The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-11
What We Are All Talking About.

It would be interesting to know whether there 10 AM
ason for the theory that negroes have pass
and almost Irresistible love for waormelonA There Is
no newspaper joke more thoroughly popular and moro
widely exploited than that which attributes to tho
average citizen OF African descent In this country
yearnng for the watermelon which passes all reason
able grounds The loss of that particular joke tho
maker of machine humor in the newspapers would be
almost trrepRrabe one and vet ono seems to
know exactly what gave rise 10 the Joke. Negroes in
the cities have violent and irresistible yesruing for
hot and hot potatoes in winter They patronile
the street vendors of corn and potatoes with their
pennies and i'll summon the negro quarters of New
York repete with red lemonade and cheap cigars
There Ia also fair sale of peanuts In Thompson street.
but watermelon stands there are unknown II the
fondness of the American negro for melon / great
speculator ought to be able do brisk business in
the quarters OF the town whero the cvlored man
lourshes.
American naval officers who have adopted the chol
belt In the tropics find 1t 30 beneficial that they
ten retain It in all attudes It 10 simply broad band
Of flannel worn night and day the year tight round
about the waist protect the stomach from
den changes Of temperature. Those who tho
contrivance insist that 10 an admirable promoter of
digestion and thousands regard well nigh aoso
Lutte preventive OF stOmachic disorders ANY person of
sensitive abdominal nerves must recall the shock the
stomach that follows emergence from the dining
into air Of moderately low temperature. The
cholera belt protects one from this sensation.
The question whether sports are In danger of being
ovsrdone that veteran racing y4chtsmsn
are seriously considering There be no question In
the mind OF cloSe observer but that base ball
present suffering from much en- thusasm last year
and there grounds the belief the recent
extraordinary increase in the popularity of racing may
also have reactive effect Tho new Monmouth race
course 10 tho most magnificent track In tho world.
Nothing approaches in size Importance Eng and
or elsewhere in the world Coming right after the com
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magnificent beyond comparison when IL was finished
last year racegoers find that tho tracks far In al
vance both OF tho attendance and Importance OF tho
races Monmouth has not yet had Its capacity tested
even in faint way There were 2h 900 people o. tho
the 4h Of July bat they did not look as
though they were at home On subsequent dsyG when
the attendance fell to go and 1000 the people
dered around amid their vast surroundings oyerawsd
by tho magnincence of 1t all.
Tho Hon Russell sages ex-o confidential clerk, John
Ernest McCann, will have q book OF poems out this
month 1t will be called Songs from Attic" and
will contain $50 poems Mr. McCann having destroyed
2eD pieces being wholly unworthy OF book. Most
during the past ten years II every friend OF Mr. Nc.
Cam in Wall street journalism, tho theatr cal and
literary professions buys q copy OF Songs from
Attic" the iition will be Sold in week from the day
OF publication The dedication of Songs from an
Attic" Is this:
To two who will understand-
one above, and ono below;
They Will stand on either hand,
know.
And one above far out will lean,
To guard AMI warn by sanity signs;
Aud one below will read between
The lines