New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-07-30
PARIS NOTES.
Street Signs-Use of Horse Meat
DR.. Doyen and Cancer.
Paris. July 10.

Tr,g@,
states Senator from Massachusetts 49,
the neat legihle white letters - -
enamel which at every corner clearl,- 80.
the nsne OF the street and the nur,ba- % -,
reimbursement or ward elicit frequent an,ro,,,
from Americans visiting Paris toretbe-.s, -,
the oegretful comment: why in the U-or,a -
not have something OF the same lr,n. a.
New-Yo-k. or in Boston. or in Phfladelnbi, -,
This week further Improvement in the mat
Ter 81 street signs is TO be put into practice by
way ~ experiment. and II approved b,r the NH
lie vii be definitely adopted for January. by the
municipal council In addition To the n-asa,.
street signs there TO be luminous g,ass
plates attached 10 the lampposts. bearing IN
neat letters the names OF the streets rhass
plates viii be Illuminated by simply lighting III,
street lamps These plates only cos, i've cs,,s
each; the expense or putting them I'D is pract,
cally nothing, because il is TO be done bv the
ordinary lampiighrers in their daily rounds Of
inspection and cleaning. and the cost Of keepinr
them VIII ado nothing TO that OF caring for the
lamps without the transparent glass plates
The idea originated with a near-sightad h,,,
fsr-seeing municipal councillor NJ Paul Escu
dier, who submitted his project 10 the CITY
council where II was eagerly supported by DR.
Paul BrouSse, the wideawake President OF the
Municipality OF Paris. The transparent signs
we're fitted Up for the first time last night IN
the Rue Henry Monnier. 10 the great delight Of
the residents OF the saint-Georges quarter OF
Paris, which thus nnds an additional justifca-
ton OF the title OF la Vile Luniere" Another
practical feature OF Paris streets that never
iails 10 attract the attention OF Americans IS
the sensible WY in which the houses are num-
bered. In the first place. all the house num-
bers. not only in Paris. but ia every town in
France, are OF the same model. color and d.
mensions-neat Arabic numerals, in white
enamel. On a blue enameiled plate In each
street al the odd numbers are on the left hand
side Of the street and all the even numbers are
the right In Paris the streets that are
parallel. approximately so with the Seine
have the number i" the end OF the street
surthest up stream" The street numbers thus
Pun with the Seine Streets az right angles
with the Seine have their number I" at the
end o. the street nearest the Seine. In this
way the stranger can readily estimate al what
part OF the street he can md any given num-
be-. This Is particularly convenient for cab
drivers and saves much time inquiry and use
less locomotion.
The rapid development Of Paris butcher shops
that sell horse meat causes surprise among
American visitors. not always mingled with ad-
uliration- Almost every quarter in Paris is now
provided with two OF more horse butchers The
municipal slaughter house, used exclusively
FOR horses, erected three years ago IN the
Vanguard district OF Paris, is doing d most
rourishing business. On an average $50 horses
q day have been slaughtered there since June 1.
The animals are carefully inspected by veteri-
nary surgeons before being killed. This inspec-
ton is extremely thorough. owing 10 the fact
that a few weeks ago workman near Lille was
attacked with glanders. attributed TO his having
eaten cor dinner roast rib OF an old mare that
had died from glanders. The horses brought 10
the Vanguard slaughter house are mostly broken
down cab horses. and fetch prices varying from
s12 70 sic apiece Most Of the dainty, tasteful.
little. dark coiored sausages that American tour
ists freely psrtal1e Of as a sort Of appetizer
the beginning OF their repasts at hotels or
resczurznts consist Of horse meat The horse
NEST used for sausages is usually taken from
TIA Oldest animals, and. after being pounded.
compressed, and duly sailed, finds its way 10
the most fashionable restaurants. and is in spe-
ciEl demand at the buffets OF the railway sta
lions. where attractively presented IN neat thin
slices beside pieces Of bread and butter, il is
consumed in prOdig1ous quantities by American
and other travellers. OF whom would be
sstonished TO learn that they had partaken Of
horse meat-for even the keenest horse eaters
admit that considerable prejudice and repug-
nance still prevail against the consumption Of
the flesh OF the ''noblest conquest OF man"
A venerable woman from Brooklyn and her
the buffet OF the Rouen railway station. They
had landed from the French steamer AT Havre.
and were making the trip through Normandy 10
Paris for the FIRST time. "Oh. mamma, are not
these little sausages- simply delicious" was the
young woman's remark Yes. my dear, il will
be q good plan buy a basket Of them for our
supper" They did so. and after they had eaten
two or three pounds OF horsehesh fellow
traveller casually observed: You quite
right in preferring those sausages 10 the ones
that made OF pork Horse meat is more
wholesome, and. especially in summer. is less
heating than ham or beef" The Brooklyn
man and her daughter held up their hands in
horror They turned pale. and flask OF brandy
had 10 be called into use 20 avoid fainting At.
Owing 10 the case Of CHAMBERS reported from
lille and IN view Of the steady increase in the
consumption OF horse meat as daily food the
opinions Of several prominent members Of the
Paris Faculty OF Medicine have been communi-
Gated 20 French newspapers. DR.. Debove dean
Of the faculty. says; Il don't think that horse
meat is nutritious beef. II has taste OF
sugar that is not disagreeable 10 the palate, but
the principal elements OF meat that supply the
taste the fat and the blood The fat OF
horse neat has a most unpleasant smell and
flavor OF the stable ] have frequently eaten
horse flesh in order TO study IT, l find that
whenever pot-al-feu. stew OF horse flesh Is
made there is a most unpleasant odor OF the
stable. Another inconvenience is that CHAMBERS
can readily be communicated TO human beings
oy tainted horse meat. Ny opinion is that
cheapness is the only superiority OF horse meat
over beef. ana that IL horse meat were sold at
the same price as beef would buy H."
DR. Edmond Perrier, member Of the Institute