In onion is strength, and a garden
without it lacks flavor. The onion in
its satin wrappings is among the most
beautiful of vegetables; it can almost
be said to have a soul. You take oil
coat after coat, and tho onion is re
moved, who dare say that the onion it
self is destroyed, though you can weep
over its departed spirit? I doubt not
that all men and women love the on ion ;
but few confess their love. Good New
Engl&nders are as shy of owning it as
they are or talking about religion. Some
people have days on which they eat on
ions the act is in the nature of a relig
ious ceremony, an Eleusiuian mystery ;
not a breath of it must get abroad. On
that day they see no company, they de
ny the "kiss of greeting to the dearest
friend. Happy is said to be the family
who can eat onions together. Look at
Italy; all eat of the common vegetable.
