New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-03
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ness. n might be supposed that Frencnman,
W no eats lightly, might make CRITICISM All CO
Englishman would be silent put not So IN this re-
spect there is not the least differences between 'ne
rich and poor noble pebean. To eat mucn Is I'm n
honor aud the merit OF ig'' of the food served
Little talking is done while eating, LOT eaon ia
tence might lose mouhful Hence snte !, ~ the
;y from infancy TO develop belly having all
| possbe elasticity. Often motnels n aaho thom
babies upon their knees and ate, ,I tap them from
time To time with the paddle OF ladle on tue
stomach. to see that it is fully spread ont =. or
nhvsicallv impossIbls Tor the child to swell up
more Corean is always ready to eat ne e'tachs
whatever he meets with. ana rarely snS'
" Enough" Even between meals he VIII help niIll-
self 10 ang edible that is offered The ordinary por
ton of labOrer in about quart OF rlce' WHICH
when cooked makes good bulk Tbs, however.
Is no serious hindrance to his devourng double or
treble the quantity when he can get 1T, Eallhg
matches are common. " hen an OK is slaughtered,
and the beef il served up, a heaping bow OF tne
steaming mess does not alarm any guest. Dog-iheab
is common article of food, and the canine sirolhs
served up in great trenchers are laid before tne
guests, each Que having his own small taDle 10
himself. When fruits, such as peaches OF slnaii
melons are served they are devoured without peel
ing. Twenty OF thirty peaches aie considered an
ordinary allowance. whicn rapidly disappears
Such prodi gality in vicuas Is, however not COM
mon, and for one feast there are many hastings
Beef is not an article OF daily food with the peas
antry. It's use is regulated by law the butcher
being sort of government officials ana only unueI
extraordinary circumstances as when "A eranu
festival is to he held. does the King allow an OK
to be killed in each village. The Coreans are
neither fastdOus in their eating nor palnstaKinS IN
their cooking Nothing goes to waste. All IL
grst that comes to the mill IN their mouths
They equal Japanese in deVourlng raw hsh' ana
uncOoked food Of all kinds Is swallowed Without
WY face. Even the ntestines pass among them ioI
delicate viands. Among the pOOrer classes
cooked fish is rarely seen on the table, lot II" sooner
is 1t caught than il is immediately opened ana
devoured. The viands are usually eaten win
a strong seasoning of pepper or mustard, Dnt tDey
are often swallowed without condlment OF any sort'
| Often IN passing along the banks OF river one
may see men fishing with rod and line vi THESE
some are u0bles who are able or who never
wish to work tor a living yet they VIII llsh ior
food and sport. Instead Of bag or basket 10
contain the game. a needle 10 string III upon, each
| fisher has at his side jar of diluted pepp'r OF
| kind of SOW. No sooner is fish hooked than he IS
drawn out, seized between the two fingers, dipped
| into the sauce and eaten without ceremony. bones
do not scare them. These they eat, as they do the
small bones of fowls.
| Roberts Brothers have prepared in sets s)me of
| their standard publications in a style Of binding
which will probably be found popular during the
holiday seas,n We have table "Jean
| Ingelow's Novels" in four 16mo volumes, and The
| Works of Philip Gilbert Hamerton" in ten duo
decilnos They are both dressed in what is called
imitation half-calf' the backs beng of heavy
muslin with smooth finish and the sides covered
with marbled paper With the help of careful gid
ing and lettering tho imitation is toleraby success
full and its choapness will give it considerable
favor. The editions are well-known otherwise
that we need not enlarge upon their merits.