National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-12
DINED INTO DYSPEPSIA.


ttondor Corr 'spondencs Cincinnati Commercially
IN Tnrsey ms mAlefaotor Ia visited with the
bastInado. In Ru SsiA he died 70 the slow admin
'stTtlon Of the a. Snste than the SnasEy for
eigneT who has subj Scted himself TO unstinted
hospitality among the LNgllsh. Inc punishment
the STEAMBOAT bastinadO AIT appears at mr., more
seductiye. The symptoms o. TOE patient In either
case hardly fall short Of the horrible; IN me ohe
case the face turns black immedAtey IN the
other the liver grows black nnally. Poor marx
Twain, under the latter ordeal, u seen by MS
friends in London to be growing rapidly thlnner
Day after day he drags himself stIll an hour
later in the afternoon from his bed ~ the fAOg-
ham, where efforts a. sleep have ceased 70 NJ
to understand the full severity OF the sentence
10 which their cOuntTyman has been condemned
in England, Il Ia only necessary TO comprehend
single one Of ia two hundred constituent ele-
ments-an English dinner. The true London
dinner consists OF from twelve 10 twenty courses
fowls, and game, braced up and interPolated
with pdttiss, soups, and entrees. Then follows
vista Of sullen puddngs and sodden sweets
Cakes oustards, and mixed Ices, whose consump-
lion points toward death and the hours Of mid
night. And still the ponderous feast Ia not over
ThSTs remains alma pss n sss sRreSs Of late ds
sert with foreign favour and lastly, that lheyi.
table, fatal cOmestlble, browning the goal OF
SdoT are suggestionS Of the GrAye-A stlltOn
,'heesel But the London dinner Is mot mostly
IN, 'ng Of eating. -, .n.,. 4. =.
an rather than masticated, ia succeeding
canrsss 'Upearing to be introduced mainly lot
me obieet Hf clearing the palate for fresh nayeI
w ouJe0' delicate Hook Ia placed beside the
"" w NJ ,ta,, NcOplc but nnely -nayored EnGiiah
wv sSs that hev the meal. Sauterne OF hoselle
Syeseed 10 me IA 'nck, Win the nsh that iollowl
The Ss Cys5sTs M0s sSeT and HUNGARIAN e y,
t6ird Course the sherr, IL carried forward VIII
red burgundy 10 Acooml. NY Wy IA n ,ioln M
sno Or che heavy roast y, 81 VIZ q the d acsS
of dining. Chateau Iquem or WhltS l11Ag
tends the fowl that replaces the roast. SAnhe
,SsednE dish i supported By a glass q Ma! erl
The Madeira, In turn, 10 contracted with "a eei
wine, and a bottle Of MAnIAnlla e DEITY IN
Southern wines-port and spanish-whiie tht
heavy English fAySS AsS no. v GRSs G
Carried through the dessert and fruits. Bordeaux
ia slipped with the cheese, after which the guest
drink ali round llqueurs Chatreuse or MArasehino
for better digestion, and the ladies retiring, ate
the English fashion, the cloth u Withdrawn
Cognac and whisky introduced, and the regulA
drinking Of an English dinner party begins.
10 support this enormous and massive eatini
and drinklng, one would suppose that the EnR
lish would hnd 4 convenient u not Aosoiutei
necessary 10 Tecllne, like the Romans, AZ thei
meals, The inference IL a. absurd as the fame
OF an AnglO-saxon in classic position. An kna
lishman Is never hteadler than when ne ISe
on his tons OF food and gallons OF wine a. hghtl
as II they were biscuit and cup OF tea An
tI the SuBsS ny LSi
Sioug6 which liquids disappear with the ain
pli r Wy eoRhas and w6SEy sink into his orgGnlz
tinn a. gracefully AZ II the British stomach We
he pTo' YER receptacle and destiny Of the ale
non ,PSs mime, class English are undoubtedly Il
nastidlnsd ans best-Wlned race In the world; Al