New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
ADTOC4TLNG DRAIN POULTRY.

The hotel-keepers members of the Hotel AssOcia-
tion and eight reporters met in of the rooms OF
the Sturtcvaut House Friday night OVentilate the
all-lmportant question of drawn or undrawn poul-
try" and to hear the views of Dr. Lewis A. Sayre
upon the question. The carcasses Of six
turkeys lay upon table in the
centre of the room. -Four of them
were drawn, while large one and smaller one
that had been purchased for the occasion IN Wash
ington Market were still intact, with wing and tail
feathers and long boards" unpluclled. Ii
was decided to accompany argument on the SUBJ
iect with ocular demonstration, and Jake,
the head cook of the Sturtevant, dissected the un-
drawn turkeys with neatness and despatch The
original weight of the larger was twelve pounds
and thirteen ounces but Jake's' operations re-
duced the weight one pound and thirteen ounces.
Mr.. Garrison, OF the Grand Union, sad that tons
of fowls were sent To the New-l Ork market IN just
the condition IF the ones before the company, and
as argument had been made on OOth sides, ana III
was the wish Ot the hOtel-Aeepefs 10 provide the
best for their guests, 1t was hlB pc that tney
would decide then and there, and take some action
accordingly. 1t had been said that when drawn
fowls became musty and sour, and when undTawn
Dr. Ssyre said that he only looked at the question
in its bearings on the public health. W 1en
the intestInes remained undIsturOed the fer
menting juices OF the stomach were bound
TO cause decomposition to set IN sooner
than # the boly were cleanSed ne
tlOuRDt
objection 10 drawn fowls, was caused by contact or
the atmosphere with the oils Of tie interior OF the
body and suggested that poultry dreSseIs De COM
pelled 20 Use something as, Tor example, ABSORBENT
cotton TO plug up the FOWL after dressing.
L'rah Welch, of the St Nicholas, suggested oil
paper such Is used IN the case OF partndges and
wild game shipped from the West to this market.
Mr. Brockway. of the Ashland, was in favor of
having poultry undcawn His expert nee told hlm
that III nine out of ten Of two fowls killed at
the same time, at the end of certain period the
undrawn one would be sweet and pleasant 10 the
TASTE while the drawn one would be musty and
bitter.
letter was read from the Rev. II. W. Knapp,
" the champion poultry-sel!er," advocating un-
drawn poultry aud stating tnat should law be
passed prohibiting It's sale, many small dealers
would be destroyed and many poor families De un-
able 70 purchase poultry at all, as the cost Of hav
ing il drawn would necessarily advance the price
The discussion became rather animated, nearly
all those present being III favor of drawn poultry
Mr. Leland, OF the Sturtevaut House. offered reaO-
luton which, after some amendments had been
made to it, read as follows:
Res9ired, That the uOte men favor an enactment re-
quring all poultry exposed for sale to be drawn and
properly pre- pared
The resolution was passed. Mr.. BrOckway voting
against IL. What we want, SAID DR.. Sayre, Is TO
preserve the public health. We don't care for
the cost MI Leland called attention 10
a motion made In the Assembly by Mr.. EdgertOn,
maklng IL "A mlsdemeanOr TO sell uudrawn poultry.
Major Rand, oil the st. Cloud, asked DR.. Sayre II ne
had noticed the large increase III the number of dry
picked fowl, sold IN the last twelye-mOuthF No."
replied the doctor, promised my wife when we
were married that would never go 10 market
\ petition circulated, and received several
signatures addressed 10 the Board Of Aldermen, ia
yorlus the prohibition OF the sale OF undrdwn pouI-
Try.