, 1885-02-07
A CHINESE HOTEL.
Moy JIM KEGS NEW VENTURE IN
The HOTEL LINE


AuLh NaTNMlllu Muu luIl1LluulELl AullH-
man, Moy Jim kee, whose evangelizng ef-
forts in New York and Newark have been
duly chroniclod, last week opened the first
Chinese hotel and restaurant for the con-
venience OF his fellow countrymen In New
ark ever established IN New Jersey. II is
modelled after the famous Wo Kee hotel. in
New York. A reporter received an invita-
ton TO be present at a repast, one day last
week, and in tho lnrder and refrigerator
were seen the odd and unfamiliar fishes
which were explained by the enterprising
proprietor by their names aud their com
positions Among the esteemed choic-
est Of i~uxuries were Infants
eyes" called in Chinese HI Pan
Lam" declared by the partakers to make a
most delicious stew. They are obtained
from a species Of fish found in Chinese
waters, which, though small Of body, nave
extraordinarily large eyes. They are dried,
like Goldfish, and brought eastward to the
Chinese merchants OF New York as great
luxuries. The repast included also the
"Mneguee." a dried and salted fish with
white meat something like tho founder in
size and shape. but having four or five
fiukes on either side.
Another strengthening dried fish was
the @Low-Wee.p The lower extre nifty Of
the body Is diamond shaped, aud from the
upper portion, looking like a squntty spear
head, project numbers OF feelers a foot long,
on the extremity Of one OF which is the YER
tebrats's head, 4 rather diminutive sort OF
Arrangement for comparatively 80 vast n
body. Another singular-loo1ing article Of
Chinese food shown was the "Haer-mai, y
which looked like n handful Of d~esiccated
maggots or menl-worms- 1t Is, however,
nothing so narrowing, but is quite palatable,
being the meat Of a small shell-fish some
thing like the American shrimp, and when
dried Is OF a sort Of lightish red color, half
IN inch long, but littlo larger around than
the point Of a lead pencil. It Is esteemed
one of the delicacies by the Chinese.
@They are slowed in milk - exclaimed Mr..
Kee, sand make a beautiful soup" Then
there we're disclosed various qualities OF
@rong-Ken'-preserved ginger: "sune TsueH
very fine yermicelli made Of rice; FOO
S~okr-something OF the nature OF maccaroni;
"Bok-Main or rice; @Crun-Quoit, - or small
green berries, candied, and ~Tu Pocuee," a
little fish smelling like sardines and put up
similarly in oil. The Lap hong,H or Chi
nese sausage, Is very much in demand by
the Celestials everywhere. They are about
six inches in length, a triho larger than a
mans thumb, and are made OF some sort OF
dark meat, with thin pieces OF pork fat
running through, At first Mr.. Kee objected
to telling what the meat was composed Of,
but after no had concluded TO impart the in
formation he prefaced the statement by an
Apologize explanation as follows:
You Americans, who call yourselves civ
ilized. are the most foolishly prejudiced Of
beings on earth. You won't lot even reason
counteract your set notions- Suppose l tell
you that II is the meat OF "A horse. You
~ur.l4 f.-u .~-~ If---k-I Nrrl- .t-.f1
you 10 sol The horse Is ono OF the cleanest
animals existing. Did you ever see a horse
eat anything dirty He won't even eat
musty grain. You cannot make him drink
dirty water. A COW swallows swiIl and all
the scrapings Of your table, yet cows meat
-beef-is the staple food with you AmerL
cans. The horse, having no equal In ia
purity Of feed and habits, is rejected as food
Whyi Because OF established habit which
becomes a prejudice ngainst reason and com
mon sense. But perhaps horse meat Is not
palatable. You won't taste it to find out
Well, now, having said so much, / suppose
you think that our "Lap-Chongn is mainly
horse meat. 1t contains not one particle Of
it That is a luxury that costs too much in
this country. The meat Is much swseter, IL
not more nutritious; it is fine grained, deli
icate, palatable and tender. Taste I'll mol
Well, I'll tell you; il tastes like the delicious
meat of the rabbit; and / suppose youn
think it-on the same principle that you'd
despise aforementioned ht to be eaten.
II won't keep you in suspense. That's
mainly Now, AVE you ever
noticed that you cannot find a cat around a
Chinese laundry, except perhaps for breed
ing purposesi People don't know what de-
ncious food is left Undiscovered when cats are
permitted to die of I'D age. Ali you will
persist in your foolish ~prejudicesl / can cook
you n s~ix-months'-o cat 30 that you cannot
distinguish it from n rabbit, and yet you
would eat the latter and turn away from the
Other. Whyf Is that rabbit ~cleaneri Not
at all; not 50 clean. A cat will rarely eat
anything impure. Unlike a dog, II turns
away from spoiled or decaying food. All
its habits are clean also, and what beautiful
robes are made from cat-skinsl One OF these
days the light of Chinese civilization will
strike you. and you'll appropriate good food
whenever you find 1t, especially when its
nutritious as we'll. Do you refuse to eat cats
because they're domestic animalsl So are
birds and pigeons domestic. Yet you'll eat
them 1t is possible, quite possible CON
tinued Mr.. Kee, with n twinkle in his al
m~ond-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 here. We've arranged for other
supplies"
In the lnrder there was also seen the aLa-
Chez" a singularly formed and really deli
cious tasting nut. the meat of which Is some
thing like the raisin to the taste, though OF
more delicate flavor. The outer shell, which
is rough md very thin, is about the size OF
IN ordinary lime, and the meat inside in
closes a hard stone like the tamarind pit
Another alleged great d~elicncy found in
Moy Jim KEGS establishment was HYin- Wa
or Abirds' nests" a 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 the year
after the young birds nave quit the nest A
strange looking substance Is aSuse- Chse, n
which Mr.. Kes declares makes prime soup.
IL Is the inside Ct the fms Of a big fish like
the sea bass. and When cooked becomes OF q
mncilaginous nature. In one OF the glass
cases are various kinds OF herbs, roots and
seeds that are used as condiments, like sage
in turkey dressing.
In the rear OF the first floor several berths
are constructed for the use OF dodgers, and
Mr.. Kee is now busily engaged in fitting up
the rest OF his home for the accommodation
OF Chinese guestz Bunk or berths will be
built around the rooms, so that zach apart
ment will be able to accommodate eight or
ten persons. tn hunks are Of pine and ar
ranged in tiers around the apartments from
door to ceiling. IL will be a peculiarly Chi
nese hotel and restaurant
Uncle Esek: Familiarity is not friendship:
puppies end all their irolics In a quarrel.