, 1873-12-14

oyHtsr. There IL o blight upon .tl,e bivAlse
which. has hitherto enjoyed reputation for
harlniossneba. Hereafter, tho aavory atow. tho
fancy roast, tic d2zou fried, tho steamed oyalcs,
tho scallopcd oyeter, tilo brolod In crumbs, tho
pato. and ovcn the oyster ,oposlng Oh l,.s pearly
lRlf.shall, III hs native Ani mixed purity, aro
laeHnongorI OF msory, solicitors for Insane
asylnn,s, ana dothroners OF ruason. a German
professor, who vas recontly requested by his
Government 10 examine into tho subject of oys.
ter-planting On tho prussian coaas, nftor OK
tondlng his Researches along tho English coaut
conclusion that Germany lnu no square miles Of
oyutor grouul, capable Of producing over 100,-
Uo0, QUO gallons Of the bivayes annually.
After having ill1otl Tie German mind with
these glowing bivalvnar expectations, however,
le ursctu tho whole prospect III the most ruth.
loss manner, by dsclnring inlus report that, tin
tho caEo Of nil those who 10 moro bodily thai,
mental labor, aud In proportion as the physical
exceeds the mental exercise, 1 hayo observed u
distinct md positive tuhdency In the oyasor,
whun oatel, to produce emotional insanity, or
TINT sudden. trahaitory, ,luAe,ulded yot torriblc
phrenesin which 10 fatally listurbs tile poaco of
eocety." Ho cites. rs MI Indirect proof Of this,
the irascibilty Of the i'sh-womon of Ostond aud
Billingsyate. Having charged the placid
clam with Tho same dreadful toutoncy,
he emphasizes It with tho following
remarkable assertion: "They laye III America
n uort OF political asaomblago called Il caul-bako,
where speeches aad musio and Bongs aro intor-
sparsed with profuso foaBts upon species Of oys-
ter called the CHM. Vaat crowds attend these
celebrations, and no SOONER aro they gorsed with
tho iusidious comeBtible than thoy become full
Of excitement aud furores swear themselves
away in fcaity to the moat worthless Of dema-
gosucs sing, fight, dauco, gouge one anothers
oyos out, and conduct themselves like madmon
iu a coniagration." This III ard. It Is hard
enough to 80 without tho oyster, but It is still
harder to have nur Faith in tho Innocence aud
long suffering OF that patient aud silent animal
disturbed. It is hard to glye up clans,
but 1t iB harder still to believe TINT
tho clam s not happy ut low tide, as
has boon said, but is miserable, moroso
creature, plotting mischief in lis nud-holo
against the intellect OF tue man who is digging
for him. It III hard to believe TINT the oyster,
who ouly wags his board atll looks grave "a lo
sees the fatal oyster-rako approaching him, is
meditatinS phosphoric attack upon tho brain
Of tie ralor. which will load him into frenzy
aud induce him to kill his mothor, or brnin tho
frat person hc meets, In d ct Of emotional ill.,
sauity. 1t s sad to think that tho piles OF oys-
ter-ahells, symmctricaily arranged in front Of
tho saloons, heapod up to eutico the hungry
traveller, wilt ouly blast his noble aud
most sovereign reason, "liko sweet bells
jangled out Of tuno and harsh," and that tho
handsome collections Of oyster-cn Which orna-
mont every metropolitan backyard hare con-
tniuod T" turbulent and dangerous lunacy." Tho
German Professor kindly allows thoso who arc
phosphorus ia not dangerous to them. It ia the
nun who tolls with llis hands who mnst be-
ware tho seductive creature, which, while 1t
tickles lis palate, is iusidtously dothroning
his intellect by filling him full Of phosphorus,
SO that lie ia at any time liable to ignite like
match, and 90 of in ftenzy Of passion. Toll
era with the hunds and naturally irasc;blo poo
plo should therefore bewaro the oyster and tho
clam and il theso, why not tho soft-shell Grub
and lobster7 There is danger lurking OIL tho
mud nats Of Long Island and tho Chesapeake.
Tho pcarl which sparlles in the oysters bosom
reflects only the wild gleam Of insanity.
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