Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-18
The Effect of Eating Horse Meat.


There is Professor in Berlin who has been an
eater of horse flesh for the last ten yeas. Two
months ago he woke up his wife in the middle OF the
night By neighing loudly. The wife expressed hel
surprise, and the surprise made the professor laugh
but such laugh, it was decided horse laugh, thai
elected response from all the horses on a neigh.
boring cab stand In the afternoon his wife had the
greatest difficulty in getting him past seed shop
where quantity of oats spread out in the win
dow for sale Soon afterward his hair (Which is OF
rich auburn) began to grow to trem nduous length,
and to assume more and more the shape OF name
His face, too, was covered with hair, and he gave
great amusement to the little boys Of Berlin by ap-
peanng one day in the streets with pair of blind
ers.
Various other changes gradually came over him.
He would start as if frightened at the crack of a
whip, the scream OF railroad whistle would set him
off gaoping at full speed while the sound of rum
pet would make him prick up his and dstend
his nOstrs in most equine manner. 1t was noticed
also that his of late had grown considerably
longer. One night he missed, and after consid-
cradle search he found stretched at full length
upon the straw in the stable When his poor wife
approached him, he began rearing and pitching in
such violent manner that it only by putting
on the kicking straps that he could be kept in the
least still He could not be induced to keep his
boots and as it found very uncomfortable to
allow him to run about the drawing room barefooted
he was removed, and permitted to indulge in his
centrcities only out Of the house. He would spend
whole afternoons in the different stable yards his
avorite associates ostlers and omnibus contrac.
tors his favorite haunts the Offices of the CLARA gems
and the most fashionable beer houses Nothing
pleased him so much as to sleep in stall.
After while his feet began to harden, and it was
observed that hard substance, not unlike horses
hoof, was forming over them. The same peculiarly
became soon observable the hands. From this
time forth he refused TO walk up right and frosty
morning he was found on all tours outside farriers
shop. stretching out of his feet as If he were
anxious to be shod. Since that period he has been
put under the care Of a veterinary surgeon, who
gives but faint hopes of his recovery ellis face"
he observes in memoir written the subject, q is
growing longer every month. The nostr!ls have
banded to an inordinate size, and the mouth has
stretched itself nearly three times It's former width.
There is but little doubt that in time all traces Of the
human face divine will be walking about ptable
object, with a vertable horses head Oh his Shout
ders At present his only delight is having bit
put into his mouth"
Whether the transformation will proceed further it
is impossible to say. One fact however is pretty
tain, for all the most learned philosophers of Berlin
are unanimous upon the point that this singular alb.
sorption of the man in the animal Is entirely owing to
the practice persvered in for many years OF eating
nothing but horse-fesh The professor has been a
hippohage to that extent that he has all but become
a horse himself! The phenomena has created the
sensation in all the equestrian circles of the
Prussian capitol. Horse flesh, in consequence, has
fallen full 50 per cent.-Punch's Berlin Cor.
New FLOUR REGULATIoN-We requested TO
state that thrty-two of the merchants of this town,
dealers in Flour, have entered into agreement
hereafter "to make difference of SO cents per Dbl,
both in buying and selling between each quality
cept Condemned and in this the buyer to exercise his
discretion"
We are not sufficiently familiar with the subject
to say more of it than this, that learn the regua
ton will conform to the practice elsewhere, and be
advantageous to the producers who bring their -four
to This market.-Fayetteui4e Observer.