, 1874-05-23

single stroke cuts round holo in tho forphcnd,
and PRODUCES Instant dontl,. Tho 1ontrolo has
boon recently introduced into Vionna; and Id
Hhould como into uso oyorywlloro, uH II cs,nb-
llsllea . 'nore humane rieilo1 Of s1aughtornE
Anl1nnlB thRn that which HOW prevails.
nos7oN As A ronK-rAoKEn,
Tho astonishing statomont that Boston hat
becomo second only 10 OAicago ms pork-packina
centre Is finding it's way into publicity. Il
strangely bowtitlors ono's doas to hnvo this mod.
orn Athona presented to tho mind in tho light Of
vast hog-markot. Hitherto cur associations
Will, tho roinod md cultured Metropolis Of hlan-
aaoliusetts havo boon purely literary and csthot<
iral' Honcoforth theae must suffer bnse hfIlnit
tics with suggestions Of swinc, and a'aughtor-
housoa, and slnolla. FaughE But ho1dl not
stnolls. Aristocrattc Boston could never con-
doaccnd to become stink in tho nostrils Of hc1
citizens or nelghbors Therefore no (CI1ioaro
especially laye occasion to roioico TINT rho las
takon 10 .pork-pacling On hugo Hoale, for slao
tho lusinesa into M elegant and elevated Indus.
try; aud other cltos may in tlEno be ro1iorod OF
nuisance by initiating llor.
Alrcndy Prof. Horsford, an export chemist,
iiaa boon called npon to discover some tloodor-
izing substance tint will anuihilnte tho ofronaiva
omanationa which always accompany living
swine. Tho Professor reports that no las s,lo-
coeacu IN preparing. a liquid which, when
snf'nAlod M upon tho anitnnl and its surroundings,
Will entirely remove It's offensive odor. lhanka
TO BOSTON! Chicago eau afford to bo oclipsed
W her, even In tho pork-paokng tratle o. in pro-
dlotod, ii slo will ID return teao, hor youngor
saser lI, r. now to kocp hog,yalds hwoet and clean,
anu so manage HinuEhtor-housos as to render
thom 1noEonsiye.
MEAT Fon DYsrErT1cs.
Ihe London Lancet notes tho experiments
nlado by DR.. Marcy with Wow OF preparing
meat 10 as to render 1t ensy Of digestion By weak
atomacha. Hydrochlorio acid and popsin arc tho
agents which tho Doctor has employed. aud TIM
result of hia application OF thom to anirnal food
ie fluid holding In suspension light, p,,tpy
mass, TINT ia so soft It can be swallowed unpcr-
celved, and yet contains nil tho nutritivo ouali-
llof to tho dyspoptlo and other sufferers from
diseaHos Of nutritiu.
RAT-DANH.
It ts said that rate hnyo 10 grcnt an aversion to
Asphodel that, II It be grown about the places
which thoy hunt, or ii tho plant be placed in
their holes, II will elfootually baniah them. Il
docs not destroy or injuro the rat, but ia IN in
tolerable ofonso to him. The Asphodol ia q
dubious piant belonging to tho LILY fantly.
AMBER.
In the year 1870, there was collected on tho
shores Of tho Baltic Sen 1,400 cwt. Of amber.
valued ut $4,000 This is the most prolific
amber-noll on tho globe. Tho mineral is wash-
ed up by Tho Hea or In obtnincd by dredging. II
il found elsewhere associated with coal, and oc-
casionally iu diluyial deposits It is rare In
Britain. but ia obtained In small quantities on
tho coast Of Sicily and tho Adriatic, and In dif-
foront parts Of Europe, in Liberia, Greenland,
ctC Pieces have eomettmcH been found weirh~
ing 12 to 10 lbs, but not often.
Amber ts vegetable resin. supposed to be
derived from IN extinct couil0rolls tree, In tia
6tntB 1t ~ Ia nr7,,