Delaware Physician Promotes Farmer Independence
A 19th century Wilmington physician James Tilton urged farmers to live independently by growing their own food on four farms and eschewing tea and other luxuries. He claimed home-grown foods saved money and kept health, noting he avoided most wine but enjoyed rye whiskey. The piece highlights the hardy independence valued in American farming history.
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He Who Laughs Often Lingers Healthier and Longer
Scientists report laughter benefits most body organs and systems. Laughter aids glands and nervous system, ventilates lungs, exercises neck and throat glands, stimulates suprarenals, and promotes heart rhythm and vitality.
Coca-Cola Introduces Lightweight Easy-Goer Bottle
Coca-Cola rolls out a new light weight plastic bottle called Easy-Goer in Providence Rhode Island first. The bottle weighs 25 percent less than glass when filled and eight bottles equal a glass bottle in weight. It is recyclable and designed to resist breakage with large safe pieces. Monsanto developed and Coca-Cola tested the bottle for six years before market.
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Mushroom Vegetable Chowder
A mushroom vegetable chowder recipe begins by frying bacon in a pan then uses the fat to sauté onions. The soup combines flour, water, chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, celery leaves, parsley, bay leaf sage pepper and mushrooms with crumbled bacon folded in at the end.
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