The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-06-25
THE PERFECT MEAL
The Things That Are Not Prescribed - Wine Grace
Vegetables, the Paschal Lamb, Bread-Four
Cups of Wine in All.

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has a part and influence. There was
q special provision of meats and
drinks for the gladiator who was ex
pected TO show prowess in the arena
Just as the fanciers have special me
nus for their fighting dogs and run
ming horses-as the college captains
insist on watching their athletes eat
and the physicians watch the diet OF
the patience on whose continued exist.
ence their fees depend. II cannot be
denied that man attaches Importance
90 what he eats or that the diet i'm
posed by choice or necessity makes
character In the long run. 1t was
Shakespeare who put these opinions
IN the mouths of the captains of
France:
'Constable-Give them great meals
Of beef and iron and steel and they
eat like wolves and fight like devils.
''Orleans-Ay, but these English
are shrewdly out Of beef.
'Constable-Then We shall find to-
morrow they have only stomachs to
eat and none to fight"
How much does the English charac-
ter owe TO her roast beef? How much
Of the quality of their food and how
much OF this quality shall we lose
when the cost OF living has climbed
80 high that our tables no longer
groan with plenty. but grow light of
necessity? Are We not already insist
ting that we must fear the Japanese
because they can fight on a few grains
Of rice? Are we not beginning to feel
that the American laborer is inferior
90 those who can eat less as well as
work less? II the value of the man in
the market depends on what he eats
NE do well 20 take heed of the nature
and quality OF our food, if the value
be multiplied even though he work
less with the decrease of his rations,
fhel We should begin to prepare for
me discovery that we are one of the
backward races. Edison says all of US
eat too much-perhaps IL is true that
light feeding promotes thought even
as the delicate Norman beat the gross
feeding Saxon. And yet it was the
saxon archer that saved the Norman
knight and gave England her FREEDOM
nance over France. The Roman &C
cused the German of gluttony-which
has survived 60 do the work of the
modern world? Who thinks TO bet
ter purpose than your German, and
where was there ever a grosser feed
er than Bismarck?
What 10 they eat in heaven? We
cannot be sure that the best quality
this day-it was approved by law-giv-
ers and Il must be perfect. Here are
the rules from the Mishna itself:
"All leaning upon the cushions
around the table the first cup of vine
was served. and grace pronounced
az manhood and womanhood can be
grown on angel cake and ambrosia,
az By loafng forever i'm asphodel
meadow or yet by tramping around
on golden sidewalks-these must re-
main for future experiments i'm Wash
ington. But We have two elaborate
menus from heaven. offered directly
by divine wisdom. and We cannot
doubt. because experiment has al
ready been made. The Paschal feast
came by inspiration and remains to
over the same and the feast. This cup
of wine being disposed of, vegetables
and sauce were placed on the table
and the vegetables. dipped in the
sauce. were blessed and eaten. Next
came the unleavened bread, the bitter
herb. and a piQuant sauce called HarO-
seth. were served. and the bitter
herb. dipped in the Haroseth.. was
blessed and eaten. Then the PaSchal
lamb was placed on the table with
portions OF another sacrifice. One of
the company asked the question why
all this was done. during which the
second cup OF wine was served. The
head OF the table explaining. narrated
the story OF the Exodus. closed with
a hymn. spoke the second time grace
over the wine. and all disposed of the
same. Now came the breaking of the
bread and the eating and the drink
ing. This finished. the third cup of
wine was served and grace after the
meal was pronounced. After which
fhe fourth cup Of wine was served,
nnd the ceremonies closed with
,hymns and psalms and disposing of
the fourth cup Of wine"
This Is the perfect meal when time
and means served. by which God was
praised and mans highest interest ad-
vanced. Such a meal on this model
must have grace and meat and vege-
tables and bread and wine. Do the
authorities now offering US menus
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