The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-01-20

bare as aipunfpkin, hook and tackle in
his snout, and they snaked him 10 the
nex' fooy. I vow, they kept snakiii' and
snakin' 'em in and up through the scullle
jpst IN one stream" 81, s,,,,,..5,,,.II
slot us, 60 and see 'cm cut the hogs,l'
sags the feller.o cdr . as..4Va need sgf.
Cup wo goes. About hundred greasy
feellers we're hackin' OF 'em up, BY gol-
'ysit was death ia, particular people the
way the grease flaw. Two whacks--.fore
and aft, as uncle Jeems used 10 say; split
the hog; one whack by a greasy feller
with an everlasiin' chunk of sharpened
iron. and the hog was quariered, grabbed
and carried of'to another block, and then
a set Of savagerous lookin' chaps layed to
and cut and skirted around--hams and
shoulders going one way, sides and midi
dlins another way; we'll, I'm screwed il
the hull room didn't pear to be full Of
hyin' potk-in hams, sides, and scraps &
greasy fellers-rippin' and ,earln'. Down
in the other place they were lryin' onl
he lurd--flin' barrels from a regular riv-
er of fat t,comin' out Of The everlasiin' big
gest 6ilnls you ever sec, vow. Now,
asked the feller if sch a burryin' hog
ttiough a course Of sprouts helped the
pork any. and he SAID Il didn't make any
difference he spcctedg lie said they
were not hurryin' then, but If ! could
come in some day when steam was up,
he'd show me quick work in the pork
business--knock down, drag out, scrapc,
cut up, and have The log ia barrel be fore
he got through squealih'."ao7 Z" oa' '2a
"Hallo! Say Squre-gone9" The
old gent was gene ;},he last brick hit him!
/ THE OrroMANs. "A late traveller in
Turkey thus describes some Of The pecil.
Iiariies in the manners and customs Of
The Turks. 3lsuo rqr.,a,.f.i ia. b,.l zr.
"Tbey abhor the hat; bat uncoverng
lie head (Which with US is an expression
# respoci-is considered by them as.
1isrespecifu and indecent No offence
IS given by keeping on hat in mosque,
Dut shoes must be left at the threshold.
The slipper, and not the turban, is re-
moved in token of respect. The Turks
iurn in their toes. They write from
tight to left. They mount on The right
side Of tile horse. They follow their
guests into room, and precede them on
leaving it, The left hand is the place Of
honor. They do the honors of the table
by serving themselves hrst. They are
great smokers and coffee drinkers. They
take the wall, and walk hastily in token
of respect. They beckon by throwing
back the hand instead OF throwing it TO-
wards them. q They cut the hair from the
head. They remove il from the body,
but leave it on The chin. They sleep in
their clothes. They look upon behcad>
ing as a mote disgraeeful punishment
than stlanglirg. They deem our short
and close dresses indecent; our shavon.
chins mark Of efeminacy and sefvltudc.
They resent an inquiry after their wives
as an insult. They commence their
wooden houses at the top, and tho upper
apartments are frequently finished before
the lower ones are closed in, They
eschew pork as an abominaiion They
regard dancing as theatrical performs
ance, only 10 be looked at and mingled
in except by slaves. Lastly, their mourn.
ing galb is white; their sacred colcr
green; their Sabbath day is Friday; and
follows Immediately on death.
THE INcoMrNe YrAR.-We take the
r I.,..;na ,,,,o<,ro III, fron, tho Vicfnria