Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

The study Of the relations of bill of fare to
craftsmanship is o thing that is entirely too
much neglected. The people of this great
tood-producing country do not full appreciate
the importance of this matter, and scien fists
have too long neglected it.
The peanut policy whichis sometimes used
with relation to statesmanship does not refer to
the eatable quality o: the NUT but rather to it's
size. The question Of gastronomics is not as
ISOLATED with the result of vote on silver or the
tariff, and the association between the quality
Of a dinner and that of a speech is not closely
drawn. Now, there are johnny-cake statesmen,
milk and-pie statesmen, raw-oyster statesmen,
Goldfish statesmen mot relating to their aris-
tocracy), statesmen who draw their inspiration
from corn beef and cabbage and champagne
and terrapin statesmen, not to mention the
many others that might be named by carefully
following out the bill OF fare.
THOSE OF LEAST SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY.
OF all these, the ones less apt to be of service
to their country liable to be defective in rea-
soning, rndiplomatic in method and lacking in
wisdom to policy, are the milk and pie sta tes-
men and the terrapin and champagne states
men. Both suffer from indigestion, and the
one is irritable, while the other is Eighty and
inattentive. 1t is a matter Of great importance
run this government in divers and uncertain
ways should be properly supplied with motive
power so as to be quick OF motion.
The lobbyists about Congress have discov-
cred long since that one way Of affecting a
statesman's judgment was through his stomach.
but they have failed to discover why it is that
upon practical test this method often fails to
produce the desired result. The trout le is that
their menus are not usually we'll selected and
they often find that the morning after big
dinner they have to deal with very irritable
man with indigestion.
aAsTRoNoMIcs AND sTAIEsMANsH1p.
1t can be very easily shown by careful exami.
nation and comparison, that most Of the bad
laws on the statute books are traceable directly
to the manner of meat the statesmen fed upon
who passed them.
During the last Congress Tom Reed managed
to keep his end very well up, and always to
keep his brains sufficiently supplied with phos-
phorus on a midday repast of half dozen raw
oysters and bottle Of beer. Hoe cake and
! hominy would probably have kept his digestive
organs in as good condition and with more
! economical results. The oyster, while very
| digestible in statesman's stomach, is a lux
urious creature, and as a diet Is not calculated
| to inspire that sentiment of economy which
comes from a diet Of johnny cake, such as Mr..
| Holman is fond of,
This whole matter has been talked over with
Murray, the great authority on cookery, who
has been placed in charge of the House res
| taurant and who expects to make a great
| statesman of every man in Congress before he
| gets through with him.
How TO MAKE STATESMEN.
"Why. pshawl'' he said, there is no reason
| in the world why every man in Congress
should not be good deal Of statesman. The
chief element is that of eating. On a prope,
| diet man may develop to the fullest extent
! his mental faculties and unless he does observe
the proper rules his career will be short and
] not brilliant. II l could have my way
| about it l would make this Congress
worthy of record. 1t is q mistaken idea
and other phosphorescent food. 1t is moi
phosphorus they want; it is digestion. A Con
| gress suffering from indigestion will make the
| worst body OF legislators on earth. Proper food
| will mako man patriotic, sagacious wise ant
| even eloquent. All the Ioft;er things in a great
man are subject to the influence of the stoma Gu
Heavy foods that lie like lead. depress the brain
make a man stupid and incapable of work. Toe
| rich foods, however delicious they may be, give
statesman Indigestion, make him irritable
and result in discord and squabbling and poor
legislation. By careful selection of food, il
they will take good advice, could cultivate
simple statesman who would be an honor to thu
country, and one Of the best things in thi
world to develop man 3 mental capacity or
are good, tender, rare roast beef. Boston baked
beans and country corn bread
INVITATIONS OF GREATNESS.
1t is evident that this Congress has decided
to be great One by one the New England
Yankees have broken themselves from pie ant
gone back to Boston baked BEANS luxury
they have heretofore been unable to get only
at home. 1t Is commonly known that Boston
men are greater at home than elsewhere. Thii
will no longer be true, for the brain-producina
bean is now cooked in the very Capitol where
they legislxte. The bean bakes down stairs
and the Boston brain bubbles and flashes or
| the floor above.
The southern and western men are abandon.
ing fat meat sandwiches and indigestible stew
for dry corn bread and the effect upon the
House IL becoming apparent A few months
diet Of bees, corn bread and beans bids fair &c
] give US q Congress Of stateamsn uneQualed in