Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-10-22
MISCE,LI1A NEOUS.
CuRIoeiT1Es OF ROOD.

What do men live upon? The answers will
be various enough. The Guaco in the wild
parPas ct Buenos Ayres, who managing his
hali-wild horse with incredible aexterity, throws
he lasso or bo'as to catch the ostrich the guiana.
co, OF the wild bull, consumes daily from ten to
twelve pounds Of meat and regards it as high
feast day, when in any hacienda he gains a va
fiety in the shape Of a rnoIs5l Of pumpkin. The
word bread docs not exist i'll his vocabulary.
The Isishnan en- the other hand, regalts him
self in careless mirth on his potatoes and point ?
after a day Of painful labor he cannot help MAX
ing joke even Of The name he gives to his scanty
neal Meat is strange idea 10 him, and he is
happy indeed if four times a year he can add a
herring to season the nleaiy tubers.
The hunter Of the plaiais S lays low the buffalo
with sure bullet;a and It's jnicy, tats;reaked rump,
roasted between two hot stones is to him the
greatest Of delleacles. Meanwhile the industri-
Gus Chinese carries to market his carefully fat
tened rats delicately arranged upon white sticks,
certain TO find a good customer among the cpl
cures of Pekiu and in his hot, smoky hut, fast
buried beneath the SNOW and ice, a Greenlander
consumes his fat which he has just carved, re-
loicing over his costly prize, from a stranded
whale.
Here the black sucks his susar-cane and eats
his banana; there the African merchant fills his
wallet with sweet dates, his sole susenance III
the long desert journey; and there the Siamese
crams himself with quantity OF rice from which
an European would shrink appalled, aud wher-
ever over the whole Inhabited earth we approach
and demand hospitality, in almost every little
spot a different kind OF food is set before us and
the daily bread" offered in another form
The black broth of tAe Spartans was famous
dish, but like Dionysills, we,are not such Spar
tans. The Dutchman can eat his sour ferment-
ed cabbage, and the Scotch Highlander his braxy
sheep. The Esquimaux can eat ell soup, and
what not, and there are various tribes OF Indians
that live upon certain kind OF clay. The old
Anglers lived upon acolns and pork, the modern
Angler upon coffee and beef. The food that is
suitable to one people may not be SO to another
aud climate makes great difference in the diff
ferent kinds Of food that should be eaten. What
inhabitant of the torrid zone could live with i'm
punity upon blubber, as the Inhabitants of the
irigid zone can!
Nature allows The appetite to decide for itself
as the conscience checks or approves good OF
| evil acts. These promptings may, no doubt, be
destroyed by resisting IFS primitive teaching bu,
sill il is q monitor, and no even rule OF il certain
kind Of diet can be prescribed that will answer
equally for every person. More physical evils
arise from gorging the stomach than from an,
certain kinds OF food. Moderate eating s. plenty
Of exercise in the open air, are sure remedy iol
many diseases, ana certainly a greater prevent
i've Of than remedy Of disease,
There is a large tribe Of Indians in New Mex
leo, who live on sort Of grass hopper, or wing
less locust, which they dry, pulverize and kneac
into sort Of cake, which they bake, and whicI
is not bad eating The wild horses which ira
verse the plains of California and New Mexic,
in vast troops--tlle defendants of the warriors,
introduced by tie Spanish discoveries and con
ouerors--are becoming more highly priced ane
sought out. By some they are used as food =
The early settlers Of Oregon fed on their flesh
and found it quite palatable and nourishine the,
called 1t columbia beef. Spirit cf The Age