Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment.

In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.

The table is the only place where we do not get weary during the first hour.

It has been shown as proof positive that carefully prepared chocolate is as healthful a food as it is pleasant; that it is nourishing and easily digested... that it is above all helpful to people who must do a great deal of mental work.

The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.

The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.

All men, even those we call savages, have been so tormented by the passion for strong drinks, that limited as their capacities were, they were yet able to manufacture them.