The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14

finance in the great caplt ia, but the ordinary
life VI ordinary weil-born Germans-the people
who write " Won before their names-generals
colonel, majors. petite nobtcssc. aud the higher
civil func i"narirs. judges. councillors, assessors
aud the ike. Such households onght right
iy to be con pared with the homes OF the upper
middle classes In Eieiind, or OF what we in
America should call the highest class. and from
our standpoint certainly the comparison is not
to their Hdvant Igc. IL would seem, however,
tn the matter may be looked at otherwise
You mako existence too elaborate" said
German lady to the writer Of these sketches, as
she looked round the l,tter's bedroom. IAN
these things u yodrs make fuss they are irlS-
some aud they are Impractical. My strip Of bed.
side irpst Ia more sensible than your yards OF
Brussels. yet a pair " felt slippers and don't
feel my bare boards; YOU spend don't know
how many thalefs on your CARPET. and you give a
servant work TO brush II, and II h1roo 8 dust.
and 1t wears out while my felt slippers are i'll
good, or. II thew getting thin. can buy pair
In the II. II street for ten groschen." Resides,
"ichO Is there 10 sec these Mingsf No one but yoT
husbIndw The folly OF pictures, sta,uettes,
and such kncknlcks, was rebuked on 90 Tally
wcighty grounds. The truth "a that orr German
friends appear to seek their ART, like their bath
out ~ tue house.
It's familiar saving that in France they dine
in Germany they feed. "And in England,
what do YOU do thereY" ASKED somewhat
splenetic Germ N relative. to whom In an I'M
wary moment tho author u this volume had
quoted the rem irk, Il will tell you. mCinc Bcstc
You boil your vegetables in water. much water,
and eat eri As like Nebuch dnezzr. You know
one meat the biftek. bleeding; aud ono Mehl-
sp' isc, tlo blom budding" The writer avenged
herself for this assault by quoting dictum Of
Iafitus. that fua !eufpus vera dta ~
having the largest volume OF intcstnes Of all
the people VI Europe. and she ayers that no one
who has lived IN rmany win accuse the modern
Teuton Of degeneracy In his powers Of absorp-
ton. Quantity, not quality, and speed, not elc-
gancc, appear to DO the notices at tahle OF the
conquerurs OF Sedan. " 10 eat IL possible twice
OF every dish. to splutter over the soup, to seize
the sauce pas mt, to perform tri ks II kulfe
iIg-ery that might strike awe into the breast
Of japanese adept; to lap up the Gravv, 10
drink salad dressing OF knife blades. to scour
the inside of tho dish and platter with
Jumps Of bread, TO swallow brea hlessly,
and after fashion that somehow suggests
the swallowing. is mere prelimin. nv
operation presently to be supplemented In
ieisurcly Illuminating hours; to I'LL up
the pauscs IN the interminabc ceremony by
picking the teeth and the dingy dessert with al
tcrnate implrti hty." Tais IL picture which
the author an ms to be he SO true to be trlte,
and II Is cert inly 80 unattractivc as 10 be
scarcely cxcusable except upon historic gro Inda.
There are, we are tod, three great typical d.
visions Of Ger nan food-the SAT-, the Sour, and
the Greasy the salt as exemplncd by ham aud
behring's; the sour as instanrcd by krtW and
salads: the greasy AZ demonstrated by vege-
tables stewcd IN TT, sa,is ages swimming In fat,
sauces surrounded by fat. soups niny with fat.
1t l. suggested that II we go into the philo sophy
| of food we should probable Ind that the salt
gives appetite for the grease; tat the grease is
necessary for wgrnth-g wing purposes as well as
to supplement the absence of nutritive qial-
ny In what may be rpundly suoken Of as a potato
diet aud that the sour acts as digestive agent
on the grease.
| rhe M teri Ia OF German cal are not more
strange to an English OF American housewife
than il the Arrangement aud the mode Of ser
| vice. There Ia q family breakfast table as with
US, no dam TX tabl cloth. steiming urn, or SYM
me real adjustment OF plate aud china. There
may be a crumplcd linen cover On the board
Though even this detail Is far from general, and
there will DC y coffee Dot and a milk Juy aud a
sugar basin sot down any how aud any
| wherc,-a basket, either Of wicker or Japan,
pil ID up with fresh Scmmch perhaps a stray
| u tie or two disorderly group Of cups II dif-
/ lHftht thiOs hIl ucslsuH no uutkcT. no hplNr-
aud forks. TIE hrst comer ~ lady In dressing
gown and cap " an In SchkVrOc. aud Pau
tq1,iD Will nelp her or himself 70 coffee and
rolls. probat ly cailac and dnnkin. in uerlpatetir
| ftehipn. seeing that there l. no inducemcut "a
lit doNn aud make Yourself comfortable
/ The last conner viii enjoy the dregs Of the cnneg
| pit and the drains ~ tho milk lug on cloth
| stopped with tue surplusIge 81 successive coh q,
| cup-, and be-prnhiei with the crumbs Of CON
sumed rolls. As to the d.f,un-r ia fOurchctte
which IA France IL majestic institution, II
dwindles. so far A. ladies are concerned, into
! sltreptltious shaving OF sausage ~ sly sardne
pnrtaken Of In solitude aud has'e between the
conflicting claims Of the K.chen and hair
dIosser. The military heroes, however, who
will probably represent the m ale portion OF the
household, Will prudently restore" themselves
Oh thoir way home from drill or parade in far
more substantial manner than that which suf-
ices Tor the weaker vessels.
There u, It appears, a startling difference IL
he diet Of the two sexes. aud IL IL certain that
| Germany could never have produced such fight
| iug men, sucn deep chested. loud-yoiced, we'll
| bclted. straisbt-.imbed, cl inkiug, staggering
a'e-it spring warriors as she has latel, shown
tho world upon the feminine fare OF veal, vine
s.r and sugar plums. "Ilaye yon." sad
lelrned Thehan to the author OF this volume
conserved q am speaking as a physioloeisU how
Inferior IN our country is the woman animal Il
me man animh!' lie goes on TO say that c Us,
| ald eject lie very near together. "Ouserye
now do We feed our man child aud how 90 w
feed our woman chid2 You viii say. prett,
mu, h alike, they start fair. the peasant foste
mother nourshes both But the BABY cuts IL
teeth, II /, promoted TO another form Of food
and from TIT. moment the paths Of the MAI
cl.flI md the Wtman child are DIVERGENT Tn,