The Value Of Oatmeal

Outineal, now found on almost cvery table, was a few years ago used exclusively by the Scotch and the Insh. Dr. Johnson, who, n bis hatred of the Scotch, lost no opportunity of saying a bitter word against them, defined oat as in .Seotland food tor the Scotchtnen, but in England food for horses. " Yes," answered the indignant Scotchman, " where can you find such men as in Scotland, or such horses as in England?" We have heard of a shrewd old Scotch mother, who used to make her family eat their oatmeal fint, saying, "The bairn who eats the most porritch will fret the most meat afar it." But the bairn who gained the prize always found tiimsclt' too full to enjoy the meat. It is mentioned in a most charming book, "The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay," that Uarlyle, catching sight of Macaulay's face in repose, remarki'd : " Wei!, any one can nee that you are an honest, good gort of a fellow, made out of oatmeal." If oatmeal on make such men as Sir W&lter Scott, Dr. Chalmer!', and Jrd Maeaulay, we may heap high the porritch duh, and bribeour children to eat it. ( nc thing we do know, that it 8 hntci for the bïood and brain than cake, confeeiiooery, anl the score of delicacien on wbich mauy pale little pets are fed by their foolitibly fond moihers. " The Queen'í Own," a regiment of almost lÉaata, reeraitad froiu the Scotüsh highJaiuls, aii1 a ('arlylo said it' Murauly, "made of oatmeal." So boys who want mtl breadth and muscle, aud girls who want rosy clieeks and physioal vigor, ahould turn frotn hot bread and otber indigestibliw tn l'i'ij for Scotchnien nd horses.