  says: — Wo  have  seen  dyspeptics 
who  suffered  untold  tormente  with  almost  every 
kind  of  food.  Bread  became  a  buruing  acid. 
Meat  and  milk  wero  solid  and  li(iuld  fires.  Wc 
have  Hceu  tlieso  same  sufTcrers  trying  to  avoid 
food  and  drink,  and  even  going  to  tho  enema 
spring  for  sustenance.  And  wo  bavo  seen  the 
torments  pass  away  and  their  hunger  reUevod 
by  liviug  tqioit  tho  white  of  eggs,  which  have 
been  Iwiled  iu  huhbling  water  for  thirty  miuutcs. 
At  the  end  of  a  week,  wo  have  given  the  half 
yelk  of  the  egg  with  the  white,  and  n(X)n  this 
diet  alone,  without  fluid  of  any  kind,  wo  have 
seen  them  begin  to  gain  flesh  and  strength,  and 
reficshlng  sloop. 
.After  woefts  of  this  ti'catniont  they  have  been 
able,  with  care,  to  begin  upon  other  food ;  and 
all  this  tho  writer  adds,  without  taking  medicine. 
He  says  that  hard  boiled  eggs  .are  not  half  so  bad 
as  half  boiled  ones,  and  ton  times  as  easy  to 
digest  as  raw  eggs,  even  in  egg-nog. 
TEA  A  POISON. 
WOOL  GRO’WING  IN  NEBRASKA. 
Mr.  Harrison  G.  Otis  of  the  U.  8.  Patent  Of¬ 
fice,  and  Jasie.s  A.  Lawrence  of  Ovfrton,  Daw¬ 
son  Co.,  Nebraska.,  recently  addressed  a  letter 
to  Moses  Htockino  of  Wahoo,  Saunders  Co.,  Ne- 
bni.ska,  asking  information  concerning  the  biisi- 
tiCHs  of  Wool  Growing  and  Hhoep  Husbandry  in 
that  State.  Mr,  Btockino  made  a  reply,  the 
Hiibstauce  of  which  wo  coiiy  as  follows : 
With  such  a  vast  area  of  country  admirably 
adapted  to  wool  growing,  it  is  a  disgrace  to  us, 
as  a  nation,  that  we  are  still  inqiorting  50,000,000 
ponuds  of  raw  wools  per  annum,  and  an  amouut 
equally  largo  iu  the  various  form.s  of  woolou 
manufactures. 
Tho  Western  [ieo])lo  have  prosecuted  grain 
growing,  at  a  loss,  with  a  vigor  and  a  (lertinacily 
worthy  of  a  better  rwusc,  and  almost  overlooked 
one  of  the  most  pleasing  and  profitable  of  rural 
employments — that  of  siioep  husbaiulry  for 
which  their  soil,  climate  and  abundant  grasses 
are  so  admirably  adaiited.  Clear  those  noble 
(ilaiim  of  bostilo  Indians,  (iroservo  our  present 
vroot  tariff  intoct,  and  with  such  industrious  and 
far-seeing  men  as  yourself,  and  some  other  wor¬ 
thy  souls  who  could  ho  named,  to  aroiiso  atton- 
tenflon  and  point  out  the  way,  and  in  boi  yours 
those  United  i-tatca  would  iireduce  a  large  sur¬ 
plus  of  wool  for  oxjxirt.  Twenty  years  have 
Hufticod  to  raise  CWiforniu,  Australia,  Van  Die- 
man’s  Land,  South  .Africa  and  the  Argentine  Ho- 
piiblic  from  nothing  to  tlio  position  of  leading 
wool-producing  countries  of  tlie  globe. 
Tlie  success  of  our  Califoniia  bretliren  is 
but  au  earnest  of  what  may  bo  done  in  other 
(Kirtions  of  our  country  whoji  the  genius  and  en¬ 
terprise  of  our  own  people  shall  take  liold  of  tho 
business  in  earnest.  In  the  State  of  Georgia, 
notwithstanding  tlie  low  tireed  kept  and  the  im¬ 
mense  annual  loss  from  worthless  dogs,  sheep 
husbandry  pays  a  profit  of  63  per  cent.  i>er  an¬ 
num  on  the  capital  invested.  The  buslncsH  will 
pay  a  profit  equally  large  throughout  three- 
fourths  of  tho  area  of  tlieso  United  States.  Let 
tho  (xmntry  understand  that  the  present  wool 
tariff  shall  be  niaintained,  eiioourago  all  classes 
of  useful  manufactures,  turn  the  Indian  over  to 
the  Army  and  compel  him  to  labor  for  bis  living, 
kill  off  the  worthleHS  dogs,  and,  my  word  for  it. 
in  a  few  years  those  States  will  lead  the  world  in 
tho  amount  and  value  of  thoir  wool  product. 
But  I  have  wandered  far  from  tho  business 
before  mo  and  must  got  back  to  j'our  questions : 
"Wliat  brood  or  grade  of  owe  sheep  would  be 
best  for  him  there  for  broeding  purposes  ?"  To 
answer  this  question  definitely  a  knowledge  of 
bis  ocquabitaiico  with  the  business  and  tho  prin¬ 
ciples  of  brooding  is  requisite,  rurc-bred  sboop 
of  any  breed  are  not  very  plentiful,  and  arc  al¬ 
ways  high  in  price ;  consoquoutly,  a  conHider,able 
capital  will  reach  but  Si  little  way,  nnd,  unless  ho 
has  had  mucli  expericuco,  or  has  a  genius  for 
breeding,  he  will  bo  likely  to  fail,  for  a  timo  at 
least,  if  ho  should  attempt  them. 
I  claim  that  our  American  Merinos  are  the 
best  sheep  in  the  world  for  our  Western  praiiies 
at  tho  present,  and  that  they  must  continue  such 
for  years  to  CJome,  and  until  civDizatloa  shall 
open  up  a  largely-increased  market  for  mutton, 
and  the  native  grassea  uro  supplanted  by  more 
succulent  and  perennial  varieties.  Until  all  this 
is  acc(^mplishcd  the  Merino  and  its  crosses  must 
remain  as  tJio  sheep  for  tlio  West. 
rresuiiiing  tlial  JIv.  Lawrence  has  but  a 
liniilod  knowledge  of  sheep,  1  would  recommend 
him  to  purebase,  iu  the  main,  sheep  of  liigh 
grade,  such  as  may  be  found  in  Ohio,  Michigan, 
Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa  and  Jlisaomi,  and 
which  arc  abundant  and  cheap.  Michigan  ia 
almost  exclusively  stocked  with  a  class  of  sheep 
Ihrce-fourtbs  to  full-hlood  Marino,  which  are 
well  ndajit(Hl  to  those  prairies,  and  wbicli  w  ill, 
under  fair  care  and  feed,  pay  a  very  largo  per 
cent,  on  tho  cost  annually.  For  the  two-fold 
:  purpose  of  imqiroviiig  the  blood  of  bis  flock  and 
mastering  the  art  of  breeding,  let  hmi  get  in  ad- 
:  dition  a  fewpuro-brod  pedtgrood  Merino  ewes  and 
tho  necessary  number  of  laire-bred  Meriuo  rnma 
j  for  tho  whole  flock.  Iu  this  natural  sheep  coun¬ 
try  and  healthy  climate,  it  is  not  ncccss.ary  to 
obtain  acclimated  aninuils.  All  sheep  do  well 
I  here,  without  regard  to  the  kicalily  whiolt  they 
1  camo  from,  unless  diseased  when  they  andvo, 
and  even  then,  under  goixl  care,  soon  come  out 
all  right. 
2.  To  your  eoeond  interrogatory  1  would  an¬ 
swer  that  tho  cliancosto  piu'cliaso  desirablo  sheep 
hero  are  oxccctbngly  limited.  This  is  a  natural 
grass,  grain  and  stock  country.  Our  people  have 
grown  whc.'it  to  sell  on  the  market  until  they  are 
^  most  lieai'tily  sick  of  that  huHiness.  There  is 
now  a  general  awakeiung  to  the  fact  tliat  in  fu- 
;  tiu'o  some  other  buKincss  must  bo  pursued,  and 
j  stock  raising  iu  all  its  branches,  and  (larticularly 
1  wool  growing,  is  altrncling  mucli  attention  ;  and 
I  as  there  are  Imt  few  sheep  (some  10,000)  in  the 
I  Htatc,  tUcMO  arc  tenaciously  held  to. 
T;ast  June,  in  the  localities  named  above, 
fair  grade  Merinoj  were  held  at  about  !|'1.60 ; 
high  grades  at  about  (ler  head  They  are  now 
much  Uigber,  But  next  soosou,  soon  after  shear¬ 
ing,  the  prico.s  no  doubt  will  be  about  the  same — 
prospectively  a  little  higher.  Rama — superior 
rams — can  Im  obtained  in  Western  New  Y’ork, 
Western  Pennsylvania,  West  Virginia,  Oliio, 
Michigan,  Southern  Wisconsin,  Illinois,  Iowa  and 
Missouri.  [Hero  follow  tho  names  of  well- 
known  breeders  in  each  of  tho  States  iiaincd.] 
3,  *  ♦  *  Tho  common  coarsc-wooled  owe  of 
tho  West  and  tho  Mexican  ewe  aro  now  held  at 
ligurcH  jvbout  equal  to  the  prices  of  htgh-grudo 
.Merino  ewes,  wliicli  will  shear  twice  as  many 
poiinds  of  wool,  and  arc  mnch  loss  ti-oubloscmo 
to  handle  than  the  common  native.  Tho  Jlexi- 
cau  ewe  posscssea  this  advantage  over  the  Me¬ 
rino  owe,  that  it  is  a  more  prolific  brooder,  but 
this  (loint  is  fully  balanced  by  Uie  onhanc(;d  val¬ 
ue  of  tho  Merino  fleece.  Again,  they  requiio 
less  food  and  less  shed  room  than  any  other  good 
breed  with  wbicli  wo  are  acquainted ;  their  fleece 
being  more  deiiso  (when  not  too  greasy)  eiialJcs 
them  to  endure  stronger  winds  and  a  greater  de¬ 
gree  of  cold.  Besides,  the  wool  fiber  does  not 
catch  and  waste  on  rough  herbage  like  that  of 
tho  more  coarse  and  open  fleeces;  neither  aio 
they  80  liable  to  contract  diseases,  when  mn  in 
large  flocks,  as  arc  most  other  breeds,  which,  to 
the  Wostcni  flock-master,  is  a  very  stioiig  point. 
The  high  price  paid  for  coarse  wools  in  our 
country,  during  tho  past  few  years,  together 
with  the  increasing  demand  for  mutton,  has  a 
tendency  to  cau.so  novices  to  overlook  the  many 
valuable  points  of  tho  Merino  and  induce  them  to 
engage  in  the  breeding  of  those  coarser  breeds, 
without  any  regard  to  their  adaptability  to  the 
locality  nnd  tho  breeding  surroimdings.  To  all 
such  i  would  say,  heware !  First  look  over  tho 
whole  ground,  study  the  situation  cloecly,  nicely 
adjust  tho  advantages  and  disadvantages,  then 
purchase  the  hreed  best  adapted  to  tlie  loc,ility, 
and  slick,  to  Iked,  breed. 
Fashion  is  a  fickle  goddess,  and  the  flock- 
master  cannot  change  hie  Hock  to  follow  her  va- 
gari(i8  with  tho  faciUty  that  the  postm.nstor  did 
his  political  jacket,  who,  when  asked  bow  he  had 
managed  to  keep  his  place  through  so  mauy  nd- 
ministration-Y,  auswered,  *■  Tho  easiest  thing  in 
the  world,  sir !  All  you  have  to  do  i.s  to  change 
in  time,  sir— and  I  defy  auy  administration 
change  quicker  than  I  can!"  ***'*' 
I  remain,  Sir,  eincerely  your*. 
Moses  Stocking. 
