New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

Partisan tabbies were displayed for sale un-
der the title of gutter rabbits, ana as
such they met with many eager pur-
chasers. Broiled and seasoned with pis-
tachio nuts olives, gherkins and pimento'
pussy proved very dainty dish; and there
was great semblance of probability ABOUT
the story of the woman detected stealing
out of house with a fine cat hidden uh-
der her shawl. "Oh. pray do not expose
met she cried ir a plaintive voice; IL Is
for 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 Jardlh
d'Aoclimatation were eaten. They aver
aged about francs pound kangaroo
however. was sold for u francs pound.
Vizetelly who was in Paris at the time,
writes:
Yesterday 1 dined with the correspondent
get a large piece of moufflon. an animal
which is I believe. found only in Corsica:
! can only describe 1t by saving thSi M.i+hl II
out being absolutely bad, ] do not thlnK
that / shall take up my residence In COT
Sica in order to feed habitually upon IT.
This morning ! had q salmi of rats; it was
bit.
I remember when | was in Egypt that
my feelings toward the natives were OF
curious nature when 7 saw them eating
rat The older one grows the more tolerant
one becomes. If ever am again in Africa
I shall .eat the national dish whenever
get a chance. During the siege of Lon
donderry rats sold for Z shillings each
and If this siege goes on many weeks
longer. the utmost that a person of mod
crate means will be able to allow himself
will be an occasional mouse. I was curious
TO see whether the proprietor Of the res
taurant would boldly call rat rat in my
bill. His heart failed him-it figured as
"salmi Of game
BY December 81 the price of cats had
gone up to francs. and a bear from
the Jardin des Plantes cost 200 francs. A
peacock was % francs. and one portion of
it. ''saute aux racnes" was priced at 5
francs on the carte du jour.
The menu of a supper given ct Peters to
NJ. Bonvalet, Marie du Trcisieme Arron-
basement" must be given in full:
MENU.
Reurre. celeri. sardines. olives
Potage de Saigon win de Bordeaux.
Escaloppe d Elephant, sauce echalottes.
Ours Ia Sauce Toussenel.
salade dc Legunes Ia Raspail.
Pommes. PORES. Biscuits.
On the subject Of elephants o Shea
writes:
Yesterday had a. slice of Pouux for din
ner Pollux and his brother. Castor: are are
was tough. coarse and oily. and ] do not
recommend English families to eat ele--
phant as long as they can get beef and
mutton. Castor and Polux's trunks sold for
IS francs a pound: the other parts of the
interesting 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 varied ac-
cording to their popularity. Charet, of the
Palais Royal, who selling roast asses
foal at u francs the small packet. black
puddings at francs each and a small
calf's head for % francs. asked I franc
the pint for milk and % francs the pound
for fresh butter, OF which rare and much
coveted product he never displayed at one
time more than a single pat which oc-
cupied the centre of a revolving stand and
attracted the curious gaze Of continual
crowd of admirers 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 restaurant,
and at one time owner of the Cafe Ameri-
cain. died two years ago in the Bichet Hos
pital. in extreme. poverty, at the age of
eighty-four.-The Contemporary Review.