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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1892-02-19, Page 3dc:s P92_7:•"4 'ffA CIIINAMAN AT DINNER. JA•Great Va-riely of Vegetables—IInpleaants Dainties and Other Stuff Unpalatable to Canadians. — _ . A Chinese dinner begins as we would think, at the wrong end 'first. At the first course we were served with tea in dainty little Chicle cups. The second course consisted of small dislies of watermelon seeds. These are a favorite delicacy among the Chinese. Next came sliced oranges, served in individual dishes. The oranges were small and very sweet and juicy. The ' fourth course was the dinner proper and contained the substantials. Rice was the principal viand and was served in a large centre dish, each person being given a bowl. There were several smaller diahes of different kinds of meats and vegetab:es to eat with the rice, such as duck meat, pork, mutton and curry, bean curd, stringed cocoanut, etc. This course completed our dinner, eine° we did not partake of the rice wine with which the Chinese frequently end their meals. 0, Rice is the Chinarean's staff of life and forms the principal article of diet through- out the county. 1t is cooked by steaming in a basket or sieve suspended over a shallow iron kettle partly filled with water. The other articles of fired are cooked in the same way and at the same time; as many as four or five steamers being fitted nicely over each other and covered to keep in the steam, which the water below supplies to all at Once. Baked bread is not used ; neither is milk, butter or cheese. At first it seemed strange to me to sit down to a .fr,Y meal at which these familiar dishes were lacking. Perhaps the greatest variety in the Chinese bill-oriare ia found in the vege- tables, and certainly much of their agricul- ture consists in raising them. Bean curd or bean jam, such as we had at the hotel din- ner, is made by boiling or grinding black beens and mixing the flour with water, turmeric and other ingredients. There are twenty or more kinds of beans and peas raised in China and they are prepared for food in many different ways. Cabbage, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, cress, colewort, lettuce, sow thistle, spinach, celery, dande- lion, succory, sweet basil, ginger, mustard, radishes arternisia smaranthus, tacca, pig weed, berslaue, shepherds' purse, clover, garlics, leeks, onions, scallions, ailantue and chives are some of the principal greens, many of them decidedly odoriferous during cooking and after eating. Carrots, gourds, squashes, cucumbers watermelons, toma- toes,_ turnips, radishes, brinjals, pumpkins and okras may be named as most common among,the score or more garden vegetables. Sweet .potatoes are very plentiful. The Irish potato has been grown for a good many years, but has not come into general use among the people. Fruits of most varieties are abundant all the, year, oranges being the most cormnon. . The few puppies and kittens that are sold for the table are fed on a diet of rice before- hand. Rats may be eaten in some' -few eases; in fact I believe I saw a string of dried rats hanging in a market in Canton, but they are neither common nor cheap, and oeght not -to be considered adistinctive part of Chinese diet any more than frogs' legs and snails should be of American diet. Birdsnest soup is eaten occasionally by those who can afford it. It is very expen- sive, costing a dollar an ounce. I was for- tunate enough to taste some once, and thought it the most delicious soup I had • ever eaten. Sharks' fins are also eaten now and then by. epicures. At frequent intervals along the streets in the city there are what might be called restaurants right out into the streets. The keeper may be seen squatted on the stone pavement on a low stooL He has a little earthen furnace, or "fungeloW," on which he cooks various kinds of food. On a low counter by hi a side are trays of food and in front of the counter are stools for owl- tornera. • The Chinese generally have only two meals a day, breakfast about 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning and dinner at 4 or 5 in the afternoon. Husband and wife seldom eat together and never do so when strangers or guests are present. The females eat by themselves, after themen have finished. The rice is placed in a large dish in the centre of the table and each person helps himself, U- lu,: his bowl by means of a ladle or large He then holds his hOwl in his left &pear the chin and pushes the rice into Mouth by means of two chop-sticks,both he d between the thumb and the fore and randdle fingers of the right hand. Knives and forks are not used at meals. Whenever a bit of fish or vegetable is wanted, it ire seleeted from the common dish and con- veyed to the mouth by the use of the chop:: sticks.— The Voice. Got it Right at Last. Indianapolis Journal: In the heginn' ing, , Mr. Theophilus L. Globriter made 'a present of $25 worth of toys to the orphan asylum. And the Daily Bugle credited the kind deed to Theodore Globster. And the ititing Radiator gave the honor to Thomas f ,oster- ,1 And the' enti• Weekly Eaglet gave great praise to "our esteemed fellow -citizen, Mr. T. G. Lobster." It came to pass that Mr:Globster read the , Bugle, the Radiator and the Eaglet, and saw what liberties had been taken, with his bitIlt-to untarnished name. A.i in his righteous wrath and mortifloa- tion he sought the illusory consolation of the bowl and waxed uproarious and bellicose, until the law's minions were compelled to confine him for a time, and in dire course he was adjudged of the cadi. And the Bugle, the Evening Radiator and even the Semi- Weekly Eaglet announced with a unanimity of correctness: " Theophilus L. Globster, drunk and dis- orderly, $10.95." • Nearly Freezing. Shivver—This is one of those Masonic rooms, isn't it? Airs. Defrees—What do you mean sir? hivver—It never gets above thirty-three , y u c degrees. never sra • mow TO FIGNIT THE INFLEEN4A., Bileflpeal lama, An the • 4. 8t. James's Agiazerie.„ If you feel queer, heavy -headed, shivery and languid, with or without syniptorns of a cold, go to bed and have a fire in your room. As to further proceedings, take a mild aperient and confine your food to slops. .Ef you feel very hot, a. teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre or of mindererus spirit will be usefuL Uncomplicated in- fluenza, which is a simple fever, needs no other treatment. But if there is any diffi- culty of breathing or pain in the cheat, indicating the existence of complications, send for the doctor, and meantime put on a large linseed poultice all round the cheat—back and front. As for quinine, for which there was a great craze two years ago, take it if you have great faith in it. Quinine is a good thing, and faith a better; but the drug will probablyobe of more use during convalescence. The main thing, however, is bed, and then the doctor. If he comes you will, of course, follow his directions; but if you manage without him, as you very likely, may in a simple case, get up when you feel better—say, after one, two or three days; but stay in the house until you have recovered your strength, and when you do go out wrap up carefully and avoid fatigue. Eat and drink what you please so long as it is good and wholesome. it is impossible to say more than this use- fully, and I am aware of eome unwisdom in saying so much. Mankind may be divided into those who take too much care of them- selves and those who ta.ke too° little. The former will grasp at every excuse to jum into bed, and will experience the symptoms of influenza at least once a day; while th e latter will say, "It hi only &cleverish cold," and will go about their business when they have really got it. But, even at the risk of encouraging skirkers and valetudinarians, - it is worth while to try and save others from a very real danger; and therefore I repeat, Go to bed if you feel decidedly out of sorts. A feverish cold is not to be trifled with in an influenza year. 'Nor is there any economy in fighting it; the earlier you nurse it, the sooner you will 'get over it. In ordinarrcases fairly strong people will find the foregoing advice quite sufficient. I have tried it on my own corpus vile in a bad attack with excellent results. At least it is safe; and I would strongly warn people against trusting either to powerfujiremedies which they may see recommended or to their own knowledge. And -this warning applies particularly to the weakly and to those cases in which complications arise. .All talk about " cures " and " infallable remedies " proceeds from ignorance or quackery, and embodies a very mischievous delusion, to which I have already referred. No treatment of a drastic kind can be uni- versally applicable to this or any Other dis- order, because different people are SO differently affected that what suits one case will not suit another. The Duke of Clarence and the. Khedive died from nominally the same ill- ness—influenza followed by pneumonia: but' the leadingl.-atures of one case were high teinperatm e, delirium, and collapse; while those of the,other were pain, inflam- mation of the kidneys, and ursemic poison- ing. How can there be a routine treatment in severe cases? The danger of relying on it is shown by the extremely unsatisfactory report on the Khedive's illness. One more point:: how is influenza to be avoided? From the humenae MasS of obser- vations that'have been collected it is clear that the disease is infectious, but only for- midably so where numbers of people are congregated together, as in the House of Commons, schools, workshops, factories, and so on. • The poison seems to be bred under these circumstances in very large quantities or in a very virulent form. At any rate, crowded places are dangerous. Therefore, avoid them if possible. For the rest "take care of yourself," live wholesemely, avoid fatigue, cold, and wet. Here again the shirker will see his chance, but that cannot be helped. • The Trolley Goes. Ne h York Electrical World: .A striking example of the efficiency of the trolley may be seen by New Yorkers who live in Orange. Talking about the mule and horse going, the trolley can beat them at their own game, for it certainly goes at least 50 per cent. faster—retiring the animals at the same time. On the new eleCtric line just opened between Newark and Orange the time between the terminals of, the line has been reduce. -from an hour and seven minutes to., forty-two minutes. And yet some people' persist in wondering why the trolley' `system is a favorite and why the receipts of a road increase as soon as the horses is discardel and the electric motor of friends the noise electric line will make put in its place. Just consider the number 6 and the number of extra 25 -minute naps that will be taken in the morning. The wonder is, not that electricity is so fre- quently introduced, but that horse cara should be tolerated at all when the railway companies can be persuaded into using electricity. Basjorc THE BARBEL 1Row=the -Tonsortans Sosnetleze 171a—ny-t—r—adea business ia dull jus Up The city barbers are feeling the de ,and in many shops there are more t vacant chair. The barbers work h their money and they are entitled to cent they earn. But they do not get it. Of course the regular cu pays—sooner or later. Some of the but the barber doesn't mind that. T grance of the magnificent Havanas s by the man who gets credit compensa. barber for waiting for his dimes. S tonsorial artiats got together this fo in one of the leading shops. They of pugiliam, cock fighting, dancing, p the grip, the Prison Gate M/BiM012 hundred other topics. Likewise the cussed the deadliest foe, the beat barber shop. • One of the artists c sight of something passing. He jump And called out, "There he goes now, that cock-eyed fellow who 'Ward me o a shave and hair -cut on the Saturday of the Stinson election exciteinent." others arose and took mental notes o beat. • Some of them identified him as ing served themselves in a similar fas "Talking of beating," remarked Ge "1 will never forget a customer I w on in Hank Duval's ahop, on street, full seventeen years ago. He w la -la. That fellow came into the about 1L30, a. m. with more airs Prince George. He wanted everythin the bill of fare, and I set to work to fil order. I cut his hair, I shaved hi sharnpooed him, I dyed his whiskers, w his Imperial, brushed his clothes turned him out a new man—outwar But his heart was bad. Du the sitting he was, one of the particular roosters I ever served. snubbed me because I let a drop of dye his skin, insinuated that I was an prentice at the art of cutting h threatened to tell the hose because I put lather brush too close to his mouth, made me so nervous that I almost accide allycut his weasand. I'm sorry Ididn't n And what do you think? When he going out he said, "1 have just sold a - of grain. to Morgan Bros., and he will p me presently. When I get the mone will return and settle." The amount was I w my customer enter. the Morgans' do That was the last of him. Mr. Morg told me a few minutes after that a gent man had entered at the front and gone o of the side towa,rds Main street. Th others of the barbers told their woes asth toasted their toes Honestly speaking, i a mean thing to bilk the barber. Makes Flesh and Blood. a Done t now. pression han one ard for every always sterner m he fra- moked tes the everal renoon talked °Mies, and a y dis- of the aught ed up boys, ff for night The f the hay- hion. orge aited John as a shop than g on 1 his m, I axed and dly. ring most He on ap- air, the and ow. was was lot ay Y $1. or. an le- ut en ey t's When the systcm is all run down and there seems to be no hope of obtaining nourishment for the body by the ordinary process of food supply and digestion, when the body is, sinking fast, then is the time to •use Miller's 'Emulsion of pure Norwegian Cod Liver Oil. It alwaiss works wonders, because it is a Fesh and blood maker, and contains all the constituentsfor nourishment found in wheat, in fact Miller's Emulsion is a perfect "staff of life" and has saved and cured thousands. in big .bottles, 50c. and $1.00, at all drug stores. Terrible! —Cloak RevieiiitThereaved 17M7 t"0 Do you think my husband will live till to- morrow? Nurse ---4 am afraid not, madam, and I would advise you to order a mourning dress at once. Wife, wringing her hands—This is terrible How would you have • it trimmed? • rurs.—AllFits stopped free by Dr.•kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day's use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and $2.017 trial bottle free to Pit cases. Send to Dr. Kline 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa Bee Poi• son for Rheumatism. . Experiments on bee stings as an antidote for, rheumatism are interesting. Mr. Aaron Miller has written us to the effect that he has virtually found the sting of bees an an- tidote to very severe rheumatic pains to which he was subject. Although 74 years of age, he voluntarily submitted to stinging, and found it quite efficacious. —Scient0c American. On account of grave errors of treatment, the use of Koch' s lymph has been ordered to be discontinued in the Ruasian military hospitals. As a cure for cold in the head and catarrh Nasal Balm is endorsed by promin- ent men everywhere. D. Derbyshire, Presi- dent of tile Ontario Creamery Association, says : "Nasal 13alm beats the world for catarrh and cold in the head. In my own case it effected relief from the first applica- tion." Sold by dealers or sent by mail on receipt of price of price -50 coots and $1 a bottle. Fulford & Co., Breckville, Ont. A. Game With a Limit. "Johnny," said the elder little brother, "you must be sure not to ask for any of the wild duck twice." " Because I beard father tell the company that they would have a little game with a limit to it. " Loc,k here, George, I am positively tired of your talking love to me this way every • n a . Marry me, then, and I'll k another word of love to you as long as live." Bard Bit. Mrs. Bapat—Everyone feels the point of Dr. Fourthly's sermons. Legless Joe—Yest, bit me mighty hard the only time I ever heard him preach. Mrs. 13apst—What was his sermon about? Legless- Joe—The sin of dimming. I" Wioii Thesecen4,..q1pork,4,aasmy..i-,,,,g.tAmiliaa oi'ffeth-h-- •reiieritTYTheen completed. he one wh Many a man not afraid to call a spade a spade is unaccountably backward in calling for the snow shovel at times. Whether or not a cheap coat makes a cheap man, there hi no question that a seal- skin sacque bedornes a dear girl as the right n --(26/037,,t114-24-nt e one coming out of a door ? ' o has the most push. 99 "We are six in f,am- A Farmer at ily. We live in a place *here' we are Edom, Texas, A. • subject to. violent Says: Colds and Lung Troubles. I have used German Syrup for six years sficcessfully for Sore Throat, Cough, Cold, ITharseness, Pains in the Chest and Lungs, and spitting -up of Blood. I have tried many differ- ent kinds of cough Syrups in my time, but let me say to anyone want- ing such a medicine—German Syrup is the best. That has been my ex- perience. If you use it once, you will go back to it whenever you need it.' It gives total relief and is a quick cure. My advice to every- one suffering with Lung Troubles is —Try it. Vou will soon be con- vinced. In all the families where 3'Our German Syrup is used xgre have no trouble with the Lungs at all. --It is =ifistlin-Thi TS country. G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr,Woodbury,14 Jotin Franklin Jones. 0.0 4•-'0,11 • WITHOITT Alser EQUAL. • CURES RHEUMATISM, MARK NEURALCIAI LUMBACO, SCIATICA, ;JAC 01115 0 - t40.ft TR A QE E mair flik" Al prairis, Bruises,. Burris, Swellings. THE CHARLES A. VOCELER COMPANY, Baltimore, LAd. Canadian -Depot: TORONTO, ONT. 43:31V30 MMTJOVIS Both the method and results whe Syrup of Figs is taken. it is pleasant and refreshing to thetaste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habjtual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever ro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-, eeptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and trfii ly beneficial n its effects''prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances'its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 75c bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Manufactured only by the CALIPORNIA FIG SYRUP CO SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Tr.111VZLLE, KY. NEW XORIC, N. 4 EXPOSURE ...T'FIINEILI:18. Owing to the grip, the number of deaths has been greater than usual this winter, and it is noticeable that many persons well advanced in years have succumbed to the epidemic. ' Nattrally these middle-aged and old °people had ninny friends who Look Out for Her. , Kate the Kisser is on her way to Ham- burg from San Francisco. She is a hand- some German girl who is returning to the Fatherland and it seems to be her particu- I. lar desire to kiss all the Western Uni�* telegraph operators and railroad men ea route. Kate --her full name is Katinks Steen—declines to make a statement as to why she discriminates against other mortals: The boys have telegraphed ahead of the train, and at every station the windows and doors of the telegraph offices are left open ti Igive the fair and saucy Kate a good oppor- tunity to hasten the work before her. Typesetting is a popular industry among 1 tbe women of England, of whom 4,500 make a living thereby. D. C.11:: L. 7 II2 A DOUBLE RELEASE. Story of a Life Rectalmed—A Priao- ner Pardoned Because Dying of Consumption is Recalled to Strength. Alexander Newman was sentenced to - serve twenty-one years in the Penitentiary t Kingston, Ont. .His physical system gave away under the confinement and. re- duced him to weakness and emaciation. Consumption easily feund him a subject for its remorseless attack. He wasted away steadily in spite of the well meant energies, skill and kindness of the hospital staff. Hia case was pronounced hopeless, with no ex- pectation that he could survive another winter, consequently , he authorities, which never act 'in such cases till hope of life is utter- ly abandoned, releaPsd • him on Oct. 24th laet, after a confinement of four years. Alexander Newman was carried • from the prison hospi- tal on a stretcher, placed in an ambulance October, 1E:9 I. and conveyed to the .hotac of his relas ives. His home -coming was arty thing butjoyfui, as his new -fond liberty seemed doomed to be cut short by the ivorld's great gleaner—death. But happily fears grew. groimdless—life was again to glow with vigor, and hope for the hopeless one was revived. Three days after Newman 's release, a friend who understood the remarkable power of esired to show respect to their memory by li attending the 'funerals. Fashion has pre- th scribed that -ladies -and, girls shall not, go to w the cemetery, and it is well that it should e so, for the more delicate half �f the population thereby avoid dangerous ex- posure. Even strong men have reason to ear the effects of a visit to the cemetery in winter weather, and many compromise between duty and precaution by only going part way with funeral processions. Our London namesake properly observes that true respect for the dead Can never re- quire'the sacrifice of the living. The most poignant sorrow can never justify man or wornan-in 'flagrant indifference to their own health. No one would dispute these propo- sitions in the abstract. ln our funeral ob- servances we habitually set them at naught. But surely it is possible to bring mg observ- ances into something like harmony with reason, prudence, and good sense. If our climate were arctic no one would expect the mourners at a funeral to expose themselves to frostbite by standing bareheaded at the grave. f it were tropical the risk of sun- man stroke would equally have to be avoided. date As a matter of fact, our climate fluctuates of between these two extremes, and its very the variability renders most of us liable to risks I of C of exposure on either hand which a race! lar r more accustomed to either extreme j train of temperature might encounter with Of si filer Emulsion to sustain and strengthen - fe, advised his sister to procure a bottle of e remedy, .4.ni mated with the'belief that hile there is life there is hope she ur chased a. bottle of Miller's Einulsion of Cod Liver Oil. Froin the first dose taken the patient looked torward with hope when it was found that his system. could retain and assimilate this palatable preparation. His digestive organs had been so weak he was unable to retain sufficient food to nourish • his body, from that cause he had so wasted away as to weigh only' 102 'pounds'. The ' life-giving qualities of Miller's Emulsion soon exercised influence over Newroa n by ar- resting decay andcheck- „ • ing his dreadful enemy —the consumption. Steadily improvement • has continued. Strength came with added flesh, Alexander Newman is a new man indeed. We present a copy from his photograph taken J an. 2nd instant. Mr. New v 145 poulijs, ' a gain weighed on that .Januery, 1892. ten ounces a day for sixty-six clays from time he began to use Miller's Emulsion od Liver Oil. We trust/this very,singu- ecovery will not have the effect of res- ing the hand of mercy in the release ck prisonere. Far better if this I omparative impunity. Considerations, such , as these, rather than con- ventional sentiments and traditional ob- servances, ought to be paramount in the conduct of oar funerals. To omit that part of the ceremony which takes place at the grave is manifestly impossible. Burial in- Kr the ground necessarily involves some ex- certif posure of the mourners to the weather. 13ut 1 parti it might well he considered whether the Oil sa ceremony at the grave could not be short- 1 ened with due regard to the solemnity of 1 the rite and the feelings of the mourners ; I and it ought to be clearly understood that, some amount of exposure being inevitable, it is the positive duty of mourners to use all reasonable and seemly means of protecting themselves against its consequences. To stand bareheaded in a cutting wind and frosty atmosphere is in many cases ahnost tantamount to deliberate suicide. We have already greatly simplified our funeral arrangements and got rid of most of those conventional trappings of woe which our forefathers so long endured. It is time to rationalize them as well. 106 Agnes St., Toronto, Ont., May 2:3, 1887: "It is with pleasure that' I certify' to the fact of my -mother having been cured of a bad case of rheumatism by the use of St. Jacobs Oil;and this after having tried other preparations without avail." Wm. H. MCCONNELL. ' Dangerous Prox,Inkity. "Is your father in immediete danger? "Indeed he is. There is a doctor up- stairs, now." 0(1, were able overl certi that, the case of Alexander Newman not known publicly, but it is too valu- in the interest of public health to he ooked. Te verify the above facts the flcate of the patient is a d • 1 NGSTON, January 2nd, 1892.-1 hereby y to the above being correct in every cular. Eniulsion of Cod Liver ved my life. It is sometimes easier for a man to corn- .1 plete a round of plasure than it is for him ' to reako_things sokiwe Aftery,masit it is announced that Miss Agnes Hunt- ingdon has secured Ifayden Coflln, the , well -know n English baritone, to accom- pany her on her American tour next season. TICK AND VERMIN DESTROYER. THE PROPRIETORS,HAVE PUR chased the formula at great ex ,pense, and are now prepared to stippb, the trade with the genuine article a,nd at greatly reduced prices. It effectually destroys Ticks, Lice, Worms or Grub,, to which sheep, horses and cattle are subject, and enables the animal to thrive. The proprietors will guarantee perfect succesa when used according to directions, as will be found on each box. It prevents scurf 'and scab, and renders the wool bright and clear. Put up in tin boxes; price 30,cente each. One box is.suffleient for twenty ordinary sized sheep. It only requires to be tried to nrove 'Sold by all druggis_t2. a. 0.13-RIGGS &SONS.. 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