Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-10
A Dead Horse.
is lie WORTH MORE THAN TIE LIVING AM.
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can be applied, iu tho course of which it is
remarked that the animal must bc remark.
ubly good one if he is worth as much when
alive rs he is to the rctor.s and kcttcls of the
chemist AS soon as tho horse is dead, his
blood is sought by the manufacturer Of abu
men, and sugar rcGncrs, aud the burners Of
lamrblack. Not drop is allowed to 60 to
waste.
The name and tail arc wanted fov hairclo,h,
sicvcs, bowstrings and brushes The skin is
converted into leather for cart harness, boots
and shoes, and strong collars The hoofs arc
used for combs, horn work, glue, and in old
times were the chief source Of halshorn, now
obtained from the gas house The flesh is
boiled down in tho rendering vat, and much
oil and fat are obt,incd from it, Some of the
choice bits may find their way into cheap res
taurants,and play the part of bccfsteak, or help
to enrich the hasy plates Of soup of these
establishments The flesh left after all has
been extracted from i, that is of any service
Is sometimes burned, to be used as manure,
or is worked into nirogcuous compounds,
such rs the cyaniden, to be used by the pho
tosraphcr in taking pictures. The stomach
and ntcstincs make valuable strings and
cords for musical Instruments, aud out of the
bones SO many useful articles are manuf,ctu.-
rd that 1t is almost impossible to make out u
complete list OF them Among them arc but
tons, toys, tweaz!rs, knife handles, rulers,
cups, d,m;uoes, balls. and the residue from
all these things is burnt Into b)ne black, to
be used by the sugarrcliner, who puts in Il
second clain on the dead horse and some
parts OF the .ckbonc is burned wlite to be
used by the asS,Ycr in testing gold, and when
the asSayer and rclincr have filshcd with it,
II Is converted int, super ph sph,tc, to serve
as a valu' manure up,n our lrnl Tie
teeth are used ns substitute for ivory, an
the iron shoes, if not n,icl over the d,,r -
insure good fortune To the household, arc
worked up into cxcellcnt wrought metal.
Some portion of the bone black is converted
into phosphorus for tho m,nufactura Of
matches, ami lately Il valuable bread prep,ra
ration is made OF the phosphate, and m"l
cincs are prepared for the cure OF consump
tircs.
III" iNNoCEfCH OF CuILDuooD one
Of our ncighbor's houses was very bright
litt'r girl. 1t chanced once that they had
guest, minister and an esteemed friend.
Little Annie watched him very closely. and
finally sat down beside him and began to
draw on the slate
"What arc you doing, Annie z" asked lc
clergyman.
"l'Sc making your picture" sail the child
50 the eentlenan sat very still, and She
worked away earnestly for awhile. Then she
stopped and compared her work with the
original, and shook her little head
81 cant like it much" she said. "Iainl
great deal like you. | dcss III put tail
to it and call it Il dory."
Fancy lis feelings! What Likeness
there must have hccn
SHARP BuY.-.A clergyman was once
catcchisng a class of children belonging to
his congregation and coming to little boy
who was something Of rogue, asked him
what lie knew
81 know something" replied tho urohin,
with significant look
"Wcll, my son. what do you know ?' re-
piled the pnstor.
| 81 know where there is a birds nest"
said tie boy; "bnt shan't tell you, for fear
you will steal the eggs"
lfsA.- Some few years since one Of the clerks
ina prominent banking house of Albany hay.
Ing had an intimation that it was proposed to
dispense with his services, boldly entered the
Office Of the President and said "Mr. Prcsi
dent, | have made up my mind that the in
tcrcsts of this bank require that either you o.,
myself should leave its service AS you are
the leading owner Of the bank, and lave Il
large family to support, have concluded to
leave you in your position and retire myself"
| The young man "Yctircd"
CS- The testimony Of daughter of the
parties to q recent Indiana divorce suit seems
| conclusivc-"Fathcr got mad because moth.
or starchcd lis stockings. Mothc picked up
| the stockings and hit father on the head wito
them, and it sounded as though they we're
sticks of wood Father then stuffed hot
wheat cake down mothers throat and then
mother set the dog on father, and twisted the