The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
VOTES.

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few choice dishes is an innovation which the
general public is not vet sufficiently educated
in gastronomln taste to accept. Tit support
81 the best New York hotels and restaurants
comes from a great body OF itinerants who
float into town from rural parts and moribund
or wild Western cities, and are trained In pro-
'incial habits OF feeding. They demand guam
tity rather than quality. An impressive list
OF eatables appeals not so much to their appe-
lite rs to tho modern sense OF grandeur. 50
long ns that spirit prevails we shall adhere TO
the fashion in Europe up TO twenty. five years
ago, Previous to that period, the same, prodI-
with this difference. that foreigners in those
times hud not the excuse OF Rastronomlc ignor-
ance or love OF ostentatlon that a%ffllcts us
now a COLLECTION of foreign menus Of public
and private rIus d dinners me- reveals ele aTiy the Gull I'LL
ner OF eight. persons were served two soups.
two sorts OF fish. two removes; black buildings.
All OF these dishes.were prepared by a chef OF
classical reputation. A. dinner for the same
now exist abroad. would be composed OF one
SOUP, II IT were not omitted entirely; one fish.
ala and dessert. Wi eTe we si have N made q a. gain
N New York Is in conservative methods OF eery-
Ing food, at public dinners or banduets. This
lshould he OF educational value; Tor these
functions attract men In all conditions oil lie.
The Pure Beer law which It is proposed to
enact at the coming session OF the Legislature
OF this State appears to be causing consider
able distress to brewers. Great Britain de-
rives q yearly revenue OF 100000. 900 from the
tax on beer ana it is acknowledged that this
is a mere flea bite to the brewers. 1t could he
largely increased and their profits woul still
be enormous. Moreover. this impost Is placed
upon absolutely pure beer. made under strict
Government inspection. and in the making Of
it none but legitimate and sound ingredients
are employed. The complaint OF a shortage
Of the supply OF hops can no longer be used
as an excuse for the substitution of chemical
products since the utilization OF cold storage
for the prese ~rvation of hops from one year to
another, This method prevents deterioIa-
cred one Of their most desirable elements.
Through this system the unconsumed portion
the deficiency OF one that follows, with the ad-
vantage to the, brewer that the surplus Is ac-
9uired at the low price that accompanies al,
preserving. hons indeanIteiy-a discovery Of
the. past eight or nine years-would suggest
beer Beer. o f IS niiee HsS t Il tns wiz msk he d dea ahs'e of
Peter Schwam OF PHILADELPHIA the last maker
away, 4, barrel Of so-caIIed beer. tax,paid. is
sold to the bother for ST. He retails It In
s99s Ss { of two d9zen ns sSieq \, pint bottles at
LIQUID. What the profit to the brewer is Is not
uIlhbuhNtus 4 ht nIlItT ouNo ~ u DTeW-
cry under favorable conditions. He. had the
dGr ts ssls %ss IF c thS 0mesE Of T The S Sfifhfse'ise~sSe et
tween that and the commercial stuff intended
for general consumption was as between
The great refriGerating and cold storage
plants of this country. the largest in the:world.
promise before long TO be eclipsed by those OF
the Argentine Republic. The Sansinina plant
Mt RIIanoe Ayrau 'ic nplv ppo IF cayaroI md
s 4.000.000 has already been expended Upon 1t.
1t has a capacity for Strengthening 5000 sheep
daily. with a proportionate number OF cattle.
One of the cold-storage rooms holds 10000
frozen carcasses OF mutton at one time. These
are transported to Europe in refrigerator
steamers. Although there Is a voyage, of 1000
e @isSs s aSsGss is sh SO e sms q th sae t GRFlg ppiee e q t6 Of
brought rem en- tRss United states and Canada;
those sent from Australia and America It win
meat products, This business was begun only
IN 1889. when 1000 frozen sheep were sent
f repnb lie n ATSe Sas tot ii u Of 1ob oS6 dd tbs sb that
twice the number of the United States. This
great flock by no means re presents the future
State of New York, is available for Sheep pas
compared with the number OF animals that it
will support Ia: the future. 1t will be .capa-
the mutton its inhabitants can consume. Be.
fore the establishment OF refrigerating plants
in and.the expectation o. mutton from the Ar
gentine, sheep that could not he utilized for
their wool and tallow were driven off the rocks
INTO the sea or were. used for fuel, until laws
were passed making it q crime to drive living
sheep into the fires Of the brick -kilns.
The English public is kept in n state OF semi
panic by physicians. medical journals and the
orists in regard to the harmful character Of
various ailments. To-day milk. oysters. meat
and vegetables are condemned. and tomorrow
FISH. eggs and fruits. Mr.. Travers. a distin-
Guished surgeon. writes to the Lancet in con-
tempt OF the human stomach. He complains
that it is not constructed upon proper prInci-
pies. or, rather. that it has outRrown its USE
~fulness; that originally it was intended to as
simulate great pieces Of meat, but as this form
Of nutrition is no longer in vogue we have
n mSSn r RRss SURE Els Efnity is a tRe eanse Of fh MANY we re
the gastric disorders now common. Mr..
Trayers's ,emedy is to remove this superfiui-
Doctor. another English technical journal.
casts suspicion upon, the integrity, Of eggs
of eggs approximately. but now, through the
m use Of 6e ff en- - a ~ ReTIIyIiaid Tt appearance
aspect Of youth viii deceive the most suspi-
tents cannot be DETECTED until the egg is
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ptomaine poisoning through the use OF timed
food Is also aging il England, 1t has grown
so fierce that manufacturers have found It
necessary to retain the, services 81 eminent
doctors to testify to the Observation-Disclosures of
their products, and to cast suspicion upon nm
Timed food. These, experts have selected cold
boiled potatoes and cold RICE pudding: two Of
the most common articles OF domestic food, as
suitable mediums for ntopeine poisoning;
English households into gloom. The British
ueticdi, J0Grndt utters q, note Of warning
against luncheons. According to this authori-
ty. there t. equal danger in taking too little or
too much in the middle Of the day. II too lit
dinner. that entails one form of disaster; II
too much, the subsequent, possibilities are
dreadful. The only light thrown on this
gloomy picture is the suggestion that safety az
luncheon con lists in eating only milk and
beaten-up egg with u digestive biscuit.
Now that the European vintage for 1898 is
at an end it is possible to speak positively as
to the character and amount OF the product.
The best authorities agree that in the Bor-
deauX district, while the yield Is far below the