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the accomplishments of the cook, it was
expe cted that he should be skiliul in know
ing which way the wind blew, lest, if hel
opened the wrong window, the smoke
would be driven into the broth. Under
these circumstances, the ancestors of a
Roman gentleman, when they had occu-


pied the nitches of his hall for few years,
bore very striking resemblance to mo-
dern chimney-sweepers. The Romans
made as much use of their fingers at a
meal, as Englishmen do with their forks !;
and Ovid, in his Art of Love, gives it as
Ia piece of Chesterfieldian advice to the
Young gallants of his time, "not to smear
ltkeir mouth with their greasy hands" more
than was necessary. A mappa or napkin,


for each individual, was thus absolutely


requisite. Every guest brought his own


and, lest the overturning of sauce boats


and gravy, should not do it full justice, il


was made fnrther serviceable as a pocke
handkerchief. The middle rank of citi
Izens were clad in white woolen vestment'
which were, of course, as dirty, habitually
as m ght be expected from the general po
! verify of the wearers; while the baser pie
bians, not able to affect this shabby gen
Utility, contented themselves with garment
: OF the colour and quality, and meannes
of Mendicant Friar's. Their shirts, toe


were composed of the same material. ant
: from these causes, aided by the blessing q
! IA hot climate, and the plentiful use of gal
,lic, the eflluva of their public assemble
E was so powerful that, even in theatr
E without roof. the Emperor found it es


pedient to sprinkle his faithful subject
: with showers of rose-water.'