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MONDAY. JULY II, 1880.
LyTERArURE AND EATING.

L. LEX Y L AM
There is a very intimate connection between
knowledge and feeling. The orator Is never 50
eIoouent rs after the removal of the cloth: and
happily for the lovers of defamation, the House
of Commons does not assemble until after most
of the honorables and right hOnorabies have dned.
The doctors are all wrong; the more plethonc
.he stomach the higher the intellectual excite
uent; and II is worthy Of remark, the great think
ers are generally excellent eaters. However au-
thers nav differ in their pursuits. they are all
learned IN the science Of gastr1nOmy. The ma
theinatician delights TO see lines and circles, TIL
ANGLES and segments in pastry; and poets bright
en- AZ the prospects Of roast beetan lis acc0mpa-
nimants. They love to Gull the flowers OF the So
cial board; and the orator seldom fails 10 lind 4
subject for speech in the accessories.
10 be sure, theories tie reverse Of this, have
hren Iong aud industrously pr0pagated; bat the
world. as DIR. Cullen saId Is fall OF false facts,
and the strong desire most men feel Tor good
eating. demonstrates that So delightful pro-
pensity was given Us for high moral purpose
TO strengthen il therefore by cultivation, ap-
pears the duty ofth0se who can afford 10 1--we we'll
CONSUMERS are not less useful than producers;
and according to all the principles Of political
economy, he who consumes NEST IS the greatest
bcnCtaCtOr.
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Abstinence and fas,ing are recommended as ne.
cessary 10 mental projections; bat lacto-strong
tacts-stare this opinion in tie face. DR.. Paey--
70 b,oin with hiah auth0rity--was Z divine of
large Capacity he liked good dinner, and
what was more, he liked hie plate we'll tilled.-
\ lev of lamb served him merely for a collation..
and 80 was wont, when alone, to slt down 10 a
sA.rllJsr Of mutt1n Mr.. Best, out Of de!lcdcy
- the memory Of his friends, has passed over
mi, fsiline-as he thinks it--sonewhat hshty,
hul he admits the Docsoy's partially 10 we'll HI
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love of good eating. Thoush his manner Of hel p
ias himself was somewhat bOOrish. he could not
conceal his anger at the prospect OF scanty prov
ender. After leaving the table of a friend, Bos,
well was loud in praise Of the dinner ther had
just been discussing. The dishes, he said. were
numerous, the wiue good, the pastry excellent.
"Sir," said the great moralist, 1.-THE dinner was
weIl enough. bpt nothing TO invite man to. -
When in Wales, his hostess treated him, early
In the season, TO peas. 10 which the Doctor paid
a somewhat greedy attention. DO YOU like the
peas. sur che inquired. Madam" he repli-
ed, '.,hey are very good for hog " $50 | per-
ccive." retorttd the lady, ''yoa feed heartily on
them This | believe TO he found in Joe
Miler," That repository Of all good things. but 1t
is true nevertheless. In his tour TO the liebrdeS,
heeulogi7cs hose most who treated to the thcmbest
dinuar,; and MS attaC hmpnt to Mr.. lhrale arose
II vas suspected from the circumstance Of the
weashy brewer being partial to substantial dish
e..
Mr.. Fox affords another instance of a large
capacity IN double sense; and poor Sheridan
was not want 70 scatter about ''wit and wisdom
at will except after a GOOD dinner. DR.. Adj
am Smith. though generally distracted, was fond
OF lump sugar and roast beef: aud Sir Walter
Scott relates. in the Quarterly Review, an anus
iag anecdOtc of the celebrated Dr.. huttGn's par
TALLY to curious - Morseis." To show his su-
pcriouty to vulgar prciudces, and to prove that
excellent and available food was neglected.
he invited scientific friend 10 feast Of snas
The animals were dressed. prepared, sailed, end :
served ~. The great mathematician took one
his friend took another: they tasted, looked at
each other, and paused. s.Verv green" said
one; Id green" said the other. and both
started up from the table, leaving the dressed
snails t. consumed.
Among the authors of tue present dav the the
ory will ind abundant supporters. Leigh Hunt
Is not easily surfeted with either meats or crti-
cism, and his hundred and one sonEets on Ham
stead, the CocSney Parnsssus. are redolent of
hot tea aud buttered rolls; aud his unkind re- /
marks on Lord Byron's mode.of living in italy, /
show that he did not relish the noble bards spare
diet. Byron is an exception to a general rule:
but it must be borne in mind that he did not pre
fer 10 dine on potatoes vinegar: he did 50 10
mortify himself into fashionable thinness of hab
1t, MIR. Moore Is one of the greatest epicures
of the day; his Fudge Family" displays an &C
quaintance with the science of gastronomv quite
unprecedented IN 4 poet; and one SO familiar
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"six hundred ways TO dress eggs must have
acquired his know ledge. like DIR. Kitehiner, from
personal examination Of the good things he eulo-
gizes. In g Lallah RoOkh" there are as MANY
illusions to.dishcs as to flowers, and the buibul
and the steSlng pan are alike made to sing sweet
ly.
No one can have read the 'Noctes. - in Black
wood. without being persuaded that Wilson is a
great eater His illusions to oysters and porter
are endless, aud his descriptions Of dining make
the lips water after something more exquisite
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