New-York tribune., 1870-12-07

clarng this that one has ceased to put much faith IN
o hSS Sef tod 10 M &a MpnSa and them
Thursday and then-postively at the very latsst-On
pareny The largest restaurant in Paris yesterday
1t being Sunday-crowdcd from TO and everybody
had, II may Judge from my experience, at least an
eatahlc dinner with plenty OF fresh meat The beef was
probably horse aud some OF the tTees possSiny sSa,y
and dined very heartily. In fact, there Is no
knowing what you can eat until you try. hope |
become social outlaw, II confess 10 having this mora
ing eaten at one Of the best restaurants In ParS-rat
Two months ago should have been as much appalled, at
tho bare idea OF perpctratng such arocty per
haps, any other civilized Engishman. But FIRST ones
principles receive dangerous shock in eating horse;
then YOU meet friends, ordinarily decent respectable
people who tell you that they have been avowedy eat
ing cat and that you have yourself already been served
In the way you have ever at no matter what res
taurant, ordered rabbit Ones gastronomc conscience
gradually hardons suppose In an atmosphere OF this
kind, and when this morning met friend on the
Bouevards just about breakfast time who asked to
come with him TO Halls as he had there ordered rats,
instead of at running away or, perhaps,
trying to knock him down., l agreed to go
good Served mp in saint with gravy and toast and my
friend pronounced them excellent and so did eat or
rather taste, and am Obliged to confess That should
have objection to repeat the experiment tomorrow.
The flesh was white and very delicate Ike young rabbit
but with more flavor We curousy inspected the b To
Whether the proprietor OF the restaurant would
ture TO eye the dish ITS real name nut there was only
significant blank space, and then II. 50c. ON being
demonstrated with for this unbusinesske method OF
procedure wanted to write SaiD du Gber the word
rat being quite impossible AS there were two rats
in the saint each cost about I'd, but bought wholesale
in shop and cooked at home they would, perhaps
be cheap eating even in time OF sege only unluckiy
the poor people, who want them most would be the last
10 consent 10 touch them
that journalist In calculating the amount OF
meat left in Paris includes the animals OF the Jardn des
Plantes, so that one may nave chance Oh getting
tigersteak clubbing with ones friends for round OF
for the public use IL Is niue Gdu tnty snoIu halo
been allowed 70 live so long, The Government can
ST. Cloud, and that monkeys and dogs are consid
cred by epicures rather as uelcaces u Is umcut " Sse
what food I've found for them which might not be
eaten by human beings. There is a young American
lady here the belle Of ambulance (as this seems an
strictly hygenio principles encourage pretty and well
dressed young ladies to visit their ambulauces
ister small dozes OF Irritation TO patients
who Just % now snardd In ihe s,oTsp dePRS 81
valued at elOO in hard cash. and OF unapprecabe value
in the softer coin Of sentiment The authorities have
found him out. and declare that dog which eats y
francs worth OF food day cannot be allowed to live IN
beseged town. The wild beasts must, therefore, be in
by the straegst who wanted TO have the country
all around Paris strewn with broken bottles to- impede
the advance the Prusansthat all the ferocious
nvorous beasts should be let loose upon the enemy but
who is TO dol H. ike the war elephants OF PyfIhus
~ SS tirni ~ naId n will nerbaps theTefore on tho
whole, be better 10 eat them Ourseyes and, what with
rats cats Qf these have not already all gone) and dogs
il is calculated that the supply Of fresh meat viii ast
be salt meat for about two months more.
On the goth ut the same writer says:
1t is question of the belly, nothing more our beer
and mutton viii be exhausted in fortnight perhaps
sooner. VIII Paris feed on horse, Of which there IS
abundance believe IL WILL and those who, like myself
VOW never TO touch horse will live vegetables. For
me- am Shadrach You remember the story OF the
offered 10 idols and fed on pulse At the end Of forty
days they were very fat think could get up in Paris
the Shadrach Meshech, and AbednegO Club. When me
siege Of Paris you will fat as pigs on our
diet OF pulse, peas beans, and lentils.
Taking pigs, let end this letter with an anec-
dote. took friend TO breakfast with me yesterday
morning Brabants On the bill Of fare found c0ch0H
de ldit Now, have many weaknesses but al are as
nothing in comparison with my weakness for sucking
pig at once said, BY all means, shall have suck
ing pig" But called back the waiter and asked him II
IL was real sucking pigi He said " Truly" Then l
said "a little pgi" He replied, Surely" Again
said 90 young igf" But this question nOOred him.
and he hestated. At last he confessed at was
guineapg, cochin dIde" Now, Task you are you equal
10 Qrinea-pigf