Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-08-09

: from hose. and then smother boy pushes
il along The wire fsom which IL hangs on a
wheel. and taxes il 10 its Plsoc In the cool
ing-room, where "a hanrs al night This
ccoling-room Is eurious spectacle. IL
contains two regiments Of suspended hocs.
arranged IN long. regular rous; one reci-
ment. the rosuh Of to-day's operations. the
ether, Of Yesterday. The cutting up Of
these huge oarcasscs j. accomplished With
the same easy ard wonderful rapiii'y. The
first that Nc Glanced 10 see cut % pieces
vas an enormous fellow Of "a hundred
pounds. and Il AS done IN just one third
q a minute. Two men tumbicd him over
upon a WAGON. vhceiing him 20 the scales
where hrs weight va instantly asccrisined
and recorded. Near By VS. thc cutting-
table, upon which he vas Immediately foP-
ped. Two simultaneous blows uiih = cleav
er severed has bead ard his hind quarters
from the trunk. and TIE Subdivision Of these
wAs accomplished b. three o. four mastery
cuts with the same ins-rumeut- Near the
table are the oTcn uouths % a. many large
wooden pipes thc-c are kinds cf pieces
in a hor. ard these Tad 90 the various
apartments bciov. where the several pieces
ar % BE- further dealt viih. Gently down
their vel grcased PIPE slips the hans %
the smoking Department asay glide thc
sailing Picces 20 the cellar; thc lard leaves
slide softly down 70 the trying room; the
trimmings % the han. vanish silently down
their pipe 90 the sausacc-roorn; TIE Tongue.
the feet. and every atom Of the desh. start
On their journey % tie places where they
ar wanted and thus. In twenty seconds
the siS -hundrcd-p ourdc- has been cst 90
pieces and distributed al over az extensive
building.
The delivery Ct three finished hogs a
uiuute requires the following force Of u,cn
tuo pen-rncn, one knockcr-dowu one stiek-
CT; two hri-flc-snrtchcrs, four scrapcr.
* shavc-s (who remove the hair from
parts rot reached by THE scuPcr-); to
gam5lc-mcn enc guticr, one hosc-boy
one slide boy, ore splitter Cuho ia.;e-, ihc
animal open Co facilitate cooiinc.). iuo
sftcnlants upon the ca'tcrs one wciehc-.
two c,cascr. men iour kuisc-ncn crc ham
trimmer. one shouiler-triuucr. one paes-
CT; SIX han-saitcrs, one veirbsr and
brar1cr Que lar1 man one book-kccrcr;
sever porters and ahorrrs.-in an. City
uon. The system. thrrciors. enables one
man 20 convert into rork thirty -. a day.
Tie Proprictors Of these packing bousrs
psy thc osners of the animals siNfy cents
each i'- TIE privilege CT ki,iinE them. an
DERIVE iheir p-oft from the rria.e. TIE
br.stics O. a hor are wort seventeen ccut..
his tonguc. Eve ccnts the hair and The ist
q thc intcsfines pay tbe entire cost cfkiIl-
Ins. dressing. and packing.
There b. moral .a al this r. such
cstablishmeuis. a business Which in itself j.
dissastiar. ard prchaps barbaririnr. al
most ceases 90 be 80 and tLc rart of g
which canrot BE- deprived oi Be-. disgusting
rircumsfancrs D. performed hv vcrs icu
Individuals. TEcnfy men. iu fo1r months.
DO 81 that D. disagrccaaic in tle sia,inr a.
one handred and e.. shfy thousan8 hogs. an
those t~cniy men. By The operation ofveli-
known laws. are sure % be THE persons %
whom the work j. least ofcnsirc and leas,
Injurious