, 1877-11-30
TIE BLOOD-CURE.
Patients Who Drink at New York Alb.
attoirs---The Thirst for Blood.
Butchers Claim 1t VIII Curc.--physl.
clans Say 1t Is Dangerous.

hntInatA unftes with the atmosphere, and ia nb-
eor1,ctI hy those people who nsc Immediately
about the botlr At tho time Of death. This
vitality Ia known to exist In the b1ood and It is
no. surprising then that there arc persons who
datly visit tho abatto'rs to catch tue hot blood
Of tho bullock and, drinking Il, nourtsh and SITS
tain their own exhausted vitality. Such is acsu-
ally the case, md the ahattuir At tho foot Of
Thirtr.fourth street And North River Is tho re.
clptcnt Of tho most patronage nn'1 numbers
among it, patients or customers the greatest
snrlcty'of diseases. Tho blood is drank prin.
cipa',y for consumption and debility, nnd for
diseases and complaints Of kindred mature.
Bit there have been eomo cases Of almoss mir
acu!ous cures, II Is stated, particularly among
children, Of scrofu1ous diseases aud diseases Of
tue bones.
HOW THE BLOOD IS DRANK.
A visit to tho staugbter-housc as the foot OF
Thfrty-fourtli street was made yesterday by tho
writer. Passing through the long lines Of beef,
dressed mil reaiy for tho market, to the cantre
Of the huge building, the rlamblos arc found.
Great, sturly men, with arms hare 10 the
shoulder and dyrd with blood, stood within
sulall iuclosurr, mud hanging before them was
Texan steer, still warm and the blood dripping
from, easll III his Throat. The lmncu1cnts Of
slaughter lay about, and tho Light struggling
through tho windows overhead aud reflected
tT0m tho b1ootl-soaketl aoor cast reddish tint
upnn everything. The steer was lowered 10 the
aoos, aud. while tho hide was being rapidly
takcn from his body, tho writer surncd to ono
OF el,e attendants and said:
"Do people comic here TO drink b'ood"
"Lord bless you, yes; lots Of them. Have q
g1ass1" and lie CORY ifercnfcs stopped down
for d efnal1 dlppcr that stool near by. Tho
writer, begging 10 DO cxcuscd' contlnaeu tho
coMycrsaisoa. nn
"Mhot ~ ttieT drink y lofF
"Well, tor gu I;nts OF things; H WI cure
almost anything. II you ONLY think It VII. Con-
SUMPTION thost often, and weatncss Of ail kinds.
Thin peoplc dfink II tY ges iat' alia iat people
who think they're weak 10 get stfong''
"iias II an unplcaaal,t tasfer
III ta'ass .. e"'!I" .iia ..1.I an1 ""shn tnAA,
aa ne.I ~ tin na' I'll y. haaa VI W get
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TneM se saw ,S ai III a. otGngns aer
rha W. ~ n ret '.n
~; that "a! s.s lanaEn ti Es. tcaspoon-
w.! W. q y aatSl ~ ss. n1t s,c sos 10
ae u ,hs NJ ~ Us ,ssst aru u, - lo9 ye'nso
she coulu tnke n,. tun;p!el " ~ anu sl'aGK ger
lips, too M nao got !atter m ana iaItet all tho
unie, % ahi no~ sne aocs no1 como any moFe'
anu saopose ssor eno IS ,ats cse ,ho h,,, ,o ,u.,
DO they ever take tne n'ood home with
thSntn ,a, ~ .,., ,... ,,u. u..
iake y Aomei No, hf tncY na'e FOL 10
1finK @ y Wllen III M ifcas, or n elee WI get
clolteu anu tne5 GAIT a., otank II o. III. 1on seo
sometimes they W1i nave TO walt lew
minutes nhtn We Kll ltesh steer. Just as
sonh ~ TUG thfnat - cuI tae blovA epurts OUT,
anu Wc eatch SONG or u IN eIass and then
they must afahH II fiEnt Gown."
Is tne suss. 10y sl3. po,,lom @ o. tao pa.en -
=, NGllt some afe f1sh anu some aTc poor; put
they n!l meet on common ground when they
eo'ao aeve y. e9uIsc &c Ms .axG nofc inteteAt u,
women tnalt No u9 " lhcu tnata hhtu!a't YOU
Kht~; anu tnen Inc women Always seem moro
Tsatcial wtch .aey afo . Gafco tnan I'm men 10.