ESTIMATE OF THE STURGEON BY THE ANCIENTS.By the ancients, the flesh of this fish was compared to the ambrosia of the immortals.

Butscher waited on me, bringing one plate of ambrosia after anotheroysters, shrimp, varos, and fish.

"You really ought to have it nectar; with whipped ambrosia on top.

In the presence of so much finery and flowers one could imagine that nymphs in gauzy garments and Cupids with iridescent wings were going to serve nectar and ambrosia to aerial guests, to the sound of lyres and Aeolian harps.