Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-29

Chateaubriands indifference to his wife has been
often the subject OF severe comment, but it would
SEEM from the following paragraph in the Paris cor
respondence in the Publishers Circular that it was
fully reciprocated
We have had some interesting particulars of the
domestic life of Chateaubrand which gentleman
obtained from poor NJ. Danielo, whose death re-
Gently recorded. Chateaubriand's private secretary
Almost pardoned NJ H. Larchey his misfortune in not
being pigeon, and treated him with almost as much
confidence as II he Wore feathers instead of broad
cloth. NJ Larchey has given scraps NJ Danielo's
eonyersatIonS The most interesting passage relates
to Nine. de Chateaubriand: Another cause of trou-
pc was ms wife whose annoyed
both, and say to her husband You really have M
brains, and really cannot imagine what put it into
your head to write Danielo said Chateaubriand
head. | am punished for it as severely as you are
would had never , written two lines Iy9q did
not inspire me, would not write another word ,"
At other times Nine. de Chateaubriand would ex-
clalm ! have just paid the taxes: they are outra-
only pay 1000, 900 francs. and we are informed
France can l. pay OO90OO,OoO francs and will pay
them" Not |: l will not pay them. will refuse
to pay taxes though they sell my clothes by auction
You s my 70 aSSI a 11 81 Re-
have no past politician career; can accept the Re-
public the moment it appears; and depend upon it
you statesmen OF the present and past have done
sure to dars 5 gou baTe the T6s
second sight, you speak and prophesy like the great
Druldesses whose voices raised the sea and produced
tempess. But. by your refusal to pay taxes nobody
would trouble you. nothing would be said to you T
would be put in prison." What do care for that9
You have friends. Besides you have been in iail
often enough. and that has not killed you" It was
notorious Chateaubriands domestic life was far from
being happy; but did not know before his wife was
such ylrag0.
BLOT on CoFFEE.-Prof. Blot, in one of his recent
lectures at Boston treated of making coffee He
said the best mixture of coffee would be in these
proportions: pound of Java, two punches of
Mocha, two ounces of Rio and two of Martininue
Roasted coffee must be kept in tin box and ground
freshly every day 1t is extremely difficult to find
good coffee, and it really seems as if merchants con-
spired to make it as bad as possible Mons. Blot
gave few of the secrets of the trade such as water.
ing the coffee while roasting that it may not lose
weight, it diminishes about sixteen per cent dur
ing this operation. Useful hints in regard to select
ing and roasting given Coffee must never boil:
by so doing it does not gain in strength but loses
the delicate The Professor used four table
spoonsfuls of Java and one of Mocha to a Quart of
water. The water was boiled and the coffee was
mostened with the boiling water at the second boil-
ing of the water it was again poured upon the coffee
it was allowed TO settle few moments and it was
done. The result was liquid as clear as spring wa
ter. Rye coffee must seldom be employed When
coffee cannot be obtained very good substitute can
be found in wheat pound and roast and prepare like
coffee.