, 1874-05-22

70 khs Edf,or Of His chtaaao 3riS.ne: .
Sin, Lellovo it Will be allowed by n1ost nor
Cns ons 1Gmept9 m ose a nS5SsS ~
not to LAY deception, practlcel IN oil 'tradea aud
profossiona: 'tThoro aro tticle in al tradou," is
an adago nearly % old as tho tricks themselves.
presseiores s ain IN point q seniority, es oenoludo
I'm In ta p co,1rSo ,f Of your rcmatis On tho extor-
tionato nrioo OF meat, q fow numbers back In
THE TRinuHr you aaid: .
Tho eatt,s ,o1s hero Tor city consumption ara of
caaa known Il, eycry herdsa,l and ocra!sor from
hsro to hs lilo drSdo. Whensyae there 1. COW ttat
- not slasaabe unter any Of ths hsns known 70 tae
stnae sS aha1Sr !; ,s ncnao WIN n" rst
eass shar sfkas tho or sto
here il purchased, slaughtered, and 1etaea to the
general public at prices which would well oomrsnsato
for tho eettor grade Of animal Iho oniy ,S
w 5so@af ~ ofer fer ahs fa ays or AID s
coieo Of tatnr honest riccs or auor total loss Of
atock,:
II orr mnat-markets povor contained meat in
forior to TINT derived from The so-callet = Chca-,
10 br1tol1pf hioclt. would, llko tho rost OF my
Ea}.oynitiycrs. :. n,,iotiy-beca,,ao uocessarily-
submit tn cnra,,tI1o nv daily ellco of tho sail
1uoBlionab]o duality, oyou st tho present onor-
n,oua pripe asked. but, alas for tho frailty OF
not iillo anpronio IN tho shop OF overy man who
nnrceIa mt nur auimnl food,
A nystory in mnat Ioaling ltoa thorefn TINT tho
CONSUMER Is nslod to pay tfo highest price for
ali grades and qualities Of mont Offered him. II
tile quality OF tho meat we consume would corro-'
Bpond to tho piico asked, or II our retallors OF
mont wou1d vary thofr prices according to tho
quality Of mcht they Boli, there would then bo
aomo fairness In thoir dealings, nna more
general satisfaction, BuppoBng tho n,eat
offored was not inferior eyou to Chicago
butcher stock.> "Livs and lot live !"
Ia a common, II not a worry refined, mode
OF expressing d particular feeling among persons
connected with tra1o. And hero Is wlbro, tho
hitch comes in ia FIR aa tho butcher ia con-
corned, and to the dotriment Of tho sliye y Of
the, consumer. For, il tho lRttcr is not worry
particular as to tic quality Of meat o gets for tie
money, ha may not five very long Some OF orr
staple 'coninodity ln4 the shape Of meat Id not
uufraauont1y derived from COWS which hayo 8uf-
fored from nrotractod ail1nonts OF acrofulous
| nature, II disease entors tho stock OF d farm
within easy accoea of tho city, or il tho same
happprB In tho Bwfll-fod "laiIieB" Within tho
city lnite Tho drcsBed carcass iB speedily sont
of, and no difficulty is encountered In co1lsign-
ipE It to some butchor who knows how to got rid
Of It, In casoB Of diaeaso among cattle, III many
instances, no treatment is adopted, and tho
anmala are uskl1cd to Bayo their Ayea." Ocoa-
uu far aomo % time Bit % it not uncommonly m bappons
| that tlo veterinary aurgeon finds h,msolf sup-
stcol:" aud. aftor being thoroughly impro9natcd
| with various ruodioInos, tho CARCASS ovontually
t firds ftH way to the butchers stall.
And in this. as every othor difficulty. there are
| thoso among US whose good Offices are nevor
wanting. Whenever there Is a likelihood Of gain,
| bo. By aome kiud Of tolegraphy Or freomasonry,