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I could have had a hard boiled egg, or a slice of ham; but I did not want a hard boiled egg, or a slice of ham. I wanted a savoury omelette; and that was an article of diet that the authors of this "Handy Little Guide," as they termed it in their preface, had evidently never heard of. I COULD HAVE HAD A HARD BOILED EGG OR A SLICE OF HAM BUT I DID NOT WANT A HARD BOILED EGG OR A SLICE OF HAM I WANTED A SAVOURY OMELET AND THAT WAS AN ARTICLE OF DIET THAT THE AUTHORS OF THIS HANDY LITTLE GUIDE AS THEY TERMED IT IN THEIR PREFACE HAD EVIDENTLY NEVER HEARD OF
y which latter would appear to be meant in all languages, "phrases for the use of idiots":--"A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof."--"Time brings roses."--"The eagle does not catch flies."--"One should not buy a cat in a sack,"--as if there were a large class of consumers who habitually did purchase their cats in that way, thus enabling unscrupulous dealers to palm off upon them an inferior cat, and whom it was accordingly necessary to advise against the custom. I skimmed through all this nonsense, but not a word could I discover anywhere about a savoury omelette. Under the head of "Eating and Drinking," I found a short vocabulary; but it was mainly concerned with "raspberries" and "figs" and "medlars" (whatever they may be; I never heard of them myself), and "chestnuts," and such like things that a man hardly ever wants, even when he is in his own country. There was plenty of oil and vinegar, and pepper and salt and mustard in the list, but nothing to put them on. K WERE GERMAN PROVERBS AND IDIOMATIC PHRASES BY WHICH LATTER WOULD APPEAR TO BE MEANT IN ALL LANGUAGES PHRASES FOR THE USE OF IDIOTS A SPARROW IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A PIGEON ON THE ROOF TIME BRINGS ROSES THE EAGLE DOES NOT CATCH FLIES ONE SHOULD NOT BUY A CAT IN A SACK AS IF THERE WERE A LARGE CLASS OF CONSUMERS WHO HABITUALLY DID PURCHASE THEIR CATS IN THAT WAY THUS ENABLING UNSCRUPULOUS DEALERS TO PALM OFF UPON THEM AN INFERIOR CAT AND WHOM IT WAS ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY TO ADVISE AGAINST THE CUSTOM I SKIMMED THROUGH ALL THIS NONSENSE BUT NOT A WORD COULD I DISCOVER ANYWHERE ABOUT A SAVOURY OMELETTE UNDER THE HEAD OF EATING AND DRINKING I FOUND A SHORT VOCABULARY BUT IT WAS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH RASPBERRIES AND FIG AND MEDDLERS WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE I NEVER HEARD OF THEM MYSELF AND CHESTNUTS AND SUCH LIKE THINGS THAT A MAN HARDLY EVER WANTS EVEN WHEN HE IS IN HIS OWN COUNTRY THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL AND VINEGAR AND PEPPER AND SALT AND MUSTARD IN THE LIST BUT NOTHING TO PUT THEM ON
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