New-York tribune., 1874-04-15

-s.,. .h,,. pcas 81 pounds onions or leeks,
10, Mounds salt loa pounds: black pepper 10 ounces
For 90 gallons -Six-tenths Oh 'no'o eue"""0'' '
quantities in the same proporton'
tn descr;ption of beef is neeks and soats and
horgbs. that is the coarsest and cheapest parts
uoods are never used. because they require 700
much cleaning although very good for tue purpose
4, . small way The beef is cut into small pieces,
the size of a walnut, and the bones chopped INTO
pieces or cracked that the marrow can be boiled
ont The peas are put into bags tied slack, each Oh
% or 30 pounds weight. with strong string
attached to the mouth to lift them out
when boiled The beef aud peas in the bags
are set on at O'Clock and boiled throughout the
night by 9 or 3 o'clock in the morning the pot
barley is rut IN loose by o'clock the peabags are
taken out and emptied into tubs, and with heavy
bruiser beaten into fine peapudding and then re-
turned TO the soup without the bags. About
o'clock in the morning the salt and pepper are mixed
together likewise the onions after having been
peeled and chopped fine, and by Soclock, or break
fast time, the soup is ready for delivery. .
So much for Europe Has any such experiment
been tred in this country Yes. Several years ago
Mrs James L. Fields of Boston. desirous of making
life less hard and drunken to working and women
founded what, in honor Of Charles Dickens, she
called Holly Tree Inns. To her wrote for informa-
ton, and from one of her letters take the liberty
of making the follow ing valuable quotation :
"The Holly Tree Inns entirely successful pecuni-
arily when they well managed. Two men, who have
two separate establishments me, have not only
cleared themselves of debts contracted before they
started. but have really made money for themselves
For these establishments in the beginning, PAID the
SIX months and furnished the shops thoroughly
also paid years rent for one place. where the rent
was high until the could got thoroughly established.
There can be no doubt OF tue ASSISTANCE these Inns
have been to working men and women AT any hour Oh
the day they have cup OF hot tea, coffee, or soup
for half the price OF bad whisky 1t Is not always
craving for strong drink which men TO the gin
| shop They simply need something bot, and such we
have been able TO help We can distinctly trace cases OF
antilles saved from utter ruin by our Holly Tree INNS
They should be self-supporng TO be what consider
successful The people should show they wish them by
going TO them II they 800 day. as with Us, the Inns
must pay. The danger here is paying out money for
service. That should be avoided far az possible by
placing families in charge. Above ALL patronesses'
should appear on the premises"
Now, are not Holly Tree Inns practicable In New
York; Chicago and other Western towns have
them even Richmond, Va. hopes to establish one
before long; why then, cannot this great city dis
play equal regard for the well-being of her honest
poori Here il an opportunity for an honest hand
to-hand fight with vice. If, in the poorest and most
populated quarters of this city, cheerful Holly Tree
inns were opened by dirty grogshops. aud good
tea coffee and soup offered for less than liqnor
prices, | am rash enough to believe that the grog-
shops would lose many of their best custom
ers and that the children OF those ola
customers would be saved from demoraliza-
ton. During the Christmas holidays the glasgow
depots number 5000 visitors daily-SOOO men and
women who otherwise might eongrcgate IN vicious
baunts Shall we not give working people a
chance to cultivate that which is best in them be-
fore We talk about total depravityf What one Bos-
| ton woman mas done, or more New-York reform
ers NAV do for comparatively little capital is neces
sary. Unfortunately can only suggest Who Will
| act' hAlE rihLO
helr- York April II, 1874