The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15

marked poison" and swallowed the contents
o. one In the hope of putting an end to her life.
deep sleep. from which she awoke much re-
fresi.ed. The result was 80 delightful that she
posed poison was consumed. The King. who
missed the bottles. caused inquiry to be made
ana Tie s S;,Te e Of their disapPearance was re.
Us Heher-e-k hoosh, or tho delightful poison"
nous liquors are generally very rigidly observed,
pnrttcularly among the poorer classes. DR.:
Collins says that lie never saw an intoxicated
men who do tho most laborious work. Unlike
their Western prototy pes. who cannot exist with
out beer or spirits, they refresh themselves only
with a suck al a hu bble- bubble pipe or a cup OF
very strong, sweet. hot tea in either the swelter-
ter. Tipping in Persia is confined exclusively
to the richer classes and INDUCED in only in the
seclusion of the Gnierdn. The Persians make
two sorts OF wine. a red and u white. The latter
contains an excess Of alcohol. ana is In greater
Arrack. n crude. fiery spirit. is likewise distilled.
1t is probable that when Persia has railroads,
and the vineyards OF Shiraz become accessible,
the superior quality OF the grapes tor wine-
making will attract the attention OF Western
manufacturers.
Within the last year or two Europeans. and
particularly the English, have accorded consid-
cradle praise to the culinary and gastronomi0
methods OF Americans. Foreign technical jouR.
nails devote much space to our growing superb
GRITTY in all that relates to the excellence Of food
supplies and our cuisine. Tho career OF the late
John Chamherlin has been the subject of
much aaSaa,nry N HIS establishments
foreigners who visited the capital that it
won an International repqtAt!on as one
coded. nnd many facts are given to. en-
pnasize the statement: Foreign critics Of our
sons between il and that of the Russians. For
some occult reason they discern e similarity
upon q common love OF caviar. They also cite
the habit Of both people OF breaking or mixing
CLAIM that we have copied this fashion from the
Russians. although they acknowledge that our
than is thai Of the Mnscovite. This remarkabIs
assertion is made in All English journal.
Many theories have recently been advanced in
TIE Sun as to the origin Of the cocktail. but
one has been omitted. A Toltec nobleman Of
Mexico once sent to his King by the hand OF his
beautiful daughter a detection OF pulque Of his
own invention. The King was as much de-
lighted with the one as with the other. He
OF hi, maiden was Noehithl. a designation ever
after applied TO the drink. When our troops
under Gen. Scott invaded. Mexico they took
kindly to the beverage aud corrupted its name
into cocktail: by which name 1t has ever since
cnction We have invented SO many forms that
the United States has come to be considered ita
place Of origin.
james Knight in his Food and Its Functions
says in substance. In speaking of the alimenta-
ton Of old age, that the disappearance of teeth
in advanced years indicates n change in the
food taken, since the stomach can no longer en~
duro the strong food OF former days. The
period OF decline is characterized by several or
gRuic changes: the muscles lose their tone, and
this occurs not only in the voluntary muscles,
but also in the coats of the intestlnes. giving rise
to special disturbances. This want of tone
affects also he blood vessels and the circulation
generally. while the digestive system becomes
weaker. and the mental powers share in the
decreasing vitality. For healthy old age the
body should he lean and spare. like that OF n
schoo!h0y, the fat and rich foods being reduced
in quantity, animal foods restricted. one-fourth
less or more, and the meals small and often. II
The decline in energy is lot met by a correspond
ing diminution OF the demands upon IL in the
form o! digestive activity. the result is sure TO
hu accumulation of fat and retarded and even
retr"gradr metabolism, producing Rout and
rheumatism. in advancing age the food con-
sumed should approach that OF youth. and in
second childhood u return he made to bread
and-milk at the snort intervals OF early days.