Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-08
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CATTLE KILElNG IN NEW YORK.
Thescattle which come to this city are
chiefly from the interior of this State
Ppnnsl lvaaiil. Virginia. Ohio, Illinois and
Indiana. gathered into droves by purcha.
sers who constantly visit the grazing dis
atricts. -
But there is a great diferencein these,
Of which the inRocept consumers know but
little. Nothing is more tempting than a
fine siroin piece Of roasting, or a juicy
and tender beef steak, and there are MAJ
SRy dtlicacies concealed in the carcass Of
the bullock which need no commentator
at our hands. But half the time we do
not know what we are eating. It would
require, indeed The interchangeable May
hew, Of London. 10 trace all the peculiar
tiles which attend the progress of the AMI
NAL from the stall to the dinner table,
aided, TOO, by confidential Board Of
Commissonersap appointed by Mayor Wood
reporters not excluded. = 45sgsafA
FsThoasands of cattle are brought every
week by railways and steamers to this
city. where they are killed somewhat on
the BobadL principle. Fifty? Kill them
Fifty more Kill them. They are kept
in.pens in the upper wards, and general
hly sold to the New York butchers on time.
Their notes are shaved by brokers OF q
particular class. who makeif fortunes by
the business, and hang around the drcs
Ters. s1~ %' -. - 500.
~, Where tho cagcsss is, there, the cages gather
together.
Large numbers Of cattle are slaughter
sedfn Albany and Troy, and are brought
here 10 sides, prepared to be sold to the
stall butchers and second hand dealers.
Tbs hides aod honfs are retained there
for local sale; the-esI4ble parts come here
TO be sold q. re;aih The hides and hoofs
are very impcrtaps articles-they contain
elements Of usefuluess-tbey are valuable
in the domestic arts, and fortunes are
made out OF them. One may stand at q
particular point in a certain avenue, and
see two of the stateliest mansions in New
York. the one built of sole leather and the
other Of gelatinized hoofs. -
We were surprised to learn that the
cattle Brought to this city are generally
bed once or twice before they are knock
ed in the head. This is done to make the
meat white and pleasant to the eye. 1t
is not the American taste to have too
much of the red juices at the dinner ta>
bic, following where The knife is driven"
We prefer a jrier preparation, and have
christian notion of =" abstaining from
things strnngled and from blood"
But this bleeding by the butcher must
be carefully done. Many a noble OK,
when he Losses too much Of his vitality,
lies down and gives up the ghost. The
anxious phlebotomist watches his patient
carefully, and just before the last breath
escapes, he gives him a regular coup de
grace, and finishes him before he has time
to die. This makes the whole business
regular. .-. s.. ..ss.--zst r,f..
The cattle brought from Ohio are gen
orally unsound in the liver, which is sup
posed to be owing to the grass they feed
on. This disappears after they have been
for time on New York grazing farm.
Those which come from the south side Of
the Potomac, are considered of the finest
quality. Those from Indiana are highly
prised so alc also those from Kentucky
which have hitherto borne away tho palm.
The county OF Delaware. in this State,
successfully completes with all. There
are slaughter houses On the island, where
for a fixed fee, or the perquisites of
tongues and feet to the owner or lessee OF
the ground. the drover may have his cat
tie billed and dressed TO suit himself
This animal per centage is in fact equiva-
lent to a pretty round charge. and for
tunes hav5 been and may be made by
this means. ..--
The Jewish butchers are class by
themselves. Their ctstums and religious
o5serYanccs compel them to a more for
NAL mode Of slaughtcring than practiced
by their christian friends. They whet
their knives. then feel the edge, and make
ready to kill rs If it were so nominated
in the bond" The animal is then tied
by his fore feet and his hind feet, turned
on his back and hoisted up by tackle,
the body scarcely touching the floor
His nose is held down and while in this
position the follower CT Moses approaches
and cuts his windpipe through. without
touching the neck bone. That would he
fatal error. The legs are next skinned,
and hole is made at the point of the
breast bone, A penknife is then inserted
TO separate the. case containing the lights.
and the hand is passed in to see if ,tbey
are not grown or stringy and attached to
other parts within. If So the animal is
good. and fit to be eaten blythe faithful
Two seals Of lead, with Hebrew, inscrip-
lions, are placed on the breast .and,.a
.ditional seals or every part of the animal,
ifrequired by the credulous, -HsrGIa.