The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-06-25
AWAIIAN GAZETTE
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
CRAWFORD MACDOWELL.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE15. 1879.
Some Queer Industries.

MES, and the pounds will take care of them.
selves Thrift, industry and economy are the
sure means TO competency. IL is not what We
independent. The scriptures tell US that 1.-THE
hand of the diligent maketh rich {" but with dill
gence We must combine economy. or the task
will be Slavish and somewhat uncertain We
becoming rich from small beginnings in line Of
business that but few men would have thought
Of engaging in. The one was gathering up bar
rels in which spirits had been packed, which be
sold TO the manufacturers of vinegar. in Phia-
delpha, and the other was, by gathering up corks
that had been once used Both men became
wealthy from those small beginnings. But here
is a case still more remarkable, from which
thrifty housewife may learn lesson of ECONOMY
and utility that if initiated, will be q blessing TO
her family and put money In the purse of her
husband. To such the article will suggest
good idea of economy and may be the means of
teaching lesson that it will be good for them to
know aud practice ED.
From Chambers Jocruall
Probably no more determined struggle for ex-
istence was ever shown than in the case Of WELL
known Paris character, ChapellIer by name.
whose ingenuity was as amusing as his perseye-
rance was praiseworihy Father Chapellier, Us
he was called, was in his young days soldier,
who had fought at Waterloo under the old Ma
poleon, aud who tired of the army, had obtained
his discharge. and come to Paris. where be found
that his military life stood him in very little
service 10 procuring him his daily meal. So he
looked about him for the readest trade which a
man without money or friends could take up aud
began his new life in the humble capacity of a
mudlark. which 10 the days of old Paris was
often not successful profession. The gallant
old soldier did not stick very long TO the rava-
geurs trade, being ashamed that his old CON-
races 10 arms should encounter him, aud perhaps
crlticise his BUNDLE calling. He obyiated this
unpleasautness By getting berth IN the estab-
lishment OF large wholesale chiionnier
For six months or SO he worked here, until the
unSayory occupation was too much for him, and
he was obliged TO go into hospital. This how
ever, was a turning point in his life for in the
next bed TO him was a patient who had been in
the employ OF large poultry-rearer. aud whose
particular duty II was to feed the young fowls
aud pigeons or rather to fatten them. 10 u mo-
ment OF confidence be enlightened Chapellier as
to how the thing was doue-oamely, BY filing
bis mouth with grain and peas, opening the beuk
OF the young birds aud blowing the food down
their esophagus-a simple thing but uncom-
monty monotonOus and fatigung. when two or
three hundred had To be fed IN an hour
10 Chapeller's time the employment of ma
chinery had not yet been thought oi and he was
quite content TO use his own mouth; by which
be gained about forty sous day. But his iu-
quiri:g spirit soon came into play. Being con-
sianuy brought into contact not only with the
poultry, but also with the poultry buyers. he no.
tlced singular feature ia the trade--that IN
cases where the latter did not sell the birds
straight of, they we're always obliged TO reduce
their price quarter or perhaps bird for every
day that they we're unsOld, though they might
appear perfectly fresh to the uniniuated. Bot
the cooks aud the restaurant-keepers were not
TO be taken in by appearances and ChapeIlier
found out that an uutaIling symptom of freshness
or rather want OF it, lay 10 the appearance of the
ieet, which we're black aud brilliant at the time
OF killing, bat acquired gray tinge, more and
more PRONOUNCED as time went on. Turkeys feet
showed this popularity the most, and it set Cha.
pelller thinking the result of his cogitatioc
being that he Invented paste which, when
rubbed on the legs, brought back the original
black gloss, and completely erased the telitale
OF death. Having tried il with success he went
the round OF the poulIerers, who willingly prom
ised bIm small royalty fof initiating them also;
and as be was shrewd enough 20 keep his own
secret, be soon found that the profession of
painter OF poultry legs. apart from its question.
able morale, was exceedingly lucrative. Bot
Chapelier was ambitious, and finding the work
increase beyond bis powers of personally super
vising 1t. be sold his secret to friend tor one
thnnSa nd franr- nd
OF to fad pastures new
ChapellIer was 10 some doubt what he sbould
do next; whether be should set up "A wine-sbon
or 40 eating house for his experience led him 10
believe that to cater for the stomach was the
best passport to money-makiug, but at last a
bright idea struck hin. He noticed that large
proportion OF the chitfonuiers' findings consisted
OF scraps Of bread-all the stale eayings of cook
shops, schools, colleges, hospitsls and asylums
which we're thrown away as yalueess aud carried
away among other rubbish BY the cbiffonniers
Chapellier knowing well the tastes aud habits of
the Partisan population, was aware that immense
quantities OF rabbits we're made into stew BIZ the
working classes of the barriers, and also that the
stew was dressed and eaten with bread crusts
de knew also that the robbts themselves were
largely fed upon bread crumbs and be therefore
conceived tue IDEA of collecting, sorting, clean
log and reoaEIng these scraps, feeling sure that
be could make market out of them So of he
went to the restaurants and the cooks of the
public establishments in his quarter, and actually
offered to buy and pay ready money for what
they had been throwing away and this was
proposal to which the cooks, thinking what
fool he was. lent ready ear. But Chapelher
was not such fool as they thought, for. having
obtained quantity OF bread-scraps at nominal
tate be set to work to prepare them, and in
lew days took his station 10 the market sur
rounded by little basketfuls, which be sold for
six sous apiece. He was soon sold ont. pur.
chasers hocking to him not only for their con-
venieuce and cheapness, but also for the attrac
tive aud Clearly way 10 which be had got his
crusts ready. SO fast did his reputation increase
that be extended his negotiations TO other parts
OF Pnrs, adding to his manufacture that of grated
bread-crumbs, made ready for cooks to powder
their outlets with.
Within a very short time the business grew tn
such a.size that be had 10 constant use six carts
and horses to bring the piles of scraps to the fac
tory at the barrier OF ST. Jacques, where some
nifty men and women were occupied in sorting
and cleaning Young girls found employment ia
packing up Inc little baskets of prepared crusts,
and OF the crisped bread squares which were in
such iaEor IN the preparation Of the daily Dot az
fsu; while TO the children we're given the duty
o. grinding to powder the scraps which ger.
too lar gone TO be of use as an eatabIa. and
which were carbouized in the oven. so az 20 he
available for making charcoal tooth powder. To
The day OF his retirement from business. which
he eventually did With fortune Of 30 600 francs
year, the old soldier personally superintepdeJ.