The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
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believe An,crlvAtw care moro for va
tl<ty ana change than do any other people.
Al any iutt this seems true ~ regards thelr
diet
IN all European countries bread 10 ccr-
tasniy tho stan Of HE. yet according to this
Americans Wow, none Of them have good
broad. Tho baking Is never done at home.
Muiits. waiilca battcroak,e or biscuits are
newer heard OF: they would consider hot
Drpaa fatal
Thcrc 10 lcis variety In the English fare
t,an any other. or course my experience
ia Ianiitcd to hotels AMI boarding houses.
Roust mutton today, roast mutton tomor-
row, roast mutton next day.
was told that the goul OF the ordinary
EaEs.s anna nEsar scars aposa nam Rnd
eggs. Tho American tourist prefors his
csAs with ham, too. for IN this way no does
net have TO 30 through the ordeal 81 cat
ing soft boiled eggs after sthc European
method Ono Scottish physician assured us
that " he should have bis eggs brought
TO him stopped up after the American iaNh-
ION. no would be compelled to leave the
table.
We met little English bride In Canada
who complained that the moals In America
ARC served 70 irrcgulurly and far apart
four houra between breakfast and dinner.
and six hours between dinner and supper;
that Hhn WAS 81 fam shed whgn mcui time
came that she ate too much and was mats
sicki In. England we met an American
lady who was there FOR hor health, who
complained that tho meals came 30 oficn
that she alto too much.
litaditSn ~ the three meals and after
noon tea. Engliall people always cat som,
thing Just before going 10 ted, Even buslz
ness men 70 out Tor their afternoon tea.
Wa hal expected to feast IN good F'ronch
bread when we reached lffnnee, but the
f0ng French roll @hiph comes by tho yard
~ composed Of the hariest sud toughest OF
crists and has no cruinb 20 1t mt all.
A. fellow countrynan was writing UP IN
verse the experiences IN Europe OF 1.-THE
Major. the Cowboy and the Parson." and
my compatten would sometimes feellngly
throw in verro or two to help him out.
One RUM lilko this:
when tho major got to Paris,
They took him for a lord:
But founl he was an Ameiicdn,
And raised tho price OF board
Another:
And when they oamo TO Pisa.
Tho pareon went 20 bpi,
After hc Ind broken out two more teeth.
Trying 10 eat tho breadl'
ltse wonders OF thc market windows In
cfVfed laai oits. 1--we 0els and stunned
ssaatis, and al one market 10 rarlA horse
iss1n was sold. lhe two tasags | iet
couId NOT e9t were snatis aud cells. aad
plattlsed not 10 dt4nK gosts' ca aonkeys
mix
The most delightful fare we found abroad
was in Africa, lar yhete we had tee best
French cooking hut tbs courses were 100
hlsshy and tho menus 100 elaborated Ny
e@nld'anion made the RECKLESS wish that We
niAht got 10 some place where we did not
nave so much to caJapd we did.
We were IN Hlskrn CdoWn la the dcanrD
during Rantian, the Mahoai. dan Lent.
which Is observed in the nloat deyout man.
Der Mono OF the Kabyies. Arabs, Sou-
dancae or Turks taste fool not even dates
Smoke or drink from tho rising 81 too
sun 10 the going down thereof. OFTEN YOU
SEQ the men With q handkerchief tied over
the nose 20 as not to be tempted by the
ttbscco snloke~-ror they e,re great smokers
Nothing ras o. Their lips during tie for
hsddcn hours, bs. when TIC cannon goes
on a shutdown YOU them rush, some
fer food, some foF water while some begin
at once TO smoke, and the whole night Is
spent in feastnE.
In France wine Is nearly always extra,
but In 'Africa Vt is always tree. Tho French
cay We are a n&tlcn of pale faces because
We drink so much water end 80 little wine
You never zee water on the breakfast ta-
bic and 10 you call for u they ask. Hot
wuacr?'' or .'At!ncal watcr7" Even IN the
npnastcrica whore tho food Is SO simple
nrl plain, consisting of vegetables and po-
tatoes done In olive oil they always have
wilc but no ueat. Tho Ip,lians are said
10 caro- nnthlng FOR meat bat Won often
see them holding u pSrQe Of bread In one
hand and u head or d0er tongue lettuce In
the other, hitting alternately from each.
All Tho cenini1n necassitlus OF life are
vesy dear on the continent Sugar IA fom
l6 40 20 cents a pound. while VIC often pay
only cents and ordinary salt aells for ~
cents n pound In France ana Italy So dear
& II that the poor can not afford TO salt
their food, II is Il source az revenue for
Tie government and even II mans To-
runs down TO The sea, II Is aSs nat the l0w
for HIN 70 dip bucket OF salt water with
oul ptrmivB'on
N WAS in Northern Africa and ihern
Italy that We frat saw the portable dairy"
The goats all move along quito pelceabiy.
driven by man or boys. uHtil customers
door Il reached. Then one of the goats Is
backed UP against he wall and hold. while
che mIlkcr draws the desired quantity II
was here. too, chat We saw fresh manura
-EiA9ad on the walls. az n with a trowel, to
dry for fuel. An Ameplcan tnurlst told mo
thai eha had aasted fool cooked With Il In
Sicily md that the odor OF the fncl Favored
the foodl
The continental breakfast consists o.
bread and butter, coffee served with a
PITCHER OF hot milk. and In Switzerland
honey is added. Anything else Is extra
II aeeinS TO me that the oior OF cheesa
never left us Ia Denmark nor the odor OF
fish In Norway. The NorNoglans Hive well
aud give you beutcr variety thsn you
find In any other oonRtry. The native ho-
tells are simple and primitive. but cJm-
Portable aud clean and quite reasonable In
charges. AT the railway dining rooms each
passenger must help himself There ID no
body TO walt on you.
First Is q table With several large bowls |
OF soup. plates and spoons. all arranged for |
you TO help yourself. Then comes the table
with tho meats and vegetables OIL which |
you viii fipd all you wish To finish tbs |