, 1880-12-18
FINE BEEF,
Results of a Mioroscopical Examina.
.tion Of Fine Cattle.
Why 1t Docs Not l'ay 10 Buy Low.uradc
Beef.
A Good Word ior Stabilized Animals s--Juduina
by External Appearances.

0t Berries Dk careful mfcfoscOrfcal exniHtnn-
t1otls OF Samples Of tnuni cut from several OF
tlle carcnsscs butcllcrett Mt tho Fut-St0uk
Show recently held In this city. It will he
remembered that tho breeders Of ShurtrflOrn
hntl Hereford cattle entered xay4tal lead Ut
selected steers of the two breeds, III n cun-
tcst for the slaughter prize. AMI asu that DUR
Ing the deliberations of theuwarllng commit
tee tho feeling rall very high rs to tic relative
superiority Of the 1neat. Tho infcrtlscOpLcal
tests wero made ut tint time, hut not So
thoroughly rs tic Stnte Dunrd desired. The
able paper Of Dr. Sprngng has been con-
tlclscd us follows, and tho result Of that lcn-
tlc,nan's examinations cannot fall to attract
great attention from tic producers, l.lcat
cutters, and CONSUMERS of the country.
DR.. Sprag'lu Introduces the pnpcr by anat-
omicaI comparisons, which, although lccIl-
nlca!sy Of ynst Importance, TO not relate to
states tint:
Tho specimens examined Under tho micro
score lti,,l ntso subjected To- tests i'y t*,okng.
were taken trufn tho loln ut Tho poInt nt ,ily!s"
nf tllg furt rum thu hlEtl quarters of tho anl
ayuar old Shurt.l1urn 9rasles, mud fruEa cuFrc-
sl,nhdinR parts Of tho Hereford xra,'es Or llke
Dressed n colllpet,ton ut the recent FAt-st,rk
Show III ttIts uty. Specimens from slnle E,urt4
cnEsnss x, we're procured a butcher al,op or,
cut ~, and OF Inv grade from two sonih iiisis-
lon ships, nR also from the wholesale establish.
ination, in overy state, from moisture. 10 ex-
tre!ho dryncss, running through ii perlM of trn
days. dty. sln,Ms 10 l!scesn!nlo tircreneo III
6s ti,strlbuiion Of fnt scsioics 'pu and f III,
ntno!,y Tho muscular flbres Of tho show steers.
dc ssryts %sHhpf Il and sas M IL sSsiy yy
two breeds, as represented In tho high grntes
rns,re;i, rrssente;a ns apStus &C. wo conclude m Tint
feed; rclntlvc wuIghs Of oEal Of best to poorrst
Tic UxterIor form a1,d ii;lisl,, us from outwnrd
thu olbor. Thu specimens, ot lisxi Crude st:tr
beer proct.ruil OH Albums street. showed 1ieMrly
nl thu qualities Of high tuArang Of tho cxhi.
hiiutl steurs. and tuUr.s weru nu differences In
veslccs. nor IN iiavor ns or oor whera cooke. a. t
though there VIA some difference ~ tho degree
" wl,icl, tho abres wore 1lliod with nutrtIvo
substance.
THE scauD MEAT.
Bat 4 comparison uf tho scrub meat, or that
nnrt OF u Known ns scalnwuNs, with tho high
bucks upon mud reiuso TO take upon our pinto il
cut from tho elnss referred 10. The ltAll iIbrcs
FROM thla c1slss Of catysscs nrc like rubber, ud
Nrc nGII t0EGtEer ~ u RlIt!nHlS substAllcc, Ruu
not by ccllulnr tissue and int vesecs, nlled with
f4t n1nl easlly sciMFatcd. ~ III tho cHso VI ths
scrub lncnt-Anl this held good with tho six az
Aiulrlcti-connoncua tu curl ;ls sual rs lilo dry
tnK prCccss coMttenectl: and ~ three duya tue
n.,,,v III. w"rana ~ r., 1 ,,,, FeS vi" H., ,
Art,dcs rcinaed tlo!st. juicy, u.ld lny iiat upon
beior%" % tIo osilers wurs i,rs,c,,rei. Whon ary,
tho cuts III tho scr,,b moat hn1 M ileXibllIty,
would brcnh lefnre thny wt!,,lt bend, md wilen
wills tho speci,ncI,s rrt,m tic hixi Trattcs ,nntn
tanrl NJ tlicso qualities aftcr huving bucn kept
for u full week exposed to tho nir.
Inc sn's 81 e III t ets tssf p E eooK
l,is deductions from ttiat test arc simply
corroboration Of the opIn!on that tho
Aiion''leAoI S1f.AAe ,.,a, m's HE oAI1 oSES
FIJI
Tor the table. Upon theauestion OF excessive
fAtneSs about Which so mitch Iit,s been said
and written, the examiner, utter minutcly
describing wheru this excess Of fat is 10 Io
found a,l tho tlnnlcdiute cnl,so thereof, says:
1t would bo very proper, at,, u step ipn.iyancc.
man who slluiiti breed N rua, tic Icust, ca,,u-
BILE or showing tho highest specimen Ut uArbl,ng
with tho loAst accumulation OF tut, ntrt!y Us
s,g oassaa @ of and mvnrat, & aWny @ from tio
f,ns !aseGs. ssn Gan exfesa m ~ t9f Kes anu ds-
press,us Of oninoa cut no ttvsiro Ia 20 strjetlvn
pr.ot,cnll, mattcr,, us growing inont for
tae @ in!lIiitott; Iho true tnWardness .o[
me subject Il. as .,,, u rlAlc, VERY tn.
retttna at iettHr uInrstaand,nn o art wa{s slnr
ssrarallyT TotiuJ out Tno Idun cntsr,ajucd INV ~
sonu vuJ,}:rlllv ycrntnr rM,,s th,lt fut Hcr,1mi1.
lAtet iii tho System 10 tlo result OF tutty uxc,l-
eratlon Of muscles, is err,arous In cvory, pur..
tteuInr. Fut In tho human systunl, untl lii Alt
muscles nnG skill, That aollo pottion st tho
muscular sysiein 1s,ay-,ns y oecaslpnally the
GsG o ths ,s S * snss ~ n y ao
Of adlposo matter, ca,lstily tho muscles to Ie-
COME pao and tho hrarts n,utlons feeble, Ia no
tr.l1ou; Tho h!ooI. IN perfccs hcalsh, contnns
aMt H. y, Maien ~. y M rs !Gs mse Gsei n
hu S1n II ~ ~ 'T H. ~ a II 1aHso t1Gs ~,