ON CHEESE FACTORIES.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 575, 27 January 1876, Page 3

ON CHEESE FACTORIES.

Sin, — Now tb*t the political atmosphere is clearing it iimvt not be out of place tj ducuis our worldly prosperity, and if the aboTe subject it discussed with only half the-«pirii that wai di«played during the late election, I have no doubt the public ni»y be the gainer by it. Bir, there are many control in the Waikato whare a cheeae and butter factory may be established with mutual ben«£t to the surroundmg settlers and to the factor or company whoso enterprise may establish it. We have sil summer an abundance of grass. >Cows could soon be gathered for the purpose if the settlers could only get rid of the niilk at anything like » reasonable p ofit. Perhaps som» of your numerous subscribers may enlighten u« on the subject as regards outlay for plant ond buddings suitable for tlie .purpose, or bow inuoh per gallon the factory could give for milk when cheese would fetch from 60* to lot per lOOlbs. I tlriak this is a subject that should receive the earnest attention of the Waikato settlers as tho profits in this iufctance would be increased during similar weather to what we have hud lately. As tho boy said, moie rain the mor« grass, and the more gr» f s the more m-lk. I would like to- draw the attention of the Waikato settlers to one or two advantages ot the factory eastern. In tba tlrst place, cheese and butler will -commnnd a market and top rwoe when homo maiio would be unsalable. When the cows were milked the milk would be cleared away and be done with and not keep the household in a oust aut mudillo all day ad when the checje is made at home. It would create an export of local umuufacture, and also create small centres of jwpnlation Whore labour may be obtained when required. We should rear our own stock and m*y be with fomio Advantage to ourselves. I (hope I have a«id enough. to elicit tho opinions of thodi) who understand the subject, on which too much cannot be said. — I am, &c, Mento. [We tbull give our correspondent all the information ho raquiros in our next. — Ed. W. T.]

Eager foe >Busi ness.— They have two very enthusiastic undertakers in Danbury. They ure always on the look-out for business, and always tryiug I o get alu'ad of each oilier. The wife of a prominent citizen wis known to bo quite ill souio tune ago, and both undertakers made up their minds- to ) rovide the funeral if she should die. On Thursday night the husband dropped the paregoric bottle on the floor, and scared the 1m alid so that Bhe gave a httlo sercam. The uext instout the family hoard eomebjdy staggering upstairs, knoukin^ Iho paper oif the wall with, some kind of implement. It was Jones, the undertaker, bringing; up one of his patent her-metically-snalcd coffins. Ho had been waiting on the iiont step, and, heating the scream, concluded that the enJ had come, and rushed in all feady. He dashed up stairs, as the husband hid opened the door, set the coffin end up on tho carpet, and exclaimed eargezly, " Gunmo the first chance ! Bury her for lorty dollars with silver trimmingi 1" Before the indignant man had time to reply, a noise was heard, and B"own, the other undertaker, appeared with one of his " incoirOdable burial baskets." ""Don't do it; I'll plant her for tlnrty-oight dollars ; five off for caih, put; a monogram on the caiket, and throw in a tombstone." They weie all !od away by a poli'-euuM) but, before th y reached tho eornei of tho straet) Jones had secured a contract for burying that polici man's inother-in lixn when ■he died. Tho policeman was not particular about details. "Only lot it bo deep," he said, " with sooiflhing solid on top to keep her down."

'1 hp latr Paivt Wkuhhr —To »pi Iv tho ordinary rules of criticism to poetry n out of ihe iju.sti .n. Tom Mnuic noil«t hj "o v.l.c c. ""ny'ier" m tho Voromondel Mad," show« tlm conclusively when hcfc-.ys- "We referred to the iventlii 1 in a previous issue. We now refer to it pgun. r lh(K wo.ith r ye say without hesitation is beginning -to i" t-rcsr us Tho sciooce of pneu'intic-j, hy ro'ics, :incl hylro-.fc.i-tatics, the laws of tho universe, in I n. thoion«;h wnilei3»anil;ng ot tho la'eit editnn in twentytwo quartS volumes of the Enclopredia Bri' ■nnica, all of wl.Mi we are intun;tel\ aciiu>nuled w th ftom our yonth upwards, threw no lighc on thsuil.joot. Then we foiaook science and souqhfc poetry; and hero in one of Sfooie's sublime eil^eion's wo reul th^fc rain is formed frou 'ho tears of Angels w-epipg for thb wickednoss of men „ If this be so what we sajis that wo must be (infamously wicked in/cd, in fac^ beyond ill ho |f e of redemption -in ■Ooromandel. W.cinriofc hi-re'a trace of the poorest kind of nv)r.il viitue in m ; for tho quantity of nngols • tears which have been shed are beyoud crmputaiion. If the poet is right about ram au I tngels team, the peop'o of Sydney mid the country round about must be among tho most virtuous of the world for they have had no tears for the last thr^e month « and prayers are being offered u;> in the chuiche* for rain Truly when a poet's dreams co^ne to hi analysed md» pulled 10 pieces t,here 13 very much cf nons-nse in thflVn. To : -tUifvk that * p>et S'icli hh Tom Mcoic was, should connect ram with ra»c>hty, .iud by a nutuial converse riitue with dry okies."