The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29

average annual 1.o e9nsn%pnon Of flesh t9Sd
10 in News York cannut be acc "n 'U esd
mated; as in the entire total consumed is n.
York is the distributing centre, \ great element
Of waste Of food in American households. eHccp!
dietary is provided for the purpose, comes from
the habit OF feeding the domestcs upon the same
and his family is served An authentc instance
Of what may he accomplished through economy
IN the Utilization OF every article Of fo"d. through
cookery, is found IN the case Of Frenchman
living IN the provinces Of France on small estate
Of nine persons including domesucs For food
he expends about sl35 a month THIS includes
parties Some idea Of the quality Of the latter
may be gained by studying the following menu:
White soup, funny, olives and rad,,shcs hlet Of
sole, ten quails, du mid timbale milanaise: roast
ilct OF beef salad green peas; fried cream cheese;
dessert and the following wines and other items;
one bottle OF Monrachet Two bottles Of chapellc de
Chambcr,in two bottles Of Grande Larosc two
bottles OF champagne coffee and liqucurs, flowers,
and an additional man TO wait This, dinner
cost S25 All the dishes were prepared and cooked
in the house. dinner precisely similar, served
in private house in New York, would cost from
S7b to 500 not SO much account Of the enhanced
prices of raw materials, which are not in excess OF
those prevailing in France at this time but on
account Of the foolish and reckless waste that
would accompany the service. one third Of the
cooked stuff would probably find its way 10 tn"
garbage barrel, after the dOmcscs had fed on
The chocer portions that had come from the table
Of their employer
The advent OF the Boer war has raised question
in Great Britain in regard to the dcgencracy Of
British youths. Observers past middle age
who are critical in regard To the shortcomings
Of the present generation. contend that the notice
able lack G. appetite or feeding capacity Of the
modern British boy argues i'll for the future Of
the empire. One ancient pessimist vcntlates
his views and cites an Xample 10 justify his gloomy
forebodings II appears that he happened TO
encounter two lads at a London restaurant An
incident led to conversation. When the boys had
finished the ices they were eating, their new ac-
quaintance asked them TO take another AT his
expense. One reluctantly accepted the offer.
while the other said he was not really hungry
and could not eat another. When the boys had
left the restaurant the aged Pessimisl asked ne
waiter how many ices In all they had eaten. lie
was astonished TO learn that one had had only
four and the other Ave The pessimist was hoiri
fOrcibly in print in regard TO this evidence Of
complete degeneraCy In his time he states, a boy
| who would Voluntarily stop at the fourth ice would
have been accounted an invalid, and pited &C.
| Cordingly. From inquiries made subsequently
Of confectioners he was alarmed 10 find il no un.
common thing for schoolboy 10 stop at his fourth
they are now; but there were sardncs, condensed
| milk and strawberry jam aud u mixture Of these
| foods was his staple luxury. When boys in his
| time were really hungry they filled themselves
portion Of red cheese As 10 ices. there was never
an ASTON in his life that he ad ever had enough
specified quantity he regards ms clear evidence
| OF degeneracy. Another thing that confirmed
| his suspicious is that these boys calmly waited
in the restaurant until shower that was failing
| had ceased. An EngIishman, this pessimis de
CaTes, is supposed To have a finer appetite than
imam OF any other nationality, but il, as seems