New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-09
A NEW PLAN TO PREVENT
HKALTH OF THE CITY,
Introduced by the Crescent City Live
stock Landing and Slaughterhouse
Monopoly.

In the first place half of the cattle
slaughtered at that establishment already dead
before the butcher has chance to come near the
animal to bleed it, consequently the meat is red
and feverish and not tit for human food, and very
often is tainted before reaching market. At pres
rnt there is not half the accommodation required
for CARRYING ON the butchering business OF this city
afforded by that outrageous swindle across the
river and in order to to y a da the
As soon as animal is stripped of his hide and split,
the owner is compelled to quarter the same throw
in cart OF wagon often tanna,n nVe r or tx
the ferry landing and very often wait for hours in
the broilng sun, the meat exposed to the same for
reaches the market o the meat is already
blue and by next morning spoiled Meat
slaughtered and handled in that way so can
If this people desire to be poisoned, et thae
infamous monopoly be allowed to remain and then
epidemics on top of epidemcs will be our lot LOON
at our markets today. and compare them to what
they were bere before this outrage was enforced
and you will at once be satisfied that there Is
something wrong somewhere. IL TINS people VIII
take pains visit that OdiOus healhpreserying IN
sttution the river, they will at once DC aole
to locate the wrong They viii there ind ere1urs
a mad dog. We are being crowded to the wall, and
without accident an explosion must take place.
We to-day, receive worse treatment at the hands
of the State Government than ever did the negro
slaves from their severest masters 90 and see the
SaughterhOuse, and how business is carried on
there and you must admit my picture nld ana
short of the mark: for such an Outragt-such an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS never known or heard OF under
Gods
In this city and climate the slaughtering of ami
mails for human food requires all possible care as
to cleanliness and time. The saughterh3uses
should be large, airy and well ventilated, and the
animals killed as late in the day as possible, and
let remain hanging night i'll the slaughter
house, to give the animal heat chance to
evapOrate before it is quartered and hauled 10
market. Meat killed and hauled in that way viii
be fit to eat and will keep for two or three days by
proper care. The animals as now slaughtered in
that accursed institution over the river suffer the
greatest OF torture. Consequently the meat be-
comes unhealthy, red and fesersh in appearance,
and AS have stated before not tit for human food
Gentlemen. go and see the institution. Ipray you
to do so, for yor satisfaction, and you will at
see that my statement is the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth. AS an old
and experienced butcher. l must say to this
people that the inspection of live stock by
the State Inspector or any other inspector is mere
farce. No man can pronounce an animal sound and
healthy while yet alive. The proper place for the
inspection of meat is in the market where the meat
is cut in pieces and exposed for sale; there, and
there alone faithful inspector do justice to the
consumers. 1t is shame and disgrace to the gov
eminent of the United States that such outrageous
attempts at violating the constitution and laws of
the State and the United States are allowed to be
carried to such extremes without apparently, an
effort the part of the general government to
check and compel the State authorities to respect
the constitution and laws of our country. l am
citizen ofthe United States proud of my nationality
and stripes, the flag of Washington, the flag of my
country, and claim in common with others its pro-
lection. therefore feel humiliated-feel the effect
of the Outrages all the more. If ever mortal man
spoke the truth it Judge Bradley in the slaugi
house in June last. when he said the legislation
of irresponsible Legislatures curse to the gov
eminent of the United States. We butchers are
treated more like criminals than peaceable and law
A. JEHLEN, Butcher.
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