New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
LTNCHING BY MACHINERY.
THE GERMAN AUTOMATIC DISPENSER OF
QUICK REPASTS.

Qtl'h REfASlS
Germany is showing the OF the world how
quick lunches" may he served without employing
walters and how hungry person may have just
what he wants to eat and drink at fixed price
without paying an extra tip and without feeling
himself called upon. no matter how particular he
may be. to find fault with the service unless he is
satisfied to make his complaint to mechanical
continuance. which differs from some walters in
80 far that Il makes preence OF caring n rap
or the turn of a handle how uncomfortable or how
badly served the hungry may be- The con-
trvance. which has been perfected by the Quisi-
cana Company. of Berlin. is so perfectly arranged
that even those people who object to the manner
Of washing the cups and plates in the ordinary
quick lunch places deprived of their cause
for COMPLAINT because every customer may super
vise the cleaning OF the cup which he will use, and
II he is so inclined may attend TO the duty him
SELF.
The quick-lunch stands are provided with au-
tomato spraying nozzles for cleaning glass ana
china and insure perfect cleanliness No rubber tub
ing is used TO conduct liquids. silver tubes being
employed for the purpose. The service is run by
clockwork.
In place Of the ordinary counter there are sets
OF ornamental cabinets ranged along one side OF
the room which have a shelf projecting at con
yenient height upon which glasses and cups are
nIaced Above these there faucets and
number OF slots TO receive the coin. When the
customer has decided what sort OF drink he
wants-coffee. tea chocolate or beef tea-he drops
the coin in the slot and receives the regulation
ou,n,ttv The colo drinks-lcmOnade. soda-watcr
and all sorts OF soft drnks'-are Kept III glass
vessels and the not drinks in nickel TANKS sur
rounded bv a hot water bath, which Is hea'eu pS
gas ,,,,, ., drinks
and the hungry man may also De serNo"' '
,.iches and cakes are kept in glass stand S'' h
in shape which is covered with siijn and the
hall contains about dozen sandWicii.s, , . MS
po MO IN" slot opposite The Kind he wants al
the stand rcvolNes suihcich'ii ~ ~ iaLe il out
stands similarly arranged provide not peel
and other meats .h;,,, ,o. i'm Germany.
though as any person VIII know wno a mr1 bv
railroad UP rn 9g'M@sn i man who made the trip
W uere coming back from Denmark ana s'oPpeu
moon Everybody was hungry. ana me .nmd,cf,r
n oO,nenn was disappointed when ne conuuGh,,,
ep o,nt .t-mnf n,jnuicn aufcnthat We knew i,di
Az Minutes would not give Us time for a mea ai
we lns, no time in leaving the coacn a. soSn a. me
we V ,nl1rked Everybody rushed pel-mell mo tn
Iire old shoned rattraps were piled up. EVenE
hndv grabbed trap paid about . 9en's ior II , I,
rushed back TO the train Wna ,tyG i,nch pa sket
ma,,r ,hree compartments. In one was an athpe
portion OF chicken. the next contain" md ~ small
a am r. vine over which little drinking sdSs
was fastened Little salt ana pePph,a sIns and The
knife and fork were fastened 10 ine So, @ nansin
whole was covered with Japahc'S PIP. n.l ,aI
The fact that all hungry anu wa ~ r,a
arrangement was unexpected may nay nS' nv,
hing 10 do with our enjoyment oi me iuHeeoi, o.
/, uss agreed that il vas IN" most peilcCt ~ ~
IL W. nd t,e had oyer seen. The bottom OF the
& rch ha sket was covered with piece OF GAS
WI, nanor beneath it bore the request IN ,Tefihdn'
erorch and English to leave the empty basket VIII"
the train hand: ,, ,ao, cat, tina, tho au-
,omaric restaurant would not be pdtfonlZed SUI
ncently 10 makeit pay in New-foIk. . .,
J." .rn' ,,atn Inject of the automatic arrangement.
90 III ono 'is to away Win walters ana save ,He
outlay on that account We have acoomplshen li"i
believe that brcakagc In machines. ia'lng OF III
trade and counterfeit coins would make chahse
for, our nresenf system TO !hc automatic an eApen-
sive experiment As to The quick Inneh.s ior han
oilers ON railway trains. much can pc don'. an" no
one knows that better than the traveller VINO Is
compelled to make = meal OF what ne can BUY from
Inc dealer in pies apples and sandwiches who hawks
his wares through the cars. the buHet ana IN"
dining cars have reduced his heid OF operation but
h. H. stilI i'm business selling the same old sand
wches TO the people who cannot anord TO ride IN
The pan OF those which they have in some parts Of
Europe would be n blessing