The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-01

Aak ana MOhlA AhN"SA
nD ~ srnply the wanting carbohydrates"
~ oonrse. a cook OF the earlier methods
~ moro limited intelligence Of some years
s LIGHT have replied to such questioning
~ = ouick. nervous. right-hsnd movement
,hs direction Of the rolling pin and
- invl,ation to the duestioner to trans
- horself Immediately to some place
H.-nor than the kitchen. Every confidence
w,rht surely be placed In the intelligence
ID. coot who should retort, affably and without
s.s,tation. Potatoes. as they supply the want
sc.rbo.hydratesl"-a answer pleasant and
,..,ructiye in itself and interesting as q proof
- ,hs inestimable advantages Of the spread OF
education.
About half the book 10 made up OF q series OF
..nnrs addressed BY the author to the innu-
msrable charming young women who read the
Todi,,, Home journal. These paper are
nndsr the general title OF Mrs. Rorer's Do
n.,Ie Lessons" and seem d~eslgued-and emf
gently 6tted-to convey to each Of the Aforesaid
alarming young women such Information as
iii he useful to her when Il shall come to her
,rrn 10 have q home and troubles Of her own.
Tbus We find light and learning lavished upon
,ucb subjects az what Indigestion Really
Means." Tho Right Food for Different Men,"
-The Proper Cooking for the Nursery" and
other matters. In the chapter on Tho Right
Food for Different Men," an excellent
srstem Of classification 10 followed. Let
ma suppose that It falls to the lot OF n
Of the aforesaid charming young women
10 marry q plumber. Wishing to do the right
thing by the good man and mindful Of Mrs.
Rorer's lessons. she takes down her book and
turns to page 1877. where she finds . sub
,ection under the caption, Plumbers and
Ironyorkers' Diets" Now. We know that
righteousness forces It's way sometimes
even into cookery books. and a merely
vaggish person might here suggest q pinch OF
arsenic as q desirable ingredient in the soup
Of the plumber. but it is scarcely necessary
for us to state that Mrs. Rorer does not suggest
tho use OF arsenic in anybody's soup. Farfrom
n. Plumbers" she says. who inhale moro
or less OF the fumes arising from the process of
heating lead and other materials. nay retain
their good health. or even improve poor health,
BY a careful diet composed largely OF WELL
cooked cereals with cream. whole wheat bread
and butter. carefully cooked green vegetables
and a small amount Of heterogeneous food"
Very right and proper. There seems to be
no doubt that a plumber. IL his nutriment be
properly prepared. will plumb the better for it.
and he will certainly be a more estimable and
useful citizen than a half poisoned plumber fed
upon pickles and Welsh rabbits, and with his
natural misanthropy and gloom deepened and
tmbittered by the acrid secretions from food
that is i'll chosen and but half assimilated.
It's not for a moment to be seriously ex-
pected that all OF these charming young girls
oiwhom we have spoken will marry plumbers.
On the one hand Mr.. Bok's circulation Is said
to be quite enormous and on the other hand
the supply Of plumbers Ia a limited one. More
over. OF this limited supply not all are youth
full or unmarried. 1t is a fact that here and
there a plumber has been suffered to attain an
even venerable age, though we should
be sorry to maintain that an elderly
plumber was in any way as pleasant an object
Of study as a juvenile practitioner. still clothed
In his youth and innocence. and with all his
native and original freshness yet u~nwithered.
Mrs. Rorer has recognized the fact that there
ere not enough plumbers to go around. and so
she also gives her pupils some instruction as to
the food for gardeners. commercial travellers.
tailors and some others. while 1t is pleasant
to note that an entire subsection Is
devoted to THE Proper Diet for an Editor"
Here It is very rightly pointed out that an
editor In hard work should rot eat more than
four meals a day and should avoid heavy food
~ ohthho NflIt NifS tiiuO lie lHuu. oiSO.
who is not an editor might do well to keep an
eye on. He" THE editori may be called at
10 or II In the morning. and. after his bath.
drink a cup or two OF very weak. clear tea. At
] o'clock he may partake OF a light breakfast
composed Of fruit. a bowl Of some we'll cooked
cereal with cream. and a piece or two Of pulled
bread. During the afternoon the larger por-
ton OF his work may be accomplished. and for
his dinner, at Z O'Clock. a menu consisting Of
soup, beef or mutton carefully cooked. never
fried, a well baked potato, or boiled rice. and
lettuce. cress, spinach. or chicory salad with
French dressing. a wafer and a bit Of cheese
will suffice. II his work continues far
Into the night. he may at l o'clock A. NJ.
have a glass OF koumiss. a glass OF hot milk, q
glass OF buttermilk. u small saucer OF junket, |
or small bit OF chocolate placed in the mouth
TO melt and to be slowly swallowed" The editor
Who follows this regime may reasonably con- |
slder that he Is doing pretty well-and 1t will
be observed that he has certain distinct and
material advantages over the plumber.
When We consider the immensely OF the Issues
Possibly involved. and reflect that the fate of
an empire or the happiness Of a people might
hinge upon the proper boiling OF an editor's
breakfast egg. we are not likely to under
estimate the importance OF these matters thus
clearly set forth by Mrs. Rorer. Great re-
possibilities may rest upon the slender shout |
oers OF the young girl fated to marry an editor. |
ana the hand that stlrs the editorial junket |
may all unconsciously be swaying the destinies |
VI q great nation-though. Of course. we can
never DO sure that 1t will SO turn out. As there
are many different kinds OF editors, 80 much
variation might possibly be made in Mrs. |
aorers formula. The editor. for example. |
q popular domestic magazine might pos
"oly partake freely OF the heavier and more
'euAtiVe solids and even indulge In abundant |
supper without noticeably impairinR the quail
~ OIL his work. while the editor OF periodical
OsNoted exclusively, let us say. to book reviews
aleht surely range at will from ~soft-boiled
.Ees TO hard-boiled bricks without endanger-
ing the public veal or causing any hitch in the
great eosmic machinery.
NOT every profession Is provided for In Mrs.
Aorers excellent diet tables, and we have
,Ouna ourselves wondering what expert
mental culinary course would be pursued
''he young reader Of the Ladies' Home Jour
sA' VINO might chance to marry an acrobat,
! s~ord-swahower. q minister. or a horse
t"S'0f-as she would here find nothing to aid
y inexperlence. However. being doubt
~ as sensible as charming. It is almost GER
MI ~n that she would do the best she could. |