People Who Eat Alone

In all thoroughly civilized countries the members of a family and their guests partake of meals while oollected around a central board, but this is not so with the majority or even a f raction of the semi-civilized and barbarous nations. The Maldivian islandera dine alone, retiring to the most secret parts of their huts for the purpose of eating their food. This custom probably arose among thein in an early period of their history, for fear, perhaps, that another with equally as sharp an appetito ind more bodily strengh woukl de prive the feaster of his