Show bios the onion is worthy w 0 arthy of notice as an article of extensive consumption in this country it is largely cultivated it at home spa 19 is into en england I 1 ana to the i extent of from to I 1 ton ong sayar A apar from spain 4 and mad portugal Poi but it ri rises port anee when we consider that in those latter countries it forms one of the common and universal supports support of life it is interesting therefore to know that in addition to the peculiar flavor abi which b first recommend it the onion is remarkably nutritious according to my an analysis the ibe dried onion root contu contains ibs from 25 to 30 pr per cent of gluten it ranks in this respect with the nutritious pea and the gram of the east IJ is not merely kis as a relish raish there fiose that the wayfaring spaniard eats his hia anion with lus ilia humble bumble crust of bread as he be sits by the refreshing spring it is experience has long iong proved that like the cheese of df the english laborer it helps to sustain bust ai n his b is strength mao also and adds beyond what its bulk would wold suggest to the amount of nour ishmen fe which his simple meal supplies johnstons Johas Johns tons Wills of common life |