The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Tho geese are enclosed In cages which
prevent their movement In any direction
They are fed to repletion three times a
day on maize and an abundance of water
After three weeks there is added n ration
of poppy oil. II Is frequently said that
the feeders OF the geese force the stuiiing
Of the craw by using pumps, but this IL
not the common practice. Aftei forty
days each goose has become too fat to
breathe and It Is necessary to kill them
or lot them die by reason Of the excess
Of liver. Each fattened goose weighs
about eight kilogrammes and the liver
weighs at least a quarter Of the body
weight. strasburg and Toulouse arc IA
nous for their truffed pntes, quite as
Ruffec and Nerac are renowned for their
potted viands. The origin OF the stras-
burg pate 10 recorded on the historic page.
Marshal de Contades was military Cover
nor Of A,sace from 1888 to 1888. His
cook was a Norman named Close. who had
brought from his home recollection OF
this gastronomic value Of the goose liver.
This simple food he made up his mind to
| raise to the peeragc, In fact TO make II
a monarch OF the table. Thus by long
experimentation he arrived at the process OF
fitting the liver to It's sovereign estate and
acquired tho art OF the pate. Last OF aii
says the tckerish L.arousse. he resolved TO
give the dish a soul. the savor OF the
trunie Of Perigord. When Contade was
succeeded by Stainvillo Close retired from
officiai life, married the widow Matthew
and set up a cook shop and there intro
duced to the public this choicest product
Of his art, which hitherto had been con-
fined to the seats OF the mighty.
For years have drawn so much en-
joyment from THE suN's encyclopedia
answers to questions that I shall feel
more happy II can. even In n small way.
add anything that might give more pleas
ure to its readers about the proverb OF the
sow's ear. Many years ago. as a casual
visitor to Stewards Cafe and Museum In
Warren street. near Broadway, I used to
take humorous delight In showing my
friends visiting there for the first time
In a glass case near the entrance n
pigs tail formed into a whistle. the hair
completely shaved OF except the point Of
the small end. giving II all the appearance
Of . miniature horsewhip. while on the
larger end was perfectly formed whistle.
The artist evidently. having proved to his
own satisfaction the fallacy OF &C latter
part Of the provcrb. took no pains to prove
the impossibiiity OF the former.
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Several friends have been moved 70
record the existence OF this musical prod
uct OF the pig.
M L. ~ a,.t,. 81 To-
verse that is credited with an appetite
| aostruse? l.. T. NEwcoNB.
| II Is the mongooss of Oliver Herford's
| "Child's Natural History" the only bard
since Lear who has dared be disrespectful
to zoology.
This. children. is the famed Mon-goos.
He has an appetite ab-struse:
Strange to relate this crea- ture takes
| A curious JOY In eating snakes
All kinds-though II must be confessed,
| He likes the poisonous ones the best.
From him We learn how very small
A thing can bring about a Fail.
O Mon-Eoos.. where were you that day
When Mistress Eve was led a-stray?
II you'd but seen the serpent first,
our parents would not nave been sur.ed,
/ And SO there would be no excuse
For Milton, but for you-Mon-gcos
While the call OF "F L. w" in YOUR
last Issue for that old time refrain "Reu-
ben and Symartha" brings back recoliec-
! lions OF p pleasant nature. kindly let me
tune my harp and sing an old New Eng
land classic known to every horse swipe"
upon the grand circuit, as well as to'those
hardy "mackerel spi!tters" that sail out
Of Gloucester. JAMES H,cGERrY.
II had boss and his name was NAPOLEON.
He was noted for his Bonnapart,
! He was sired by Hambletonian
And his dam was Fanny Dart.
lie had a skin you could look clear
| through II.
He had coat as nne as silk.
hitched him up In my milk wagon:
When I went 10 stop hollered milk.
One day me and Deacon Johnson
Said. by gosh we'll have q race.
Some one then put up ten dollars,
| I went out and sot the pace.
| Down the road heller skeiter.
Every one got out the way,
Sure as sinner, was coming In a winner
When a cuss hollered Milk
And lost the race
Kindly tell mo II the following express
sion IL -rong: 81 graduated from Column
bia." Some insist that the only correct
way is: II was graduated from Columbia"
! To me the former Is more natire to the
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| Yet, regardless OF nativity. the latter Is
the correct form. The former stands in u
transition stage the dictionaries note It's
use as popular, but erroneous" The.
custom Of our speech Is that the popular
form OF expression establishes itself so
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