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Show A OASTnONOot j FRFAK- rslraerdlasrr Mlstoto of UUbsl to Ssr lit on tplsoro's Arrs'Ue- A very remarkable cvo of H-rverted andartlnelal tatlo Isfiund hi the per son of Charles J, Cummlngs a thrlv lng grocer of West I'hllndelphla The queerest combination of fooil Imagln able- mllturea which would nausea! an ordinary person are lilt faroille dishes. It Is not that ho hkesfoisl prepared pre-pared (IifTerent from the usual styles, liut ll It tha manner In which ha raliea ordinary dishes which eieites to much wonder, and has giten rise to so many cnnjoctiirea and attempted olplaua tlone. 1 or Imlancc, Jtr Dimming butlers raw toniatoea, puts salt In hlscoftw-vli hlscoftw-vli -gar In hla milk, gravy In hit in cream, eroani en his mi hvi and tntki ninny other combinations to tickle his nlnta vihlrli are nothing if not unique Una ot hla favorite dishes Is rare stesk breaded with fruit cake, with ailrcrs ,lng of currant Jelly In winter n regu Inr morning meal of this gentleman U Jcttiice choppe1 flue, with a dressing of "inoUaw-a und red pepper. There are many other uuhevrd of dishes whuh delight hla tiectillar palate, but enough liavo been inenttonad, This freak ot appetite hat cicltcd the curiosity of Mr. CummingV friendt f r manj years, and even the ncLthbort have Indulg-ed In commonts aa lo tlie cause of tueli a striking phenomenon. Hearing about the case a nportrr villi d Mr Cnmmlngs at his homo Tim gvstronomlo frank Is a pleasvnt man of forty, ot ordinary appearance llo was found In his oomfortahlo home surrounded by an Interesting family He tol I the following story of, the way ho acquired his romnrkalle fip lite "I don't know tliat I am more sttib born than other m n," he said, with a smile, as he lit A fresh cigar, ' but they tell me that as n child I was as er verse as OH Nick. No mailer whit (titer )eople did, I veauled to do Just the opposite out ot 'pure cussedm ss, And so, among other things, I took to lulling my food Into unheard of dishes. I can even remember that when I gan tills thins;! did tint rind It pleas ant, but the Old Melt In me woul I not let me back down, an I 1 really bo-ramotoliavoa bo-ramotoliavoa rellih for what I ate. Indeed, It was nol long before 1 became be-came Indifferent to dMiee prepircd In tha usual style, and today thojr are really distasteful to me," Mr Cununhigs continued, as It there was no possibility ot any one doubt! hlsverailty "The most curious thing about th matter Is Hut one of uiy children lias Inherited luy acquired taste, and ttraugir still that this child should lie my youngs! " Then Mr fiiminlnga went out nnd brought In a pretty child of four years, "This child, air." said the tvtlier. as ha put heron his knoo, "hasbccnnpiii lie to u lot ot physicians and phyl lo-glsts. lo-glsts. Tiny all siy that tiny never heard ot such n remarknblo rise of heredity. Vm seethe docs not look like me, but Is the Image nt her moth er, and jet she has Inherited from me a taito which even with 1110 Is acquired I have nut met a man yet who enn it I lain the thing cuii to his own satisfaction satis-faction The little girl soon became tired of the conversation and dtuiaiidcd her supper. "And what do jou think her t'jpper will but tillccd jieaihcd and cold beau aoupl At his auditor looked Incredulous. Mr CuimiiliiK! took hhn Into thu nursery, and sure enough there was little Uiy diseutslng her peachts and cold soup with the utmost relish. All tho other chlllrsn havo normal tastes, and though thdy have made some esporlmentt Jn Imitation of their father, Jutt for tha fun nt the thing, they liaio not been tempted to Invent uur new menus. Philadelphia Timet |