The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-14
How the Food Show Can Be Made
10 Fill a LOD6.Pelt Want.
DELICACIES ARE SERVED TO ALL.
How a Reporter Got Very Full During n
Tour OF the Booths of the Exhibitors
In the Infantry Hall Health and Food
show.
Have you heard of the Cafe de Infantry

Hall2
This popular restaurant is no M ythical
creation of "A mind disordered. 1t was
opened one week ago yesterday aud has
been engaging the attention of hungry
humanity day and night ever since. The
nahob who connts his wealth by the
chestful Is no more welcome here than
the poorest beggar who ekes out preca-
rious livelihood by dint of much impor
tunity OF the cbaritahly Inclined pssser-
by; for good cheer is obtsinable at the
Cafe de Infantry hall without money and
without price. Liyeried attendants hasten
to do the bidding of the hungry pub
lie and deal out the delicscies Of the sea-
son with unstin'e cd hand.
Try 1t. Here is what happened to q
representative OF this paper, who strayed
into Infantry hall yesterday. ostensibly
to see the Food and Health Exposition.
An Epicurean Menu.
Filled with the intent OF dining sump-
tuously at another's expense he entered
through the main ingress and encount-
cred on the right variagated and apIe-
tizng lay out of cakes and biscuits from
the booth of the United States Biscuit
compsny. An attendant sprang up and
proffered a choice bit OF seed cake, which
was summarily disposed Of TO advantage.
This but serves TO whet ones appetite.
Further down the hall is the bonbon
rendezvous of Olin Hill, and hither the
mendicant FASTENED and shattered all
precepts Of historic hygenic maxims by
partaking OF confections thus early in the
course OF the banquet.
A bowl OF Goa dfeyis soup from the
next booth put him on the right trail
again. and then he stopped before the
Hecker Buck w heat emporium. Here is
substantial spread Of buckwheat cakes,
doughnuts and biscuits You have
merely TO help yourself. The News man
availed him self Of the privilege and the
process OF cloying an unearthly appetite
moved forward another step.
The First Stage,
A little further on, after taking spoon
full OF KnoNs calves foot jelly, the re.
porter Stacked his thirst with a cup OF
Ayers hygenic coffee.
Seeing a tempting display Of buck
wheat cakes evolved into plufIiness with
Fleischman's compressed yeast, he tasted
half a dozen and then wandered on
to the next booth where a profusion Of
well-earned medals, prominently dis
|
olaf menier, served by Fraser Brothers.
He sampled it and mentally awarded the
beverage anoth er medal.
AT the corn exchange course of this
spiced and sweetened cereal was served
A glass of Phosa from au adjoining booth
relieved au oppressive thirst, then to make
the matter sure, ~ cup of cocoa was taken
from the hospitable counter of the Walter
Baker company.
The need of solid food was again fell :
and the luncher moved, now with diff
Guilty, to the booth of Washburn, Crosby
e. Company. where brown and white
bread and biscuits wers rendered ana nc
cepted.
A new article OF provender here struck
his rapidly cloying gaze. preparation Of
wheat known as Pettijohn's California
brt ak fast food.
Hard Work to Novo.
After tasting this the reporter made
another effort to move and finally
succee led in bringing up against the
counter OF the Rumf I'd Chemical works.
where Horsfosd's baking powder is dis
played, aud where biscuits are served.
A little further on he obtained cup OF
coff from the New England grocery,
and then, with the aid of an escort, ma Ie
the round OF the few remaining booths,
AT Swift & Co.'s he took drink Of
beef tea, wnereat he became ten years
younger instanter. Then some dough-
nuts fried In cottosuet were offered and
accepted A little further on
j. w. Beardsleys. Sons offered sliced beef
aud the Favorite Manufacturing com
pauy served up some choice desserts inn
rpegnated with their liquid rennett. The
Plymouth Rock company of red
some fine jelly made Of gelatine, and II
neighboring booth supplied cup OF
"B vril." The New York Biscuit com.
pany was next in line with supply Of
biscuits aud cakes and the Fairbanks
company preferred supply of wheat
cakes. in which "cottoleae" was prom
inent.
This was the menu.
III there is any doubt as to the truthful.
ness OF this narrative and the ease with
which free lunch may be obtained, try
il, try It.