The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
SALARIES or FRENCH COOKS.

To be called II son OF q sea cook" In the par
1hnce OF the ancient mariners. IL not altogether
a desirable appellation: but to be eassed as
high-toned French cook. or even the son Of one.
is not 50 bad thing after all nowadays. In
fact. according to the New York Times. the
French cooks Ia that city. meaning the Chefs
are said to occupy q very envinble position. and
to have most exalted opinion OF themselves
They represent art. In their own judgment. ~
much az painters. sculptors poets or compos-
ers do. and have pride In their vocation which
they are fond OF discussing. explaining and
Rlorifylng. A number OF these so-called
French cooks" are Swiss and Italians. and the
members OF the profession have increased lately
particularly within year. The high salaries
attainable In the United States. It Ia said tempt
chefs even from Paris. which they regard as the
centre OF the universe. and which nothing but
riches would induce them to sur
render. They do not earn there one-fourth OF
what they earn here. In Paris 5000 or 5000
francs a year is considered very handsome
recompense while In New York their salaries
range from $4,000 to 5000 year. Many.private
houses as we'll as leading clubs and hotels have
chefs Of the Gordon bLeu order. The Lotos Club
pays It's caef. 1t Is said, 5000: the New York
Club. $4,000: the Union League. $500: tho Man
haitian. S47oo: the Union. $4,000: the Knicker-
booker. $500 The leading hotels pay from $4,000
to $4,000. Although these figures are. doubtless.
they indicate that the pay OF
French cooks In New YORK is dtsproportion-
ately large.
ADuLrERATIoN OF FOOD AND DRINK.
Reference was recently made In the DEMO
cRAT to a bill reported from the House Commit
tee on Manufactures. by Mr.. Beale to prevent
the sale OF adulterated articles Of food and
drink In the District OF Columbia and the ter
the transportation Of such articles
from one State to another. and the importation
OF them from foreign country. The bill was
by report. In which some inter-
esting cases Of adulteration are described.
Six packages of coffee La the berry were
bought In Baltimore and submitted to the
chemist OF the Agricultural Bureau. In each
package the berries artificially colored out
numbered those which had not been COL
ored. and In some cases the spurious were
10 the genuine as two to one. The colored
berries had been passed through two cyl.
lnders. and. In this way. coated with q
compound Of chrome. the base Of which Is lead
and bons-b black. By this process each berry
was given polished surface and greenish
hue. When the coloring matter was burned
and analyzed the residue contained chromate
Of lead. phosphate OF calcium and jnsoluble sui
phate Of barium. The committee say that the
coloring cylinders are openly erected and used
Ia the mills. The colorlng Is put on to improve
the appearance OF the berries and increase their
market value. American citizens. In the opin-
lon OF the committee. have far surpassed the
heather Ohinee'' In the successful adultera-
lion Of tea. Samples OF what was called good
tea in the Washington market were
analyzed. and under the microscope this tea
seemed to be one-half Prussian blue. In 100
parts only trace OF tea was found. There was
only enough tea.dust to give q tea odor to the
compound. Reference Is also made to glucose
oleomargarine. the committee quot
Ing George i. Angels statement In regard
to the latter. that more than 10000 pounds
we're made In this country In 1878. and that
ne has discovered In specimens OF It
lunR1. living organisms, and eggs resembling
hose OF the tape.worm. Mr.. Angel Is also
quoted as saying that Q Western chemist found
chloride Of tin. poison. In twelve out OF four
teen SAMPLES OF sugars and syrups. and that q
Western suRar-dealer testified that ninety nine
out Of 100 barrels Of sugar recently sold In Chi
cago we're sadulterated. The adulteration Of
candy by the use of terra alba, q kind OF white
clay. and Of liquors by the use OF poisonous
drugs. is mentioned. Tho bill offered In the
Forty-flfth Congress proposed to regulate the
sale Of adulterated articles In the States Be-
cause this exceeded the powers conferred by the
constitution upon Congress. the bill now re-
ported has been substituted for 1t. It's action Is
limited to the District the Territories. impor-
alton. and commerce between States.
NEW ROLE FOB WOMEN.
A Mrs. Starrett has been lecturinQ at CInein
natl recently on the subject. What shall we do
With our dauRhters?" The most natural an
,wer to the conundrum would be marry them
III as soon as convenient" but Mrs. Starrett
1nds great many other things to say on the
subject. Judging by the progress that has been
made in the past. she inclines to the opinion
hat the drudgery Of the household. which has
,een the occupation of women from time i'm
memorial. will be removed altogether. When
hat happens the daughters OF the less wealthy
vii be without domestic occupation. The Inn
,erative need In the case Of girls Is that they
should be able to do something. and to do some
hing that was worth money. Their own
,atures demanded some occupation that had
u object The greatest obstacle. she said.
Eas TIE Dreiudiee ot soclsty against
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