The Trinity times., 1855-08-25
Dcnx Nors-s n-rs tArs in Paris

The n. Y. Spi'h Of fhe Times gives the
following curious information;
Four liandred hdrses die or are Allied in
Paris in one wccig. There Is confr,up
pound. surrounded 10y stone wall covering
some ten acres. According to SONS munici.
pal regulations, all dead tarcas,'t extrnt I'm.
man bodies, must be brought TO this genera!
receptacle. The carcass of u horse is Yalua-
bic for the bone, the bfde, and the iar. To
say nothing of the flesh, much priced when
fresh, IN certain sausage manufactures. But
shcsI!d you wait until the horse has actually
sheffield oh his hairy coil. lon might miss a
bargain another Of the trade precedos and
purchases. He,tce il is important To buy the
horse. rs dead horse, before he is dead IT
is reGuhr business in Paris. You can tell
these agents for the purchase of dead horses
at glance; the dress is that Gr IN English
groom, save 'tat Vienettc on the visor Of the
cap, representing dead horses head and
cross bones memolandum book. II pencil,
a stump, and piece OF causiic, complete his
accouircments. With scrullnIz'ng oye he
travels the lioroughiarcN of Paris shHad a
horse go lamc. break - leg or neck. should
he show symptoms OF dlstrcss--in wurd,
anywhere or in any WY cvincc signs OF the
many ills 10 which horse hesh is heir, inne.
diatcly is an Offer made for the animal, de.
Iiverable when really dead. The bargain is
concluded, the signalehitnt" cf the horse
aud owner is carefully recorded, hn6 a pr-
vate mark stamped Upon The inside Of the
l"releg with The cahstic the heisse goes, per
l'n,-- r,juieing, arF hs way mr. weeks 10 h: i.S
months, only to be met with and identified
after death, at the graveyard for horses Now,
except n cases Of fresh specimens, ms men
TONED above, the first OI e.ali0n on u dead
horse is To take oil the skin; then the Eesh,
10 get at the bones. The sklilnng portion IN
easy, and peifo'fihed with deA,cr,ty and IA
pidity truly astonishing have seen, in the
enclosure spoken of, at one time. over one
hundred aursts Skinned, ~ hping ret ti,r,Fich
that process The rext point IS to dives,
the bones oi adhesive, aud oit,n putEi fl,sh-
bones are valued ~ proportion aa they are
clear, neat, and free iron, u,ucr matter 10
take 0lise flcsh ty the hand is a tedoh, and
d!fkcaIt operation An ingenious Frenchman
solve the difficulty. lIo noticed that rats
were very fond of horse flesh lie advised
tHo authorities to co0nizc the dead Horse
pound with theee aiimals the cabcombs Of
Paris furnished them by ihonsandS It was
done, and nova days adoad hors . caroase.
put in over night, is literally nothing but a
neat aud beautiful skeleton in the morning
The pccunlary caring. To bone dealers from
the voraclly aud gnauing pr0pcnsuirs af the
raj family, ls, was told very considerable.
Ouf Yankee frcnchman did nol however.
stop there. II waG natural 10 suppose that
rats. SO we'll fed aud provided fer. would rn
pdly iutr'ase and multiply hence the ne
crosity Of regulating tho m9'tcf. Every
three months grand "battue' is made upon
the aforesaid C,'uny of rats, and al caught
above ground oic the death of rats The
manner o' ioing This amused ne Horizon
tai and CS iindrlciil holes are bored all around
ia aud M The foot Of Ire enclosing wa's-lhc
depth iNd diameter being respectively The
lengih aud thickness Of the rats body -
pnu me morning o. the " baiiue," men.
armed with iin reus. kettles, drums, &c.
rush in 1T the peep Of day, and " char, Ari"
the poor fe,s, VITO, frightened To tcatl.. poke
their heads INTO lhe first opening OCcoursc
all those in tho wall holes hive tails sticking
out. The rat collector, with bag over bis
lcl shnnller, now makes a tour oi the ptrinia
ses, aul HE scientific and rap.d manner in
which the rats are seized by the tail and
safely 90 both rats 0ni OPERATOR ,fahsltrred
to Tie bag, CHALLENGES admiration. Il even
adrpasses the c!dhonicrs" rag picking
Perhaps you wish to know hal breomsa Of
the rats. These, also. are sold befrr they
arc killed. or caught. Ths pritilcge Of gath
cring rats on the bauuo" days il frm.d
out BY thc authorities, aud profitable busi
meas it IT, These rats, slcek and flt, ~ ihcy
necessarily are. fetch highly remunerali,e =
price-thr fur, the skin, and The fle,h, meet
with ready sae The latter I have fre
qteni'y '"slrd, % oycry u"sel"r wbo knows
whore to look for ro'd things hns. ia Parls (;
aud must coDtcss have eaten nore unpal-
au'b!e dishes ia prade and clcanly America.
~ much for dead horses aId rats IN PARIS.