The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-01
HE TOOR A GROSS.
New Article of Commerce of Value to
Keepers.
New York Graphic.

New York Graphic
While the proprietor of the Maison Doree
New York, was standing behind the counter
the other day wishing that a little of the
business wave that the Eastern papers say SO
much about would slop over into his restau.
rant, as it were, a young man with a beam
ing smile on his face and a big box under
his arm entered.
Don't want any sleeve buttons, nor
nothin'," growled the dyspepsia distributor,
CHANGING at the box.
Nc nor l." said the stranger. affably, de-
posting the box on the counter and remOv-
ing the lid "But what you do want is the
greatest invention of recorded time; the
restaurant keepers friend; the boarding
house keepers salvation."
Roach poison SAID the steak-stretcher
cOntemptuOusly.
"No, sir retorted the young man, taking
a handful of singularly-shaped objects out
of the box. Something that beats the pho
nograph and the telephone all hollow. !
refer to the 'Skidmore chop"
What's that2'
why, its the most economical device of
modern times, and I'll prove il right here.
Suppose you are serving a dinner to say a
dozen persons. Now, how many chops do
you usually put on the table?'
well, about two apiece, say twelve"
"And how many are eaten?"
"Huml about four"
Exactly; that is about the average, as our
restaurant statistics show. As a matter of
course, however, you are compelled to cook
three times as much as you need to make a
show. Now. if you could save six chops
every dinner for a year il would amount
to"
"a fortune" said the man of outlets, Gag
gerly. All we can do with EN- now is to
work EN- over into hashes."
Peace to your hashes," said the agent,
FALL this ruinOus waste is now prevented by
the introduction of some dish of the patent
SkidmOre Indestructible Rubber Chop, put
up in packages OF one dozen, and warranted
for five years" and the food ecOnomizer ex-
hibited some life-like limitations of cooked
mutton chops.
Looks like a good scheme" said the con-
ductor of stews, thoughtfully; but don't
the customer ever"
Ever tumble? Not in the least. He only
notices that one chop is tougher than the
other. and finally gets his fork in and chews
ahead. The smaller ones come higher as
they are made of a little more Timber article
of rubber for lamb chops. Can't be told from
the genuine by the naked eye. All you have
to do is to grease EN- on both sides, warm
EN- up a little, and serve them mixed in
WITH the others same as usual.
Seems like they are about as tender as
the regulation kind" said the r~estauranter.
jabbing one with a fork. Don't they never
get eaten by mistaken
~"No-no-tbat is, not now. We did use q
few that way when introduced, but now that
We make the material tougher, il don't hap
pen any more unless they will swallow them
whole. Why, here's a specimen that's been
in use in a Chicago eating saloon there for
.,a-. -.-LN 80 H. .-l w-a.W AA.NN 80. l.
first tooth print in it yet"
THAT settles j." said the restauranter;
"Ill take a gross"
IL thought you would said the chop
agent, as he took down the order and EN-.
phatically declined an invitation for SOM
lunch. Twill drop around in a few days
and show you samples of some soft, white
rubber HOLSTERS we are getting up especially
for the country trade-make the best article
Of indestructible salad ever known" and ht
shOuldered his box and walked off in the
direction of Baldwin's Hotel.