The Spanish ladies of the New World are madly addicted to chocolate, to such a point that, not content to drink it several times each day, they even have it served to them in church.

Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.

A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside, "I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills."

Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

The most indispensable qualification of a cook is punctuality. The same must be said of guests.

I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.

The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.