Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-22

Rsko. sxpesimsnls, had .thsns pSs toGeskR
te6b6s IOe NJ return hsme ~ epsnsdth The
= 3. spd io6,,d bot tIssse rats. the oehsls hav.
& bess dsvoused By the s0svivoss. and soth-
~ rsa.rined Of Them bat their tails and bones.
fh~ fact appears incredible, but We have Il
kvu NJ Magendis's own lips. The fetd
srnsnst,ons arisIng .fom this horribls nuisance
net oniy render al,nos: uIis,ha a5tabIe the neigh
ksusiss villages of Paatin and RonsinyiIie.
sut ,nisss the Boulevard du Temple, several Of
,hsestseuss IN tho Msraes, ard extend thor ,n-
ilusnce even to the gardens Of the TuIeries.
This last extension, however, only takes place
when ifs AR 10 calm, aud the weather heavy
anb cL"dy' The remaining estracts we
shall take nj random from the Report: r:-.Near
!, to the slaughter house Of Dussaussois, -
large room So, apart. for .he AayIng and cut
ting up of ihs dogs and cats siti'nr found de id
IN the streets of Piris, or sfolen and Killed by
the che I'm ers (rsg gatberers).' F.om what
follows, Il sppears evident that the flesh of
tbese auimsl's figures (ol coIse .uDder differ
enf name rabDit or iare ,iUsi bkely) amongst
the deiicscios srsed up to iheir customers by
tbe MINOR restaufa.eors; Tor the Report goes
& on 10 say. - A man aud woman arc en-
pioyed the whole year round ir AiyIng and
ouri ing up these animals. The SKINS Of the
dogs ara bung up to dry; those Of the cate arc.
Gu -efolly ~ uiied with straw; the fat OF both s
scd,ously collected and melted d,aD, and the
pa,ss sold 10 fi. glue-mnk.is. We never en-
tered tbs Establishment without hiding grea
sumbsr Of uogs aud cats hayed, and embos-
sIIed, aud irussed with the greatest care, and
quite ready tor the SPIT or stewIng pan. Whcib-
or they are eaten by the slaughter -house mon,
(their Numbers would seem TO preclude tins
Siez) or sold to other persons, we wcre not
able to learn. As the heads aud tails are
Il. II A. al iI,lig
pared present very innpting appearance,
and it would not be lItiG difficult 20 d,sim-
g,'ish them from other animals oi the Same
race which are adrni,tc 80 our tables. Ia the
room. or hoyel, nf almost all the ehcDoniers,
Of Psris, IL u iit'le gallows, IN which are hung
up the unfortunate dogs winch they steal or
find wandering about The streets. They have
also dogs trained 10 bring 20 land the dead
dozs aud cats floating III the Selne.' Tho
ano,DiDnbie aud permanent stencil which pre-
vars at NJ JnItdnron, OAerciscs, u appears
no in irous effects upon those employed there:
for the Report sl.'rs thut oil the wOrkmcn,
their wives, and children, though living IN The
midst Of siern,i ii III aud corrJp,ion, enjoy the
nIod nourslnn. md briliian, health One Of
these women. relnarkable ts her fecundhy,
h,ss hon.e fniI Of the fines and bandsoG'os'
children u IL possible TO see. The members Of
the Commission have often seen her place tho
child that she was nursing, IN tho skeleton of
. hors., as in Kind Of cradle, while she pro-
cvsdsj 10 lsy and cut up another cs'cass that
lay close 10 tho spot The work'nen employ
Cd in iheso slaugh:or-houses attain 10 a con
siderable old age, and preserve, in general.
their ac,vry and good looks to later period
than those Of Paris, and The surrounding cOun-
try. Il ~ also well known that, during an
epidemic discase which prevailed IN the neigh
bpuring villages OF PauiIn and La Vllette,
not one OF the workmen Of Montfancon was
attacked by il.
The new site 10 which the membors Of tho
Commission recommended that tho horse
slangl ter houses should be transferred, IN on
the iofr ,-"- al !ha Seine. some yards below
the village of Aniemi, which is on tho right
hank, and about halfway between Paris and
81. Cloud
Tho average rate NJ which the different OBJ
jecfs Of conmcrc. furn shed by the horse, are
sold, IN as follows: The skin, fifteen francs
each; the long hair, I d. per lb; Tho flesh.
wnen fresh and wholesome. 3D. per lb.; the
tendous, Sd per 10; the bone., centin'es,
or some hng less than a farlhing per ID.