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THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 131ft EEL BUYING BEGINS N NEV YORK CITY About 400,000 Pounds of . Wriggly Delicacy Awaited The Italians (Sew Tork Evening Pott. Dee. 19th.) New York'e Christmas eel sales (wholesale) re scheduled to open un Moaday stoning at the Fulton Market, ail from thea until lata Wednesd-y the buying, judging from the experience of ether yean, will be briik. During the sales period the wholesale ash concerns will sell approximately 400,009 yonads of eela to retailers, who in tnn win aell praetieallly all of them to too Italian resident! of New York t be eaUa at the festivities inei dsat to the Talettde season. I When the Italian-thinks of Christmas it tbinka of eela nrtt and oilier things afterward, for, although he eats other things at bis Christmas feasts, the piece la resistance of the mean always is eel. just aa turkey is the piece da resistance f.the bill of fare of America's Thanks givlng di'nnVrl ' ' "" "-: i The wholesslera say that tlio prices ad H0 eels this year will ronitc from Id to 40 cents a. pound, just trifle v:k.t.. tii.ii n v,.BP. una that the prices on dressed TrTn1t-Tnoa:a-xrom 19 to 20 tents a pound. In former years dressed eels prices were 6 to 14 cents pound and the live ones sold IS to 25 rents a pound. But since those days, as the Shoshone Indian said, there has been a "heluva war" in Carope. . ' Quality in eels it gauged pretty much along the some lines as those applied to tha lobster the livelier the bPttcr. Btneo the low price of the dressed eel tnd the wide range of prices for .he list eels. If Mr. Eel has lota of wnle la him he la bound to bring the top Igure. If he is sluggishly inclined and manifests only an iasipid interest in life, he is only a shade better than be dressed eel. in tha estimation of the connoisseur. The Livelier the Better, liveliness and siae those are the two main atandnrds, but liveliness first, ik... f.n.tlia i, ha eels sold in Kw York for tho Christmas tredo this year will be lira eels. They will com.) from many eel-catching centers, ono of the biggest of which is tha little fishing village of Capo Vincent, in New xork State, on the 8t. Uwrenee Klver at tha point where Lake Ontario empties into it, A large percentage of the supply will tome from Bt. Vincent and other points along the Bt. Uwrence in Quebec. The remainder will be shipped from Maiae, Delaware, Bhodo j Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Virgin and aa far south aj North Carolina, t J'or about four weeks before Christ mis the fishermen enlch and corral eela. hie.lt they feed and ratten for trie new Vark Christmas week trade. It is easy -to-fatten sa eel. They are voracious tatera and greedily devour any sort of animal food. - All or. tne oeis snippeu in for tha Christmas trada in New York are of tha froth water variety, and tha wholesalers say that their average site this year will be about four or five pounds, though many will be much larger. Not quite at Urge as tha eels back is sttany Italy, where they esteh tbo giant conger eels, common along tha entire north. Mediterranean Coast. Tha conger, a easlt .water -variety, aver ages' between 8vj and'sl feet in length, aad those weighing from SO to SO pounds ire eommoa. The largest reeorded was "Laxative Br onto Quinino Tabtota" En N. Lawrence, D. D. S. Orthodontia and Extraction v t Exclusively. Offices 205 Shepherd Bid. RALEIGH, N. C Does Your Boiler Leak? . I Her la tha Remedy ''- A UM Quart Can af Oar - Boiler Neverleak e ' :wm So tat JoK Just follow V. directions. It'i simple. Tha ' y'. aompouad does tha rest Yon forgot It G. L. Vnsoa Co. Tho Beat la PLUMBING HEATING "Is yields the largest rrtara." eight feet three inches in length and weighed 128 pounds. Makes It Up la flavor. But what the fresh wstcr eel of this neck of the woods lacks in siae he makes up in flavor. Connoisseurs of eels who have eaten both vsrieties are strong partisans of the baby consin of the conger who comes to New York each December to make a Itonisn holi day. Ho comes nil the year round too, but the demand for him is twice as great at Christmas time as all the rest of the year. It i estimated that there comes to this market yearly about 600,- 000 pounds of eel. The Christmas feasting of the Ital ian begins oa Christmas Kve and some' times it lasts until New Year's Day. in elusive. It is the biggest, in fact about the only treat feast day the Italians have. It is the Italian's big family day and he makes tha most of it. Why do the Italians est eels at Cbrismastidet The question must go unanswered. Volumes of folk-lore. books on quaint customs and encvclo oaedias at the Public Library fail to ei plain the mystery, nor is the general run of Italian residents of New York's Little Italy sble to shed any light on the matter. Italian chefs, whom one would naturally suppose to be authori ties on the subject, are unable to x plain when the custom began and what started it. Shrugging their expressive shoulders the best they can do is to ssy: ''I dunno. It's a very old custom.' Did Julian -Caesar Do HX Z r Perhaps Julius Caesar set the fashion. It is reeorded thut on the day of the triumphal return from the conquest of Uaul ha gave a feast at which o,eo-btg,- fa W war-tcCTtLJt-:a the biggest eel feast on record, not ex eepting that which the Marquis of Rockingham arranged in celebration of his election to the British Parliament. At this later banquet in London fif teen barrels of eels were served up to the guests. Although eels were popular in Italy in the timo of Julius Caesar, there un an earlier period in Human his tory when, according to Pliny, they were scorned as an article of food. In ancieut Kgypt, too, the eel was not eaten because it was believed to be In digestible, as well as being a deity wor shipped by the subjects of the Pha raohs. The ancient Oreeks, however, were fond of eels, all except old Doe Hippocrates, who did not like them and forbade his patients to eat them. He contended that they were bad for peo ple with lung diseases. Tha prize jrejudice against eels, how ever, is that which is still said to exist in some parts of Heotland. Hack in the days when knighthood was in flower it was the common belief in the Highlands thst eels grew from the hairs of horses tails and manes, blown by the wicked winds into the water, where they were immediately trans formed into eels. Soah of People la Eels. In Argyllshire a story was told of a man in the Island of Harris who went fishing and caught some eels, which be Insisted oa sating, despite tlio protests of his guidwife. Then tha inevitable happened. Ho got up from the table and went stark mad, snd was found in a field fighting a herd of hones. Sir To Those M Tl THIS STRONG BANK OFFERS . National Bank Protection and pays interest on Savings Accounts at the rate of 4 per centper annum, compounded quarterly. One Dollar Will Start an Account COME IN TODAY. Citizens National Bank "SERVICE WITH SAFETY' ' GRATE BARS Send us your order for Grate Bars. ,We make any style Raleigh Iron Vorks RALEIGH, Cincinnati Still On Top! ' V At tha CoasaMrcisI National Bank May Ba See the . Tallest Building in the World (Ontsida New fork City) . ' Boa this Beautiful Homo Office of tha. UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. OF CINCINNATI, v , . Tho Ueaer Ik LOW NET COST for Ufa lasaraaca . CAREY J. HUNTER & BRO. Walter 8ett in his introduction to "Quentin Durward," mentions the Scotchman's eaany dislike of eels. The old-l'ime prejudice against eels has largely disappeared la Scotland, but not ao in Madagascar, where today the Betsileo tribesmen believe that the souls of people are reborn in eels, crocodiles and pythons. The top grade tribesmen become pythons, the middle class man becomes a crocodile and the scum of the tribe becomes eels. As a table delicacy the eel is therefore strict ly taboo throughout the island. This be lief of the Betsileo tribesmen corre sponds to that of of the Igorrotes of the Philippines, who believe that the souls of their forefathers pass into eels. Hence, instead of catching them they feed there untU they become as tame as carp in a pond. LIVELY CHRISTMAS IS PLANNED FOB JUVENILES Kinston, Dee. 22. There will be something doing at the two institutions for juveniles here Wednesday morn ing. Cupid and Comet, and Dunder and Blitren are on their way. They will a rive at the Caswell Training School and tha Kennedy Memorial Home ahead of time. The Christmas sleigh is laden with everything a kid's fancy eould imagine at this season. At the Caswell school, tin) Statn tfchool for the Feeble minded, they know all about it, just as they do at the Baptist orphanage at Cedar Dell. They have been told that Christmas is nigh and there is feverish excitement. -The excitement will de velop into a panic Christmas morning it always does. There will be not ona Santa Claus but scores for the kiddies at these in stitutions. The women of the Com munity Club have "prepared Christ mas" and will carry out big auto loads of toys and confections Wednesday morning. It is assumed there will be more or less aecrecy attached to the proceedings and that the regular Santa will deliver the goods at tha appointed time. Pepiated Aspirin Does Not Upset The Stomach Best Form in Which to Take Aspirin. t'sers of aspirin ara looking with great favor npon Pepsated Aspirin, the compound tablets of purs aspirin and pepsin. They possess all tha medici nal qualities of aspirin, and on account of tha presence of pepsin, can be taken as often aa . desired without causing any bad after effects on the stomach. Pepsated Aspirin it used with splen did results in tha treatment of colds, headache, neuralgia, influenza, rheum atism iu fact, wherever aspirin can be used with benefit. The next time you need nspirin, ask for Pepsated As pirin. For sale by good druggists. Adv. Who Save N. C COST OF LIVING SOARS IN CITY OF ODESSA Berwick. Eng., Dee. 22. Tha eoet of living in Odessa is about COO times mors than before the war, sas Miss Bussell, sister of 'the local food controller, who has just returned from that Russian city. She lived there for two and one half years. A pair of boots, she says, cost from 2,000 to 3,000 rubles year's salary snd a dress was only to bo had at a sim ilar ruinous figure., In Odessa tha day before aha left tha' English pound waa equivalent to 800 rubles instead of lesa than It in pre-war days. .."Xhe Bolshevik!," she explained, "aro Communists and the principle of tha Communists is everything for them selves aid nothing for tho rest. The APPLY POSLAM END DISTRESS OF ITCHY SKIN .1 An Pnsl.m iA hrin wtn IK. comfort your suffering skin craves. Let it heln Vuu to be free from arnnHnna and all disorders which mark your skin as needing antiseptic, healing treat ment. Unless yon have actually aeea Pos-hvm'o- work- and-know- howreadily It taken hold, stopping the itching at once, yon will hardly believe ita effects pos sible in so short a timo. In Eczema, Poslam's action appeara nil tha more remarkable when tho lrouble"1-pers1stirtry--tnW)orn and nothing else seems to bring lasting relief. Foslam is harmless always. Hold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, 243 West 47th St.. New York Ciry.-Adv. "JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT JUST A LITTLE BETTER" others they aay have had their turn, and they treat them with ruthless cruel ty. Life for tha educated people Is ut It May Be Your Husband) . -fMio. MAYBE you sit at home Wn nn the lonelv when he is a trifle giving. Maybe there are friends with you Mlvourear humiliation of his coming home inebriated.. Wby not tako away tha awful shadow T You! ca. Send him to ua at tho Greensboro Keeley Inatitutc. Hava him spend a vacation amid wr rounding whera science and Mturehavejom; bined to make a now mat) of him.. THE KEELEY INSTITUTE Last Minute Suggestions That Will Make Gift Buying for "Him" Easy He'll appreciate your good judgment when you present him with your evidence of regard on Christmas Morning if the gift has the mark of distinction on the box be sure it's there ! Here's the pass-word to his heart "Just a Little Different Just a Little Better" then he'll know the quality and style are incomparable. . - - "FRANK & WILLIS." Automobile) Roba $8.50 T0 $35.00 Hand Bags $15.00 TO$45.00 Pure linen initial handkerchief a 85c 10 95c - Suit Cases $15.00 TO$45.00 OTHER GIFTS "HE" WILL APPRECIATE Silk Hose Full-dress Vest Knitted Muffler Sweater " ' Fur Collar ? Velour Hat .V. KING & HOLDING CLOTHING, HABERDASHERY, HATS, SHOES. 315 Fayetteville Street v Yarborough Hotel Building terly impossible. Those who have money are fast eatinc into their capital ; those who have not are dying of star at night by the" window and visriL Maybe on eveninzs late you have your fears and rnfs- It will" ond t)io' worry 'and dejpaSrrsiwTba wilTi return to you with a brighter eye and firmer step., A maninerery tenaoof tho word tha real, real, man that youmarried. 0Mbook.gnr .y very detail, W. H. OSBQRN. Preaident "JUST JUST Automobile) Gauntlets $3.50 T0 $8.00 Hunting Coats ' $2.50 T0 $10.00 Silk Shirts $8.00 T0 $20.00 Beautiful Neckwear $1.00 10 $5.00 Umbrella Traveling Set r ---Sterling Silver J I Belt Buckle " , . ' Wardrobe Trunk '" ' Leather Collar Bag . vation. That also is aa expensive busi ness, for the cost of coffins has reached a prohibitive figure." , the. tmjsss--' : x Greensboro, North Cmllna: A LITTLE DIFFERENT A LITTLE BETTER" V TT AGIMTS tl SA LEIGH. N. C
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