Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-12-14


The Buck Horn Club has become
an institution Of no small proportions
10 this community. Itholds its meet
ings with such regularity, that scarcely
any attraction elsewhere can diminish
its average attendance. The hall IN
which the club meets Is usually decora'
led with about VITO dozen puck horns,
trophies Of some OF the members III The
chase. This club is not religious or sec'
tartan, all denominations are ADMITTED
and occasionally religious subjects are
discussed. 1t is not political, but the
large majority Of the members are
strictly democratic. Political subjects
are discussed very freely and occasion
ally speeches that would do credit to
the stump or the halls Of legislation, arc
made. Local gossip has an important
place; every accident or event OF local
interest 10 announced and all the par
ticulars attainable IRE given. There Is
no restriction as to age, but the most
of the members are married men, or
single men who have passed that age
wien they are considered gallants. The
members report promptly a. the hour
and few zines for non attendance are
Imposed. The list of subjects OF dis
cus.ion is large and embraces religion
politics, agriculture, mining, lumber,
horticulture, cattle raising, trading,
cooklng. mechanics, traditions, war
incidents, travels, amusements, aud IN
fact almost every subject OF interest
that has engaged public attention from
the Atlantic coast to the rugged hills and
rulches of Pixies Peak. A few nights
AGO a question almost as difficult as the
qaery How does the milk get into the
coccoauut p claimed the attention OF
the club. The fact was stated by one
OF the members that his sausage tasted
of garlic. One of the knowing ones, at
once. stated that he knew the cause.
That the garlic was 10 the beef used
The theory was accepted and the VEN
der of beef would have been compelled
to bear the responsibility, but on the
next night another member stated thai
his sausage tasted OF garlic, aud further
more that he had used no beef. Futher
Investigation was ordered and it was
decided that, 1t was caused BY grinding
pudding meat with onions, in the same
machine. This theory would have
been satisfactory, had not the butcher
testified that he did not use the same
machine for SAUSAGE in which he had
ground the pudding meat.
Next the theory was advanced tina
grinding beef that tasted OF garlic lm
nreonated the machine with the garli'
ard that the machine in turn gave 'n'
flavor to other meat. This theory
| lived but one might; for the butcher
established the facts that they used thu
same machine at all places, that some
sausage would taste Of garlic, and tina
Others would not, whether beef wal
used or not seemed to make no differ
ence, and that all the theories advanced
were at fault and none OF them were
sustained BY the facts in the case. Th'
club was not willing that this sublec
should be dismissed withouta satlslac
tory solution. After the most rigid IN
yesligation it was ascertained that the
garlic taste was caused By the use CT
impure ground pepper. This theory is
now received as correct, notwlthstand'
ING the fact that one or two members oil
the club dissent from the decision.