Xll CONTENTS. 



liver of, deleterious— a 'case' from Sauvages.— Lamprey— ety- 

 mology of name— Indian lampreys— mouth, supposed powers 

 of— misstatements of PUny, of Eondolet, respecting— where 

 best — high price of— culinary receipts for dressing, and me- 

 dical preparations made from fresh-water lamprey . 413 



Chapter XX. 



Skates — ^inappropriately classed — domestic manners of — ^resemble 

 birds of prey. — ' Laglorieuse' — ^weapons of— dangerous wounds 

 inflicted by. — ^Narke, short account of. — ^Eays' hides, uses of 

 some — shagreen — ^flesh of rays little esteemed — ^large species 

 of — ^how cooked in France — livers, nauseous oil extracted from 

 — eggs of. — Sturgeon — different species of — great size of — ^modes 

 of captnriDg larger kinds abundant in northern rivers — the 

 whole body eaten — caviare, what — ^receipts for dressing stur- 

 geon .......... 446 



Chapter XXI. 



Opsopha&t. — Ancient fish-dealers — general character of — pro- 

 tective enactments against — clever tricks of — fortunes made 

 by. — Importance of modern guild. — Cooks, indispensable 

 functionaries. — Greek cooks — supposed coUoquy with one — 

 general character of 472 



Chapter XXII. 



Opsophagt (continued). — Parasites — ^title at first honourable — se- 

 cond stage of parasitism— various names for professors of — 

 character of, as drawn by one — occasional lofty tone of fiat- 

 tery assumed by. — Ancient festivities, difficulty of describing. 

 — Deipnosophists, who. — Gluttony and drunkenness among 

 the ancients — ^women not exempt from these vices.— A Greek 

 banquet, prodigality and excess of. — A Eoman feast in Ju- 

 venal's day 502 



