Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-11
"GOOSETOWN'S7 POLAKS.
THE HEBREW CITY WHICH LIES
WITHIN THE METROPOLIS.

ribie-Eiying Upon the Cheapest and
Poorest Food In til. Market-Ihe Po-
Iak's characteristics.
Home life among the PolIks is hor-
ror A family will occupy an apartment
of three rooms. and ia the largest will
board and lodge from five 10 ten guests.
| These are supplied with u heavy padded
| coverlet for mattress and wooden
foOtrest for bolster. The pillow is the
guests coat and vest rolled up. In the
morning he receives bowl Of coffee
made from coffee refuse and "A chunk Of
coarse rye bread. For these HrCummUda-
| tions he pays 81 week. If he desires
milk, sugar and butter he pays extra or
supplies himself The latter course is
pursued by tailors and Cuhbl,r~, who
keep these food accessories IN battered
tin cans or cracked jars, Lcuy,th their
bolster and COvcrlet.
An aristocratiC boarding mouse in
| GOOsetown consists uf fiat Of four
rooms. In one the luUdiorI'E family
sleep: a second Is kitchen, dining rpum
and sitting room combined: thrf.iri and
fourth are guests rooms. Eub G,rom"O-
date from ten to twenty bourl,ro. The
rates are s. week. For this sum HE
guest has princely bed. consisting Of
footrest pillow. His breakfast is coffee
and either bread or a roll. His dinner,
soup, boiled beef and potatoes, brcud and
stewed dried apples or strwrd spoiled
| fruit When the POlakS are new Cumcrs
the rooms are geporally filthy and foul
smelling When they have been here 4
number of yr%rs -. = generally learn the
beauty of Cl' Iul.',: - and keep their
apartments "a neat and clean as the
average tenement householder.
OTHER MODES OF LIyI.G.
Another mode of living might he STYLED
club life. \ number of FulakS hire a
room from a householder, who act5 as
landlord, jinitor and watrhman. They
supply their own sleeping CuIyCnirnCrS,
a second hand stove and few Kitchen
utensils When night comes each mCm-
Der of the club .uDk9 his meal in his own
pan The odors that aris,. from the mix
ture of fish, chicken fat, beef. goose
grease, onion, garlic and Liulburgcr
cheese may be imagined but can not be
described.
In their eating the Mosaic law is obeyed
to the very letter The eel clam, oyster,
sCallOp, crab and lobster are auathema
So is the hog in every shape. The taboo
extends to any f0Dd fried in lard. to fish
ChOwder in which bacon is used as il
flavor, and even 10 pies and pastry where
lard has been used To Tighten the dough.
As a substitute for lard they use chicken
fat, goose grease, beef dripp;ngs and
OleOmargarine. The last named article
had grown unpopular since the best but
ter substitutes contained neutral lard" g."
The foods are the cheapest and poorest
that can be bought in the market The
. Oh tl
ties. These are boiled till the bones are
ready to drop out The latter are re-
moved, cracked and thrown back into
the pot. The meat is removed, put under
q heavy stone to be compressed and al
lowed to cool When cold it becomes
solid and is cut and served in long slices.
Freshness is matter of little account,
cheapness is everything Spoiled meat
and putrid fish find multtudes of buyers
in GOOsetown when offered for sale at
less than ) cents pound. The board OF
health makes seizures of these foods
every week, hut the supply continues
nevertheless.
DESTRUCTIVE OF DECEsCY.
The crowding is utterly destructive of
modesty, decency and the family ties
The bOarders dress and undress before
each other and before the landlord 5 fam
| ily 1t is not uncommon for half dozen
| families to occupy one apartment and to
herd together, married and single, young
and old As a result vice is very preya
lent. Young men learn how easy il is 10
get along alone, and start lives of de
bauchery.
Capt Williams, of the New York police,
estimates that in the past ten years Goose
town has added 1000 to the countless
roll of lost women.
The avarice OF the POlak is mOnumen-
tai He will make his family herd like
beasts, work with him sixteen hours of
| the twenty four, live upon the cheapest
fare and dress in the poorest cast off
clothing long .ifter he has accumulated a
! fortune No greater surprise can be eX
perienCed than to see the wife and daugh
| tiers of one of them issue from their vile
tenement on a holiday. The night pre-
viOus they were i n rags, slipshOd and
| frowsy. Now they are attired in the
heaviest Lyons silk and sparkling with
| jewelry and diamonds. There are proba-
| bly, 1900 wives in GoOsetown who own
more than 81, 900 worth of jewelry apiece.
| This is regarded not as luxury or as Os-
| tentatiOn, but as a wise and safe invest
ment of so much money.
lie 1tldh Is IllElOlS anu NllulttlNt
When his wrath is once aroused he dis
plays power of deviltry truly surpass-
| ing. The records of the police courts show
| such curious freaks of malice as squirt
ing vitrioI from housetop upon linen
hanging out to dry, putting live eels in
| devOut Jews bedroom, filling a lock and
| keyhole with tinfuil when the occupant
was in bed, painting the head of sleep
ing foe with pitch or red paint, setting
| fire to mans apartments and having
| him arrested for arson, and issuing cards
| advertising an euemy's home as a house
| of i'll fame. Incidents like these are of
daily occurrence and swell the business
| of the Tombs and other tribunals to a
great extent.
The Polak is grateful. He remembers
q friend or an act of friendship through
his life. He is also hOspitable To friend
| or stranger who enters his gates he is
courteous and offers what he has They
are atfeCtiOnate, and within their religion
charitablr.-W. f. 5. Fales in Kansas
City Times.
Washington Irying's Grave.
Washington Irying's grave in Sleepy
Hollow cemetery has suffered a great