A careful study of historical statistics shows the great
influence that food and the laws of menu have exerted on the
world’s progress. Did not an uncooked apple drive the human
race out of Paradise? Did not a mess of pottage differentiate a
nation? Did not a fit of indigestion lose the battle of Leipsic
and check the career which threatened to change the face of
Europe? Did not tea found the American Republic? The history of
the dinner table is the history of civilization. The culture
of any people may be gaged by its cooking and the amount of
sentiment thrown into and around its daily meals.--ETHEL A.
LENNON, _The Epoch_.
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