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TO discover the secrets Of q Florentine pic; and
still less can mortal man pretend TO analyse
the constituents of many plat which is daily
devOured in the purlieus of Paris
We owe much to the Medieval Church in
this particular; to those incompatible men,"
as Lord Lytton justly calls them, who retir-
ing from the cares of an idle and sinful world,
gave themselves with undivided zeal and at
tention TO the theory and practice OF the pro-
found science OF astronomy" Well deserved
rs this praise may be, there is, however little
doubt that we are yet more indebted to these
exalted recluses in the way Of drink. Not to
speak Of those potent cOrdials whose names
perpetuate the glory Of monastic orders, the
charters, archives administrative and chrOn-
icles of the great establishments together with
the wills of powerful eccesiastics, assure rs, OBJ
serves Nizetelly, that chapters and religious
houses especially applied themselves to the
cultivation of the vine." Italy, France and
Burgundy alike owe their
CHOICEST vIETAGEs
to priestly sOlicitude and devotion. From st.
Remigius and St. Martin of Tours, planters Of
vineyards as well as prOpagators of the faith,
down to the immortal Benedictine Dom Perig-
non of Hautvillers, inventor Of sparkling
champagne, nc who, the first among men, put
corks in bottles and devised real wine glasses,
what does not a bibulous world owe to the in
mates Of those
-"Vast soitudes and awful cells.
Where heavenly blessed contemplation dwells.'
These piOus reflections divert us from the
subject of this present sketch. which purports to
give some outlines drawn from personal expert
ence of the eceentTicitie5 Of eating among
sayages.
There Is no doubt that "the noble savage 1"
everywhere is cacophagous-a foul-feeder-
that is TO say, many Of whose dishes will not
admit Of description. When John Oxenham,
first Of all Englishmen, saw the Pacific from
among the boughs Of that historic tree in
Panama, the chief who pointed out this ocean
and he himself were hungry. But as the ex-
plorer turned away with disgust from some
snake, or rat, or lizard his guide prodered, the
latter,
AMAZED AND HURT
at such fastidiousness. said: "What! yOu call
yourself warrior, and refuse to eat anything
with blood in it2" This is a characteristic
anecdote, except perhaps, that the views ex-
pressed by the Indian were rather limited, for
the writer has seen his relations, both in this
vicinity and elsewhere, eat many living things
which had no blood in them, or at least none
that was red.
To the south Of the Isthmian region, among
the forests that clothe the North Andean slopes,
there lives a lizard, one OF the ugliest extant,
and not particularly wholesome THAT is. it does
not agree with strangers a rule, but certainly
furnishing the most delicate and delicious cut
lets that ever delighted gourmand. These
are cut from the tail, which constitutes about
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joicing over some bird that has been caught by
a hawk, there comes puff from the bushes.
and the little arrow enters his flesh; then all
the voluntary muscles are almost Immediately
paralyzed by the poison, and he falls. Proba-
bly, no civilized man likes to see butehered
monkeys hung up for food like
HUMAN VICTIMS
among the Fans, and, as was before said, while
roasting. their bodies are unpleasantly suggest
i've Of Polynesian repasts in the paImy days of
cannibalism.
No doubt eonnOisseuTs detect difference be-
tween the taste of diverse species, but without
going into these refuements. il sutfices to say
that, so far as Favor is concerned, there is no
question about the excellence of this meat.
Diffidence we'll becomes a mere amateur, who
ventures to intrude upon that domain which
is, so to speak, sacred to the memory of Ude,
Brillat-Savarin and Soyer. None of these
great geuiuses, however, were au fait upon the
serving OF monkeys, so that one is embroidered
by the absence of indispdtable authority.
Again, it is recommended that the roast
should be rejected on account Of its appear
anee; still, even when prepared as a griilade
or fricassee, people who know any comparative
anatomy find specimens in their plates that
provoke distressing feelings. flashed, however,
no anthrOpOphagOus "reminiscences disturb ones
enjoyment of dish which is indeed a triumph
of savage art. Apart from the appropriateness
Of the surroundings, which have much TO DO
with all earthly pleasures, none of the wander
ing class. not those who of yOre ate buffalo
hump baked in its hide, or have devoured
kahobs cooked in Ispahan can imagine what a
Is that effected by the CONVEX
sion of fat little capering, worthless, vicious
monkey into q hash, when truly it ought to be
called SINCE en- supreme.
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REUNIONS.
Annual Meetings OF Regimcntal and Other Organ.
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addresses Of all RegimentAi Secretaries. Will not
those who have not seut us Reunion notices please
communicate with us2
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MISCELLANEOUS,

John L. TreHnor: Reunion Gen. L. IT, ROus-
seau Brigade Nov. -, at Louisville. The follow
ing regiments etc. constituted the brigade; The
5th KY 6lh Ind. LIST Ohio, haltalions OF the 18th,
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"STRANGE FOOD
Dishes not Generally Known which
the Traveller Is Apt to Relish.
E domain Of human
BY DR.. J. II. PORTER

He domain of human
eomestibles is a wide
one, even when re-
stricted TO civilized
nations and the pres
ent age, and much of
it is also wrapped in
that obscurity which
attends vastness in all
its forms. No one but
the cook, for example,
can ever know the COM
pouents of a Spanish
ola pOdrida, or hope
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ROAST MONKEY

ROAST MONKEY
is till they try it, but in the regions where they
are eaten there is plenty of animal food and it
cannot be denied that spitted monkey bears
a close resemblance TO a native child in the act
of being cooked.
The American monkey, for the most part, in
habits region where the forces Of nature so
far transcend human endeavor, that men and
their works dwindIe and are dwarfed in their
presence. All the vap0Fs born westward by
the Southeast trade-Winds are stopped by the
Andes, and chilled by the elevation to which
they rise, pour themselves in rain upon the
equatorial provinces drained by the mighty
river system Of the "Amazons"
Heat, moisture, and the rich alluvium Of
those great valleys, beget a vegetation that is
absolutely overwhelming in its exuberance,
and would probably resist the skill and indus
try Of any settlers. Here the forest tribes
who, among many other things, some Of them
uncomfortable, eat monkeys are of course
utterly impOteRt. Where their villages were
seated last year there spreads, in the succeed
ing season, a jungle which seems never to have
been penetrated. Higher upon the mountain
slopes man is not quite so Insignificant, but is
still no match for the larger
WILD BEASTS WHICH INCEST
those sOlitudes, and sometimes the traveller
comes upon the sites of settlements whose in
babitants have fled from jaguars and pumas
which have depOpulated these places % efIectu-
ally as man-eating tigers do, or did, many dis
tricts in India A savage with bow and ar
row (neither of the best workmanship or ma
terials), or else provided with a blow gun
whose tiny shafts are tipped with curare, is at
great disadvantage as a hunter Of large game.
But monkeys he can and does kill ad libitum.
Suddenly, while Master JOcIo is expressing his
contempt for animated nature in his own ma
leyolent manner, and pelting every creature
that passes by; is taking part from a safe
distance in the discussions of peccaries, or re-
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De rigueur they should be
BAKED IN THEIR SHELLS.

cooked an naturel in their own juices. By which
mode they are made to surpass any small pOrker
that can be mentioned, even il it should be
stuffed with mushrooms after the Castilian
style.
A certain latitude Is. however, allowable in
the TatusiidB menu. They are good broiled
with green peppers. and most excellent when
stewed in an eaTthernware pot with any ac-
compartments which occur to the unsophisti-
Gated eusiniere upon the spur of the moment.
From insect eaters 10 insect eating there is a
natural transition. No commentator Of this
practice, however, can be offered upon the plea
that such food is agreeable On the contrary,
so far as the writer's experience goes, II is de-
cidedly nasty. and even when tho wing eases
of beetles and the like are burned of, the Chi
tine materials Of their shells remain, besides
stumps OF limbs, etc, which excOriate the
mouth. Grubs of some kinds are good. so it is
said. and fried lOeHsts not unpalatable; but il
must be difficult 10 acquire a taste for Erasshop-
pers. They combine insipidity with bitterness,
and if purely personal expression Of opinion
may be allowed, they are detestable.
Among the sedentary tribes Of Arizona and
southwest to the ella, the Indians
EAT eRAssHoPPERs,
while those wretched ofFshoots of the Snake
who are called Diggers 90 about with crooked
sticks and bag, gathering every species, of rep.
tile and insect for food which they are not
afraid to lay hands on.
The Pimas are reported to bake ground
gras5hOppers into kind Of bread or cake, but
IN general the manner in which they are pre-
pared is very simple. A squaw heats petata,
or any stone, earthen or metal dish over the
fire, and then drops them upon it and leaves
them 10 scorch, after which they are eaten in
the manner Of parched corn.
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These and kindred practices speak for them
selves. Beyond dulIed taste and undeveIOped
refinement, the Indian acts under the pressure
of stern necessity. ImprOyident- incapable of
sustained exertion, and the worst Of eultiVat-
ors, famine or semi-starVatiOn constantly as
sails him, and pinched by hunger he becomes
familiar with "strange food" On the other
hand, esthetie apathy often betrays itself in
the absence Of necessity. No one knows how
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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
COLORADO.

GDL0hfD0F-
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thg able administration Of Commander g.. w
CDWell. Each month the Post gives Campfire,
Enu the ball Dr. always taxed 10 its utmost capacity,
The last Campfire was held on tie night 81 Nov
Ib, aud the enthusiasm Of the audience atesled tile
character Of the program rendered.
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TRADE MARK.
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INDIANA,
MISSOURI

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DEAR TRIBUSE; At the Department Convention
held la Erie, Pa, February, lSs9, the MomRn's Re-
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GOSSIP ABOUT OARSMEN.

The Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy
will send a junior and senior eight to the
Labor day regatta mt Staten Island. Crews
for each have been selected and special
preparations have been made for training
them.
John Teemer Is still practicing rowing
with as much vigor as ever, and he says
that if he rows double with any one this
season his mate will be George Hosmer-
not only because they are friends, but ~
Teemer says, Hosmer ia rowing better than
ever this year, is full of grit and seems TO
be able to stand lots of work.
The disqualification by the Canadian AS
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen of n number
of scullers for alleged professionalism is
creating considerable feeling along the
shore of Lake Ontario and the st. Law
renee river. The whole four Dared crew of
the Nautilus Boat club, of Hamilton, has
been barred, and prominent member of
the club says, 1--WE will have the old four
rowing again for us this year or none ut
all -
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Close by the grave of Thurlow Weed
is large granite block in the cottage
style placed to the memory of Daniel
Manning, who was born i'll Albany in
1881 and died here in 1887. Mr.. Man
ning's public life as the leader of the
Democratic party in this state for many
years, and later as tho secretary of the
United States treasury under President
Cleveland, is too well known to be out
lined here. His early death was
mourned by all.
The most beautiful monument Of all
in the rural cemetery is the one TO
tho memory of the wife of Robert
Lenox Banks, of this city. 1t is a
line piece of sculpture, known as "The
Angel at the Sepulcher." OF all the out
of-door marbles executed by the sculp-
tor Erastus ID. Palmer perhaps this is
the most prominent. The figure is that
of an angel seated. The poise of the
whole figure, and particularly of the head,
shows the most earnest attention. 1t is
"a figure upon which the visitor can never
tire of gazing. The incident portrayed
is that described in the second and third
verses of the twenty-eighth chapter Of
Mathew. +. G. MATHER.
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DANIEL MANNINd's GRAVE.


AS they were wallowing through bad
slough the driver shouted, Now, ladies
and gentlemen, hold ON tight, for this is
the very hole where Governor Marcy
tore his breeches." Tho governor paid
fOr the dinner at the next tavern.
Governor Marcy memory is kept alive
in the Rural cemetery by large block
of granite topped by an urn. The de-
sign is by Mr.. Erastus ID. Palmer, the
celebrated sculptor of this city. Gov
ernor Marcy died in 1857, in the Sans
Souci hotel at Ballston, which was then
the great rival of Saratoga Springs.
Some distance from the grave of Gov
ernor Marcy is a granite shaft, about
forty feet high, erected to the memory
of Thurlow Weed. He was born under
the shadow of the Catskill mountains in
1897, and he died in New York city III
1882. His first appearance in journalism
was about 1870, when he edited a news
paper in Rochester called the Monroe
Telegraph. In 1880 he moved to Albany
and established the Albany Evening
journal, which is today owned by his
grandson, William Barnes, Jr. He took
a prominent part in the war against the
Masons, and when there was some doubt
about the murder of Morgan by them,
near Batavia, he is reported to have said
that the body found "was good enough
Morgan till after election" He had
much to do with the election and ad-
ministration of William II. Seward as
governor of the state of New York.
While Seward was governor he was one
day travelling in the western part OF the
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les respectively. On April 2, 1887, he ran
second in the five mile race on the Olympic
club gymnasium track, the winner ,diihuIy,
having "A start Of I'm. sos. In May OF that
year he won the mile handicap run at the
university games in Am. 55s.; and on Nay
30 was defeated in "a mile run by r. Mac
Arthur, who had 100 yards start.
Ia June following he won a mile run at
the Golden Gate Athletic club games.
Petalurna, aud on Nov, "a, for the third
time, be won the half mile and mile cham.
pionship runs, in 2m. 8 4-5s. and 5m. 35s.
respectively For this the Olympic club
presented him with handsome special
medal In April, lSsS, Scott won the mile
run at the university games In im. BIS,
and on April 20 he captured three mile
run on the Olympic club gymnasium track
in I'm 53 i-js,, establishing the coast rec
ord for that distance. lu November fol
lowing, for the fourth time, he won the
half mile championship race In 2rn. iJs.,
after ABOUT ten days training. Since that
time IT, has not competed, his duties rs
leader ud captain OF the Olympic Athletic
club, 10Th OF which positions he has held,
hayinu taken up all his spare time. He Is
also president Of the Pacific Coast Anna
tclr Athletic association, which Offiee he
has held for several years The success OF
athletic on the slope is largely due to the
untiring efforts Of W. A. Scott. He stands
6 feet in height, aud In condition weighs
lGO pounds lie Is "a mem ~ of the Olym-
pic Athletic club, and Is i. ,lys ae,iye and
prominent in the couRcils OF that body.
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United States. AS nature left the
OF it was full of small ravines that car
I'd little streams to the river. The ra-
nes have been bridged, the streams
we been turned into ponds here and
ere, tho old underbrush has been re-
owed, and trees unknown to the old
rest life have been planted. The result
that the spot is delightful.
Among the many names which are en-
aved on marble in this cemetery, and
hich have also found place in the his
ry of the country, is that of Gen. Will
NJ L. Marcy.
Half between the revolutionary war
I'd the present day William l.. Marcy
as governor of the state of New
ork. He was born in Massachu-
It's in 1856, graduated Mt Brown uni
ersity in 1903, and was admitted to
he bar in Troy. He became lieutenant
| company formed in Troy in the war
! 1919. In October of that year he was
mt with a small detachment of troops
break up u Canadian post Mt ST. Regis.
Q led the attack in person, broke open
he block house, forced the Canadian
loops to surrender and received their
lns. This was the first capture of tho
+ar, and the British flag taken by the
|oung lieutenant was regarded as a
Iophy of genuine value. In 1921 he
rived as adjutant general Of the state
|lilitia. In 1929 he was appointed asso-
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THE GENUINE DIR. c.
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indulge In the use of spirituous liquors may
thus he accounted for. The true cause Of con-
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frequently ~ discussed state of the Liver. No or
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duccs u more frightfil catalogue oi diseascsi
Aud if instead of applying remedies to the
manifestations Of the disease, as is Too often
the cass ph ysicians would prescribe Win aview
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Mciaucs Liver rills, prepared by Fleming
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Mr.. Jonathan Houghtan. of West Union,
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late justice of the supreme court, and
b 1881 was elected to the United States
enate The next year he was chosen
Governor of the state, and was re- elected
h 1884 and 1886, but was defeated by
|eward in 1888. The next year Presi-
ent Van Buren appointed him one Of
he commissioners on Mexican claims,
nd President Polk made him minister
II war. He held that important port
olio during the war with Mexico.
Mr.. Marcy retired from the Polk cabi-
let at the close of his term with high
honor, and four years after President
Pierce made him secretary of state. In
$50 he was sent into western New York,
while judge of the supreme court, un-
Ter special law TO try the anti-Masonic
bases, the act providing for the payment
Pf his travelling expenses. When audit
ing accounts as comptroller he always
demanded iteiuized bills, and rs special
udge he adhered to this proper rule, so
be put fifty cents in with the other items
for mending pahtaloons. While run
hing for governor in 1882 this item lit
,rally cut "a great figure all over the
State. At Rochester apti-Masons erected
D pole fifty feet high on the main street,
Ind suspended ut its top huge pair Of
black trousers with "a white patch bear
Ing the figures go" in red paint, where
It tapped through three gusty days.
The grand old governor always enjoyed
fhis fifty cent episode in his political
career. So he did the prank of the
stage driver in whose coach he was
riding in western New York in the spring
after he was chosen governor. The
road was horribly muddy and rough.