The St. Mary banner., 1910-04-23

ability about the story of the woman
detected stealing out Of a house with
a fine cat hidden under her shawl.
"Oh, pray do not expose me!' she
cried in plaintive voice; "it is for a
poor, sick friend!" And, indeed, peo-
pie in i'll health might partake OF far
less tender and succulent meats.
Almost all the animals in the Jar
din d'Acclimation were eaten. They
averaged about Z francs a pound.
Kangaroo, however, was sold for II
francs a pound. Vizetelly, who was
in Paris at the time, writes:
Yesterday I dined with the corre-
spondent Of London paper. He had
managed to get large piece OF mouf-
f1on, an animal which is, l believe,
found only in Corsica. I can only de-
scribe it by saying that it tasted of
mouf1on and nothing else. Without
being absolutely bad, l do not think
that l shall take up my residence in
Corsica IN order to feed habitually
upon it. This morning l had a salmi
of rats; it was excellent-somethiu
between frog and rabbit.
Il remember when l was in Egypt
that my feelings toward the natives
were of a curious nature when l saw
them eating rat The older one grows
the more tolerant one becomes. If
ever l am again in Africa l shall eat
the national dish whenever l get a
chance During the siege of London
derry rats were sold for shillings
each, and If this siege goes on many
weeks longer, the utmost that a per-
son of moderate means will be able
to allow himself will be an occasional
mouse. l was curious to see whether
the proprietor of the restaurant would
boldly call rat rat" in my bill. His
heart failed hint figured as sal
mi of game
BY December 27 the price of cats
had gone up to francs, and bear
from the Jardin des Plantes cost 200
francs. A peacock was 80 francs, and
one portion of it, "saute aux racines."
was priced at francs on the carte du
Jour.
The menu Of a supper given at Pet
ers to NJ. Bonvalet, Marie du Trois
ieme ACCOMPLISHMENT" must be giveD
in full:
MENU.
Beurre. Celeri, Sardines, Olives,
potage de Saigon on vim de Bordeaux.
n a Rpr2pllnS
Escaloppe d'Elephant. Sauce Echalottes.
Ours la Sauce Toussenel.
Salade de Legumes Ia Raspail.
Pommes. PORES. Biscuits.
On the subject of elephants O'SEea
writes:
yesterday I had slice Of Pollux
for dinner. Pollux and his brother,
Castor. are two elephants which have
been killed. It was tough, coarse and
oily, and do not recommend English
families to eat elephant as long as
they can get beef and mutton. Castor
and Pollux's trunks sold for As francs
a pound: the other parts Of the inter-
esting twins fetched about 10 francs
a pound"
The other Paris restaurants appear
to have been in much the same plight
as Peters, although their prices va
ried according to their popularity.
Charet, of the Palais Royal, who was
selling roast asses foal at IL francs
the small packet, black puddings at 2
francs each and a small calf's head
for % francs, asked l franc the pint
for milk and 25 francs the pound for
fresh butter, of which rare and much
coveted product he never displayed at
one time more than single pat,
which occupied the centre of a revolv-
ing stand and attracted the curious
gaze of a continual crowd of admir-
ers. A couple of carcasses of skinned
wolves were to be seen outside a
butchers stall in the Faubourg St.
Honore.
NJ Peters, the founder of the res
taurant, and at one time owner of the
Cafe American, died two years ago
in the Bichet Hospital, in. extreme
poverty, at the age Of eighty-four.-
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