The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
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famous person In his day. He died In 1894.
For sixty years Of his life he was noted as an
essayist, wit, epicuro and a man Of society.
he became by right Of experience and tact q
sort OF arbitcr Of fashion. Ho was most VOL
come at all the great town and country houses
OF England. phese conditions suggest that no
mny have something fresh TO reveal in rola-
ton to the art OF dining. It Ia stated that no
has treated of gastronomy as n preponderant
influence upon the manners and morals OF bis
countrymen and as a powerful factor In their
dcstinies. The cookery OF England Is notori-
ously bad, 1t may be remarked. Mr.. Hay
wards opening paper tells OF tn gastronomy
OF the ancicnts. To the Egyptians he accords
the first place, and after them he places the
Athenians, who attained great refinement and
distinction In tho culinary art. In proof OF this
he quotes Archcstratus, an AtheniNn poet, who
composed n didactio poem on gastronomy; q
treasure Of the science Of which every verso Ia
a precept. This poet, in order to ut himself for
the task, travelled widely. During his jour
neyings no visited all the famous laboratories
whore delicacies OF the table were prepared,
and held intercourse with none who could not
contribute to his ,epicu can knowledge. The
they know OF superior cookery. The Grecian
philosophers, poets and rhetoricians when they
ton, carried with them tho most famous cooks
OF Athens. These cooks, however, could not
eradicate from the Romans the impression that
the merit Of a dish was In proportion to It's
sawbridse, who placed a 600 bank note,that an
two slices Of bread and butter and ate it as a
sandwich, From the fall OF tho Roman empire
the culinary art. The French acquired the
first rudimcnts of tho science from the cooks
who accompanied Catharino dc Med cs to
Paris. That they were apt pupils ID apparent
from the commanding position they still ro-
tain as the foremost eNponents OF gastronomy.
will come when he enters the feld of modern
culinary achievement.
Acid fruits, domestic and wild, meat, oys.
tiers, potatoes, and rico have all incurred in
turn the disapprobation Of medical science as
shorteners Of human life. Bread is now placed
| under tho ban as the most fatal of them all
Several experts, medical and lay, are advo-
Gates Of the theory that the staff Of life becomes
the staff Of death, and declare that we must
avoid bread as the king evil Of the starchy
foods. Tho argument is that the gradual &C.
| cumulation Of limo In thesystcm Is one OF the
characteristics Of old age. The less lime. there.
fore, We accumulate In the system the longer
NC live. An American writer on hygiene main.
tains that bread causes indigestion and obesity,
| and shortens life. An English doctor says that 1t
Is mainly digested in the intesttues and not in
the stomach. So long ago as 1s45 q DR.. Row.
botham printed q pamphlet In opposition to the
use OF bread. He based his GrtAsonism on the
fact that phosphate OF lime, carbonate of lime,
| or common chalk, sulphate of lime or plaster OF
Paris, with occasionally magnesia and other
dec-epitude, and death through the gradual ac-
cumulation in the body. Bread from wheaton
, excess, may be considered as most harmful. DR..
Evans OF tho Royal College OF Surgeons, who
ebso S ssXe' Y Z gioG phsys S,sM IL IN o recomi Soesahs " hoe
water and chopped beef as a substitute. Tho
case Is .c!ted, 81 a confirmed bread eater. a
young girl, who was subjected to this regimen.
This Victim Of tho cereal habit was deprived OF
her chosen food and treated as indicated. After
pal e,t snRmic, Melancholy invalid into "a Sonny
soul, with eight kilos added to her weight, rosy,
eoaP}Rd ;wi HaI a. N saoRs aaa a ssnG os en- sny Sns
who have eaten freely Of bread all their lives
viii wisely heed this and thereby
escape premature collapse.
Special diet appears, at present, to be cpl.
demic throughout the world. 1t prevails even
in so conservative q country rs India, where
the young Bengalese are now eating freely Of
meat in or'er to equal in bravery and endur-
ance the carnivorous English soldier. Cocoa
is enjoying largely increased favor az o bono
and muscle producer, a tonic, and a ~vitalizer
Of the system. The consumption Of cocoa in
the United States constantly gro VS., while II
England It's use Is 80 largely extended, on &C
f1aS1 al 11S f Ppnsp Holian naSs during t th. pss Saa aaa a1s
tor as compared with the one preceding Is In
excess to the amount OF 10000 pounds. II
could be eliminated as an ingredi.
emit In its manufacture Its use as a beverage
would be much more extensive. Even poor
cookery and wretched meat sauces., such as are
the rule In England, are cited as possessing pc
culinr hyRienic merits. 1t Is 10 these inferior
eoneoGt.onish . mat T.. one Ns- writer snnor On culinary gnrr S sub.
sessed by English women and retained 10y them
to q very advanced age.
The Department of Agriculture has recently
issued a report on the subject Of hams. a
product Of Isle of Wight, Surrey, Southampton,
and Nansemond counties Of Virginia. About
10000 pounds are the annual output, most OF
which Is exported to Europe. These hams are
pronounced equal II mot superior TO the West
phalian. They are made from what Is called
the razor-back hog. During its youth this ami.
he summer, where Il acquires the peculiar
Ramy flavor for which tho flesh is noted. In
the autumn, when the corn crop Is gathered. the
hogs are driven into the fields, in which every
other row Is planted with black.eyed peas. IN
these and the small corn that remains they
the animals are allowed to eat the small pota
toes that are left after the crop is harvested
peculiar 10 the Locality. There are many imi
fations of tho Virginia razor.back ham, soms
S %he Msit the n ssm PFS sgstan S Of fatt e, e ins s sSdau aaS
ing is employed. To secure the genuine, IL Ia
necessary for individual consumers to give
bhCiE oiuCio q ySuA IL
Jacob Pentz in a sportsman's journal gives 9
recipe for oyster toddle. a dish which Is served
to their patrons by professional wild fowl gun
ners on the New Jersey coast. Like most sea
board culinary connections, a faint of chowdei
pcrvades it. To mako toddle strips of salt porl
are cut into dice and allowed to simmer in
frying pun until a portion OF the fat Is ex
tract9d. Some potatoes are peeled and cut int,
thin slices. Those arc. placed In the hot porl
iujre and fried. When they arc nearly
done oysters are added. When they are nearl!
or quite cooked milk mixed with flour Is stirred
in. Season with pepper md serve very hot
As this dish is usually eaten and enjoyed b!
yer, hungry men, IL does not come within tn
compass Ut serious cookery.
Tho reported cases of delirium 'tremens du,
to excessive indulgence In so-called soft drink
have caused considerable comment among Pro
hibitionlsts. Thrro 10 no need for them to b
unduly depressed on account OF those revcla
lions, as a French chemist has discovered n nov
intoxicant that promises extraordinary advan
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