The New York herald., 1864-10-16
Dead Horses and Their Uses.


On the west bank OF the Potomac and about midway
between the long bridge and Alexsndra stands what IS
called tue bone factory Of Hessrs Dawson Hale Tho
establishment covers about hait acre Of ground and
presents cong Generation OF Old aud sheds Of ali
sizes aud a. s' anges Tue IRA owns one s'eamtug aud
twelve oarge bv means OF winch the
veyed from Nahagton Alexandra and GicsDoro to their
estsblishment.
yhe baGes, upon their arrival, arc immediately d.
vested Of thcir hides which after beng saltea
posed OF to the tanners. lhe hair " and tails
washed aud dried aud the larger part of tho best quality
exported TO Europe, whsre manufactured into hair
cloth The residue Is disposed ri ~ markets. and
is used Ia various articles or commerce. bit as
CURED hair. after hide Is the body divided
into small parts aud conveyed TO the tanks. These
tanks are eleven 10 number AMI capable OF containing
one hundred and forty bodies Each tank hns
pine connected with IT, aud tnesc pncs are supplied with
steam rom boiler NJ great capaCiiy aud power. The
tanKs are fled with icsh, and water is let them
FROM Woodward pump. which answers well the double
service of engine ana pump toT nips hours the
steamed. At tho end OF that tinc the
are remoycd the oil - akea from the surface and after
being cooled aud strained put into barrels and
market IL Is considered " be equal TO any for lubri
eating purposes except The dnar rsn oDS. Il also used
largely Ia soap mafing. The Stegmnp process having
been completcd the water Is let ont of the tanks,
and tho res'duum ot bones and other fbrous matter
thrown out upon platform. where II underRocs q
rasng process, which separates large hard bones
from the smaller and softer ones ihe hoofs are
tnsn selected the shoes tsKsn from ,hem and sold ae
old ron the shoeess hoofs are sop 10 the horn comb
makers, n and others 10 rhadelpeis where the parts
into glue. When the large bonos separated aud
seasoned, they are ground into the fertilizer known ~
the pulp, and placed in sheds where II lies for certain
length Of time under the action Of suphurc acia spd
other chenicals then spread out In dry atmos'
phere until all moatuYe cvapora,cs When ground TO
coarse powder, and packed IN barrels or sssks ready
for use BY artificial the fertilizer can Dc pre-
pared for market In thirty days, but II NOT reckoned
producs so good article whep prepared by the usuAl
method, wrich takes average une four months IN
quality rsgks asxt 20 Peruviao susnc and resdiiy com
ids 'fJ go to Sdt per Tor. R viii be seea thus that
tbsrs not particle OF the ctsease AZ horse wasted
everything being turned Apparently 70 the best poss
account ers are several Of these essso'isnmen IN sne
QnVed stat6k, b0t pcpe extensive ~ tsu and none
that operate 10 such advantage.
AZ the beginning II this wac the sovernnsat loon me
hides from the borses and buried thsr na1ed oodea
Bss roads and elsewhere at cost, saiu, oi
$50 900 year Nov II receives fynm this urn yegfwO
per AnnuIn allowed " take s,s dead animals ON ~
hands So ia this sie opsrsAlon tho country neM sav
ng OF sl00, 900 every twelve months Add 70 ssls we
cress o capital scsguipg 70 tbs manufacturer and tns
farmer BY the use VI massrak sbtssed thvou!h tho
SECS above desmfbsA snd not exaageratton "
say that htv one sstabiishmcnA nAireoty contributes 20
the wealth a the country IN . single year $500 900
Tho average amount u bodies worked up work for
the last six months " thres hundred and nisy The ss
tablshmcnt IL not inviting one for holiday visitors
hut il very Interesting 10 the curious ruch matters
The provrstors both courteous and gsntismsusy.