New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-09
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wINDFALLs. BY THOMAS q. APPLETON lZmo' pp' 'o'
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With the exception of q single imaginative
skeeb the contents Of this volume are the offspring %
the authors experience, not disdaining the hunoeS'
details Of real fe showing lively twinkle oil Tue " "
come whimsical fact is detected, nnd descrioinE VIC
conquess Of keen, observing splllt WIN f"C'
humor as racy as IL Is natural. indeed MI hpPl7'on
freedom from sffectation is one OF the most 'har"o
stie qualities of his writng he never aFpres 10 any
thing gorgeous or fine or transcendental; his lttic
hses never talk like great whales he is at home among
common things he describes plain objects III pam
way; and loves TO dwell the facts of the MARKET the
fafmside, the kitchen, the woods, the country taVe'n
without being in the slightest degree mealy-mou'heo
i'm lis description his dsquisitons Thus IN his very
frat essay entitled "Something About Our Good
Things" he descants in q tOothsome way about inc
American cuisine, pointing out its incompetence IT,
sources and its incOncevabe shortcomings -"'"iV
Mr. Appleton tells invites us to table maScen.S
spread il the proper artist were there 10 prohl Wy "
bounty Heaven has sent its food, ana inc Fuli'a
bas sont ma his cook Few OF our we'll fed citizens arc
o,vare of the deporabe state Of the kitchen IN tue
country villages not far from Boston "Nlthm t"cn'!
miles You touch the dreadful atheism when spurhs 'o
gifts OF the Creator" On tie sanitary sideWe
more need to be careful than the English They nave
climate in which nervous excitement is low, but muscu
lar enjoyment the pleasure of exercise is at lis Shes
We are nerve, they muscle; we run to Dran' ana
they run TO body; these conditions help them much
Yet the English Kitchen never rises above a
certain level 1t never ascends INTO the high @sthetlc
region Of the French school OF the art oil harmony OF
The matching and marrying avOTs of piquant dscords
IL knows nothing 1t cannot make an omelet But
no land is so wealthy GastronOmc resources as our
own Nature has been no stcpmother to us. Unlike
every other nation we swing from latitude to latitude
with continental completeness in earth, ar andWater
This vast area is but nation No domestic custom
house shuts the door from ocean TO ocean, The rail-
way distributes the good things Of every state Win
lightning speed With regard TO the difference between
the materials Of food in this country and Europe, hr
Appleton dlscomses length and with apt remark and
ouaint illustration These differences almost defy
expression and fade from the memory IKE the Nola-
tile aroma Of delicate dish. In general, says the
author in quality meat, our beef holds It's own, al
least with that Of England. But she beats US on mutton
Her mutton flavor is truer, stronger, and richer.
Her southdown mutton, where the animal feeds upon
the short saline grass Beschyhead surpasSes anything
of the kind in this country So does the Welsh mutton
small gamey and fun Of flavor The French have little
good hutton except sheep that fed the sea-
But the poultry Of America decidedly bears away the
PALM Only here is the turkey found really good They
care little for that noble bird in England In France 1t
is only saved from neglect by the aromatic rue which
makes IL a prlncely dish. The French have breed OF
superior fowls but the common chicken is nowhere so
good country We alone have the wild turkey
The author received present OF one OF these Os
from friend III Canlud, WINCH COuIu NC
from the floor, and from whose hospitable breast
dinners were carved and eaten. Mr. Appleton
descants with lively JUNCTION on the virtues Of
the American cranberry Europe has no such
pQuant companion the turkey a good dish Of cram
berries, leach glitteIng beryl streaming with
Juice beautiful TO the eye the wild acldy which
sugar has tanned delicious the palate In the game
course we are also especially strong The canvas-back,
with bit of celery in it's BILL the list In add
ton with our long list of sea-cOast have wonder
full variety Of shore birds For specimen OF these YOU
have only dine at Tafs the famous Boniface of Bos
ton whose performances in this line cquaed only
by Rockwell, mine admirable host Of Lake Luzerne, in
Warren County. Mr. TAFT enthusiastic author,
is successful because he believes in game He is sports
man as well as a caterer aud cook. He presides the
grdirOn ard the spit which always wood fire.
He observes his patients watch in hand, till they
are done to q turn. No one disputes his author
ity. He once laid down the law TO AgassiZ
that the golden pOver the best bird in America and
with the plump morse his mouth, the great natural
list could not deny the fact But alas there is per-
lection here below The author is forced to make the
confession that the genius of Mr. Taft stops with his
meats and fish. HIS accessories Of q che sp New
England Sort His bread is poor, his pickles vTuent
and his butter not to be named in Philadelphia New
port With regard 10 fish, 1t is commonly believed that
they furnish phosphorus to the brain, and according
10 Agassiz, NJ. Gay-Lussac the great French chemist
confirmed the belief by experiment, But whether fish
ermen distinguished for poetry or philosophy, is
another question Perhaps they eat too much Of their
own fish perhaps enough. At all events, there is
no better hshmarket than the American. We have
not indeed the lOrdiy turbOt, the pleasant sole
though very tolerable JfletS dc sole
ufactured by our fshmOugcTs from foundeTs),
nor the perfuned and haky mullet. But mackercl
the best in the world The stately habut is almost
wholly an American invention salmon abundant
in the Northern States equal the best in the Scotch
rivers aud earout, fresh caught from the Cape,
perfumes the which is eaten. The representa-
tive cod-at home the hall OF the Massachusetts, Legs
lature,-whcn the head and shoulders eaten with
oyster sauce, is preferred by many 10 any fish that
Ewlms Nor does the author forget the sInclt, which
needs snap Of clear winter weather TO npart 10
1t the delicate flavor priced by epcue the Spanish
mackerel newcomer on our coast, whose beauty Of
FORM and exquisite and fine flesh. with the spots the
skin point the royal lineage the trout OF the
sea- Mr. Appleton TO have yet to make acqualnt-
with the pompanO, the dainty Southern fish, which
has recently found Its way to markets, giving
luxury to the traditional Lenten diet. The re-
naming papers in this volume, though less
fully saturated with the practical everyday realism that
comes home to daily food and our household habits,
furnish store Of attractive reading and though neither
profound in reflection, subtle in argument they
have pleasant, wholesome flavor, combined with a
mild vein of humorous suggestion, which Will always
make the book agreeable companion whether at the
nresde or on the wayside.
DIGEST OF THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS.
In our issue of March 6, we noticed in
these columns digest of the law of trademarks"b by
no attempt conciseness to have been made In
many instances single IL spread with almost
all the funess OF the original report through many
sections and over several pages" and nstanced