Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
Chinatown on Show
Hs Frederic ] Tfaskln

San Ia cisco, Gal, Nov -. San
Francisco h = the lnrPsat and most es-
sentially b csc Chinatown ~ America.
People who X cw IL before tho fire declare
that IT'S charm disappeared with that
oataatrophe f3v this. II course. they
mean that most of its colossal filth and
%lckedncsa ~ gone liut the yIaItnr WAT
dering about its queer, irregular street,
finds Il still exotic and picturesque
One moment won arc ~ Portsmouth,
Square, before tho monument Of Robert
Louis Stcvrr son. and moment later yGu
are - a narrow Canton bywaY, contain
ine rumcroua Chircap markets. dfuR
stnrcs, reataurautH and clothing shops
Chinanen IN duh native garh OF srrond-
hand American clothes fhrnf Y the side
walk and occarionallv a hiHcse ha'i~r-
wife. q brilliant Chinese basket m her
arm, trips silently INTO = market
The markets arc worth investigating
~ themselves Always fhcv arc crow led
with tiers end tiers II wooden roops
reaching nll the way 20 tho luw ccthrR
ard containing nervous rabbifs frantic
hens. and deapon,ient ducFs and gNesr
Nearby she pamc species arc exhibited ln
their popular dried form looking rrrY
much Hs # they he'd received coat -
yellow VAR Ish Spuo If theu hnve bren
chopped iuto smali wiihercd Hiecos and
atr1irg on bits # cord like ecklaces.
whnh IL also he state - ~hch boe'
pork and mutton are reduced
Iiut he principal trade q the market.
AZ yarI can easily detect ~ the smell. is
IN fish There are hig fah md lit'le hsh
fresh fsh snd dried feb and fab - eyevy
. h4sa 5tI @b. E,s
devoted 70 fiah. and fab are sert from Ell
pnrta - he Pacific 70 CRAFTY their fshy
aprefiios Here ynu find huge tlark bel
hcd sturgeon. spotted sharks piles =
founders. carp and ~urinusly rollew cnd
rHrrrsr cHov
Fven tho Chinese restaurants ~ San
Franolsco arp more Chiroae than thran
encountered elsewhere Many ~ 'hcm
have wide and permanent patronage
among Gan Frapriarsna ~ Anglo ~avou
atook whn arc disappointed If hey misa
thor wookly reat n ~ hlnesc table 'ho'.
Pathetic thc plight ~ tha GATOR 3 N
happzorz r. have several a1rh acqGarrs
srce7. for each aud AT ~ horn arr eagr'
and urstar' t9 share THE trc9s fth
h,m The fact 'ha' ~ appetite FIR Chneae
food pn;af he created ~ z'ror and pcr
hayo occurred ~ fhem
sfaiy. thr meai hrglnv rfh hS1
Suey. vhiah e aor' ff rnrnpIicafrd ard
comprehensive hash apparently contain
ny among many other 'hlrgs I'D shne
leather and wooden shaviugs favored wifh
r'istY plpo Jmoe ho snrnrd co'ir~o n
sou arc lucky. may H. nothing moro
alarming than fried riro. chicken and
ahnmF4 rendered as dry and wlthered as
pnssrhlc Then onrpes The prize III tho
collection Cho - Cong snr' - soup
supposed n contain meat eggs. mnsh-
rporns and i,ean~ske~ II he diuar II mo-
carried away lnconsrioua al has lnrfure.
Eggs are brought in Md srIrh eggs only
the Chinese know how - procure hey
are the eggs IF Yeztnryesr and get the
car before. nr navhe thew are eggs
passed down iike I'D Flue from thr earIy
Ming dynasty
/ No butter il served with = Chimes
+ dinner. the Chinese holding butter y
fierce contempt fou srnnllep all sems
i butter. Is one ~ the deadlles' insults !
C.hnamnn can level ~ m Dcrfder tai
but we fnav AT ho thankful That they dC
not say ve smell like cRgS
There are oniY two Articles IN the nen'
If 4 hnese table Il hote whIch are ~
ccptabe to he Grirltiated palate anr
those are The dessert usually 8 dPhcions
rich fruit served n honey and the tea
More than any other race 'he hlnes'
know l0T - make tea fau raD my
& hInese ten ard make IL Yourself nuf TN
less Won are remarkably expert Won nerer
quite achieve the same flavor EerlTed 10
. hneae ehcf
Not until rou haye silrod II hira
town restaurant 10 vou rpaiizr ha sig
mtcauea ui the nearby drug stores. 2lEav'
, foW feet from food n,art or caic ~
teel sure nat ne & binese drug stores mus
TO "a overwhelming au-iness although
nr remedies fbev offer do rot lrsplC" Srea
confidence in til, Occidental he
4moHg heSo are roots aud Heras as wct
.. such popular rnedical stsplss a~ trIe9
lizards aud toads. dIsplaved OCCASIONALLY
IN weird Iuxtaposulnn - Amerlcau soap
and chewing gum.
t RUBBE3,,FCK F1ER.
trip through Chinatown would Eo
he complete. Il course, without an .nteno
vicv Of Chinese Joss House. or temple
To obtain this. uTless you arc weu 1C
guala;cd IN ChnatoWn. vou must JON Z
sightseeing party Every nlEht aevera
huge nIbbCruCck wagons park along 'he
c,,rbs of Chinatown aad hundreds ot
tourists are entertained through : mega.
phone while being shown as little bona 7de
sccncrr rs possible In fact, one gets the
impression thai he hlaa;owa ore sees
ou such ~ occl son IS .utIrrir a creation
81 the local sssocialon 81 sightseeing : com
panIcs. with he help # = icw { hInesC
stockholders Never,heIe 9. Il IS amusing
The los House - which the sight
.eviUg party of phlcr he rrTHrter WAS
I1emhcr was le ne afhyr e sht was
located IN narrow allc' In darkness