erroneous and are in need of revision.

"The practical value of many of the ancient formulae--for
'In Olde Things There is Newnesse.'

"The human interest--because of the amazing mentality
and the culinary ingenuity of the ancients revealed to
us from an altogether new angle.

"The curious novelty and the linguistic difficulty, the
philological interest and the unique nature of the task,
requiring unique prerequisites--all these factors
prompted us to undertake this translation."

One word as to Mr. Vehling's work in America. He was for five years
manager of catering at the Hotel Pfister in Milwaukee; for two and a
half years he was inspector and instructor of the Canadian Pacific
Railway; he was connected with some of the leading hotels in New York
City, and with the Eppley and the Van Orman Hotels chains, in
executive capacity. He not only has the practical side of food use and
preparation, he is an authority upon the science in his field. His
printed articles on food and cookery have been read with extraordinary
interest, and his lectures upon culinary matters have been well
received. It is to be hoped that both will eventually be published in
book form.

There is no financial lure in getting out an English translation of
Apicius. It is a labor of love--but worth the doing. We have claimed
that Mr. Vehling has exceptional fitness for the task. This will be
evident to anyone who reads his book. An interesting feature of his
preparation is the fact that Mr. Vehling has subjected many of the
formulae to actual test. As Dr. Lister in the old edition of 1705
increased the value and interest of the work by making additions from
various sources, so our editor of today adds much and interesting
matter in his supplements, notes and illustrations.

It is hardly expected that many will follow Mr. Vehling in testing the
Apician formulae. Hazlitt in speaking of "The Young Cook's Monitor"
which was printed in 1683, says:

"Some of the ingredients proposed for sauces seem to our
ears rather prodigious. In one place a contemporary
peruser has inserted an ironical calculation in MS. to
the effect that, whereas a cod's head could be bought
for fourpence, the condiments recommended for it were
not to be had for less than nine shillings."

We shall close with a plagiarism oft repeated. It was a plagiarism as
long ago as 1736, when it was admitted such in the preface