North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-06-22

was loin OF pork and pull of ling, with
q pipe of tobacco for digestion.
Several Of the tribes on the banks of
the famous African river, Zambezi, have
as great loathing Of hippopotanus meat
as Mahometans, Jews and Hindoos have
of swine's flesh. DR.. Livingstone's
pilot, Scissors, was an illustration. He
would not even cook his food in pot
which had contained hippotamus meat,
preferring to 60 hungry till he could find
another; and yet he traded eagerly in the
animals tusks, and eat with great relish
the flesh of the foul-reeding marabout,
which has taste for dead fish or men.
Geese are very plentiful in Brazil, but
there is a strong antipathy against them
as articles of food among the natives
This arises from an idea which they enter
tain that geese est snakes and other YER
min.
Some curious instances are on record of
the antirathy displayed by individuals TO-
ward certain articles of food. Erasmus,
though native of Rotterdam, had such
an aversion to fish that even the smell of
it threw him into fever. Joseph Scali-
ger and Peter Abono never could drink
milk /; and Cardan was par'icu' ry a--
gusted at the sight of eggs. Philip III. of
Spain gave whimsical reason for the dis
like of fish: "They are nothing but ele-
ments CONCEALED, or jelly of water.''
Usually the odors of flowers are agreea-
bic, but instances occasionally occur where
they exercise q totally different Effect
The jonquil and tuberose are insupporta-
BILE to some and others cannot bear the
fragrance of the lilac even violets, the
last flower to be suspected, have excited
the greatest antipathy. Mysteries have
been brought on by the marshmallow =
saffron has been known to produce swoon-
ing.
Others have shown aversion to certain
animals. Henry ILL.,, of France, Though
he had driven his enemies before him at
Jarnac, trembled from head to foot at the
sight of a cat. When hare crossed the
celebrated Duke d'Epernon's path, his
blood stagnated in his veins. Albert, q
brave Field Marshal of France, fell insen-
sible to the ground on discovering suck
ing pig served up at his own table. Am
brose Pare mentions gentleman who cod
never see an eel without fainting. There
is an account of another person who wo'd
fall into convulsions at the sight of carp.
A French lady always tainted on seeing a
beiled lobster. M. de Lanere gives an ac-
count of a man who was so terrified at
seeing a hedgehog that for two years he
imagined his bowels were gnawed by such
an animal. The same author was init
innate with very brave officer who was
SO frightened at the sight of mouse that
he never cared to look at one unless he
had sword in his hand. The author of
the " Turkish Spy tells us that he would
rather encounter lion, provided he had
weapon in his hand, than feel spider
crawling on him in the dark.
Two English sailors, who had been left
in charge of DR.. Livingstone's steamer at
Tette, had curious method of dealing
with the traders there. Having ascertain
ed the market price of provisions, they
paid that and no more.
If the traders refused to leave the steam
er till the price was increased, chamele-
on, Of which the natives have q mortal
dread, was brought out of the cabin the
moment the natives saw creature, the they
at once sprang overheard. The chameleon
settles every dispute in twinkling.