Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies.
Taste, which enables us to distinguish all that has a flavor from that which is insipid.
The discovery of a new dish confers more happiness on humanity, than the discovery of a new star.
The first thing we become convinced of is that man is organized so as to be far more sensible of pain than of pleasure.
The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others.
The number of flavors is infinite, for every soluble body has a peculiar flavor, like none other.
The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.
The senses are the organs by which man places himself in connexion with exterior objects.
Those persons who suffer from indigestion, or who become drunk, are utterly ignorant of the true principles of eating and drinking.