The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-29
Drinking, Blood.
REASONS FOR ''IMp1BINa gTt-ITs TAsT

consutnptives and others who daily
visit the slaughter houses to obtain
tho vigorous draught Of ruddy life
elixir fresh from the veins Of beeves.
Lawrence's slaughter house, opposite
the Oliver Street police station, has
it's daily visitants who drink blood,
and the slaughter houses of the
Loewenstoins, on John street, a few
squares away, has perhaps hall q
dozen daily visitors Of tho same
clnss. The latter places, indeed,
have the principal custom Of this
kind Gf custom it may be termed
whore tho recipient is charged moth.
ing), for tho reasons that all beeves
arc slaughtered there by D Shochet.
Many who can drink tho blood Of
animals slaughtered according 70 the
Hebrew fashion can not stomach
that of bullocks felled with the ax.
The blood Of the latter is block and
thick and lifeless that Of the former
brightly ruddy and clear as new
wine ....... ....t ia.,
"We have two ladies and ono
young man coming here dny to drink
blood" observed slaughter house
proprietor yesterday. eve used to
have great many more, but they
got well aaG strong and stopped
coming. One woman came here for
q year, and got wonderfully healthy
and fat she used to be skeleton, q
cons,,mptive skeleton. We always
slaughter in the Hebrew way and
the blood Of cattles so killed is more
healthy. It tastes like the new milk
from a cow"
"Why, did you ever drink it"
"No, no what should I drink it
for I? I am too fat as it is. And you
know"-with pleasant laugh
"Moses forbid the Hebrews to use
bloodas diet" -.
The Shochet passed by with q
long knife. II am going to cut a
bullock now,' he observed, 'tif you
want q glass of blood"
It at once occurred to the writer
to try the experiment for curiosity's
sake, and give the public the benefit
of his experience. A large tumbler
was rinsed and brought forward,
the throat of the bullock severed,
and the glass held to the severed
veins, It WAS filed in an instant
and handed to us, brimming over
with the clear, ruddy life stream
which warmed the vessels through
and through. There was no odor,
no thickening, no consequent feeling
of nausea, and the first mouthful
swallowed the glass was easily drain
cd.
And how did it taste 7 Fancy tho
richest cream, warm with tart
sweetness, and tho healthy strength
of the pure wine, "that gladdenoth
the heart of man |" It was O
draught simply delicious, sweeter
than any concoction of the chemist,
the cohfectioner, the winemaker--it
was tho very elixir of life itself. The
popular idea that blood is difficult
to drink is an utter fallacy and the
most timid with glass in his hand
must be reassured by one glance at
it's clear contents. He will forget all
the familiar feelings Of sickness con-
jured mp by that one word "blood )"
it is not "blood" any longer in his
eyos, but rosy life, warm and palpi-
tating with the impulse of the warm
hearts last palpitation is is ruddy,
vigorous, healthful ife--not the
essence, but the protoplasmic fluid
itself-turned in an instant from it's
natural channel. No other earthly
draught can rival such crimson
cream, and it's strength spreads
through tho veins with the very
rapidity OF wine. Perhaps the
knowledge of it's invigorating pro
perties originated that terrible ex-
preston, "druuk with blood" That
the first draught will create q desire
for a second that a second may
create an actual blood-thirstines in
the literal sense Of the word that
such thirst might lead to to worst
consequences in coarse and brutal
nature, we are rather inclined to be-
lieve is not only possible, but proba-
bic. The healthy and vigorous
should respect the law of Moses in
this regard. Perhaps twas through
occasional indulgence in a draught
Of human blood (before mems veins
were poisoned with tobacco and bad
liquor) that provoked the monstrous
cruelties Of certain Augustine EN-.
perors. Perhaps it was such q pas
sion that, as De Quincy has it left
Caligula, while toying with the
polished throat of his C@sonia, half
distracted between the pleasure Of
caressing it which he might do fire.
quently, and Of QUITTING it, which
could be enjoyed but once.
EVEN So.-Gen. Ewing, Of Ohio,
characterizes tho hard money howl
as o "device Of the money lords by
the false cry Of public honor TO
make tho fortunes Of their families
by running their country"
You occasionally meet q man In
this world whose word is as good as
his bond, and both are worthless,
y A tramp died at tho house Of Mr..
Walker, watchman at the Catawba