The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-03-06
A CHINESE HOTEL.
MoY jim KEGS NEW VENTURE IN
THE HOTEL LINE.
Numerous Odd and Unfamiliar Dishes
Greet the Reporters Eye-Novsl-
ties in Celestial Cookery-"Lap
Chong," or Chinese Sausage.
Newark IN. IL Call

tsS" "a scAo5sASA eUoHCAy- AsnP
Chong." or Chinese Sausage.
Newark IN. J.) CALL
That versatile and Christianized China
man, Moy Jim Kee, whose evangelizing sf-
forts In New York and Newark have been
duly chronicled, last week opened tho first
Chinese hotel and restaurant for the con-
venience Of his fellow countrymen In New
ark ever established in New Jersey. It Is
modelled after the famous Wo Kee hotel, In
New York. A reporter received an invita-
ton to be present at repast, one day last
week, and in the larder and refrigerator
were seen the odd and unfamiliar dishes
which were explained by the entsrprising
proprietor by their names and their COM
positions Among the esteemed choic-
est of luxuries were "infants'
eyes" called In Chinese "Ha Pan
Lam" declared by the partakers to make
most delicious stew. They are obtained
from a species OF fish found In Chinese
waters, which, though small of body, have
extraordinarily large eyes. They are dried,
like Goldfish, and brought eastward to the
Chinese merchants Of New York as great
mxuries. The repast included also the
"Maaguee," dried and salted fish with
white meat, something like the founder in
size and shape, but having four or five
fukes on either side
Another Strengthening dried fish was
the "Low.Wee" The lower extre nifty Of
the body Is diamond shaped, and from the
upper portion, looking like q squatty spear
head, project numbers of feelers foot long,
on the extremity Of one of which is the ver-
tebratss head, o rather diminutive sort OF
arrangement for comparatively 30 vast a
body. Another singular-looking article Of
Chinese food shown was the "Haer-mai,"
which looked like handful Of desiccated
maggots or meal-worms. It is however,
nothing SO narrowing but Is quite palatable,
being the meat Of small shell-fsh some
thing like the American shrimp, and when
dried is Of sort Of lightish red color, half
an inch long, but little larger around than
the point Of a lead pencil. Il Is esteemed
one Of the delicacies by the Chinese
"They are stewed in milk, exclaimed Mr..
Kee, "and make q beautiful soup" Then
there were disclosed various qualities Of
@Tong- g-Ken"-preserved ginger: "Sune Tsue"
very fine vermicelli made Of rice; 300
Sok"-something of the nature Of maccaroni;
2Bok-Mai," or rice; "Crun-Q Quoit," or small
green berries, candied, and "Tu Pocuee,"
little fish smelling like sardines and put up
similarly in oil. The "Lap- Chong,n or Chi
nese sausage, is very much in demand by
the Celestials everywhere. They are abors
six inches in length, trife larger than a
mans thumb and are made of some sort OF
dark mest, with thin pieces of pork fat
running through, At first Mr.. Kee objected
to telling what the meat was composed Of,
but after he had concluded to impart the In
formation hs prefaced the statement by an
spologetic explanation as follows:
"You Americans, who call yourselves civ
ilized, are the most foolishly prejudiced OF
beings on earth. You won't let even reason
counteract your set notions Suppose tell
you that IL is the meat Of horse. Yo
would turn away disgusted. Why should
you do sol The horse Is one OF the cleanest
animals existing. Did you ever see horse
eat anything dirtyl He won't even eat
musty grain. You cannot make him drink
dirty water. A COW swallows swill and all
the scrapings Of your table, yet cows meat
--beef-is the staple food with you Ameri-
cans Tne horse, having no equal in Its
purity Of feed and habits, Is rejected as food.
Whyi Because Of established habit which
becomes q prejudice against reason and COM
mon sense. But perhaps horse meat is not
palatable. You won't taste IL to find out.
Well, now, having said so much, I suppose
you think that our @Lap- Chong" Is mainly
horse meat It contains not one particle Of
It That is luxury that costs too much in
this country. The meat Is much sweeter, IL
not more nutritious; 1t Is fno grained, deli
icate, palatable and tender Taste i'll NOT
Well, I'll tell you; 10 tastes like the delicious
meat OF the rabbit; and suppose you'll
think it--on the same principle that you'd
despise horse-meat- fit TO be eaten.
II won't keep you in suspense That's
mainly cat-meat. Now, have you ever
noticed that you cannot find q cat around q
Chinese laundry, except perhaps for breed
ing purposesi People don't know what de-
hcious food Is left undevoured when cats are
permitted to die OF old age Ahi you will
persist In your foolish prejudicesi can cook
you o six-months-old cat 80 that you cannot
distinguish 1t from q rabbit, and yet you
would eat the latter and turn away from tho
other. Whya Is that rabbit cleaneri Not
ut all; not 50 clean. A cat will rarely eat
anything impure. Unlike q dog, 1t turns
away from spoiled or decaying food. All
its habits are clean also, and what beautiful
robes arc made from catskinsl One Of these
days the light OF Chinese civilization will
strike you, and you'll appropriate good food
whenever you find 1t. especially when it's
nutritious as well Do you refuse to eat cats
because they're domestic animalsi So are
birds and pigeons domestic Yet you'll eat
them 1t Is possible, quite possible" con-
tinued Mr.. Kee, with twinkle In his al.
mord-shaped eye, @that the Lap Chong' Of
some Cinnamon In catless localities may be
composed Of rat and even mouse meat
say It's possible But not here, Mr.. Re-
porter, not bere. We've arranged for other
supplies"
In the larder there was also seen the aLa-
Chee," singularly formed and really deli
cious tasting nut, the meat of which Is some
thing like the raisin 10 the taste, though Of
more delicate flavor. The outer shell, which
b rough and very thin, Ia about ths size Of
an ordinary lime, and the meat inside IN
closes hard stone like the tamarind pit
Another alleged great dslicacy found In
Moy Jim KEGS establishment was aYin- Wa"
or @birdS nests" kind Of gelatinous sub
stance, gathered from nests In which a
brood Of swallows has been reared. These
are only obtained In the spring of tho year
after the young birds have quit the nest A
strange looking substance u aSues- Chez
which Mr.. Kss declares makes prime soup.
IL b the inside Of the fins OF big tish like
the sea bass. and when cooked becomes Of q
mucilaginous nature. In one OF ths glass
cases are various kinds Of herbs, roots and
sseds that are used ~ condiments, like sage
IN turkey dressing.
!. In the rear Of the first ficor several berth,
are constsuctsd for ths use Of dodgers, and
Mr.. Kss is now busily engaged In Htting up
tho rest OF his homo for the accommodation
Of Chinese guestA Bunks or berths win bs
ouilt around the rooms, 50 that each apart
uneut win be able TO accommodate eight or
ten psrsona The hunks are Of pine and ar
ranged In tisrs around the apartments from
door to ceiling. IL will Be peculiarly Chi
nsse hotel and restaurant
The Sun once Css.
4 very good thing fer nswspapsr shop
Where cory BY bushels comes In,
And only quick hands oan keep mp with the
crop,
Or tsli q which ssd 70 bsgin.
And WHARF the bsss heads must grow weary
-a ct times,
60 bothered BY this and By that
y Ar excsllsnt o6lcs cat
4 capAhas knowing. and quIts thorough
going 9
Responsible oAlcs cat.
Ihis bunins.-liks cat, in jts feline way,
30 silently wandsrs about,
Absorbing In quist. BY night or BY day,
An % bosh By The yard becomes Loss 10 IL
sight,
Ard many . bcrs d laid dat
BY this ssnaibls once cat
This ussful, laborious, never upsoarious.
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