The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-12-22
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THE PROPER WAY TOLIVE
"A Noted Minister'S Views Oh
the Subject OF Eating.
The G~astronomio Tastes and Preferences
Of Rev. Robert Oollyer.

Of Rev. Robert Oollyer.
The Rev DR.. Robert Collyer was
busily engaged on some manuscript
when a representative Of the Cook
called upon him. but he laid aside his
work when told that his views On the
proper mode of living were desired,
and, seating himself in an easy rock
ing-chair, he lighted a fresh cigar and
told the reporter to .'pitch in"
In response to the questions asked
him Dr.. Collyer said: II think the
American people, take them all in all,
are the best livers Of any people in the
world. I don't find any fault with
the method Of living here; in fact, l
was only too glad when I got to a land
where I could live twice as well as 1
could in my native country. 1t may
be different in England at this day
from what it was before L left, but in
my time a workingman in that coun-
try would no more think of having a
turkey on his table than he wLuld of
having the American bird of freedom.
All of the workingmen whom 1 have
met in this country-and I have
known thousands of them-live much
better chan the workingmen of Eng
land.
GAS for myself. 1 try to live like a
Christian and q white man. I like
plain food well cooked, and I do not
care for any kind of messes. I like
chicken pie; but as for compounds of
pastry and fruit or vegetables known
rs pies in this country, I sometimes
eat them. but can. get along without
them. We have a roast sucking pig
served up once a year when I can get
my folks to cook it I like roast pig
for Charles Lambs sake. We also
have a roast goose ono or twice a
year. for my own sake and my boy
hoods sake. I like seed-loaf and tea
cake for my mothers sake.
ION the Sabbath I eat four meals.
We have breakfast at eight o'clock.
and regularly every week as the day
Of rest comes around we have fish
cakes for breakfast. L should hardly
know how to keep the Sabbath if l
was deprived Of fish balls. Supple
mented with a mutton chop and
. good cup of coffee. they are an
excellent thing to preach a sermon on.
The meal of the. day is.rserved at n
o'clock, and we usually have roast
meat with the necessary accompani-
nents. and always have one or two
friends In to help us to eat it. The
Sabbath should be especially a day of
Hospitality. and it gives zest to a good
dinner when you have n or two
friends to partake of it with you.
"After dinner 1 go to Sunday
school and about six o'clock drink
some tea and eat a little bread and
butter. After the evening service l
partake Of a bowl Of soup with crack.
ers or bread. and find that my slum-
bers are never disturbed because of
this late meal. The English people
tor the most part have four meals a
day-that is. 1 mean, the better class;
and they are usually a healthy looking
people. Idon't believe much, howev-
or. In late suppefs. On my birthday 1
alwsys:have a big dish of oatmeal and
cream: not that I am particularly par
tial to oatmeal. for as a boy 1 became
20 accustomed to it that it has palled
On my taste. However. 1 made up my
mind years ago that if I ever could
afford it I would have oatmeal and
cEeam-not blue milk-on my birth
day every year."
When asked if he believed that the
Brain was developed by the use of par
ticaiar kinds of food. DR.. Collyer said:
II think most Of the talk on this sub
ject is nonsense Of the worst kind.
Shakspere certainly did not have much
chance to get fish food at Stratford-o n
Avon; and other prominent men of our
own time have been born and brought
up where they probablyssdid not get
any fish food from mi year to another.
Ny idea is that If a man lives soberly
and nationally the nourishment he re-
esives wilt be distributed to all parts OF
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