Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-04-08


keanir relates. on the authority Of n
ds IA Hire. that young French lady could
never resist the temptation Of eating a spi-
der. wheaever she met with one in her
walks They arr sad to taste Ike nuts.
si least this "a. the opinion % the eeIebra-
ted Maris Schurnan. Who not only eat thea,
bat justified her taste BY saying that she
vas born under Scopia- La;riiie inform,
us that the Astronomer. L.laane. was equal
y fond Of this offensive morsel Man Is
truly an onniverous animal; for there is
nothing which Is disgusting 70 one natioa
tha; j. rot the choice food of another.
tiesh Ssh. fowl. insects. evea the gigantic
oentiPedss Of Brazil. many Of them foot
and hah in length. and half an ineh
broad. we're seea by II Issnboli; % be drag
Svd out OF their holes and erunched alive
bv The children
SerPents Of al sorts have been Consumed
as food. snd the host of the celebrated inn
a. Icrracini frequently accosts his guests
As politely requesting to know IL they prefer
% The eel Of the hedge or the eel of the
dtch-~ To rvinoc this attachment % their
f4Vorite pursuit. most natura list. seem 90
consider i Indispensable to taste and rec
Onmend sonc Insect or other. Darwia as
ssrUs Us that tbe eAierpilliar Of the ba--
uoth Is delicious; kirby and Spencer think
the ant good eating. and push their ento-
moioyicai real 80 FAR as 90 disfiagu ish be-
tween them of tie abdomen and the thorax:
sud ReamIr rrcomn-nds The caterpillar u
the plastic g-amnna as a deiiciou. dish.
Hos much We eat. AMI upon ho~ much
- might 1--we. are curious matters of spec
ulation. and in an article on the subject IN
an Englisa review. %. find the i0llo-iug
suggestive facts.
The sceoasts ~hich travellers give Of the
qaanfit. OF food which car be consumed
are sxtraorlinAry. SIR John Ross sti-
mates that an Es1ainasx viii eat perhAp.
tuen', poaa.ls % dcsh and oil daily. Com
pare this wiih VelentiG's siK pounds. or
Canaro's twelve ounces Of solids snd fonr-
teen ounces o. vine. Csrtafn Parry tried.
as matter of curiosity. how much an Is
quimaux lad, ~Ao Was scArusiy iuA Ero~n.
would consume. Il left 10 himself TIE fol-
loving articles weighed before being Civ
ea. lie Vas twenty hour getting tbroaSh
them, snd certainly dad not consider the
quantity extraordinary -Ssa-bor.e fissh.
hard frozen. four pounds four ouI cos; do.
DO. boiled. four pounds four ounces bread
and bread dust one pound sad t-clve oan-
ces. To tins must be aided one and
quarter piuts q rich gravy-soup. three
vine gla.ses q raw spirits. one tunbler-
fail q strong grog. and one gallon Of VA
Ter.
Captain Ccchrsnc. IN his Journey
through Russia and Siberian Tanary.~ ~
is'es that the Admiral SsricsfI ~as inform
ca that oa@ OF the Yakusis ale in fosr AMI
t-enty hours. the bind quarters % lsr-e
or. twenty pound. q fst and proportion
a'e quantity 81 melted butter ior drink
To test tAe TRUTH Of the statement. the Ad-
Mira gave him Thick porridge - rice.
boiled down vith three pound. % butter.
weighing together twcnty-eight pouads.
ard ahhough the g'ution had already break
fas'ed. he at down % a.. With great eager
ness and consumed the vhoie without stir
rins from the SPOT. Captain CocLrane also
states that h. has seen three Yakutis De-
vour a reindeer az meal. and a calf weigh-
ing ahout t-o hundrsd pounds is not too
nueh for a meal f'r Eve q thess giuiion,.
Soune eaierpiliar daily eat doodle their
wefcht ir f1ot.ars eafs f.-ft-six uounfs