Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-29

About the only meat he enjoyed was
beef and this he could not eat unless
1t was so thoroughly well done that
no appearance of blood could be seen.
II blood appeared in any meat which
came on the table, the sight Of 1t
seemed entirely to destroy his appe-
tite. (This was the man whose enc
mics delighted in calling him a butch
~ He enjoyed oysters and fruit, but
theSc could not be procured Oh. An &C
tive campaign. He never ate Iautton
when he could obtain anything else,
and fowl and game were abIoNed. AS
he used to express it: II never could
eat anything that goes on two legs"
Evidently he could never have been
converted to cannibalism. He did not
miss much by declining to eat the
chickens which were picked up on a
campaign for they were usually tough
enough to create the suspicion that
they had been Matched from a hard
boiled egg, and were so impenetrable
that an officer said of one Of them that
he could not even stick his fork
through the gravy. The general was
fonder Of cucumbers than of anything
else, and often made his entire meal
upon sliced cucumber and a cup Of
coffee. He always enjoyed corn, pork
and beans, and buckwheat cakes. In
fact, he seemed to be particularly fond
Of only the most indigestible dishes.
When any fruit could be procured,
1t was placed on the table by way of
helping to ornament it, and afterward
used as desert. Between the courses
Of the dinner the general would often
reach over to the dish Of fruit and
pick out berry or cherry and eat
1t slowly. He used to do this in sly
way, like child helping itself to some
forbidden dish at the table, and afraid
Of being caught in the act. He said
one day: II suppose I ought not to
eat course out of it's turn, but I take
The greatest delight in picking out
bits Of fruit and eating them during
meal. One of the reasons l do not
enjoy dining out as much as l do at
home is because am compelled to sit
through long list of courses, few of
which I eat, and to resist the constant
temptation to taste little fruit in the
meanwhile and help pass away the
time" Napoleon was famous for eat
ing out of the various dishes before
him with his fingers. General Grants
use of the fingers never went beyond
picking out small fruits. He was al
ways refined in his manners at table,
and no matter how great was the hur-
ry, or what were the circumstances
Of the occasion, he never violated the
requirements Of true politeness.
He ate less than any man in the ar
my; sometimes the amount of food
taken did not seem enough to keep a
bird alive, and his meals we're frugal
enough to satisfy the tastes Of the
most avowed anchorite. 1t so hap
pened that no one in the mess had any
inclination to drink wine or spirits at
meals, and none was carried among
the mess's supplies. The only bever-
age ever used at table besides tea and
coffee was water, although on the
march it was often taken from places
which rendered it not the most palata-
BILE or healthful drinks. If staff-of-
fcer wanted anything stronger, he
would carry some commissary whisky
in canteen. Upon a few occasions,
after hard days ride in stormy
weather, the general Joined the Of
hcers Of the staff in taking a whisky
toddy in the evening. He never Of
iered liquor of any kind to visitors at
headquarters. His hospitality con-
sisted in inviting them to meals and
| IN smO1rn cigars