11 Jan 1855
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Newspaper
Aurora Weekly Standard
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1855
Page
1
Farmers are urged to install cisterns near barns to supply pure water for stock, especially in drought. Instructions cover simple circular cement walls, mortar ratios, and a rule from Thomas to calculate cistern capacity, with examples for a barn 30 by 40 feet and varying depths.
The piece argues farmers need regular accounts and field maps to track profits, citing Mayhew's Book Keeping and practical steps for farm ledgers. It then reprints a satirical Water Cure Journal ad for a wife, detailing a bachelor suitor's traits, wealth, and the elaborate courting process.
The article argues for balanced eating over extreme diets, condemning high living and intemperance while praising wholesome, well-prepared meals. It cites dyspepsia as a modern luxury and mocks luxury dinners, urging readers to value honest labor and avoid excess while appreciating simple, nourishing fare.
A lengthy excerpt discusses improved potato storage methods favoring small ventilated pits rather than large heaps. It describes constructing ventilators from boards and latch pieces, burying in dry soil or yards, and using turf covers. The piece references Col. B of Vermont and the shift toward exposing tubers briefly to light and air to preserve vigor, plus a humorous anecdote about domestic life and other assorted quips.
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