Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-16
cHINAMEN IN AMERICA
NJ hoardlnR- House In No,
rtfeet. New FurL

street, New York.
In the Chinese boarding. bonso. :.
ne" York the thrift which * ! ns,ioasl
Characteristic rules pre-e,,in,'n.
.ocat'on every thing Is sacrificed y
economy The cheapest floor In a.,
sheapest mousse that can be found IA w.
lccted' The proprietor or. az Is nsnaiI.
the case, the firm Of two or tbree 49,
pers VINO run the boarding house gana,
Oh llttle room with boards for -
Vate apartment for themselves ga
OFTEN two or three small rooms UNI =.
maze ~ the same way for boarders v,hc
are wiling to pay a little extra for nj.
Faey' but the rest Of the floor ia an,
large room, which serves for sIeerina.
COOKING and eating, and Is used IT, y
geheral-sltting- as we'll trbo.o
rooms arc furnished scantilv Tho.o
are rows Of hunks along the waI1s q.
iarge table in the middle Of the room, a
COOKING stove at one end, and nunbe,
OF STOOLS On the table arc two tea-no,s
nlled respectively with hot tea and roId
ne hunks resemble those on sbinboard
ana arc built in tiers. Little knccs =,
WOOD on the upright posts form a sort n
ladder Tor climbing 10 the unnar ro,.,g
instead Of mattresses, each bunk is nro.
Vided with a carpeting Of Canton mat.
tlng' and the pillows are Of wood
either log-shaped or made Of board ne
footstooL The bed-clothinp is sorrn
times Of blankets but the Chinese wbo
nave not grown accustomed to American
ways prefer coverlet stuffed with cot
ton. They also take advantage Of tbe
iact' SO wen known and SO seldom utll
Yea by Americans, that paper Is an ex.
cellent non-conductor Of heat. and the,
frequently line their bed-clothes win
1t. Over each bunk is a small shelf ON
which the boarder is expected to place
his bed-clothes on arising, There the
clothing remains during the dav in
neat cylindrical roll. Some person o.
the household washes the mating and
woodwork daily, for the Chinese are. AZ
a rule, exceedingly clearly. Three
daily meals are prepared. For breakfast
thelr faYorite dishes are rice, tripe, fish
and meat balls, but they may be said tc
1--we principally on rice. A Chfnaunan
"iIl eat, on an average, probably half
pound Of this day. Dinner consists OF
rice, pork, fish and usually some
Chinese vegetable stewed with meat
or poultry, and soup. which is served
last. The pork is seasoned by being
soaked in strong sauces like Wor
cestershire, and the fish is commonly
dried. All food is cut into convenient
morsels TO be picked up on chop-sticks,
Tor the Chiuamen will not do at table
the work Of carving, which, be insists.
belongs to the KITCHEN. The support i
very light, consisting of the inevitable
rice and one or two small portions Of
meat. The Chinese are sociabIe and E x.
ceedingly hospitable. always inviting
their friends to meals il they are around
at meal-times. and are fond Of social
visiting outside of business hours.
Their hospitality, indeed, is often Law
ish. 1t is a frequent occurrence for one
OF the boarders to provide for the whole
special dish to supplement
or take the place Of the regular fare al
some meal. They devote their evening
generally to social pleasures, visiting
and playing games Of dominoes OF cards
for trihing stakes. Nearly all are
smokers either OF tobacco or opium
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