Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-07-14
INTER- OCEAN.
CENTS "A DAY,
Low COST or THE FREEDOM OF
ENaLAND,s METROPOLIS.

Cheap Lodging In y Caky o1 London
sesns In the Kitchen Of . -Four Psnay
Lodging House-Rscips fer Pea ssups
Misunderstanding.
Ihavs often been asked to give SONS
estimate Of the cost Of q tour through
England. Those who have written books
Of travel have generally had plenty Of.
their works to readers Of limited means
who have . great desire for the culture
that travel - supposed to bring, but1 who
shrink from launching out because OF tho
expense.
It q to this large class that I address
myself. A recent writer has put forth q
book showing how Europe can be done on
nifty cents . day. As the phrase is in q
certain American game called poker, I see
his fifty cents and will 60 him somewhat
better; In other words, I will show him
howsthe freedom Of the city Of London.
for instance, can DO had ut q cost Of about
seven pence q day, OF fourteen cents in
American money. This will include three
meals o day and lodging at night. OF
course this 10 only intended for the capt.
ta1tst class. . Chicago, as everybody
knows, was once offered to a man for q
pairpf sbooeAL but astheSman didn't Rave
bo6ts,she f13led, to ~ aunSvAiling rekrSUt
eter a1tsrWard ,Sstosfnyest Ii real estate
that, ultimately reachedea much higher
figure. SO II . mar has not the fourteen
cents . day It IL useless for him to read
the 6rst part Of this article. will have
pleasure In telling him further on how to
live on nothing Q day and enjoy the lux.
ury Of . bath every evening a. well.
FOURTEEN CENTS A DAY.
An estimable friend Of mine in London
that "a, he lives In London during the
season-who Il Q tramp by profession,
told me how o man with an income Of
fourteen cents . day could live sumptu.
ously, and he even invited me to 70 and
lodge and live with him, which Is some
thing, I regret to say, !, never had the
courage to do.
In all the crowded parts Of London can
b seen signs which read "Lodgings for
single men, four pence q night" There
are others at lower rates, but Of course on
this tour, - I said before, we prefer to
live well rather than merely ave money,
You pay your fourpence toa man at the
bottom Of the stair, and until daylight
does appear the freedom Of the house IA
yours. There 10 Q large room called the
kitchen. A good sized fire burns at one
end Of II, and at that fire you will find
some Of the dodgers cooking their evening
meal. believe that in expensive lodging
houses, such % I speak Of, tin dishes are
provided, the rule being that the last user
washes them at The tap which flows in q
corner.
At the first dinner that I ordered at
Delmonico's, in New York, they brought
me 80 much Of each dish that I did not
wonder at the awful price charged, and /
learned afterward that It is the custom
for two persons to 20 there together, and
each order Is considered more than enough
for two. The tramps Of London follow
this high toned precedent. On apea soup
guIsle four Of them, generally 20 in to-
gether, and the chances are that when we
enter the kitchen Of the tourpenny lodR-
ing house we will be at once claimed as
partners in . pea soup banquet. NY
tramp informs me that the pea SCUM pre.
pared from the tramps' recipe is one of
the most sustaining things a man can SUBJ
stst on.
FOR FOUR HUNGRY MEN.
Here d the recipe and the cost Of Il, this
portion being enough for four hungry
mon:
One penny's worth Of pea -four, one
penny's worth Of bread toasted, one penny
pot herbs, carrots, turnipe, leeks, parsley,
etc, bali psnnY'S worth onions. hall