Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-18

i" A"foi, Is HOL superior. Ole mem
Der OF the jury asks permission to carry off a
piece, Several send up their plates for sec.
ond slice. The gourmets do not know yet the
excellence of this morsel l recommend it to
them. 1t is perfect in every point. All, sto.
MACH how ridiculous were your little preju:
dices
The jury unanimously and enthusiastically
declare that the srloin Of this old horse should
rank with the most delicious meats.
M. II. Bouley feels himself conquered and
convicted, and bravely confesses it.
But strict truth compels me to say that
some excellent roast cartridges which succeed
ed the roast, were not absolutely overlooked
10y the jury, any more than the entfemets OF
the nuts and fruits of the desert, which proves
that the meat Of the hors, passes without
trouble the difficult dc6les Of the digestive
highway, very interesting element in the dis
cussion. For my part, remembering an aph
crism both witty and true of one who perfectly
understands the hygiene of the stomach, cur
colleague, NJ. L. Viron, waited twenty foul
hours before writing these lines, in order to de
clare that wrote without any remorse of d.
gestion
To sum up-the flesh of an old horse, of 2s
: ~. ~ eo'S no
A superior soap
A good and very eatable soup meat;
And an exquisite roast.
Now is that not q very interesting expert
ment Let us return to NJ. Renault who in.
vestigates this subject on account of the CUES
ton of political economy which it INVOLVES
he will treat it calmly and scient fcally as he
does everything, without cxaggeration or en-
thuslasm. Can we not already see a number
of instances where the flesh of the horse, which
to-day is turned over to the soap-boiler, might
be usetully employed as an alinent? A Wig
orous young horse breaks his legs, dies Of apo
plexy, of collie, or of any other accident why
lot; since his flesh is good, healthy, agreeable
and nourishing, let this animal enter into the
general consumption No doubt a strcter
inspection would be necessary than for any
other animal, for the horse is subject to a
dreadful disease, one that is transmissablc to
man. 1t is true that NJ Renau.t aftrms that
the cooked meat Of diseased horse loses all
contagious qualities, and he is willing to Ilovt
it Oh himself. But then what danger for the
butchers, the SINNERS, and even Our own
cooks
But beyond these conditions of disease can
We hOt loiSoSC u pltsNY, anu tutI nv idl
tlnt, perhaps, when the flesh o. the horse shall
be locked upon as a precious reserve in the
great question of almcntat.ou Already at
Bfux.lles there is a very we'll patti on!sed
butcher shop for horse meat. One has been
established for sometime at Bavaria, another
in Saxony, &C., &c. Even here at home, at
Abort, those who live near the school, since
they have tasted horse meat, every time that
a horse is killed, and that the director of the
school has given it as his opinion that the
flesh is fit for food, the ncighbors, l say, hast
ell to secure a piece, and Of the animal OF
which yesterday had my share, not one par
ticle remains. And really declare that they
are not to be pitied who have consumed him
Has it not often happened in the rough chan
ceS OF war, that an army in. want Of provis
ions has been obliged to kill their horses A
Dire extremity without doubt, but one which
i'll Il hygcilic point of view has no serious con
sequence, and that is the essential pout for
the tine being.
1t is, doubtful, however, as long as there are
bcevcs, cows aud sheep, whether the flesh of
the horse will become an element OF general
consumption. The horse is too uscfu! to man,
he is too much his friend, companion, his fell
low-aborer, his intelligent friend, for him to
be taken from his natural calling and turned
into simple Stalled animal. 1t will be pro
badly only by accident or necessity that he can
become food for man. But even those noes
sites are common enough to claim the atteli-
ton of the public economist.
Whatever may happen, | must thank NJ.
Renault for having dissipated prejudice, 81
fenced repuglance, and taught me this new
fact, that
Horse flesh is good, wholesome and agree
able AMEDKE LAToUR.
L Union Wcdicale