The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
OUx PARIs LETTER.


IARIS, July %. 1919
Among the c~uriosiiies Of Paris lite
are the small carts that call o. the
back geies of the embassies. palaces.
restaurants, hotels aud great houses
10 general, to receive the remains rt
the dinner left, not by Tie upper len
thousand only, but like wise by their
servants; aud sold every morning by
the cooks TO the emissaries of a q C
Of costrrmongers whose sails at the
great markets are furnished by these
stale victuaIs, which have made
their debut on the tables of the rich
These carts are closed 10, but
recognizable by a sort Of chimney in
the top which admits of free ventila-
ton. The second hand viands are
thrown pell NELL into the carts, and
are paid for by weight. Imagine the
appearance of this pot-pourrie called
"Arlequinsp when it reaches the
stalls of the market. The first pro-
cess is the tridge, or sorting. a work
of no small difficulty when portions
Of lobster besmesred with soup, must
be extracted from the remains Of
fruit 'arts, in which they are imbed-
ded. The most presentable mcrsels
are pared, cleaned and laid on a
dish this process takes place in some
remote corner out of sight, but the
selection is soon completed, and,
strange to say, by twelve O'Clock,
these scraps, from the plates Of the
rich, are esgerly bought up by a GER
tain class Of the poor who prefer
their savory flavor 10 more whole
some, simpler and cleaner food.
Whatever cannot be sufficiently par
ed and arranged for human food, is
disposed of for pet house dogs, ltal-
ian greyhounds and such like aristo-
cratic quadrupeds. The bones, how
ever, found in these deposits are laid
aside and sold To the manufactures Of
concentrated meat lozenges, aud by
them, after having been boiled down,
are got rid Of to the compounders of
animal black, so much in demand by
house painters. Bat to return to the
ArlequiDs; this trade Of buying the
remains of dinners is by no means a
bad one, many Of those who pursuo
it retire at the expiration of a few
years, on comfortable little incomes
of four or FIVE hundred a year.
To witness the preparation Of food
described, as well as similar mani2-
ulations. no less curious and inter
esting, it will be necessary to go to
the great markets or HdlIes Cent
rales between the hours of four and
five in the morning. This great mar
ket place is opposite the celebrated
church of st. Eustache. The cellars
are well worth seeing, they are the
re~ceptables of incslculable quantities
of fish, fowl, meat, game, cheese, but
ter, etc, and may easily be visited
upon application at the overseer's
lodge.
The next branch of this trade is
the bakers en- Uieur. il is also quite
remunerative. To collect the crusts
thrown away by school BOYS, or
dropped by these careless youngsters
in their play grounds, tramped on.
and, oftentimes, bedaubed with ink
or mud, has proved to be a lucrative
occupation. The least filthy of these
and uninyitiDg fragments are
bought by second rate bakers, who
having had them dried in an
sell them for the crOute du pot.
with which soup all familiar with
French cooking are well acquainted
Furthermore these choice bits Of
old bread are cut up into three cor
nered morsels, which, fried 10 butter,
adorn some Of the vegetable dishes
We ebi)y at the grand restaurant
But there yet remains a mass Of mud
dust-soiled scraps, which {
once were bread. These, worked I'D
in a mortar and puiverized, are sold
as the ch0pelure blanche with which
are dressed. There still, how
ever, remaios dust which it has been c
impossible t. work up, this is black
ened in the oven, reduced TO an im- Z
palpahle p,Sder. mixed with hcuey, /
to which is added a few drops OF
peppermint, aud sold as en- infallible l
cure for tooth ache, for which agony
it is said to be quite as eficacious as
anything recommended by the "fac
Many e the most delicate dishes
ut The innumerable restaurants :
are conccc;ed Of things which we
would reject as garbage. The soups
especially, OF which there are as many
Taritties as there are departments 10
France, are compounded of materi-
lis which We would never d can Of
utilizing. Indeed, there is no part
# an animal. horse, cat, rat. goat,
IT crow, from hich certain restsur-
lnts in Paris, will . serve YOU a
avery dish. assuring you, Of curse,
bat your horse-s,eak is the best cut
t beef, shat the cat is hare, and that I,
be row is pigeon. =
About $4,000 cf the inhabitants of
his gay capital rise 10 the morning
without knowing where or how they
re to get a dinner. These poor g..
sre'ehes. who. for the greater part, :
ave DC regular employment, man. :
ge To dress deeently, nevertheless, :
o keep up appearances, and, between 1
tx and seven O'Clock, you will End
hem seated at some of The cheaper 4
estsurants epj ,ying the luxury Gfa(
twenty-five sous dinner. p
C. A. S o,
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