CONTENTS. Vll 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE OYSTER AT ITS JOUENEY's END. 



Oyster Stalls; How to Open the Oyster; an Oyster Supper; 

 Beer, Wines, and Spirits ; Eoasted, Fried, Stewed, and Scol- 

 loped Oysters ; Oyster Soup, and Oyster Sauce ; Broiled 

 Oysters ; Oyster Pie ; Oyster Toast ; Oyster Patties ; Oyster 

 Powder ; Pickled Oysters ; Oyster Loaves ; Oyster Omelet ; 

 Cabbage, Larks, and Oysters ; and Frogs and Oysters . 54 



CHAPTER VIII. 



THE OYSTER ANT) THE DOCTOR. 



Oyster-eating in Prussia ; Disgusting Wagers ; Oysters better 

 than Pills, A Universal Remedy ; Professional Opinions ; 

 When Ladies should eat them ; Repugnance overcome ; Oys- 

 ters as an External Apphcation ; Chemical Analysis ; How 

 to tell if Dead before Opening 68 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE OYSTER ABROAD. 



British Oysters in Ostend Quarters ; the AVhitstable in a Slow 

 Coach ; Holstein, Schleswig, and Heligoland Natives ; Nor- 

 wegian and Bremer Oysters ; American Oysters ; French 

 Oysters ; Dutch Oysters ; Mediterranean Oysters and Clas- 

 sical Judges 75 



