The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-19

And 50, indee did prove 70 Be little
present for II ltcber, but OUT Of his mis-
tTess' larder. IS habit If making little
conciliatory pi ,nts TO the market men and
also 70 their CT AIDES Is & very common
one among the u bit they are never given
out or their ow | pockets.
We we're told laughable incident, show
Ing their habit l cake baking. by one Of
our near neigi4ors. Her Chinamea had
daily brought The table such uncomm only
light and delici, rs biscuits that she felt q
desire 70 learn secret Of making them.
Much fiattered her request that she might
see him bake hIstakes. he told her to come
into the kitche. the following day before
the hour for luncheoE. He was already
busy rolling oft the dough when she
entered, but find z the mess too thick to
knead easily he calmly filed bis mouth
with water and squirted it IN a shower
through his shut teeth over the biscuit
dough. "Oh, you filthy creature is this
the way you have been making my bis
cults! Never put another on my table.
And TO think | have been eating them. TOO"
And she quickly left the kitchen to tie
management of the unconscious Chinaman,
who knew not wherein he had offended.
Another singular custom with Chinese
servants is that they can never be induced
70 wash the family linen until after their
own Is purified. No matter how immediate
ma7 be the need ID the household for clean
underwear. the Chinaman's linen blouses
must first he washed, dried and irone1 be-
fore he will touch the family linen. This is
owing. no doubt, to some superstition that
his own might be polluted by being ceansed
in the same water with his employers
clothes.
it is said that hidden away II dark cor
ners on the kitchen walls may always be
found written certain mysterious Chinese
letters. These writings give ths character
OF the occupants of the house to the new
corners who replace the old cooks and teach
them what to expect IN their new places.
They In their turn are expected to add to
the report when they leave, or are dis
charged, as the case may be. Thus, if the
members Of the family are only able to read
Chinese they could see themselves as-Chi-
nanen see them"
In spite Of their queer little customs.
however, they are model house servants
quick, cleanly, and with a natural aptitude
Tor managing their work. They are nat
ural stewards and economists as we'll, and
not even French cooks know better how to
use scraps of food to better advantage
They make up for their economy in other
things, however, by their ext, avagauce in
eggs and sugar, Of which they are iBordi-
nately foId of concocting fancy
sweetmeats. For that large army of
semi-idle women who care not To
look well to the ways of their household, "
the Chinese servant is an angel of
light. He relieves a woman of this class
OF all care, directs her house, orders, buys.
aud cooks her dinners, dispeGses the
monthly household allowance to better
advantages than she herself; and also asks
OF her but one thing in return-to be "let
alone" But for the thrifty housewife
who likes to have her house ordered to suit
her individual taste, or for the meddlesome
housekeeper who is always prying into the
cupboards and pantries, and keeping close
and suspicious watch over her domestics,
the Chinese servant is delusion and a
snare, and she is sure to come TO grief in
the pitfalls that he knows so we'll how to
put in her way.