The physiology of taste, or, Transcendental gastronomy : illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents / by Brillat Savarin ; translated from the last Paris edition, by Fayette Robinson.

  • Brillat-Savarin, 1755-1826.
Date:
1854
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Credit: The physiology of taste, or, Transcendental gastronomy : illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents / by Brillat Savarin ; translated from the last Paris edition, by Fayette Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    who becomes drunk or sijffers from indigestion is likely to be expunged from tlie lists. Gourmandise also comprekends, friandise (passion for light delicacies) for pastry, comfiturcs, etc. This is a modification introduced for the spécial benefit of women, and men like the otlier sex. Look at gourmandise under any aspect you please, and it deserves praise. Physically, it is a démonstration of the healthy State of the organs of nutrition. Morally, it is implicit résignation to the orders of God, who made us eat to live, invites us to do so bv appetite, sustains us by flavor, and rewards us by pleasure. ADVANTAGES OF GOURMANDISE. Considered from the points of view of political economy, gourmandise is the common bond winch unités the people in reciprocal exehanges of the ar- ticles needed for daily consumption. This is the cause of voyages from one pôle to the other, for brandy, spices, sugars, seasonings and pro- visions of every kind, even eggs and melons. This it is which gives a proportional price to things, either médiocres, good or excellent, whether the arti- cles dérivé them out of, or from nature. This it is that sustains the émulation of the crowd of fishermen, huntsmen, gardeners and others, who 15 *