The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1868-12-25

| here to say, that II IN auGht we have
said, or further say, we should trespass
upon the demesnes of that favorite an.
thor, it will be unwittingly done.
The fecuadity Of t.se cog family is one
Of the marvcls of natese. That animal
is capable procrcation at the early age
of one year, an age at which the human
infant can scarcely crawl is without
teeth, and is unable to express itself,
and when the calf and the colt are still
sustained by the mother. Mrs. Hog
produces eight to twelve, and even more
at birth, and that twice year. Vau-
ban estimates the product of single
sow, with only six young at time, in
ten generations, to be about six millions
five hundred thousand, from which he
deducts five hundred thousand on ac-
count of accidental death. The case
with which the hog is raised, his omni-
vorous appetite and his industry and
self-rcIiance make him the cheapest Of
all animals to keep. TO tho poor, he is.
indeed precious boon. To "incrcasc
and multiply" seems to be regarded by
the hog as his first duty.
The whole number of hogs in the
United States. in 1886, was put at forty
millions, about a hog and a half for every
man, woman and child of the then pop
uation. Valued at 81 per head, the az
grcgate value would be $230,000,0 00.
What country this for hogs and Indian
corn With them it will be easy to
ward off starvation.
There is no part of.thc hog that can
not be utilized. His flesh, fat, b,istIcs,
hair, hoofs and bones are turned to &C
count. His very entrails are eaten
The divisions into which his body arc
cat arc as well known as the divisions
of the carth-hams, shoulders, mid
dlings, jowls. His cars and feet are
m ldo into sousc, and his brains ara made
choice dish for the epicure. His tail
has for ages been claimed b. successive
generations of children as their pcca!iat
property. Tradition points ont the WAY
Of cooking it-roasting on tho COAL
aud Of eating it without salt, and held II
the fingers. Sparo-rbs AID chine l.
there man with a heart in his bosom
and teeth in his head who doe. not dc
light in them7
Some call the hog stupid. Stupid.
indeed His intelligence is Of II high
order, and his instincts are as sharp ~
well, razor or briaf, or a steel
trap. His courage, when he gets his
bristlcs up, and chooses touse histusks,
make him the terror OF bo.h men ana
dogs. lie knows "a hawk from arhand
saw" and can tell his feeding time as
we'll as if he carried clock in his body.
He is an carly riser, and the familiar
"c-h-o-a-r-k, c-h-o-a-rk" o! his feeder
Just at the peep Of day never fails 70 b"
answered. He never misses roll cal,
though he cannot be called i soldier. A
''hog in armor' is said to DO The mos
ridiculous of all things. His saGaeity in
determining attitudes cxccsds t1at o.
the most scientific men. n
What would mankind DO without Tie
hog? He supplies food to millions =
Those who are too distant from market
to sell their grain and truck prodac.'
feed them to tic hogs, thus killing two
birds with one stone. Bread IS called
"tho staff of life," the hog is life itself
The beauty in her silks and satins may
turn from him in disgust as lie csc ges
from his sly all rocking with mire, bui
she eats him, and enjoys him, too, whe'
he appears on the table. As has been
observed by those accustomed to cater
for the public, that the favori'c diet Of
ladies generally, however delicate and
dainty, is shoaf
The hog is mighty institution
power in the land. In spite Of his snoat:
of his bristlcs, of his grunt, Of his foul
habits and his perverse ways, tue hog
deserves to be held in high esteem to
be treated kindly while living, and to
be killed gently, and with as little pain
as possible when his time comes. The
time Of many is at hand.