Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-24

A Cincinnati Slaughter House. Although
we are not one OF the number "who can looh
upon blood and carnage with composure," we
accepted the invitation of Mr. Clearwater, 9
week or two since, to ride out and view his Es-
Enlistment at Brighton. And as an account
of the wholesale manner in which Hogs are
killed and dressed at his place, will probably
apply in IFS general details TO all the others in
this quarter, we have thought the description
may prove interesting to distant readers.
The Hogs are concentrated at this point from
the northern part of Kentucky, and from Ohio
and Indiana. The Strengthening season eener-
ally opens about the beginning of December,
with the Hogs from Kentucky. They arc
driven through the city (the more corpulent
being assisted on their pilgrimage up from the
river by drays and wagons) out TO Deer Greek
aud Brighton, where extensive pens and hou-
SEES are erected for their accommodation. The
Slaughter Houses are generally long buildings,
having stout bench running nearly the whole
length, beginning at the door.
AT a small pen, where the door opens, three
men are employed from daylight TO dark in
knocking down and dragging in the Hogs, Just
inside the door, where one man is employed in
nothing else through the day, but cutting their
threats. Two Scaders then pass them into
the scalding-tub, which holds or hogs at a
10 the aforesaid bench scrape of their hair and
bristles, and pass them along TO six Shavers,
who finish cleaning them and give them an
other remove to the OFF Bearers, who hang
Them up, aud resign their charge to the Wash
Downs. The entire hog has thus reached the
end Of its rapid journey from the pen. Its en-
trails are then delivered by the Cutters to the
Gut Cleaners, who make selection of their
charge, and pass certain parts TO the Pluck
Boy and to the Fat Washers, who are dilgent-
" employed in preparing the raw material for
the use OF the Soap Boiler, Candle Maker, and
other manufacturers of unctious articles.
The Hog, in the meantime, has been wash
ed down thoroughly, and hung up in the Dry
House, where the Dry houseman turns his
(the Hog's) tongue one side, and places a cob
IN his mouth to extend his jaws and let the wa
ter dl ain off well. The hog then hangs quiet
" ill called for by the Wagner, who brings
him into the city to be cut, packed sailed, and
shipped to the ends Of the earth.
In this manner, Mr. CPS. establishment, for
instance, has given daily employment to forty
hands, who have killed nearly $4,000 Hogs
(The precise number we shall soon give in our
tabes.) Their greatest achievement was kill.
ing S27 Hog in one day of little over 8 hours
at another time they killed in three days
2305-and at another in four days 2S09. Thus
the thing has been repeatedly done of killing
and completely dressing more than one hog in
minute through the day.
The greatest order, economy, system and
neatness prevail at these Establishments. Ev-
cry thing is turned to account; the BristleS are
all sold at 8 cents per Hog, the Hair at S. per
load, and the entrails to Soap Boilers at 8 cents
per Hog.
The proprietors Of the Slaughter Houses, as
general rule, klli and dress the hogs, for the
bristles and ofial. They are also at the ex-