The sun., 1901-03-17
CRIES OF OLD NEW YORK.
A QUAINT PICTURE or THE LIFE
or THIS TOWN ~ iSOS.
Information About the Street Ncndcrs and
Their wares Contained In Little Old Book
samples Of the Moral Reflections Added
uays OF New Workers of q Centur, Ago.


In New York city In the year 1908 were prop
erly pleased to receive small book entitled
"The Cries Of New York If they we're
pleased at all II must have been properly
Nothing improper could have been excited
by such a bundle Of moral lessons a. this
little book was
The moral lessons are just n drcary now
rs they were In 1908 and they are almost a
hundred years stller But the glimpse the
boob gives rs Of the street life Of those day.
l. full Of interest The population of the
city was then about 10000. but tho muriCip pal
manners were scarcely those of a modern
town Of 5000 inhabitants The frs, cry
given. for instance. Is
Twelve o'clock al night and all's we'll"
Then follows the explanation;
In order To preserve In safety and quiet
! the city from thieves, robbers and Are while
! the inhabitants sleep. there are a number Of
men hired 10 wat h and guard the place.
| who have certain stations to walk TO and
from They go armed with n club. and for
a defence wear a strong leather cap. There
are number to relieve each other, so as to
stand two hours at a time and then retire
! to the watch house and rest for two hours
Here are the other cries given. along with
their respective explanations. from which,
! however. the moral lessons have been care
! fully expurgated.
Fire Fire, Fire. This I, n dismal and
alarming cry. II is generally echoed by the
watchmen. who catch It from the bell in the
cupola Of the jail which "a rung Immediately
on the sght Of the fre by the person stationed
there to have an eve over the city.
Fine ripe .trawberries" This delicious
fruit is the earliest In the season t. ripen
About the latter part OF sprin or the begin
ming of summer they are frst brought 10
town. They grow Wild near Tappan. Haver-
straw and KakaGt, places from twenty 60 FORTY
miles from New York They are gathered
In small baskets, holding from half pint 20
pint The baskets are hung on long pole,
and sell, when they first come. as high a. 30 or
40 cents Aftnrward they sell for from six
to nine cents
DO YOU want rny cherries to-day7"--
This delicious fruit comes next after tho
straw berries. lis carried a bout by children
and sells at from so to cents quart
ANY oranges, lines or lemons to-day7"
Very hne, Very cheap These ara brought
from warm countries in great quantities 10
New iork The lines and lemons and some
oranges are very sour The tastN is grateful
10 the sick They ara much used To- make
liluor which in English is called punch. in
French contrary. because Of the different
things which enter into N. such as spirits
ana water. sugar and some Juice Punch il
a pqlltahle liquor. but very dangerous in its
t"rdencr. SO that people b its taste are
tempted 10 drink too much. which frequently
d"Drives the wise of understanding, laws tho
strong PROSTATE, reduces man below tho level
OF beast'' qualities for many evils and -
from Atp II cents apiece, lines from TO l2
cents dozen Fin" ines. This cry re-
ferred 10 pineepple.. which sold at from u
to 2j cents apiece
Here's your fnp rinc watermalons -
Natermelons are raised in great plenty and
with case, but the dirlculty lies in preserving
but - II &; there are many who would by no
means take cent from a neighbor's drawer
and yet VIII steal melon
Il Sas sin - St~al PIN,
Much more any great thing
Watormelon4 are very diYcrrnt In size and
sell az from q TO - cents auieCn
DO YOU want any rudlshe1,"
The paragraph relating 10 radishes deals
principally with their vender-. who. 10 ap-
pears We're gencrllly children The au-
thor points out what noble thing il is 10
"sCheW iulcness and contribute 20 the wealth
II nations by podd!ins radlsh's II nothing
hc''or oNcrs
Fine potatoes Potatoes are raised in
great abundance IN the west part of the state
a.; Connecticut. at Horse Neck. stamford,
Sc, whence thoy are brought 10y sloop loads
70 market They bring from 2j 20 50 o'nts
bushel
sweet potatoes! Carolina potatoes Here's
your sweet CHrolnns
These were brought 10y water from tho
South and nrc described as resembling a |
bottled chestnut. IN taste They sold for |
"75 cents to s. So a bushel
Baked pear-'
These were carried about BY "a little black |
girl" with an cartnen dish under one arm |
and sometimes sold as low "a three for ono |
cent
Hot oornr
Children carried this around in dish borne |
on the head. The author says it should be |
picked green. boiled in the husk and eaten
with salt.
Tea r-u.s-k"-About ? or ! o'clock the
attention of the women Is attracted 10y the
long, loud crv Of Tea r-u-s-k lad brings
them around in a basket on his shoulder
TO supply our fcmd!cs with fresh, warm cakes
to eat with th"r tea
Butter mi-leok!"-A black man. push
ing wheelbarroW, sell, this wholesome
drink nj three cents quart IN summer With |
broad or wheat -four. boiled and Sweetened |
with surar or molasses, II makes an agree
diet The good housewife. by hanging
IT, mixed with other sour milk, over \ slow
FIRE. turns it TO e curd and. with the adGi-
ton Of little butter and salt, and some
times saGo, makes Wha, i called pot cheese
Here's your h"anueS q! onions here's
your n,ce, hrg" onions"
These are described ne raised IN 0Harti-
tics in WcatherSflrld. four milos from Ha-t-
ford Th"y sold from 10 - cont for about
Hot Mnf-nnS 4 man comes around
ev"rv afternoon with these pleasant append
ages for the tea table \ moderate dish of
tea wi'hpHt too MANY costly lliilnu,
v here tho more Wholesome diet Of milk Is
no rleniy-lS very accountable and l. tho
common enpprr OF the citizens But strong
teas arc hurtful, and q good deal Of money
/, wasted about the tea table, it, furniture
and the hNUrics attendant. ard too often
II l. encirclcd with the unguarded Whose
chat. ~ " ell ms that Of those over tho bowl
r'nds TO iN.Gre the character oi the absent
and wound their own COa-,icurc- And
pr Franklin IN his WAY 10 Wealth" OBJ
serves
Many r.talrs ar spent IN getting
since N"lru for zen l';-Ouk SpIuIlHy and knitting !
Ard meu for punch fnrook hrvlng and apli'IrK |
Hot, Sprd Gingerbread In the after
noon n Vouth brings around this pleasant
food How many rood thing, We are favored
with hv the bNuntif.i hand Of tho great Crr-
ltur ~ the uniycrsN. and ~lrri- W. uught
10 bc 'h1ntful 70" the snwe ,Ih, ht'Io
mo-nl lesson 0WoroS Of gingcrhrrld- hot
and -plrpn az that i given here 10 show
tho lights Of which tho author wa oapanlpD
Here's white Snud. choice sand hrre's
vour lIIv-vhite s-H-u-d. here's yo.r RocR-a-
vav beach ~-a-u-d.'
In winter tm, when dirty shoes
Are Hpt To dslb the nour
Nr.cr iet the hOrcsi 'AnG man pass
Iuhrctci h. 'pe ton'.
"Herc's Cnt-tatla. Cat-tails to make hods.
goln'
This business Of podiinv cai-tai,s Cnr beds
l. desur,br A. non" Of the Ilsa.Hu'rst B
hut useful fhe author ave that the S .,-
ulv Of this material for mattresses came
h,efv from Tappan nud New lor-cv