Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

nance and manner, would have charmed a
Cal1gula or Nero, presides at pair of
| scales. She is dtlodys surrounded by
deeply interested dozen or more biddies
awaiting the weighing the contents. Of their
bowls, for which they receive a ticket shew
ing their earnings at cents pounds The
meat is conveyed into separate apartment,
where the one and two-pound cans are
filed, which are made in Baltimore. The
day before our visit, 1000 taUo-pound cans
icere Jtlled, measure of extent and capaci-
ty. The sealing the little circular top,
with gyrating soldering iron, in the hands
OF the expert, was very Interesting. Yet it
was more SO to see crane, like hoisting
block of stone of tons in weight, lifting
tons OF cans into the steam chest for the
second cooking. Then to see them lifted
out, and put in big hogshead and cold
water from the spout rapidly poured over
them to cool, as, would you believe it gem
lie reader, by few moments too long ex.
posure, they would scorch. 1t is this care
full, cleanly handling, we will refer to pres
emily, when we come to talk of Capt. Gree
ly, the innumerable medals, and all that, in
which success has been attained. The put
ting on the handsome labels, packing, &C.,
is next, and here is an interesting mention:
all who have eaten this delicious food, know
it is always served in the pretty shells, this
popular crustacean always carries, until he
gets too big for his breecbes, puts on airs,
and wants to grow, then he manages by
the tallest sort of soriggling, to creep out.
and is longer or shorter en- dishabiHe, and
is then the soft crab-when, if placed be-
fore you, as was the case with us at an ele-
CANT dinner in Hampton day or two ago,
we were told by our host, all Of 1t, body,
arms, legs, and toes, was eatable, and we
proved it to our satisfaction. Yet as the
crab does not get larger than the average
we saw in the millions we met with, it is
thought it changes from soft to hard twice.
But we were going on to say, the shell is
very carefully cleaned, dried and boxed,
and so many boxes of shells go with so
many boxes of cans, and the grocer sends
with his sales as many as his customer
wants, gratutouslv.
Yet here, Mr.. Editor, sect the stupidity of
the trucker and farmer. Mr.. McMenamin
said to us, he urged them to take his refuse
at 81 so per ton. They could not see it.
He dries it, sells it to a party North, it
comes back to these truckers, &C., mixed
with sand, and heaven only knows what,
and he gobbles it up at 40 or more dollars.
Comment is needless.
CT see Gne eHecG on Gno EltchenS, ana
how in that immediate locality, the all-ab-
sorbing question the world over, the cook,
comes in. Our interesting land lady COM
ing into the breakfast table, heated, wor-
ried and worn from the cooking stove, and
her scuffie with pots, dish-rag, &C., quoted
the pithy speech of her cook, who, in intro
ducing to her, should have said, breaking
to her the sad intelligence, "1'm going to
the cannery," added, 81 tell you, missus,
dere'll be many dish-rag wrung out in
Hampton next week "
Mr.. McMenamin showed me with evident
pride the mammoth frame enclosing the
award of the great International Fish Ex-
position in London, a year ago, with its
elaborate and handsome border. Also the
gold medal from Denmark, and cannot
recall how many others; yet far outweigh
ing them all, in his estimation, is the SIM
Pile, terse, modest autograph letter of the
"Hero of the Arctic" he has handsomely
framed, hanging over his table. This is the
copy:
THE GREELY EXPEDITION.