The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-12-05
' VICTUALS AND DRINK,
As the Traveller Finds Them While
Sojourning Abroad.
Eatables Ia the Oricnt-European
Butter and mIlk-The Water
supply, Generally speak-
Ing, Very Poor.
lFnreign Cor. Inter Ocean. l

in JaIa China. and the eastern insular
colonies, you at three meals per day; a good
substantial meat breakfast, light tifiin OF
bread, chee, c and fruit at ! o'clock and a
heavy dinner at Z Or s. The fruits of Singa.
fore make tnlin the most enjoyable meal of
the day Il ere Memories of pine-apples,
bananas, oranges, mangosteenS pomeloes,
cocoanu's, etc, make my mouth water even
now. In India the same rule hollis, but
think the tifiin Is nearly always referred TO as
lunch When you strike Egypt the abomin-
able French system Of cafe-au-lait In the
morning Is encountered, varied sometimes as
asIecial luxury by two soft-boiled eggs
stopped at one Levantine b 1tel where this
most unsatisfactory breakfast was actually
charged extra. Even on the French steam
ers 10 the Orient two regular meals a day Is
the rule. In the Himalayas there are six
meals day-hazree, chotie hazree, tifiin,
lunch aud dinner. Verify the round the
world stomach has 30 endure everything.
Until Egypt was reached, | enjoyed that
distinctive Oriental dish, rice and curry.
at least once day, and usually twice.
Everything In the way Of meat Is curried in
India, from shrimps "a wild goose.
The butter and milk supplies were the
most unsatisfying. Timed butter and con-
densed milk, from Switzerland or California.
prevail almost exclusively throughout the
Orient. The local goat and buffalo products
are even worse. Ia some places a great
stroke Of enterprise has ~ ulted in diaries.
= as at Yokohama, hut tie supplcs nrs expcn-
siVe and decidedly inferior. The orthodox
cow does not flourish where punkahs are
swung The butter is invariably white.
like lard, and unsalteI. II Is a tlsteless
compromise between tallow and axle
grease, and most Of the hotels do
noC attempt to put it on the table
more than once "A day-at noon-if they do
that often. Otherwise the resident foreign
people live well, and three or four meat
courses aro enjoyed 10y those in the most
moderate circumstances. / enjoyed genuine
pumpkin pies at one or two missionary tables
in Japan and China, and other American
delicacies Served without an ocean of
crockeryD at the hospitable boards Of some OF
our representatives Ia syria. Oatmeal,
griddle cakes, hot biscuits genuine pies, and
custard are unknown out of Ameri,a save
in few Londcn and Paris restaurants,
where they are - m t mes counterfcited,
without the success that might be desired.
Papered rooms are unknown In the east
iisnaoSb uf' AbHlll pLIt III DehL HptGls uflI
public buildings. The effort is to exclude the
fierce heat, and 10 this end bare walls, ven
tilators, windows without glass, lofty rooms,
ana all sorts OF thermantidOtes are provided,
such as have described in former letters,
The water supply Is poor, save where mu-
inequalities have been ht enormous expense |
IN construct waterwork, as nt Hong Kong, |
Singapore aud Calcutta Citiuns of Canton |
buy water by the barrel, which is brought |
from the mountains 10y natives cor up the |
river from Hong Kong on steamers. The |
local wells cUntIin only brnckish water.
which may hc used ia washing clothes and |
dishes. In the principal Indian cities it is nc |
longer necessary "a drink boiled water.
owing to the excellent supplies furnished by
the public "aterwork.. In Jaffa the water
Is intolerably blAckish. In Roust. chuk the
muddy Danube is filtered and sold 10 the
native Bul garians.
In Vienna the water-works are very extern.
sive, and the water the best that know Of.
being nearly ict-cold ON the hottest day. In
Alden and few similarly torrid mundane
reminders Of the doom OF wicked men. the
public watersupply is obtained by condensinp
md distilling common sea water by means OF
arge engines. This unpalatable product is
hen sold for as high as cents gallon.
Rains are TO rare 10 he depended upon.
Filtered rnin water is used In Jerusalem.
md II you want enough for Lath you must
my for IL extra
Drinking water seems TO he furnished
early everywhere outside Of America I'm n
inrin bottle with Il neck about an inch and
half Ia diameter, and long enough 10 be
grasped. In India these ewers
ire made Of pottery in order 30 keep the
water cool, and il is wonderful how we'll they
accomplish this considering the climate.
Elsewhere the bottles are Of glass, varying
omewhat In shape