The Lincoln County herald., 1869-10-07

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the numbsr Of the Masses. Thssta)Aee|
were made of sasa aeels, assly casysd,
Sopstistel, AstasslJ Sf iptsslsas 1T.
sls. Table ,elaeihs ven yakneWp. sYtees
ySo dlnsd asSd rsi,hyl Halves nor fcrfS.
Sat hslpsa. thsnSeiy ~ Stitk tksit kHgefs;
6tvsrsHslSst u soups 6Stld n6e' - 'estSi
III ItkiC rpr11Avs wiy,e isSssasyo ths
Asshsr,of, ,islsatiss, dsviaedIspssni.. TA
handle hot dinner Without burning the
fingers, required o. ,mIsh dsitsti(y as
"a jpeslss, displays A. playlps With
bsatsd pokers,, GAntlenfn. ,,Fith tsp3s.
dtg,ts and isrsprsasiblS, .abpstitss S6SS
mSeaiht finger ttps, like thimblGs, which
snsbls2 tAsA o. pse; s''ASgjeo d1ts aiAs
hottest, pie With inpaaity cd sAS>sr sash
aish they. pfspassA atle1aealss Jss atlA.s
pe1t course By, ditping eheif APGes.
into eWefs Of water, 6SffI6d around Ey
Servsnts, and drying them On ssptinS,
each gsst bringing his own ospkis with
him. 4 Wealthy Psrsels are laid y hare
used Q very costly kind Of asbestos .psp.
kin, which, when soiled, they threw into
the Gre the Are clesused n without &C d!
suplag IT,. Redpsd epieurss sometimes
wiped their hands on tie long bsir Of The
eup pbsarefs, custom that h very common
10 The, Orient, snd recalls The Slics' psrl
formed By ksSdslsn 10 the tsst Of Jssas.
The Romaus began The day with ap early
breakfast Of bread, seasoned with salt
and eaten with olives, dried Srspss u
cheese. Az moon they toSk AWAITS
lunch Of segs,c Ash, etc.,, together With
their .iAvorite beverage, called eal1a, .
sort Of punch, composed, of wster and
vino, seasoned With spices. and sweet.
ened with honey. This drink was to
the Romans what ~ Aea s3fss ere to
-. The vine ipthe,mixtufes hslhg COO.
siderably diluted, possessed only yery
mildly Intoxicating Psopsrtiss, 90 that Il
could b ussd qaiss ssssly without 1n.
plsasapt effects aad CovPsrsi .dsserip-
ton Of q To- party, where ,. ,s.,.
---"Ths bubbliae asd loud kissing ura I'd.
Throws up stsamy cclemn, and tho caps
That cheer bat ae< ansbsssts wait % sssi," =
would correspond very we'll 10 ! sslda.
party Of Roman lodiss, nineteen Aepts.
Fiss ago. Several cslda urus Of bronss
have Been found at Poppeii. Tho prin
oipal meal (eallsd cnna) w eaten about
four o'clock, and Tasted several h6ury.
People, like The elder Pliby, who diHsd
only three hours, were considered 70.
usrksbly frugal and time, saving. In
Pompeii there are numerous paintings Of
fsssts, wh,eh give eobsiderable Informs.
ton - to the bill Of fare. In the center
Of tho table, for example, ID large dish
containing four psacocEs, 50 arranged %
b form stately dome with theif !tails
here and there ars lohstera, each .holdisg
something In ~ slAws; one has . blgs
sgg, another 90 oyster, third ., stuffed
rat, fourth has / littls bsiket of gtisy.
hoppers, Of some similar sppestsisy Deli!
eaey. There ars also four plates Of 6sh;
several phsssants, hases aud squirrels. each
hsldipg ito head between its laws; be:
sides peaches, melons and other fruits, :
variety Of vegetables, fantastic forms of
pastry, snd different kids Of vips.S II
order 70 equip he table - nasliA Aoshtly
% possible, many articles were provided,
not bscauss they were ag!ee:bl. y ths
palate, but because they added to The
splendor aud eostliness Of the banquet:
Dishes. too, which wsuld sxeitsi 10 10
he most intsess disgust we're held 10
high esteem. 10 one picture. . man i
represented % drinking from . cows
horn, pierced st the smaller end 20 a u
allow . thin stream Of wine 70 hov into
tho mouth ~ be holds Il, up a srm's
lengths method Of imbibing still pfac:
ticsd BY the common people Of Southern
Italy. Other cups were fashioned, BY
the whimsical isscy Of tho .pettsr, into
the head Of aipis, . ram, . stag o. some
other animal many Of them are Of cheap
material (clay), but all show BY their q.
cellcnt workmanshlp that they we're made
By COED artists. One advsnisge Of such
. drinking vessel IL the Isyss Of . veteran
ipplsy would b that, owing to IL pses-
liar shape, il would not stand upright, and
when once allsd must b 'emptied before
Il could b ~ down sksiaT upon ths
table, among The GrssEs H. vas fasa
customary to, invite women q djp1ey psSs
ties, althoush The Sybsrites did %, and,
according 70 Plutarch. used 70 send ths