New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-01

OYsIERs-ARE THEY UsHEALTHT We have al
ways he'd to the opinion that they were so in warm
weather, though without any positive evidence Of the
fact and that in cold weather they quite the
reverse. That they are very nutritious and not
very expensive food, must be conceded by all; and
on that account we would encourage their growth and
free consumption. Oysters are esteemed luxury
yet always within reach Of the poor. 1t was on tina
account that we grieved at the "oyster panic"
which for few days almost stopped the sale of this
description of food in this City, greatly to the injury
of small army Of persOns engaged in the business of
planting, catching, sorting, putting in baskets ship.
ping, cartins opening and cooking for host Of con.
sumers. The number of persons engaged in the
oyster trade would surprise ell readers ifit could
be correctly given. OF course all these have felt that
"our craft is in danger" by the articles which have
been printed, cautionng the public against free IN
diligence in oysters. Mr.. John j. Besttie, large
oyster dealer of Oliver slip, who appears to be
very candid man, called upon US last week
to ascertain if we had any reliable informa-
ton Of the unhealthiness of sound oysters because
if we had he would close his sales and send all on
hand back to his planting grounds although Of all
he had sold be had not heard of single case Of sick
ness and doubted whether any could be found except
where alcoholic liquors had been INDUCED in. This,
we assured him, was an incorrect conclusion as in
two instances in our own case, and that Of several
friends we had experienced slight nausea and collie
pains after eating oy sers both in the raw and cooked
state which was, of course, charged to the oysters
but we were willing to make further experiments.
This we have done with the article said TO be East
Biyer oysters, cooked in various forms and raw and
which have been eaten freely by large family with
out symptom Of any i'll effect. SO far as this goes,
we give the evidence freely in favor of description
Of food that has become almost article of necessity
TO very large portion OF our citizens. Our advice
to those who use oysters is to eat-not what some
call freely, but moderately-as a rational being
should eat all kinds of food. Procure them only Of
those you can rely upon not TO cell you bad oys
L" ter Eat them generally cooked in the most sim
pie manner, and do not pickle them ia your
stomach in brandy, champagne or lager beer,
mixed with haf.mastcsted cabbage and vinegar and
you may eat oysters with much impunity as you
can eat any other rich food TO the the extent Of fash
ionable gormandizing. We do not believe that oys-
ttrs generally unhealthy. Slight feelings Of ndis-
position, as in own case, may have followed from
getting one bad oyster in mess and from the pecu-
liar state OF the atmosphere, which s according to
our ideas, too warm yet for oysters though they may
Ue ee'eH VIM uue care 10 uee none out such az are
sound. Tie sure way is, either to buy them in the
shell or else be sure you know the man that opened
them. y would be foolish to condemn whole bar
rel Of fresh eggs because contained one rotten one
or 70 quit eating sound potatoes because somebody's
crop diseased. 1t equally foolish to get into
panic about oysters by which we all deprive ourselves
of their enjoyment, and by heir disnse enhance the
price OF every other description of human food,
which jus, now we need some powerful arguments
to cheaper, else thousands in this City before next
spring will we fear reach the verge Of starvation.