Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1951-03-02
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world to enlarge your waist
line, your outlook and your
knowledge of American his
tory. All in all, the whole
territory is fascinating. Such
names as Andy Jackson, Jean
LaFitte and Jeff Davis are
banded about as readily as
if these sterling characters
were still alive. Perhaps the
most fantastic place in the
district is that unique sec
ton of New Orleans known
as the French Quarter.
Several interesting facts
concern the Quarter. First,
it has been preserved in al
most original detail. 1t is in
teresting too that although
you may own property here,
you cannot change its ap-
pearance nor may you tear
any of it down. In a way, it
is landlords dream since
he cannot replace anything
and the only repair mater
ials needed are glue and a
few nails to hold the build
ings together. But the place
is wonderful and one can
feel the full impact of his
tory merely by walking
about its streets. Even the
streets have glamorous names
Rampant, st. Louis, Bour-
bon, Chartres. Basin and
Bienville, to mention a few.
And food! Shrimp. lobster,
founder, oysters. trout, red
snapper, pornpano and crab!
The chefs here can certainly
be numbered as among the
best in the world. 1t may
be of interest to know that
there are some eighty odd
ways to cook eggs! In one
restaurant the menus are
thirty six inches long. A
typical repast at any of many
really fine restaurants might
sound like this a Sazerac
and then Shrimp Ramoulade
or Oysters Rockefeller, then
perhaps, Pompano en- Popil-
lotte or Trout Marguery, An
chovie Salad, French pastry
and the whole washed down
with the blacklist, hottest cof-
fee made anywhere. Matter
of fact, we'll bet that you
can't eat a full course dim
ner in New Orleansl A va
cation here is just a period of
time you spend between
meals! Please pass the garlic
breadl
Another grand spot is Bill
oxi, Mississippi. About half
way between New Orleans
and Mobile is a place of re-
Taxation but you can knock
yourself out if you happen to
be in the mood to play.
Beautiful hotels and fine eat
ing places dot the whole
coast line. It is not unusual for
people to go to several eat
ing places to complete a
meal. You go to this place
for something special and
that place for the next course.
A very unique and satisfying
way to eat!
Mobile is best known for
Spanish moss and Tallulah
Bankhead. Also for more fine
restaurants and fine old
homes. Some 25 miles from
Mobile is the Grand Hotel
at Point Clear. Without doubt
the hotel ait Point Clear can
be called "superlative." One
tends to run out of adjectives
down here.
We made a special effort
TO go to Carville, Louisiana,
where the only leper colony
in the US. Is located. 1t is
here that the miracle of medi-
cine is finding a way to cure
a disease known for thous-
ands, of years but whose
cause has never been deter
mined. A few years ago
there was no return from this
place but now cured patients
are being released to their
homes and families. Here at
Carville(one cannot help but
reflect and consider upon the
many facets of life and the
living. And SO. back home
with a renewed spirit and
faith in mankind restored,
we heartily recommend this
wonderful part Of America 10
all of you who have d banker
ing for the unusual set to the
music OF the past,