Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-05-27
Liehts Of New York
BY L. L. STEVENSON

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cake. 1t is broken in the fingers and
dunked in warm gravy. One of the
members of the party asked our
host, M. H. H. Joachim, about 1t.
He explained it was made OF lay
ers of flour. In India, it also has
a historical significance. At thet time
of the Indian uprising in 1857, n
natives could not communicate with
one another because of the perfec-
ton of the British espionage system.
But under the law, the British can
not touch the food of an Indian SOL
der. So the time set for the rebel
lion was hidden between layers OF
chuhattee and the uprising occurred
on schedule. Much more about In
dia Mr.. Joachim told us, his supply
of information being vast. His home
is in Calcutta. A Hindu, his family
is of one of the highest castles. ECU
Gated in Oxford, with a long string
of degrees after his name, ne has
been in this country since 1871 n
has lectured on Indian esoteric phil
osophy before all the leading uni
versities.
Naturally, we asked Mr.. Joachim
about Gandhi, who lately has dis
carded the title of Mahatma. The
answer was strange indeed coming
from a high caste Hindu. In his
belief, Gandhi is one of the greatest
men India has ever produced. The
caste system, he added, is so In
grained in the country that it will!
never be eradicated. The Gandh1
has done much to relieve the lot OF
millions. incidentally, Mr.. Joachim
called attention to the fact that Gan
dhi originated the sit-down strike.
Becoming serious again, he declared
that even the most submerged In
dian was happier in his lot than
many an American. 1t is the In
dams philosophy that sustains him
and gives him an inner happiness
no matter what his lot may be. In
cidentally, while in Oxford, Mr. Joa-
chin made a study of all known
religions.
AS for the restaurant in which
we were eating real Indian food,
badami, dial, Bombay duck, looch-
les, pappadum, chicken curry
with the hottest chutney I've ever
enjoyed, that caused u host to
smile. 1t seems that Calcutta food is
different from other Indian fare. In
his travels about the United States:
his constant search was for his oWr
kind of food. He seldom found it
When he did in New York, he bought
the restaurant so as to insure
supply. It costs him thousands O.
dollars a year to maintain tn
small restaurant on Forty-eightf
street but he doesn't mind. Mayb'
that's Indian philosophy. In pass
ing, it may be stated that while tn
name Joachim may not mean mucl
to the general public, it is differen
with "Your Unseen Friend" Yes
M. H. H. Joachim is that Sunda.
afternoon radio speaker, whose pro
gram starts with soft music an
r who discusses life problems. In hi
t possession are more than a hal
Q million letters, most of them vita
human documents.
Not infrequently a paragraph ur
Il der "Public Notices" intrigues m
"a interest and excites my fancy. Fo
u instance, this one, which recent
ran several days: "Tumbledow
'e house on hilltop for sale in Litchfiel
y Hills, Connecticut. Two miles fror
% town. No babbling brook. Extensiv
grounds for pushing lawn move
Bad golf, fishing, shooting, Ell
= Twelve acres enclosed by hors
AZ fence adjoining hunt club. Dunn
o. near house with skunks, rabbits ar
III field mice rafting around. Appro:
imately 30 apple trees. Oil burne
Domestic problems terrible. Prie
$29, OOO." And yet I continue t
re dream about a little place som
ty where far from the madding crow
~ Again, I've learned somethir
about cash customers. 1t seems tn
a number of them carry "discou
- cards." These cards are issued
employees of various concerns G
~ in some instances, sent out to ma
IT, ing lists. They entitle the holder
a third off, the holder being ca
toned not to show the discount ca
in the presence of other customer
Then there are places which car
only very small stocks but viii
obtain any article desired, from
au- radio to a washing machine, at
'es discount of from Is to 80 per Gel
Sy, And of course there are alwa
no those friends who remark, II c.
get it for you wholesale"
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est Subway eavesdropping: "He's t