Connecticut western news., 1885-12-16
THE PROPER WAY TO LIVE
A Noted Ministers Views on
 the Subject of Eating.
The Gastrcnomic Tastes and Preferences
 of Rev. Robert Oollyer.

The Rev Dr. Robert Collyer was 5usily 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 g-chair, he lighted fresh cigar and told the reporter to "pitch in"
 In response to the questions asked him pr. Collyer said: 'I 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, 1 was only too glad when got to land where I could live twice as well as I could in my native country. It may be different in England at this day from what it was before 1 left, but in my time workingman in that coun- try would no more think of having a turkey on his table than he would of having the American bird of freedom. All of the workingmen whom have met in this country-and I have known thousands of them-live much better than the workingmen of Eng land.
 "As for myself, try to live like Christian and a white man. like plain food well cooked, and do not care for any kind of messes I like chicken-p pie; but as for compounds of pastry and fruit or vegetables known as pies in this country, I sometimes eat them, but can get along without them. We have roast sucking pig served mp once year when I can get my folks to cook it I 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. I like seed-loaf and tea cake for my mothers sake.
 "On 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. I should hardly know how to keep the Sabbath if I was deprived of fish-balls. Supple mented with a mutton-c chop and good cup of coffee, they are an excellent thing to preach a 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 I go to Sunday school, and about six o'clock drink some tea and eat little bread and butter. After the evening service partake of bowl of soup with crack CTS or bread, and find that my slum- bers are never disturbed because of this late meal. The English people for the most part have four meals a day-that is, l mean, the better class; and they are usually healthy looking people. Idon't believe much, howev- or, in late suppers On my birthday I always have big dish of oatmeal and cream; not that am particularly par tial to oatmeal, for as boy became so accustomed to it that it has palled on my taste. However, made up my mind years ago that if ever could afford it would have oatmeal and cream-not blue milk-on my birth day every year."
 When asked if he believed that the brain was developed by the use of par ticular kinds of food, Dr. Collyer said: q 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-on- Avon; and other prominent men of our own time have been born and brought up where they probably did not get any fish food from one year to another. My idea is that if man lives soberly and rationally the nourishment he re- ceives will be distributed to all parts of his system, supply all needs, and keep up his mental and physical structure"