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

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tho samo cause, put IN ond 10 the
career Of tho Emperor Maximil-
lian II. Of Germany.
Tosso, tho italian poot, had IL
marked prcdilcction for sugured
dishes, well baked in tho oven,
and all kinds Of fruits and conlec-
tionary. 1lo was SO fond Of sugar
that he always put it in his salad.
Henry w. OF Franco, had pas
sionato 1ondncss for melons and
for oysters. lie used to cat i'm
moderately Of both but it would
appear that tho vino of Arbois, of
which ho made great use, saved
him from the indigestion to which
tho great Indulgence in such ali
mcnts exposed him.
Charles NIL, king OF Sweden,
was certainly not Il difficult cato
rcr, since Noltaire records that II
slice Of bread and butter was his
supreme choice in matters Of diet.
Crcbillon, Eis, the French novel
ist, who died in 1777, was an in
satiablc dcvourcr of oysters.
a certain English gentleman
named Rogcrson gavc great pre-
ference TO ortalans-at least tho
final act Of his life seems TO prove
this. We arc assured that this
disciple Of Appicus expended in the
space OF nine months tho almost
incredible sum Of ono hundred
and fifty thousand pounds sterling
upon his table and culinary OK
periments. In fact his " wholo for
tunc bad been thus swallowed up !;
aud seeing himself reduced to
want he employed guinea, the
last that remained 10 him out Of
his large fortune, to tic prcpara-
ton Of an ortolun, his Cavoritc
meat. Then having tasted with
all the dclertation Of Il consummatc G
cpfcnro this ultimate DISH he
quietly fell back and blew his
brains out.
The French Marshal IIocquin-
court, who died in 1868, had II
particular penchant for sheep tails
and kept all his life u cook who
knew how to prepare u savory
dish Of this caudal mutton, which
the Marshal dispensed to his Off
GERS to put them in good stomach
for battle. ....
Fol,aire WAS cXtravagantly 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 diod in 1905, was so extremely
fond Of ham, that he ate it nearly
every day, and, Notwithstanding
this remarkable taste, he drank
but sparingiy.
Frederick the Great, Of Prussia,
had notable prcdilcction for a
dish called polcnta; this was n
species Of barley cake, reduced 10
powder and roasted. On this, and
Il cup Of coffee (in his passion for
which this prince fairly rival'od
his friend Noltairo), he used to
rcgaic himself with much gusto.
Not y very great dcbauch for IL
king or a 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, tho othor pleasures ofthe
tabIo having bocn in a measure
Indifferent to him. This caused
his chamberlain, NJ. Cussy, q re.
nowncd gourmand, to lament that
'tho sentiment ofthc cuisine" was
wholly wanting TO the Emperor;
and he cited this dcfcctas evidence
that even the greatest men cannot
be perfect.
The cx-Qucen ofSpain was to
arrive in Paris on the 9Th or 10th
Of November. The houses taken for
her on the Champs .Iilysces are the
property ofa somewhat eccentric
olflady, whose mania it has boon
for many years to appear rs though
she wished to let those mansions
but to ask SO high price for them
that no biddor accepted her terms