The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-02

career of the Emperor Maximil'
lian II. Of Germany.
Tasso, the Italian poet, had q
marked prediction for sugared
dishes, we'll baked in the oven,
and all kinds of fruits and confec;
tionary, He was so fond of sugar
that he always put it in his salad.
Henry ". of France, had pas
sionate. fondness for melons and
for oysters. He used to eat i'm:
moderately Of both but it would
appear that the wine Of Arbois, of
which be made great use, saved
him from the indigestion to which
the great indulgence in such ali
ments exposed him.
Charles XII, king of Sweden,
was certainly not difficult cate
rer, since Voltaire records that a
slice of bread and butter was his
supreme choice in matters of diet.
Crebillon, fills, the French novel
ist, who died in 1777, was an in
satiable devourer Of oysters. .
A certain English gentleman
named Rogerson gave great pre-
ference to ortalans-at least the
final act Of his life seems to prove
this. We are assured that this
disciple Of Appicus expendedin the
space of nine months the almost
incredible sum Of ono hundred
and fifty thousand pounds sterling
upon his table and culinary ex-
periments. Ia fact his y hole for
tune bad been thus swallowed up
and seeing himself reduced to
want he employed q guinea, the
last that remained to him out of
his large fortune, to the prepara-
tion of an ortelan, his fayorite
meat. Then having tasted with
all the delectation of a consummate
epicnre this ultimate dish, he
quietly fell back and blew his
brains out.
The French Marshal Hocquin-
COURT who died in 1858, had a
particular penchaut for sheep tails
and kept all his life a cook who
knew how to prepare a savory
dish Of this caudal mutton, which
the Marshal dispensed to his off,
GERS to put them in good stomach
for battle. -
Voltaire was extravagantly fond
of coffee, which he drank to excess,
as DR., johnson did tea. The same
characteristic was exhibited by
the naturalist Button, who almost
lived upon coffee.
Schiller, the great German poet,
who died in 1905, was so extremely
fond Of ham, that he ate7it nearly
every day, and, notwithstanding
this remarkable taste, he drank
but sparingly. -...... =,
Frederick the Great, of Prussia,
had a notable predileetion for a
dish called polenta; this was a
species Of barley cake, reaaced-to
powder and roasted. On this, and
a cup of coffee (in: his passion for
which this prince fairly rivalled
his friend Yoltaire), he used to
regae himself with much gusto.
Not very great deoauch for a
king or philosopher.
Napoleon was another great
coffee drinker, and would some
times take twenty cups per-day,
without apparent injury. 1t was
his only marked taste in dietary
matters, the other pleasures ofthe
table having been in measure,
Indifferent to him. This caused
his chamberlain, NJ. Cussy, a re-
nowned gourmand, to lament that
"the sentiment ofthe cuisine" was
wholly wanting to- the Emperor;
and he cited this defect as evidence
that even the greatest men cannot
be perfect.
The ex-Queen ofSpain was to
arrive in Paris on the 9th or 10th
= of November. The houses taken for
her on the Champs Elysees are the
property ola somewhat eccentric
old lady, whose mania it has been
for many years to appear as though
she wished to let these mansions,
but to ask so high aprice for them