The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-20
AMERICAN CORN IN EUROPE
Agent Murphys Tlreless EFFORTS to Get
Europeans to Eat JOHNNY Cake.

Europeans to Eat johnny Coko.
WASHINGTON. March lathe recent appoint
ment by Secretary Rusk OF Charles J. Murphy
to be- a special agent OF the Agricultural Dc.
partmert in Great Britain. France. and Ger
many. recalls an interesting story and marls
the first step In the sustained and determined
effort which the Agricultural Department will
make to introduce American corn into Europe
for use as a breadstufI Special Agent
Murphy's duties will be to use means at his
discretion to bring before the public Of Europe
the knowledge OF the virtues Of corn bread and
the other food products Of the great
American stable. Murphy has been well
known in Berlin. London. AID Paris
for the last threo years as Corn Cake
lis long continued and earnest efforts to CON-
vine the skeptieal foreigners that ipdian corn
Of eorn E
ropean people. and TOR three years he has Ia.
orsd to hi end stp%fbns h.
Ing at the Hotel Metropoio In London. a pa rty
ofAmeIicanswere very much surprised to have
hot Johnny cakt.. - the little round. Drowned
and fragrant cakes that you can find upon
EGG broad" that delicious combination Of
msa a o a
3 csrH apsn With Vas Wilton: :%ith t5s
learned subsequently that. it was Mnrphy's
habit to surprise visiting AmeTicans With DE-
pe9ed to Do at table. ,,r,,,,,
as cook. and she prepared ali the Specimens d
corr bread with all tho art in her power. lIe
h sfd Tx Spsaam Sna bers
principals and pupils the. various ,products,ot
corn. from blanc mango down to Johnny cake
tss t." Be- 3, uarble t. sss RID ! , III
for they we're accustomed to seeing corn in the
fGed trroIGh and not IN ths dough try al:
his corn t bread before the people lie protri
aiss na Il sS{ i Sa
can corn as tho result Of his efforts, Soma
time a teIs this the met Mq r
He looked n bit seedy. and as though 60 uoto
would not come amiss .r
corn food produsts at The Exposition but ,6s
me with actual rudeness / huve spent ali my
money in those efforts OF the past two years.
when they will recognize our corn. linen out
%Sud BE- Wo% And G% hn
am working for what believe to DO p p4!!an;,
the elixir OF life"
There was something touehlns, in he s'" ~
beavers in a good cause. but the t'Ic was
aSSa ID uF anf In hs "ta Rn "'y
Department. OF Agriculture. Uncle Jerry"
INA heard Of Ms efforts AND Ills o'iert; a,a me
q & ";a
vt Would hslas cy5nt N sR2s Efforts no ''f i
place w4s characteristic OF him. iie rosiri on 81
pcsTess. aSa pedsod IN soJS !"
shs5y a foI soms srsfG Ct H
anlfacturo Of johnny eafS, and ,GoriI D ,r%,""a.
candy Shops. Who found Murphy's corner N
the building very attractive about lunch i.me;
ro ai eGF he na In an Gas eopahy
Interested in the matter and agreed WIZ
Murphy, to furnish every cooking srno"'
tho corn bread, ThSn Murphy visited .,r,er
great cities In Great Britain and has createda
Some time ago tho Agriculture Dcportmfents
TsS rec is9 ge no nt
estIng the German, Government IN corn meal
and that fair trial will be given I" n" ,FT ai
sturs on tho Continent. This welcome news
Is OF lar moro Importance to the annIr,a
farmer than appears upon the face OF the hnf'
e corn. VIII DO shipped from the Un Gori
States this winter. not only 20 "" n
the Continent Tint, are also suffering 'To.,
short cr9p q breadstpfIs this year ih o@,, az
Samuel j. Tilden was the first public man ~
suggest ac1uaintn2 Europe with III" nilire'
Of corn meal He persuaded AbrFm > i"Ml.'.
then in Congress. to introduce n bill arm l!ii,
ating SlOOOOO 10 enable the Gpverninent 70
ILLUSTRATE to the foreigners Whit boon they
could find in corn meal. Mhrn a." m,i wa
nm opportunity 70 poke n little fun ~ me !ne5
OF o corn meal crusade. and he acluaiiy Las
the bill laughed out Of the House.