The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-23
what They Eat in New York.

Hogs Juttened upon Dead Rats, Cats, Dogs, and
refuse POaAices Jr0is' tie Hospital
Blessed are the people who doti't live III New
York. Such picture as wrs recently disclosed
to the view of an investigating committee of
health wardens and policemen is enough to make
a Christian become Jew-at least to a certain
extent. Near the grounds which are to form
the New Central Park there are a number Of
establishments where swine are raised and from
which they are sold into tile New York Market.
This committee visited these establishment on
Thu lay week, and we quote the subioinsd
sketch Of one OF them from the report Of their
investigation which we find in the Tribune:
"Ihe first one that was visited, and the one
at which the most disgusting. scenes were enac-
ted was piggery located on the east of Broad
way, in Fifty Nifith street. and owned by one
Charles Oberlander. This man raises large
number Of hogs every year for the market, aud
has for long time been engaged in the business:
But the manner in which he does it is disgrace.
ful in the very last degtee. 1t is disgracelul to
the man himself, and disgracelul to the city Of
New York. Upon an examination ofhis pren-
ises some of the most disgusting sights we're
witnessed. The law states that only four pigs
Shall be allowed upon one lot, while this man
had more than one hundred Id a pen which
rubbish, which lad been covered by Oberlan-
ders wife when she esped the officers was
found to contain large quantities of intestnes Of
animals mixed Up with other masses of putrid
matter. Attet this was examined, the captain
and his men went all around the premises, and
everywhere they went they found bones Of all
kinds, the carcasses of dead dogs; pigs and cats,
tup in pieces for the pigs to eat. There werc
also dead rats in abundance Unon EXAMINING
more infinitely everything that was seen on the
ground, it was ascertained that rags with dried
poulticcs upon them were among the lot. All
kinds OF filth and garbage were mike up to-
gether with them. The wife OF this man, when
sharply questioned, reluctantly confessed that
all these thinge were given to the pgs 70 eat
and that they were fed upon nothing else but
this kind of stuff, and such other garbage as can
be gathered through the city. She said that
her husband was paid to take away from the city
hospital all the oifa that is to be found in that
place, and that he removed az least one load ev-
cry day. This 6ffal is COMPOSED Of all kinds of
matter. 1t was found TO contain the beds that
were founl to be unfit to keep in the hospital,
from having been used by the very worst pa
tients, and containing dangerous contagious dis
eases, all the old clothes that have been used
by the physicians and students, and the rags
upon which the poulticeS were placed. Then
then were other filth and olTal of the hospital
i'll addition to these all mixed together
Oberla1der, upon beiftg asked what he did
with the beds and rags which he Carried away
from the New York Hospital said that he emp
tied the straw out for the pigs to lie on, and
then he sold the ticks for making paper. The
rags, also after the swine had eaten, were wash.
cd and sold for the same purpose.