Butter And Cheese Of The Ancients

r rom the tact tliat ancient wrners of the Hobrfew and Greek schools do no.t meiition butler or cream, somc have concluded that neither was kuowu or used up to nenrly the close ofthe.firt century of the Christian era; but lliis must be a misfcike, for 110 doubt mie of the oils mentioned in the üld Testament was of a butyrai eous doscriplion. Tlio milk of herds and of goats is spoken of, eonsequently thore must have beun creani, and butter nïso, produced by the conveyance of milk in skins on caniel-buck, a3 a is frequently ramed in wliat is Cal led the Holy Luid to-day. The ciiniate, in patriarohal timos, as at present, would not allow Uutter to reniain long in a solid state; and henee its mention as oil. Tuis is, however, speculative, though more tliau prooable. Pliny speaks of "cow-cheese," wlüch lie calis butymin ; and the 110mad Araljs made wliat they callad "kymao," which is a thickened preparalion Of creain alinost like butter. It is made by shakitig cream of goat's milk in a calabash. The native Euit lndians made butter froru buff.iloes' inihi, whieh they callad "gUee," which is siniply butter ol a thick, oily consistency. liuiuer and Vir_;il botil mention chee-e, tlio furmer Lhat could be cui by a knife - tlercamecte bcing described in the llliad as having shi-ed and sciapi.'d goit's clieese iuto a posset he prepared lor tlie wonndüd Macliaon. Vir.iiii luaves cheesu with no gieator coiuiistency tliau curd, wliich the Scytlnans usud to mix with mare's blood and feut upou. Liong bul'ore tneChnstian era, tlie buttery extract trom milk was used by tne baruarous nations and by the Uomaiis as an oimineat, wnh vvh.eh tiiey anuuiniedchildren w hen teetliiny:, and ajiplieil to tlieir skins to defond tnein troiii the sun. This was uutyruin, gliee, or mei ted butter; aud, ii il, luokea theu no more teinpling tluui wlicn presentcd torty jo.irs ago, uuder an Ar.ib tent it must have been theu a very repulsivo appeariny ai-ticle oi' lood. A Colorado girl lost a leg, and her gallant lover had a pocket book made of a piece of lanucd skin from the amputa ted part. Dr. Holland says of New England that tliero is "no oihor S[iot on the face of the earth that contains so mueh human comfort to thu squaro milfi." m It is related of Bishop Chase, the pioneer Bishop of Ohio and Illinois, that he was called to baptizo a chi'd. The paren ts, who were a little ambitious, had sclected somc august lioman name, sucii as Julius Oldsar or Dionybíus llalicarnassus. When tlie name was giren the Bishop, who had tne child la his arms, said,"Tut, tut, with your heatlien uames ! Peter, I baptize thee," etc, muoh to the horror of the pawwts aiid tha amusement of the I p'eopie, vho thought it a litting W1 tufcc to pretcnsión.,.