The National tribune., 1895-04-18
EDIToR'S CHAT.
bennett offee-Bouses-Eating Books and
Pictures.

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pennett Coffee DEMONSTRATING Books and
Pictures.
II has been well said that much of the in
temperance prevailing in this country arises
from badly cooked food. Even on tables where
there is excellent food in quality it is often
so soaked in grease. aud crisped and burnt in
kettle or oven, that it is deteriorated as TO
be indigestible and without nutritious quail
ties.
Biscuits yellow with soda. or reeking with
Zoo much baking powder; beef boiled in sea
of water until the substance is all soaked oub
and often the water thrown away, instead OF
oondensing 1t into gravy, saving it for soup;
steak fried until il is like piece OF ola Ieatheri
bread. soegy or sour. and often too new to be
estep safely, as there Is gas IN new biead 80
bad for The stomach that IN Germany they pro-
hibit the sale OF it; eggs, the most nutritious oil
food, coming TO tho table like stale cracklins
from their seething in fryinEs and lard.
From such meals teo many OF our working
men turn 10 the saloon for their bltters or their
beer. to aid their overwOrked stomachs in dis
posing Of indigestible food, and supply an artl-
fetal strength which pure food will always do.
In the country, where men work out doors,
they can for long time keep on eating bad
food without seeming to feel the i'll effects OF 1T.
Aud vet il will be remembered that American
farmers, who should be The strongest of men,
are very largely dyspectic, sufferers from
liver or kidneys. chiefly owing to their non
assimilation of the food they eat.
Men who work indoors, in stores, mills. shops
and factories, suffer most and the perpetual
rebellion of the inner man for something TO
brace up on, accounts for the myriads of saloons
clustering in ali our labor centers.
In our large towns and cities our temperance
workers are beginning to understand that the
best way to keep men out Of the saloons and
heuor restaurants is TO furnish them good coffee
houses where wholesome food is provided at
reasonable prices
The svsteB of coffee-houses run in New
York under the name of bennett" stand for
models of the best kind. The name is announced
by white letters Oh the glass windows in front.
CThe Bennett coffee houses are patronized
chiefly By business men and clerks Of New
York. many women among them. A friend
thus describes his lunch in one of these:
Dropping in ut ono of these concerns,
found a series of chairs filing the place.
atraight-hacked, and on the right arm thereof
m fat exnanse, with q round depress ION in
which one may place the mug of coffee which
you first order and carry yourself, together
with such other light refreshment as your
fancy may dictate.
"Here seated, and provided with dainty
of the RAMS HOrR-a religious. non-sectarisn.
illustrated weekly published in Chicago you
alp your coffee and dine modestiy.
Wishing TO adjust my small score, ] sought
one of the walters who do not wait, apparently
being occupied in brushing up and straighfea-
ing out. for information 10 where j would
get my check.
1--WE issue no checks pay at the cashiers
desk
"Thither / went Here q clean.fac girl
inquired what j had had and, being advised,
gave me the cost OF my refreshments. in
CURED how they knew what their customers
had had. She said they did not, but went
under the belief that if anyone was hungry
enough to steal cup Of coffee, they could
afford the loss.
And this in selfish, sordid, cruel New
York."
EATING BOOKS AND PICTURES.
By Lenore Sherwood.
New Workers DO not eat as much as people
In the West. do not mean the uitra-fashion-
able and diners-out who have the art reduced
TO a science, but TO the people whose incomes
correspond 20 those Of the same class in the
West This is especially true or women in the
artistic word-selfsupporting women, wso
earn $50 or $50 week or less. They live very
simply indeed. ] dropped in 10 see friend
the other day, and stHid TO luncheon with
three other unexpected guests. The woman
has an income OF Sb,OVO or $1,000 year, liyeS
alone in q acknowledgements fat, and keeps
two servants; but her luncheon would have
been considered very scaRty in the West. and
not at all appropriate for company. There
would have been apologies. extra working and
f1ssing AID the hospitality spoiled with the
discomfort caused.
The table was beautifully set with green and
white china, with a growing feathery fern in
the center.
bowl Of broken eggs was brought on the
table and smoking chatting dish, aud the hos.
tess cooked scrambled eggs at the table She
also made her own tea, which was served with
bit Of lemon cream. A plate OF thin bread
and butter and dainty dish OF preserved
Strawberries completed our luncheon.
We talked about books and pictures and the
opera: not a breath Of gossip, not an unkind
word Of anybody. and we had a beautiful time.
do not believe there is anyone in the West
who would ask guests for scrambled eggs. tea,
and tiny dish of preserves; they would not
have so little even just Tor themselves
i have observed. too that New York picnic
ers do not carry great loads of provisions.
went with sketehing party 10 Brouk's Park
last week, aud all 10 the world We took for
luncheon was a package OF sandwiches j
think il is fine not to make eating the empha-
sis Of ife Think o! the books, music. and ar
tis'ic things that people eat up every day.
don't believe la it.