Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-16
Oep|ores Use Of Cold Stor.
. age foods IN This a
"a Country l'll!ll 4 i:

Washington, Jan. l5.-Mmc. de In
Rlclic of Paris. a government Inspector
of labor in tho Paris district, has arriv.
cd in Washington. in the course Of a
tour Of the United States which she is
making at the direction of the French
government. for the purpose Of studying
methodist OF vocational training in schools
and factories in this country.
Mime. dc la Ruclla, who enjoys the dis.
,inction Of being n of the few women
attorneys Of France, although her duties
as labor Inspector prevent her from prac-
ticing her profession, is at the T'owhatan
Hotel. where she will remain for several
days, while here TO- see the French am
bassador and 80 through one or, two in
stitutions in Washington. She comment
cd yesterday to a reporter for The Star
on a number Of important differences be
tween the French and American people
as she has found them. She had, partic.
ularly, some striking observations to
make on the subject Of food and cooking
In factories, you see," Nine. de Ia
Ruelle said. you do not teach children
as much as we do, and in some respects
j do rot think you do in the homes. So
far as tho factories ere concerned, your
industries are more mechanical than
ours. We make an important point of
teaching children dressmaking, millinery
and the. domestic arts. particularly cook
ing. -,.a,,
You know. we are more artistic, in
France, than You are over here. you
o.> ~-x~ o1o - tL- hn<r:~.~:,.. nr l,>~ -
economics. You must learn, ! :hink. how
not to waste so much, n to make bet
ter food. Your food Is not air pure. For
instance. Your bread is not good. ] have
gathered, the impression that your bread
is made only, with starch. and that the
gluten has been taken out 20 make ce-
reals. 4 .y,
In France, even among our children.
our sense Of taste Is quite strong. 1t
is by the sense Of taste that l gather
the impression I mention. l should say
it is wrong to give the children Of a
nation the sort of bread | have tasted
and eaten here, and -
At this point Nine de Ia Ruelle recol-
lected the American homes at which
she pointed out she had been hos.
pitably' entertained, and she began to
question: the propriety Of allowing
herself to be interviewed on the subject
Of the bread she had broken in her friends
homes. so she talked of the bread in the
restaurants.
after ILL.," she said. lit is a factory
question, and the real subject is the
of, flour. isn't it? You see,
I am a professional observer in con
sequence Of my work as inspector Of
labor in Paris, and these things strike
me, that's ALL: 1t SENS so useless for
travellers to come here to this great
country and at once have something to
say about it. ! am not sure that it is
courteous. and that / will not be misun-
derstood."
She was assured that her impressions
just what were wanted. and re
sumed her comment upon the food of
children.
In France. you see, We give the chill.
iren wholesome bread" she said. land
it some cheese and a little wine
That makes a wholesome meal. But
IN not sure that American children
ire SO well fed, and l am sure yonr
srown people arc not. Sometimes the
butter served here is not pure. frankly.
Is, none except the most eXpen-
;ive. The average, medium priced but
,er is not good, in France it always is.
Then, again, in Poris. there is only
me place in the big market where cold
'toragc meats are sold. And there is a
zig. prominent sign up over that to in
the fact. Only the cheap restan.
ants i'm Paris buy cold storage meats.
rhc working classes prefer fresh horse
10, old storage beef. and they de-
,larc it is much more wholesome. a
lorse Is hurt in Paris: there has been an
lccidant, perhaps, and the animal Is i'm
nediately killed and the flesh sold. That
neat is very good, really.
ut must be very ~unwhoicsOme for you
lere to eat so much cold storage fowl
nd canned goods. We don't cat canned
foods in France. might buy q can OF
'inneaple, perhaps, occasionally. because
It home fresh pineapples cost from 81 to
2 each, and occasionally be buy canned
.reen peas in winter. But as a rule all
ur foods are eaten fresh and mature
nd pure. Here your vegetables very Of
en- arc gathered when green, immature.