The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-27
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THE HOG.

f THE HooG.oa siIF .etsf
Awriter in the Chicago Post grows
eloquent in the praisei>ef the hog.
We quotes 10 tsom ri sG 1sHhaai 3iI
The hog has been in disreputel for
ia long time, at least ever since he be-,
gan to play his part in the ancient re-,
tigions. 1t is fashionable to, lidicule
and denounce him, and call him q
filthy brute, and to, insist that he is
the dire author of leprosy, consump,
ton, cancer, serofulsi and the, most
disgusting diseases that afHict human
Eity. L This is the teaching of predju-
tdice, not of science sIats 5srlt nj noits.
+ The hog outliYes all hostility and
laughs, so, to speak, at the success of
his slanderers.o Still is the reeking
roast pig the sacrifice Of many q din
ner table, and STILLS theErnral ceiling
festooned with the sayory sausage and
the smoke house fragrant with ham,
Wedea with 7facts,not sentiment The
hog q trueiicosmopolitel-a citizen
of the world. He increases and null
tipiies and inherits every part of the
inhabitable globe: He is as ubiquitous
as the bat. Hedoesnot stand in high
i trepute for his MANNERS, but he is most
accommodating, thriving with equal
content in the styaof the rich and the
kitchen of fltheindigent.I He wallowsj
sometimes, but naturalists tell me that
i he does this forthe sake of foleanliness
which isnexto to Godlinessaafor the
same reason that the Pacific Islanders
grease themselves. JATnoBg'his quaint
IIpeculiarities are his gruht of satisfac.'
ton and his lsqucal Of rem6nstrance
and reproach. 81 He should nevergbe
fed until he stops his squealing : it is
the approved method of breaking him
of the habit. =, '1 - 80, ~. % ;.,,. -,
Homer, in his Odyssey, honored the
swinekeeper with the confidence of
Ulysses-and why not? The hog,
called stupid, is really one Of the
most enterprising and sagaeioh of an
imalsI The gamekeeper of Sir Henry
Mildmay actually broke blackh SOW
to hunt game in the woods; and she
ran in the hunt with remarkable sue,
4 cesssv She would track game,i back
and, eostand, and point partr;dges,
4 pheasants, snipes aud rabbits, as skill
fully as a bred, pointer She would
bound in response to whistle, and
would wag her head and squeal with
delight on being shown a gum.
r. The Babylonian Talmad says |:
?" Cursed be he that breedethl hogs =
and the history of the Maceabees tells
las that the q scribe Eleazar. walked
1 straight to the ctortures Of persecution
rather than eat q slice ef.sspare urib,
4 heroically' cpreferring the martyrs
stake to- the pork steak. This animal
fhas been under the ban of many re-
slligions. ~ The Mohammedans learned
ffomthe EgYRtians to hate him be-
cause he pi'eversely declined to-" chew
Pthe cud = but lie still manages to mas
ticate and digest considerable pottage
in the course of a. year, uoitisoqqo
i The hog is the product Of natures
most economical thought. There is
no part that cannot be utilized, His
| flesh, fat, bristles, hair, ahoofs and
I bones are all turned to account The
: divisions Of his dnctious body, says
Apicids, are as familiar as the diyis-
lions of the EARTH His ears and feet
4 go to- souse; his brains are q choice
4 dish for the epicure? His tail has for
, IEages been claimed BY successive gem
erations of children as their peculiar
property. Tradition points out how
to appropriate it; roast on the Goals,
4 take in the fingers and, eat without
Il - u ,,n9f9TJ sSbfa94a I9lflH d1Gd 0-9 4
e"At. ynn6g9Il sdI HotiU YaiIgu gtrHr
+ The hog. is the staff of life-the arch
enemy zof Cfamine--the poor mans
best friend, = Moreover, in his earlier
days, he is stfikingly playful, ffisky,
4 cunning and graceful--as much more
4 interesting than human infant ofthe
same age as the latter is more inter-
j estihg than 50 much putty; In adult
4 pighood he is ,omniyerous and self
reliant, bold and expeditienary,,l and
! he breeds faster, grows faster and
i keeps cheaper. than any other domes-
w 'ani1Hai'r !tnfur bnBsUohi yf1it nBdI szom
A. Americaiis pre-enlinently' the home
i of the hog Lhe is logical deduction
! from Indian corn, He was was INTRODUCED
z to Virginia in 46O9, and here he null
tipied SO brapidl y lthat sfhep colonists
4 were. compelled to ,palisade James
4 town high to Keep out the Indians,
close to keep out the hogs. o Mrs. Hog
can produce ten to, twenty alta birth,
as often as twice. a year. Thedescend-
4 ants qof "a single pair, . allowing six
4 young, ta . litter would amount to
I sixDmillions in fiftynlyears.s The graf
itutie OF the countryis due to Cineina
: natl for that, by assiduous harvesting,
4 she keePss down the inundation which
q constantly threatens to oaoEerwhelm1 us
in amhncommon ruin. bhR oI-bsinaW
II 10 alsls- -all---i.t..l.o i Ii ~ i'3Tas
f. SEVEN Sins to De accounted for
that We're left out Of the book viz; 4 /, +
oIA /. Refusing to take your. own rcoun-
i ty paper. oil g9di ,i95lTam qiod! uoIBIsi
5tj O. Taxing a paper and then refusing
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" payi tnvFI tnvpFI 1it;di goilo9anoo sidi nj bl,B
D. Not adyertisings inobiasrq aili
r. A. Getting married and forgetting
; to hand in the notice along With d
d dollar +" William y to the printer. ~ If
IT, 8. Asking newspapers tot publish
= matter that is for your own benefit,
without renumeration.2 ii HshW 9s
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