The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-18

ton. The Kissing urn stands in q solid
prosperity at one end of the board, the
lea always made upon the tabler DIS
tills its most fragrant essence within the
ugly hut useful "cosy" at its feet; coffee.
or chocolate steams in shining silver
not. Two or three hot dishes, among
them the ipeyitahle bacon and egg, san-
nodnce themselves In tempting doors
from beneath their FURNISHED covers. A
monumental muffin plate conceals mys-
FERROUS viscera Of burning Goals. Above
. silver tripod, hangs cunning egg
boiler, whose fame the solemn butler
lights and tends as if he were the ceie-
brant ofsonne mystic and depressing
rite. A contingent Of well.browned dry
toast, s'cold as the fruitless moon, Soc
cupies the toast rack and jam, MARINA
.lade, and honey add color to the feast,
while the sideboard proders cold joints,
game, and a vast loaf. . J., t,.
: A well.appointed English breakfast
table is, indeed, as cheerful a sight as a
hungry man could desire. But it is
related that a cultivated Hindoo prince,
being guest at one, contided to a
friend his misgiving that people loving
such vulgar profusion Of coarse food
could never become civilized in the fine
sense of that word. And, indeed, ex-
cept in greater refinement of cooking
and serving, such meal differs little
from the beef and Drawn, the boar's
head and mighty hams, divided with
the fingers, and washed down with great
mugs Of strong beer, which made the
breakfast of the gentles of England in
Henry the Eighth's time.
I The German 'early morsel" consists
Of cup Of coffee, bread, eggs perhaps,
and q comb Of golden honey, or some
like dainty. On this fare the fine brain
Of Germany has done its subtle thinking
for generations-the poet his imagining,
the warrior his planning, the philosO-
pier his specializing, the statesman his
contriving, the musician his ethereal
weaving, the theologian his destroying
and his building.
Nay, there was an earlier nation of
poets, orators, philosophers, warriors,
statesmen, dramatists, painters, archi-
tects, sculptors-a nation from which
we still borrow the best we know of art
and eloquence which wrought its eter.
nal labors on a still simpler diet. The
old Greeks made their breakfast of
bread dipped in wine, to which in self
indulgent moods they added ripe fruit.
Dinner, to be sure, was an affair of time
and substance. But there were slaves
to cook, and slaves to serve it; the labors
Of tie day were done, and the simplicity
loving Greek might permit himself lit.
tie elegant gluttony without self-re-
proach.
Might not we profit by the example Of
the older and the younger nation? A
simple and light breakfast would 60 far
to redeem US from the reproach of being
2 Ination ofdyspeptics. It wouldgreatg
lessen the tolls Of the housekeeper, who
could teach the most unintelligent maid
ito prepare good coffee, and bread, and
the wholesome Graham puffs variously
called, or who could herself make upon
the table the best of breakfast tea. Eggs
at some seasons are scarce and dear.
But, the matutinal egg would be far
cheapter than the long array Of half.
spoiled breakfast dishes with which the
conscientious housekeeper struggles
after "variety." These simple viands,
with oatmeal and milk, offer all the
chemical elements required for nutri-
ton, and may be unfailingly good.
h yThismorning sobriety leaves the head
clear, the spirits light, the body stimu-
lated not ,clogged. It tends to cult
vate simple and refined taste. And if
thy familiar breakfast, with its steaming
m(at its amber potatoes. and infinite
riches Of griddle-cakes and hot bread be
something to resign, the gain in health,
ease Of work and cheerfulness will bring
swift compensation.
1t was said Of Lord Holland that he
always came to breakfast with the air of
tons who had just heard unexpected
good news. If he were often hypocriti-
4al, II vs. the hypocrisy of q household
/ 4lnt.s Bnts itsmust b remembered that
he had q faultless breakfast to come to.
And possibly many man who now
brings I'd his greasy perk-chops, sour
buckwheat cakes, and bitter, Laodicean
ca1ieg tho fvisaee which Sydney Smith
called "a breach of the peace, might
iiyal The famous Lord Holland in sunny
courtesy had he the same assurance of .
satisfying Fruhstack. -Rarper's Bazaar.