The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-10
THE PROPER WAY TO LIVE
A Noted Minister'S Views on
the Subject OF Eating.
fhe Gastronomic Tastes and Preferences
Of Rev. Robert Collyer,

Inc neV Ir. hODerG COllyer was
busily engaged on some manuscript
when 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. 1 don't find any fault with
the method of living here; in fact, l
was only too glad when l got to land
where / could live twice as well as l
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 workingman in that coun-
try would no more think of having a
turkey on his table than he wCuld of
having the American bird of freedom
All of the workingmen whom 1 have
met in this country-and 1 have
known thousands of them--live much
better than the workingmen of Eng
land
"As for myself, try to live like a
Christian and a white man. l like
plain food well cooked, and l do not
care for any kind of messes. l like
chicken-pie; but as for compounds of
pastry and fruit or vegetables know n
as pies in this country, 1 sometimes
eat them, but can get along without
them. We have roast sucking pig
served up once a year when l can get
my folks to cook it. l like roast pig
for Charles Lambs sake. We also
have a roast goose once or twice a
year, for my own sake and my boy
hoods sake. 1 like seeJ-loaf and tea
.ake for my mothers sake.
"On the Sabbath 1 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. Ishouid hardly
know how to keep the Sabbath if |
was deprived of fish-balls. Supple
mented with mutton-chop and
a good cup of coffee, they are an
excellent thing to preach sermon on.
The meal of the day is served at one
o'clock, and we usually have roast
meat with the necessary accompani-
ments, and always have one or two
friends in to help us to eat it. The
Sabbath should be especially day OF
hospitality, and it gives zest to a good
dinner when you have one 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 little bread and
butter. After the evening service ]
partake of a bowl of soup with crack.
ers or bread, and find that my slum
bers are never disturbed because oi
this late meal. The English people
for the most part have fouI meals d
day-that is, mean, the better class
and they are usually healthy looking
people. Idon't believe much, howev.
er, in late suppers. On my birthday
always have a big dish of oatmeal and
cream; not that am particularly par.
tial to oatmeal, for as boy l became
so accustomed to it that it has pallet
on my taste. However, 1 made up my
mind years ago that if 1 ever coulc
afford it | would have oatmeal ant
cream-not blue milk-on my birth
day every year."
When asked II he believed that tht
brain was developed by the use of par
ticular kinds of food, DR.. Collyer said
81 think most of the talk on this sub
ject is nonsense of the worst kind
Shakspere certainly did not have mucf
chance to get fish food at Stratford- on
Avon; and other prominent men of ou
own time have been born and brought
up where they probably did not ge
any fish food from one year to another
My idea is that if man lives soberly
and nationally the nourishment he re.
ceives will be distributed to all parts o.
his system, supply all needs, and keep
up his mental and physical structure