Show OF GREAT MEN RUBENS was so fond of lettuce that lie at one time thought of building a greenhouse to enable liim to have this esculent all the year round BACON wah plain in his eating taste splendid banquets were provided for his guesses guess ts while lie himself ate of one or simple dishes FULLER did gallant trencher duty at the tables of his wealthy parishioners lie once said he could eat anything that anybody else could RAPHAEL lived principally on dried fruits such as figs and raisins eating bliem with bread he had a theory that a meat diet was not rood for a painter chuden compiler of the bible concordance cor dance delighted in roast beef if you can get it cold sir with plenty of mustard it is fit for the gods KANT the german philosopher was content with the simplest food in small quantities A bit of fish or an egg with a piece of rye bread made his meal jiin duke of wellington was a good feeder when in spain lie often crumbled at the beastly victuals furnished for the use of himself and lair |