Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1912 — Napoleon at St. Helena. [ARTICLE]

Napoleon at St. Helena.

Describing the food which was placed on his table to his physician, Doctor Antommarchi, he said: "Physicians have the right of regulating the table; it is fit I should give you an account of mine. Behold what it consists of: A basin of soup, two plates of meat, one of vegetables, a salad when I can take it, compose the whole service; half a bottle of claret, which I dilute with a good deal of water, serves me for drink; I drink a little of it. pure toward the end of the repast. Sometimes, when I feel fatigued, I substitute champagne for claret; it is a sure means of giving a fillip to the stomach.” The doctor having expressed his surprise at this temperate mode of living, he replied:. “In my marches with the army of Italy I never failed to put in the bow of my saddle a bottle of wine, some bread and cold fowl. This provision sufficed for the wants of the day; I may even say I often shared it with others. I thus gained time; the economy of my table turned to account on the field of battle. For the rest I eat fast, masticate little; my meals do not consume my hours. This is not what you will approve the most; but in my present situation what signifies it?”