Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . thi-. a- p.^oplc , inoii- than that ofIII the classes the table. 4, ..Hiks bakers means, were frnit- the e,.mm,,n> vywof living niueli luxnrioithe primitive repuiilieanof society, , thtowards th
Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . thi-. a- p.^oplc , inoii- than that ofIII the classes the table. 4, ..Hiks bakers means, were frnit- the e,.mm,,n> vywof living niueli luxnrioithe primitive repuiilieanof society, , thtowards the refinementsFrom the year B. Cbegan to jily their vocation as profi-,,and about the same lime th. wars .ifthe Romans made them with thegastronomic luxuries of the East. l!y naturethe man of the city was a great A cor-poration that began with fratricide ami einledin barbarism was not likelv to lack in stomach. 88 UMVERSAL HISTORY. —THE AXCIEXT WORLD. Em m^ ]ii.\M 1. 1 lorn tlif time <,i \ii_ii-Iii- till the i\al ti-irlinia or (lniiii_ 1- iiuiK .111(1 iiini-r uuder till II liiul Tin wiiild \\ i~ put iiinlir coiitri- t(i -iipiih till ji 1114 1 appditrs of the Tile gonuaiiil of tiiem all\\a^ \itilliu^, wild, in oidir to appoase the uii-. aiipiavahli , -nit out di tachim iit» of luuitnsiuto piiN to ^1 our uutrodden forebtsfor game, and di-pitihid squadron* to drainthe sea if hy any nutans he might be filled. To the fi>li, oysiiis, and crabs thus suppliedwere addnl Mirli drlieacies as mussels andsnails, whirh were highly prized by the RomanopiriiiT. It was a custom of the time to bringsiirli ricaturi^ to the table alive, in order thattheir fri>, might not be suspected. Great care was given to the preparation of were fattened in the dark, under thebelief that the quality of the flesh was therebyimproved. Ducks and geese were stuffed withfigs and dates for a l
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