—Lancaster Firming. Saturday, August 30,1975 14 Delaware Physician Promotes Full Independence of Farmer Farmer* In the eurlv 1800'n were urged hv a Wilmington, Del phv»icmn to follow the success nl the Revolution with vet another tvpe of indepen dence - living enllrelv off the produce of hi* own (arm Dr .fame* Tilton. who re tired to hi* own <3O acre (nrm. urged ’ Avoid the luxuries of the dav nnd live upon the produce of v our (arms He explained his lifest.vle theorv in this wav During the Revolution, in dependence of government or self-government, as it was emphatically st.vled was the rage "At this time, an equal zeal appears for independence in our clothing "And yet strange to tell, feu of us think of eating and drinking independently " Specifically, Dr Tilton ur ged farmers to give up the drinking of tea a commod ity that was at the heart of the revolution "Your farms furnish much better foods and at a cheaper rate," he explained. pany, the bottle’s developer and manufacturer, has set up a program for collecting the bottles and reprocessing them into new ones. At long last, soft drink * r '° n r l ° consumers can carry home was tested by large amounts of their fa- Coca-Cola Company for vorite beverages m new light- SIX years and was ,n , dev f e ‘- weight plastic bottles. Several °P men ‘ by M . onsanto for major areas will be seeing .1 ™ or . e . tba " a decade ‘ ™'s incoming months. P last,c b ° tte for Coca-Cola Shoppers in Providence “ a . r f. allst,c packa g e for R.I. were the first in the living country to be introduced to Double-Duty the innovative package for } Coke. All testing has been If y° u re lost—remember, completed and Coca-Cola m you can use your watch as a the handy new container is compass Hold it flat and on grocery shelves for the point the hour hand at the consumer. sun South will he halfway Because of its light weight, between the hour hand 12 he new bottle is easy to Standard time handle, carry and use, and «,.■ . . _ so is suitably called the “ SoUth not North A com ' “Easy-Goer.” Empty, it takes is easier eight “Easy-Goer” bottles to equal the weight of a com- parable one-way glass bottle Filled, the “Easy-Goer” weighs 25 percent less than glass It is also tough, reducing the possibility of breakage If a mishap occurs, the bottle usually breaks safely into a few large pieces that are not likely to cut The “Easy-Goer” is re cycldble too Monsanto Com- Thought For Food Rinse pat dry and slice M> pound fresh mushrooms set aside In large saucepan fry 6 slices bacon until cnsp crum ble set aside Pour off all but 3 tablespoons bacon fat Add 1 cup diced onions to hot bacon fat saute 5 minutes Stir m 1 j cup flour cook 2 minutes Add 3 cups water 1 lO- 3 * oz can condensed chicken broth 2 cups peeled diced potatoes 1 cup sliced carrots 2 tablespoons chopped celery leaves, 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 bay leaf h teaspoon sage ‘-4 teaspoon black pepper Bring to boil Cover reduce heat simmer 20 minutes Add celery and simmer 8 minutes Add reserved mushrooms and simmer 3 minutes longer Stir in milk Heat only until hot Stir m reserved crumbled bacon I appeal to the K<>od urn*’ of rm countrymen to abandon (he victim* and injuriou* hab it" impound upon u* b> mer inntile intrijtue " Dr Tilton wont *o fur a* to forbid ton cup* or *aucer* in bi' home In addition to elim inating ton from hi" dial, he (•"plained, the practice *aved the need for a per"on to do the ua"hini; and piddling which ihe'c (rivolous trinket" re i(Uin Solitary man with sickle sym bolizes independence of early farmer. The elderly physician point ed to his own state of health as an example Previously he drank wine in the afternoon and said he was attacked by the gout and had regular fit ft for some years, Then, ho become a former nnd consumed only home-grown ftKxl»ml drink " Although I nm now on the wrong Hide of W) yenm of age, my feet have recovered their tone nnd hardihood I can walk nnd ride and do manual labor at well at ever I trim mv orchards and shock wheal and make hny with anybody Hesides. I am chief gardener in two acres Me further explained he still indulged in a cheering glass of spirit once or twice a day, preferring good rye whiskey or high-proof apple brandy. 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