The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-17

! boarding house keepers in urban and
rural communities that patience ceases
10 be a virtue. so take up the pom,
! as II viii not do to take up the sword
In these piping times OF peace. and so
s mpte 1t be; TN even the Charlotte oh;
courier VIII ground their arms and
fall into line.
My grievance is multifold. and, read
| Sr. II you are at the head of puolic
nostelry. for II sake of the travelling
public read these lines. and then
S Suekie on your sword and go for The
cannot accomplish some reform. and
, give sane treatment to those who pay
YOU their good money. Give "Guid
pro quo and they will call down
My chief complaint is the use of
eEeap baking powders in the bread
n SCI 70 human beings: but really is
Tor il hogs could talk they would
doubtless ask you TO leave out that
,hhisredtent which makes the bread
p %! ordinarily. the only food mat
is properly prepaA,d and cooked is loaf
bread. and II 1t was not for this the
writer would often go hungry. The
n osscuit. batter cakes wamles. each
usually contain sufficient ingredients
10 Keep the poor sufferer on the go
consulting physicians as to what IS
NWeong With his digestive apparatus.
panies and started on its Work Of
SSestrnGtion. as was proved in the
public evidently takes 1t for granted
mat a pure article is served and cats
tiustingiy. whereas the writer was in
dormed by reliable butcher on one
charleston. S. c.. market would not
touch the embalmed heef when thrown
70 ,&, tnem' recognizing tho difference be-
.ween mat which was poisonous and
ha,
could discriminate as the buzzards. 1t
- Just as easy. and almost as eConom-
+" a, on4 LOT poarders to be served with
5000 wholesome food, properly cooked
as otherwise. The extra cost Is
trifing
What is the government doing with
pigeonhoies while those whose basi-
ness 1t is TO look into such matters
are in blissful ignorance(?) OF what
- Il, going on; possibly. The writer would
Iounds FOR one week. and have them
served with the stun that is called
r ppeaa; Maybe then they would be
the whole business is thai the ohe,pt
est and most adulterated baking now
der is used. II some of the multi
miiiionaires could be induced TO buy
up the condemned engines and fre,,.nt
cars from the railroads and load ali
OF THIS abominable stun and head il
Tor the Gulf OF Mexico the ensIncers
re-, .y,guialne the speed so that they,
with their hremen, could step off of the
doomed train unframed!
was told by a hotel man on one
occasion that he had to feed the over
teeding 10 hogs that which properly
used would have made good bread for
his guests! 90
=. As As for hominy tgrits, they call 1t
~ and rice only the cook and possi-
ply demons looking on. know what
IS Done to these two excellent articles
of food The rice comes on the table
mashed, bruised and beaten. composins,
a Eiuiinous mass. and fit to make a
celestial weep and doubtless pray 10
ms ancestors to visit the cook with
visions of hobSoblins
The writer hired a rice field negro
on one occasion in the woods. whore
there was only rice and bacon in sight
70 relieve the pangs of hunger IN
thlrty minutes he had cooked the rice
10 turn Gin two-quart tin buckep
every grain distinct from its fellows
tloh where the best housekeepe-s on
earth We're and are raised, having a
mother In the days that are not"
whose table no visitor ever forgot. and
since then. falling into the hands OF
good wife that serves food On TIC
same order. Possibly the writer is
sfoliea II So he has the consolation
OF knowing that many more are spoil
ed with him. The writer can in fancy
SUMMON his old ma mmy'' from way
down on the old plantation. who was
trained In the culinary art by his
grandmother. and request her to make
MN an egg bread" She would inn
mediately procure meal ground from
shoepeg corn (evcry ear rubbed he
tore shellinS) on water mill; then
Fastening TO the dairy, she wonld
emerge with n crock OF sweet milk
with the cream on it, with tvs or
three eggs and pinch of salt and
soda, there would soon be dish ht
Tor a farmer. or even king, II he
could tell what ii was. sally Lunn''
made from -four in the same way is
the only bread that can come In con,.
petition with it WAYFARER