The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21
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Living in England and the United States" has
caught nv eve That Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
sb",,,5 .ao, =. ..Iroo .ho ,,osL,nor,or % ,ho
United states that he can live here upon s. a
weeE better and more luxuriousIy than he can
In Europe will surprise no one. but that the
srS should repeat this falsehood is astound-
ing. and am impellcd to enter my protest.
nave lived both IN Europe ana the united
States. have lived In Europe thirty years.
tant house aud reared m family there bevo
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lived In the United states twenty years nave
the Iynited s,a,ns ,lso Ibsve livcd ma a yvcrk-
.,'o wv, 'i9o. ""'o - w.
tpes At,sr r,pr in ,%. c""n " , UT' reors
returned with NV family 10 England. intending
N remain there Icing be,no so much cbesnor
! furnished house there; and stayed there SIX
s,onths. Living found to he r. the highest
did not stay in Europe because some Of my
ry hpyns Sesh d Opr , IN rs itS ;h te Gu
Halter d mr: &e% that %H' Ss speak n fr @s
perience and az hrst hand. am not az Ameri-
can who has tag en- flying trip through Eqrop,s,
when he returns home; neither am callow
mngsm na %hS sssys IN A tsp nonqt
Il when he gets back 70 the old country, but !
have lived and worked in both countries and
have no Interior purpose In pervertlng facts.
, Now for Few Items that 20 toward, masking
the life OF the workingman OF England u fairly
happy one.
Inc TAX On ,whiSkey II nearly SIX times greater
In England than here In England he can get
drink OF nne irish or scotch whiskey Tor IRON
TO centsi here rotgut Is from 10 TO 70 cents
IN England he can get pony OF good French
brandy for cents; here IL will cost him from
% 20 40 cents,
Inc TAX on beer " England Is nearly twice
as great, YET III England ne can get hali-plnt
gas ut nrSI-rlass porter or ale l9r cents
here half glass OF vile lager costs him . cents,
and gives him Brights disease OF the kidneys ia
the bargain; glass OF Basss ale IN prime CON
ditton - III England cehtsi here glass OF the
same, Hat anu sour, IL 10 cents Helishes which
me brltlsh w3fRlnSman loves SO much Tor his
herrings nnnan haddies OF the primest flavor
are from 10 cents. They are not the masses
OF urine that are put up Tor the american mar
ket nor the brltlsh worklhgnan, let me tell you,
u not 10 be imposed upon with such stun; lie
Knows m, What y good,; g.,
Then there Is another item which Is called for
very frequently IN the lire OF married man
thr doctor HE zee Tor q skllleu practitioher Tor
an acouchgment In England Is one guinea
about 80; Here baye always paid S"5 fee. for
visits in Ike proportion. prescriptions for med
iclnc from soto 20 per cent cheaper than here
Kent about One-half what " Is hero
Nearly every decent workinEman in England
has Tor sunday suit one OF the finest west of
cost him here from $50 TO $40. That suit will
last him for years. III u professional man can
afford to pay $40 In England for an overcoat
he will get one as good, TO all appearances. as
one for which ne pays mere Sio9; ana II VIII last
wish to take his family into the country for an
outing. he can DO so Tor rev shillings and en-
10y himself Here the dollars would melt away