Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-11-04
accumulate little property and then
leave the sea forever.
Russian Markets

1 Russian MarkelS
In winter not only is every thing
brought in sledges to the Russian
markets, but the sledges serve at th'
same time for shops and counters
The mats which cover the goods afl
thrown back a little, and the pieces
of geese, fowls, and, calves are
ranged on the edge, and hung at the
corners and on the tops Of the posts
TIE geese are cut up into a hundred
pieces the necks are sold separately
the legs separately, the heads and
rumpsS separately, each in dozens and
halfdozens strung together Who
ever is too poor to think Of the rump
buys string of frozen heads, and be
who finds the heads too dear, gives
six copecks for lot of necks while
he who cannot afford these, makes
shift with couple of dozen feet,
which he stews down on Sunday into
soup for his family.
The sledges with oxen, calves, and
goats have the most extraordinary
appearance. These animals are bro t
to market perfectly frozen. Ofcourse
they are suffered to freeze in an ex-
tended posture, because in this state
they are the most manageable: There
stand the tall figures Of the oxen,
like blood-stained CHESTS, lifting up
their long horns, around the sides Of
the sledge; while the goats, looking
exactly as if they were alive, only
with faint, glazed, and frozen eyes,
stand threateningly opposite to one
anoth er. Every part is hard as stone-
The carcasses are cut up, like trun nks
of trees, with an axe and saw. 4 he
Russians are particularly fond of the
sucking pig, and whole trains OF
sledges, laden with infant swine co ofne
to the market. The little star Fe-
lings, strung together like thrushes,
are sold by the dozen, and the long
legged mothers keep watch over them
round the sledge.
The anatomy of the Russian butch
er is very simple science For, as
every part, flesh or bone, is alike
hard, they have no occasion to pay
regard to the natural divisions of the
Joints. With the saw they cut up
hogs into anumber of steaks, an inch
or two thick, as we do a rump beef
The flesh splits and shivers during
the operation like wood, and the lit
tie beggar girls are very busy pick
ing up the animal saw-dust out Of the
snow. You DO not ask for steak
a chop, a joint, but for a slice, a block
a lump, splinter ofmeat, The samF
is the case with fish,. they
| too are as if cut out Of marble anf
wood. Those of the diminntive spe-
cies, like the smitki, are brought il
sacks, and are put into the scaleF
with shoveIs. The large pike, sal |.
mon, and sturgeon, every inch q
which was. once so 1.-THE and supple
are now stiffened as if by magic. *
protect them from the warmth, i
case Of sudden thaw-for thawinE
would essentially deteriorate the flaFql
they are covered with snow a1C
Jumps of ice, in which they lie cop
enough. 1t is not uncommon for tli'
whole cargo to be frozen into or
. mass, so that crow-bars and pncef
are required to get at individual fisPl
So long as the cold in winter keep
every fluid congealed, and the sndN
covers impurity with awhite carpet
this market is tolerably Clean, a1'
you cannot pick up much dirt thh
may not easily be removed. All ofIa
that is thrown away is instantly frdz
en- to the ground Hence there| j
formed in the course Of the winYe
such an accumulation of sleeps eyes
fish tails, crabs shells, goats hafl
hay, dung, fat, blood, &c, that whEf
spring strips offthe covering kind.
lent by winter, the place is like a rfa
Augean stable.