The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-17

sistance of fatigue. II is not without reason
the remark is frequently made, that a
woman can not hold such a position,
the duties proving too arduOus, which to a
man seem the merest sinecure. We do not
hesitate to assert that q man is not living
who could do as much il dressed in the same
way; the clothes alone would require all
his attention TO manage. We honestly
believe that one of the greatest obstacles
in the way OF women as successful COM
%petitors with ma for the "inalienable sights
and privileges as co-labOrer in csrtain
persuits, il is the absurd manner in which
they dress. rendering them physically unfit
for duties that it would be a libel upon the
sex to inslnuate that they are not mentally
as well qualified for, or that they are pos
sessed of less intelligence than man. a
PACKING POULTRY : The Maryland
Farmer gives the following directions which
ale generally good. The details may be
modified to suit a particular market, but
the principles laid down are sound: Poul-
try should be fatted and kept 2 4hours from
food before killing to have the crop empty.
Food in the crop sours, biackens the skin,
Injuries the sale Of the poultry, and buyers
will not pay tor this useless weight. Open
ing the vein in the neck or bleedingin the
mOut is the proper mode of killing. If
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pried open with a piece of chip and the poul-
try should be hung up by the feet on a line.
This makes the bleeding free and prevents
bruising- The head and feet should be LETT
on and the entrails in. The flesh should not
be mutllated in anV manner. TURKEYS and
chickens dry-9icked keep much longer and
sell higher than the scalded. 1.-THE picking
is done by scalding, the water should be
heated just TO the boiling point, and the
poultry held by the feet, dipped in and out
OF the water four or i've times, counting
three each time in or out. The work should
be done quickly, neatly, and thoroughly.
After picking, hang up the poultry by the
ieet In a cool, dry place, till all animal heat
is out and the poultry thoroughly cold and
dry. Avoid freezing, as poultry will not
Keep long after thawing. Wrap in thin
light strong paper. Brown and dark, and
heavy paper, having too much acid in it,
Injuries the poultry. The head should be
wrapped separately. Always pack head
downward. This throws the soft en-
trails on the breast bone, the poultry keep
ing longer In this position. Pack in clean,
dry, tight flour barrels. Geese and ducks,
after being. killed, should have all the
feathers picked off, then rubbed all over
thoroughly with fine resin, after which
dip them in boiling hot water in and out
seven or eight times, then rub off the pin
feathers, after which wash off the towel
with warm water, using soap anda hand
brush. Immediately after, rinse them
well in cold water, then hang them up bv
the ieet in a cool. dry place till they are
dry, when they can be wrapped
and packed as before suggested. Poultry
thus dressed and packed will, in moderately
cold weather, keep fresh and sweet for If
teen or twenty days, and can be shipped
rom the extreme West with safety by
freight. Never pack poultry in straw, as in
damp or warm weather it causes it to sweat
or heat. Game, deer, rabbits, coons, opos-
sums and squirrels should be opened, all
the entrails taken out, leaving only the kid
ney fat; then the insides should be wiped
perfectly dry with a soft, clean cloth, after
which wrap the small game in paper, pack
ing back downward. Wild turkeys, ducks,
geese, grouse, p~hesants, quails, pigeons, and
birds of all kinds should always have the
enlrails left in them, and the head and feet
left on. They should never be mutilated in
any manner. Drawn birds sour in a short
time, and sell for less than the undrawn,
even If sweet. Wrap the head separately in
parer, then the body. Pack head down.
ward in tight clean barrels, the same as
poultry. Shippers should remember we'll
that all game and poultry should be thor
oughly coldlbefore being packed, otherwise it
will soon sweat and heat. Barrels are the
best packages that shippers can use.