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CHAPTER
XII
"Good
living
is
due
to
that
action
oftte
judgment
by
which
things
that
please
our
taste
are
preferable to
all
others."—
Savarin.
In
the
Bachelor's
Cupboard
there
are
many
condiments.
The
epicure
has
so
cultivated
his
taste
that
he
can
tell
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
just
what
ones
are
used
in
the
prep-
aration
of a
dish,
just
what
it
lacks,
or,
perchance,
if
there
be
too
much
of
one
seasoning.
By
his
knowledge
and
apprecia-
tion
of
condiments
is
the
epicure
rec-
ognized
;
insipidity
of
taste
goes
with
lack
of
character,
and
the
greatest
of
dullards
satisfies
himself
with
the
simplest
of
foods.
To
be
an
epicure
does
not
necessarily
mean
that
a
man
must
be
possessed
of
means;
for,
as
Savarin
tells
us,
"
the
pleasures
of
the
table
are
common
to
all
ranks
and
ages,
to
all
countries
and
times;
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