The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-04
A Peculiar Prescription.


The Drinking of Blood for Its Restorative DUAL.
"You see that lady stepping out OF
her carriage" said a city official to IA
reporter, pointing to an elegantly
dl essed woman of society. "What OF
herp'
..She drinks glass Of warm bullock s
blood every day Of her life-consump-
tive. you know. Fact. sir. fact! Ii you
| want to know anything about those
matters 60 to the slaughter-houses and
watch 'em for yourself. or il your life
Is too short, tackle the wholesale butch
ers at the markets"
The reporter took a trip out to the
slaughter-house Of Michael Riley, and
stating the object of his visit to that
gentleman, was advised to watch for
himself. During the half hour that he
remained, there came five persons. who
each drank from glass to glass and
were in their death throes. One OF the
five was q young man of 20, fashions
bly, attired, and with the air of stu
dent who had burned the midnight oil
to dangerous extent, and also bore the
traces of dissipation. Another was an
elderly gentleman who came in pri-
vate and aristocratic brougham, drawn
by two heavy English carriage horses,
and driven by liveried coachman, who
knew just where to pull up, as he had
evidently been there before.
The other three were ladies; one O
young miss just blossoming into woman
hood. but with fragile form and ashy
lips; she drank the ruddy beverage
with slight tremor and averted head,
while the elderly lady who accompanied
her drank hers with evident relish, and
put out her tumbler for another glass of
which, however. she only drank half.
The fifth person was tall blonde of
spirituelle appearance, clad in tight
fitting, gray shopping costume, and Of
her it was said that she had visited the
abattoir daily for several months.
"But I see only the well-to-dO peo-
ple." said the scribe.
YES" said the jovial Mike, with
smile. "Only the wealthy can enjoy
life. and everybody admits that there is
life In bullock's blood. You mustn't
suppose, however, that we charge any
thing for the sanguinary fluid, on the
contrary. we give it away, and that I
suppose is why the poor people stay at
homo and die of consumption, because
they believe any remedy to be good or
effective must be high-priced. Don't
you want glassT
The reporter stified his emotion and
strobe rapidly away, followed by Mr..
Riley, putting and blowing from exer-
ton. IF you want to know any more
about this thing, 60 down to Union
Market and see my brother Walter"
Mr.. Walter Riley was found at his
stand In the Union Market smoking
post-prandial pipe. Said he:
1--WE talked with Drs. Bond and
Digges about the efficacy of bullock's
blood for pulmonary troubles but they
are reticent about it. As understand
consumption. it is wasting away of
the lungs and an impoverishment of the
blood. Now, blood is thousand per
cent better, to my thinking, than cod
liver oil, and tastes better. You want
the blood Of young animal, and if you
let me blindfold you I'll bet you a new
tile you can't tell it from milk fresh
from the udder, but more than one glass
would nauseate you at first. You must
go slow. When the cOnsumptives have
tried the doctors they come to the
abatoirs as last resource, and / can
tell you have seen some wonderful
cures. OF course the doctors won't adj
vocate 1t, but know one physician who
gives 1t to his wife right straight along,
SO he must have faith in it. Sometimes
they wait until they're too far gone, and
then of course it is no use trying that or
anything else. ! don't see why they
wait until the doctors have given 'em
up"
"How many people drink blood in St.
LOUISE"
"Not over l25, should judge. They
believe in it more in the East, particu-
larry in New York, where thousands
drink it daily."-St. Louis Republican.