Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-02-02


feature, the garbage being al car,ed to
dump, and from there, by an undereroun,
railway, emptied in the suburbs Good taste
also. is not to be overlooked, for you will tin,
everything. and in fact, everybody conneciet
with them, plain, but still with a peculiar
something inbon in Frcnchmen. that /.
attractive to the eye. You wander. II YOU
/ like, Tor two or three hours through tn,
various buildings, every one has something
dihercnt every inch OF space is used, and
every man is busy supplying his customers
who know that all has been thoroughly in
'pectcd and is perfectly fresh Aner wander
ing through this longrow Of building, You fnall,
come to a peculiar place, looking almost liz,
our earthly conception oi Bedlam. Here.
was another and the strangest sight, for Of ali
crazy looking places this was certainly the
worst spread out i-on the sidewalks. on streets.
on boxes, on everything available, in fact,
were the odds and ends Of the worlds meehan.
ism. Broken coffee pots, rusty crooked nails.
fragments Of fans, door knobs broken pitchers.
shreds of clothing, dirty ribbons, worn out
straw hats, everything one might imagine
could ever come into a junk shop, and a
thousand things besides. Yet people came
along and bought them fot a trne. and quite
ready sales much of the stuff had too.
There is one market must mention, and
that is the fish market Of either Stockholm or
Copenhagen, Il forget whichl 1t is a wonder.
fol sight No fish is ever sold dead, they are
all kept in tubs Of salt water or fresh, accord.
ing to the fshs natural habitat, and are dipped
out alive and sent home to be cooked. perhaps
dying only a few minutes before reaching the
store. There is no waste, no uncleanliness,
no flies and no dissatisfaction But II may be,
because the women run this branch of the
business and present often curious appear.
ance having often only a portion Of their
vision remaining due TO too much competitive
business ability for women will fall out some.
times, even fish women.
The Germans are fast following the French
system Of covered markets. great improve.
ment. Formerly, and in fact in many cities
to-day, especially the Austrian cities, notably
Vienna, you will hear about o'clock in the
morning the rumbling Of little carts, drawn
generally by woman fastened on one side Of
the pole, and a big dog on the other. These
come so early into the city, for after or o
AM, they can bring in no more. In rainy,
muddy weather, it is FAR from pleasant either
to sell or buy the necessaries Of life from the
little booths in the street. The owners are
Obliged to take them all down at noon, for
after PM. no more can be sold, they must
then take down their stand and carry it home
or pack it away in the cellar of some house
they have hired for the occasion.
The English have their markets more local
led BY that mean that if you want fruit
go TO Covent Market, if meat some other place
is better.
As to the articles to be found in the markets,
perhaps it would not be advisable or beneficial
to the appetites of the majority to know, for /
remember well our first sensations as we par
took of ackass tenderloin at restaurant ad.
joining the ruins OF Pompei, and only after
considerable forcibe language did we finally
discover its quality.
fhe places where the cattle are slaughtered
are throughout Europe very crude Fine as
are the central markets and also the district
ones Of Paris, the abattoirs which supply the
meats are arranged with as few conveniences
as is possible to have Wa visited one Of the
largest behind the Hotel des Invalides, and
found what | expect they had in the Roman
Iorum simply a stall, an axe, and knife.
But for meats, ice and time certainly do
play an important part in all of the best hotels
throughout the United States Meat is sci.
lom touched before it has lain on the ice for
1t least ten days to two weeks. What you
leed in lIonoulu is more meat kept on ice.
IL. w. FAULKNER, MID.
Honolulu, January 90, 1854