The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-10
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 l There IS no miSnoSncr more commos than the application cf the word epicu renn to persons of luxurions hahssA par ticulariy in the mxeser cf sating an> drinking. In fna Epicarus ~as simpa and ahsRemicus in his ewn lie, and neve taught by preceps or example the selksl textFAvAgance with winch his name ! commonly associased. These uaa. hcw ever, among the anciensS 10 lack . veAlthy persons wAose lives vere, in h, ordinary sense, epscaFean. CalsgulA pai< Siso.ooo for one supper. and the prot6 gate Hefogabslus spsnt Stoo.ouo oa ! single meal. Lncsllus was more usOdess hix suppcrs coss,butSs. .,,o apiece. Apicn. had . fortune of 3s.oonnoo, of which hs spent 6. i66oo in high living. and poi soaed himself because he could no tcneei | continue his extravAgznee. Whenese, the ancients wished to give particularl, high-priced dinner. they put jewels on the biil of fare. On one occasion Codicus swallowed pearl worth S4oooo A sim. 1 liar piece of folly by Cleopatra is 100 wen known to require recital. Tibenus once paid Assilius Sabinius Sco, 900 10 coupose dialogue between cabbage. mush- room. an oyster and thrush.
 The veracioas knickerbocker relates that during ,ha, famous battle bet~ecn E,ndcrs made their way to the Feas of the enemy, whom they crippled by devcar. ing the entire stock of provenaer in- tended for the Swedish army.
 Dean Swift was remarkable for the ,igor of his appetite. While tra,eiing it was his custom to ride ahead of his com panions to the place where the party in tended to dine and till himself with the bes, the house afforded before his friends arrived. Handel ate enormously. and when ordering a meal where his habits were not known. would call for dinner for three.
 The dinner IS ready. sir. the waiter would say but where Is the party
 Hiring on the comestibles. the com poser of the "Messiah" would reply ''l'm the party.
 There Is d well authenticated account ot a French goutrnand who wss tn the hlhi, of inviting ono friend to dine with him at stated intervals. II the snes,, $ knife and fork kept pace with those oi the host they continued friends but fl he fell behind Tn the matter of roas,s and entrees. the gourmand cut his aequa,nt- anee in disgust.
 George l. loved stale oyster and rum punch: and ait hts descendants ei the iious SC of Hanover have been blessed with robust appciltes. George lN. had a weakness for roas, shoulder of mutton with onion sauce. Like others of hls fam fly he was enormously fat. The late elrinee Conseyt. II is sad. might have liyed longer had he been srae tossiy pleased to eat less. His royal widow c.srs heartily. and her son and ae.i IS Il worthy chip of the old block Tn this regard, al- though lately he has been advised ,o d. nln,sh and simplify his dle, fl he would live to be king of Great Britain. tas- marek still graiines his more than leu- tonic appetite. gout and the doctors to the contrary notwithstanding
 Talk about tall eating sad . gentle man of long expenence ~lth cifcuses and museums te Skiy reporter few days ago: live seen some of ls m my tune. remember about tise years ago l was at Elgin. Ill.,. with iiarnums show. We were delayed by strike of railroad hands and scattered ourselves all over the neighborhood. wherever we could hnd lodgings. was staying at l.,ile tavern With \ small party, which included John Bunnell One day at dinner there was n large milkpan full of string beans near me. Will you please pass those beans ,his way! asked Bunnell politely. l handed over the milkpan and john took d delicate taste. Those are hrs;-rate, he said, and showing as,de his plate he drew the beans squarely in front of him, and never suspended business until there was no, enough Tn that pan ,o feed sick humming- bird"
 Did no, he feel sick himself aiter such a gorgeF
 -Bless you. no. That Was nothing compared wi,h certain performance bs Colonel Goshen. the professional glznt When the doughty colonel travels he makes special contract no, 10 eat q meal until after the res, of the company have risen from the table. Once when he was with Bafnum he happened, just before dinner To enter room where ,ables were spread fot ht'y men. Inc principal dish Vas baked beans. oi winch there were four immense dishes, nearly as large as uashiubs Well, when Go shen saw the noh brown surface and sniffed the delicate odor. he forgo, honor contract. ever, thing, and. seAting h,mseli a, the table, he never stopped until--- -fie had emptied one Of the bug pans impossible -' exclaimed the reporter.
 ..Iie polished Of all four, young man, responded the circus man, sadly. he dinner for fifty vas slowed away sihiu the capacious colonel.
 T like your anecdo,es: sad inc Fe' porter. but my time is limited, and you surely cannot recall or insen, a more ex- uaord,nary feat of gasironomy than thai Of Colonel Goshen. Good aff
 'You'd better stay and hear about John De Bain.- interrupted the show man
 John De Bain
 -Yes: the man employed b, photo graphers to pose their victims, you know He boards by contrart za the ssncias' r I. ts ~ssu&xs