NP, YE 12/3/1862

From the Yorkville (S. C.) Enquirer
 
December 3, 1862
 
The Railroads -- How to Live
   It has been apparent to our mind for some time that the entire transportation by rail will necessarily be engaged for the exclusive use of the Government. This will be a great inconvenience to the people, who have been accustomed to look to this mode of transportation for their constant daily supplies. The importance of expeditious transportation for men and army supplies, is  so obvious that no patriot can complain of it. But our idea is to impress the fact on the minds of the people, and counsel them to provide against future inconvenience by making prompt preparations to raise everything they eat, and made everything they wear at home. Save seed of all kinds of vegetables, prepare your ground this winter for all kinds of cultivable productions, cabbage, potatoes, turnips, and everything that can sustain life. Plant next year in great abundance, raise large quantities of poultry; sow every acre possible in small grain, so that you may make bread; have pastures of stock and make milk and butter. People can live and do well on these when they cannot buy coffee and bacon. Put all the females to carding, spinning, knitting, &c., both for yourselves and the soldiers. In short, make up your minds to suffer and make the same sacrifices for liberty which your grand parents did in time of the old revolution.
Richmond Examiner

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