The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-23
SLAUGHTERED BY THE RABBI.


How the New York Hebrews Get
Their Fresh Meats.
There is no necessity for describing q
Jewish slaughter-house, for they do not
differ one whit from those which are de-
nominated as Christian ones. There is
a stencil about them which is enough to
sicken the average mortal, and it is no
wonder Henry Bergh was sick for q
week after his tour Of inspection among
them couple of years ago.
"Of course you can come IN and look
at us killing" said one of the employees to
q New York reporter, "but you must
stand ont of the way and be careful not
to get deluged with blood"
The Strengthening is mainly done in a
narrow open court or alley about the
center of the building. On the south
side the beeves are confined awaiting
death, and on the north large staples
and rings are built in wall which con-
tains half a dozen openings large enough
to permit the passage OF cart. In
these openings are the machinery for
hoisting the beeves before the knife is
put to their Threats. Just below the
staple and rings, sunk few inches lower
than the level of the court, is gutter
which carries away the blood.
Several animals were struggling in the
throes of death when the reporter en-
tered the court and climbed fight of
stairs to point where he would be out
OF the way. From forty TO fifty fat cat
tie were confined in the pens adjoining,
and the scent of blood and the struggles
OF their dying companions caused them
to bawl in piteous manner. Two men
entered one of the pens, one with
bloody rope, and the other with long
stick or pole. Selecting large steer,
the man with the rope, by an adroit
movement, tossed the coil about the
animals horns and drew the moose taut.
The lassoed victim was half frantic with
rage at the scent of the blood and
plunged from side to side in vain en-
deavor to escape. He was driven down
to the lower end of the inclosure, where
the loose end of the rope was passed
through one of the hooks in the wall
and then began the task of drawing the
captive to the wall. Two men seized
the rope and slowly was their object
gained. A gallant struggle was made
by the Infatuated steer, but in few mo-
ments his head was within twenty inches
of the wall. A rope was passed around
his hind legs, and, being drawn up from
within the building, he was quickly
sprawling upon his side. After being
drawn up TO point where his head was
in the gutter the animal ceased strug-
Cling.
Then came tho rabbi. He was dressed
in loose overshirt and brooches, wore
high-topped boots and a skull cap In
his right hand he bore a wicked-lool1ing
knife 1t was almost as long as q Turk
ish cimetar I; the blade was two inches
wide. as thin as paper, and the edge as
sharp as that of well-kept razor.
Bending over the dumb brute, he gath
cred no the skin of the throat, until
finding the most vulnerable spot. Then
his lips parted as though communing
with himself III low tone. The next
moment the keen blade was drawn across
the throat, and at one blow the steer
was almost beheaded, and then therabbi
sprang back Just III time TO escape the
torrent OF hot blood that gushed forth
from the severed arteries and veins. In
an instant the animals eyes were glazed,
and ere the lapse of five minutes he was
Tttuy IIle tIcSotIS diltl
CT cannot say whether the rabbi
prays or not when he kills beef" said
butcher. "They say something, and,
if the first blow does not kill, after the
animal is dressed certain mark must
be made in the flesh which Will notify all
that more than one blow was required
before death came Henry Bergh made
crusade against Jewish slaughter
houses some time ago on the score that
the beeves were dr.wn up by one foot
before having their throats cut, hut TO
the best of my knowledge his efforts
were OF slight avail. The Jews kali all
their meat with knife even chicken
must have its throat cut. :"
do Christians eat meat killed IN
Jewish laughter-houses? 2"
"Do they? The New York Chris
tians would eat meat slaughtered by
cannibals ii they found it exposed for
sale III butcher-shop.