The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-06

suits them by adding lemon juice or toDasco
or salt and pepper TO them, but swallows
them au naturel, and regrets that he can
not devour the shell, which smacks deli
eiously of the most delicate of all bonnes-
pouches. Canada mutton is another DELI
cacy which Americans much enjoy. after
our somewhat t~asteless native product. The
ale of the country is also a pleasant sur
prise to visitors from this side. being light.
sparkling and deliciously stimulating. can
ada cheese has a worldwide reputation.
Less known, but no less worthy OF laine,
are the Canadian apples, especially the
Montreal Fameuse and the SNOW apples,
which cannot be surpassed for delicacy and
flavor, The flesh of these two vaIieues OF
just firm enough to make the pleasure OF
biting into them one to be long remem-
THE ELEMENT OF oil.
Housekeeping is a rather more compli-
Gated problem in Canada than here. From
November to March great care has to be
exercised in order to prevent the supplies
in the cellar or larder from feeling. Ex-
cept to freeze creams and buildings, ice is
entirely dispensed with in Canadian house
holds after the 1st of October, the tempera-
ture from that time forward of any room
not heated being quite cool enough to keep
milk, butter and meat perfectly fresh.
In midwinter. bread and vegetables. as
well as milk and meat, would freeze solid
in a cellar or larder not slightly warmed.
The prudent housekeeper. anticipating the
high prices of provisions during the Cnrlst-
mas season, generally lays in a arge stock
of chickens, geese, turkeys and wild 1owl.
as soon as the cold weather has come 10
stay. These are packed in barrels and Kept
in an clubhouse in a frozen state until re-
ouired for use. There is little danger of a
thaw before the end Of January at the
earliest. but at the first indications OF a
break in the weather, the frozen plros are
cooked with great dispatch.
Canadians do not suffer as much from
S SoSses as are we wa imagins BUILT she and m Thoroughly 1dsfy
heated. so that ii is quite possible 10 ieave
a window open all night in ones Sleeping
apartment. The winter air when coldesf is
dry and hracing, and delightfully."- exhilar-
ating. except in the maritime provinces,
where it is damp and disagreeaoiy Iene-
trating. -..
Nearly all over Canada. except along the
| coast of the Gulf of st. Lawrence. the neat
during the summer months Is lntensc;
| American visitors who visit the prihclpai
Canadian cities in the months or July ana
| August, find this out at the price OF mucn
discomfort and disappointment. Inc "a
madam watering places, however, are DE-
| liphffnlly cool throughout the summer. IN
deed. before the middle of July, when the
season opens, they are unc me- rpvaia m sU;
be seen huddled around coal Tres In me
hotel parlors, or taking brisk walks III tneir
heaviest winter SUITS. Az We'll as irter-
| esting to frequent these resorts In summer,
as they could wear all their spring ana
many of their winter gowns, dhu
nmire few thin frocks such as. are apso-
Iutelv Indispensable at an American wafer
ing place. Except for an hour or two n
the middle of the day, it Is neVer really
nv shall hring this article to a close by
mentioning a. few more familiar express
sjons peculiar to Canadians, wnlcn sounu
| oddly to American ears. II you wlsn 10 De
understood by a Canadian most 90 not eA-
press a preference for rare beer, put say
Won ike it "underdone." If you mention
that you have received a d,spatcn from
| home. you will observe an Inclination 10
smile among your audience. Canadians
nse that word only for very important mes
| sages, and in ordinary conversation always
sneak of a telegram or a wire" They
! do not mail letters. they post, them.
Their "stores" are SHOPS ana .ne
clerks are called "ciarks, put without
the altered spelling. -.
Lieutenant" is pronounced "leftenant,'
with the accent on the first syllable. You
would never. IN Canada. hear the word
address accented on the first syllable,
ond. You miss the familiar Il guess"
which there becomes II fancy" or II
imagine or simply II think" Such words
as new duke" avenue" are not pro-
'nee-oo," "dee-ook," 'avenee-oo." the two
last sounds being run into one. Been is
pronounced bean" not bin or ben"
Mamma and papa have the accent on
but a great many Canadian children are
taught to say father and mother in prefer
ence to any other appellation for their
parents.
only the more salient points of difference
between Canadians and Americans have
here been noted. To dilate on them al
would be to fill a volume. No doubt ir
time they will mostly disappear, especially
if the annexation of the Dominion to tie
United States ever becomes an accom-
| pI;Shed fact