The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-01-13

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hogs, CHASTITY and horrible, heaped tvgether.-1
They scraped, dressed, and ready to be CT; up.
Passing these proceed 10 Tire .laGgbsc,ng DEL art
ment This IS divided into pens, similar to what
used in cattle markets, aud large enough 10 hold fifty
of the Inflated animals into flrcsc they driven
and made fast, when two men enter, one with
sIedgc BANNER, the other with butcher knife. Al
the former begins with "a sing e ifOS Ia knock
down hog by hog, til, in few minutes the nhoc
prostra,e and seuseless the ground. Will be is
thus engaged, the latter lGnges his knife inlo tie
main artery in the neck, aud forth gushes the hes
blood during the process. third man, as fast -
the throats are cot, diags them from the per ard
puugcs them into cauIdron of boiling water; few
nnuses soifces for this operation, when they ia
10 the hands Of the sciaper, and Quick tiI- lhtv
clean as "A new penny when they are sg8fn
passed into the hands of the dresser, WHO tai
the oflaI, and they are thrown upon the hcap
when first entering.
Tie killing and dressing business being over 80
pass to she eating up and packing deparineut
This occupies large portion of the building. in The
centre stands the scales, around Winch d Iu.er
of square walls boxes iog the sece ton Of tn
when cot into pieces; beyond them blocks Iasls-
mIng ab0a, sax feet square; by each block stlras
three men, one nth heavy cieayer and two silA
short butcher knives; and osss d: cut ia,.
cd supply each block WITH the hogs from ths hc;.
Ne sooner is carcass laid on the bsyck, thai Two
strokes from the cleaver the head, and whi'e
this is being done, through the hau, &,
the DOnc winch a tnrd stroke rom tuc cIedycT
crs; tn two then Fay the hog lis back Whsa
about three strokes sewers the backbone; III BAN
and shoulders next removed. the ctches cui ia
two the ribs and then divided into piece.
suitable Tor packing. As fast cut up, the f.es
and shoulders thrown "a separate l,ock where
two employed cxc,Isvel, dressing III. he
aIIow is taken aud thrown apart, ard tho p, + Gas.
into the watts ayound the scale man.
Having passed through his hands it IL the y=r
10 the packer, who stands close by. l-yer 6
coarse salt having been placed al the bottom q T q
barrel, the pieces carefully fitted IN hen h,as,
malict is used TO press then into the smallest possible
compass; then sat, 4 second LAYER and ~. 4,
the maet is applied, md til the barrel /. Il led
when ii Is passed or 10 another nan, Who IS rea3v
WITH barrel top. hammer and rails iaser D p, at
all is ready 70. shipment. While al his is o.eez-
sung, other men wheel away the taiow, VII g. .a:a
!ai &c boilers ). rendered down purified, and ser: II
lard. The heads and oiial pieces from Il C-css-
ing, are conveyed 10 other vessels, also ioslo,.d
down, and the proceeds used for soap making.
By this division of labor, the whole process of Kill
ing, cutting, dressing ami packing is compile, in ~,
incredible short period. hog would be dis .ec G :,
from he ginning TO end in much less tine TN h-.
taken 10 write the description; aid in the cse.s,
day, several hundrC d are easily disposed 9 81 d..
same manner. The business Of hog killing II, 10
respects. an exceedingly unpleasant, one. IT, g.
gagged in killing constantly up 10 their us b.
gore, and their clothing and persons saturatcd i, "a
fom head to foot Yet Judging from The appcs i-.-t
of the men, they are not unhealthy, bu; seac.. --
strong and robust. There is also, one circpn -.s
which lessons the painful feeling arising fire. s...
destruction OF BE, and that is the fact, that 10 n
animals ms .nsihle TO suffering; single -u d.
stroys sconscio sness, and before scAsbiitv can 49,
turn, life is extinct.
SABBATH NRAvrLLIsc.--The OLD School F,-.-
byterian colony to OREGON, which was {, med Pa,
! Rev. J. Hanna, OF families from Illinois and Il g.
lucky, and started during the past simmer 'o
destination. tas been recently heard from. be O..
~ experienced great reverses. The conn ,4r H..
banded and separated before they reached T.. -.-
tory, and Mr.. Hanna and his wife entered -,
alone. The captain OF the COMPANY, with tive F..
one persons refused to rest the Sabbath AM. .ro-
ceeded on ii eli journey; but MIR. II. says tt dy-
ION was wards severely scomgcd with s,sae>.
and death, and reached the valley eight d; rs fr
those who rested The resting party h. e,.l
health, and had no deaths among them.-[ E.
Lady Fran Nn is fitting out another exre i.i.r .,
search Of her lost husband, under the ausDice t
of our co intfynen Cir. Herr, GrinneIl az, H.
Geo Peabody. They have requested that a. tx.
petition may asain have the services Of l.. Na--
and the request is granted. The Secretar a.
Navy IN his late report, is OF oiin.on thnt t...-
gress viii ma NC the necessary apploailtinn ,tr e.
petition might be made colaicrally valuable ~ s., -
the research.
a WARsIs1.-Early one morning dur ,-,,s
e
dog suspended by the lower Jaw to one Of tn h,os.
at has stall! Ca the hook also hanging "a zee
o meat, and il Is supposed that the dog in a. ..
up Tor it, during tn night, was himself ca s.., 3a
the hook An unlncky dog.-[>t. Louis Int
! The remains of John Quincy Adams were se,a-v.
ed TINS morning, Qhc l6th,) from the burial ...,.a3
! IN which they had been deposited, in order .,-
sign them TO Il tomb under Of tic church, III
the remains OF his widow, who recently decess. ~
4 I~hI Il Inc .-btr lro.,c IL ~.
morning. The coffin Containing the revere. ,
mains were opened, and the features II NJ.
were i'un! Ia perfect state of preservation r
Adams has been dead nearly five wears T.. h.s.
was enclosed In IN liF-t'sht casc.-IB Boston plpl.
BosroS, DEC 2o
The PRTsrDEXT ELECT IN BosTox-C.n.-.
lietce, IN company with a nunbcr If dstir
ciizons, visited the public schools on Sa,uYda, o.
, ms remarks were oalcalated 10 make a Ia. F, a.
preston on the scholars. Gen. Pierce said, .t 81.
success OF an American citizen depended mn ,....
his own eNeltions. Every body before rae, h, .h-
OF American OF foreign origin is here fitting H. t a.
American citizen. and SO lct him improve hi, -r .
tr''es that he may become blessing and a,
to MS county. lie concluded by an earncst .,,-.
to The boys to be Industrious; for each one h.a
duty 10 perform ami the school was the piacs h 49,
come ftted for the situation which hereafter . D. -
be called 10 FIJI.
! biN IL - ne Dc>r mCuiCtac ne W r ID.
most Complaints Is abstinence. Iron the frs.
toms OF disease, stop eating and drinking, HI. ,a.-
"te ana children, and take pleasant, book a. r.
man quiet. 1t ."n have no wife and child
your iee' INTO par Ct soi, slippers make a od .
ana Jake an easy chair by il, ana dream Of diem .
pro Pcetl'e: on have no idea how Like
!n's PRESCRIPTION viii wo'k until yea ,ry II, sr1
'sa't ali IN the doctors books either. good az
How TO GET PooR.-Buy two glasses d, al.
every day, at hve cents each, amounting in ore ,a.
to $50 3oi smoke three cigars, one after cac
counting up IN The course OF the year, TO a.
keep big dog which viii consume il, ,l,e C r
year at least : Is worth Of provisions. and . ~,
more. Altogether this amounts to The snug III ..n
Of INV 70; Sufficient to buy SIX barrels of fl.
hundred bushels oi coal, one barrel OF SUGAR Or.
OF coffee, good coat, respectable dress. brs...
lf0cK i'r the baby; and hall dozen rair of o--..
more Or less. Just think Of IT,
NOT BAD.-The Detroit Tribune tells of a -c- .
man VINO was sitting at the table of a very c>e-i Pr
'auS VINO mad stewcd pears on the table He 1, b 7
one OF them, and ciapping il in his month r 49, ~