New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
oRuMBs SERVED AS NAPKINS.

Sankins or squares Of linen draped over the
breast by Roman bon vivants, just as fat men
decorate their shirt fronts to-day must nave oech
unknown among the Greeks OF Ar!stcpnaness u.ne
Although the Greeks copied the Roman coucneS
and tables except that they placed only TWO on
each lectus. instead of three the principle mat
three is crowd it customary TO furnSsn'
bit of dough cruInb OF bread ST eacn paee hoF
the guest to knead and so keep his fingers clean
After guests were seated. slaves removed tner
sandals and washed their feet, often using vino
and perfurned essences insteai OF water IoE uis
purpose Guests were then ready TO recline nav
ing already washed their hands and wiped them
on q towel handed around for that Office some OF
the quests wore gloves that they might the eee'ar
take UP very hot food in their fingers
The folding bed is far from being an eVoiuuoH o1
the Harlem fat It's first position OF note was Ia
the Grecian banqueting hall. where tho i0ioi"s
stol or camp chair accompanied it At TINS per'oo
sleeping couches and those used for dining
about the same thing. with a dinerence III 0o's'
ings The klinRi or the Greek sitting room was
sort OF sofa on which people reclined TO eat Io1@
and uvrita They were covered with gorgeous blan-
kets and cushions and were constructed WIN oiio
upright end. or two. with or without DAcA'' ~
often exactly Ike our own SOFAS
In the heroic ege Of Greece men sat al ''nei'
1s pe-bans tbs cookery was lees tempting or
nerhans II was necessary TO be in better posl'0'
OF offence and defence In those trouu4ous -,
when some gallant from the heliespont was NJ
n sneak into the very dining room and carry on
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the Persian wars however Greeks had begun ("
follow the Roman fashion OF reclining at meas
MoDERNs ADVISE REST.
v.o,o,s King Arthur of England had learned 10
hol,s boecakes Romans had their round tsoieS'
and IN order to recline at these We're oD'-S
introduce sigma seInl-circuIsf so+aS' ~ -,
Of the tricliniurn- As the e1traVssanuy coe'S
-,,,n5 .sbles were somewhat small, 81 Wen AS
low the ssznsta were arranged TO seat less Ihait
nine persons The term tricliniun efsu0a-1'
dropped out of usage except to deseNa0
ing room instead Of dining couch
Neither the reclining Greeks nor tie fecUi'pe41
Romans were responsible for the DaIa ~
habits which obtained among the medlsSNal Ue'-
mans at the close OF the FTahe0a4AH -u3 - 80
when a man carved with his dlrK OF A'o'N
shared the platter and cup OF the !auy "''-e
RI his care at the board. In Arabia To-Day "oH'sN
,a,i,s On their gardens after their MONDAY meas
and women Of this strenuous c1ViliEdt1o1l a. -.
stantly adjured to lie down IN loose 'i''4-"'
only for five minutes day ~, :.
The habit Of reclining, when this is possible -
90 +ba+ beIns peop!e to symmetry OF form ana
snoothaess Of temper, TO long life and easier Nv
ing Medical practitioners cure tbs 'eNoe"1y -
wrongly developed shoulders and sPines III soUo-
chf8ren who carry weights upon one SIDE at the
axpeps. If the other by making the chi4o ne ."
tbs Noor for certain periods of time ana pf ScISo
motions with the limbs while IN this recumpehl
position. a. I'D
Physicians instruct women how TO Ile nat @'iu
drag themselves UP into sitting posture 20 l0
duce q tendency to stoutness and stfengt heH tit0
muscles Of the waist The English soVeFness -
famous in fiction for her habit OF making ne: heI
charges lie or stand against fat board TO OBTAIN
the correct position of shoulders AND PACK nsces-
ssry TO a standard Of beauty
II is said that those primitive peoples VINO re-
cline upon the stomach instead Of the BACK Resl
realize symmetry OF form
More than one scientist asserts that the cause
OF old age and its fosstzing forces is he setting
OF the Joints Of the spine so that, in squeezing
together. they injure the vitality OF Inc spIAl coz
rT-o o+,;.udes Of standing and sitting hasten the
settling of the spinal joints while frequent re-
cIintng affords them opportunity 10 hmoer up
and make a Drawer stand against the erlcroach-
ments Of old age and its boon oonlpanlon, bealE