The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-23
A Peculiar Prescription.
The Drinking of Blood for its Restorative DUAL.

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you see that lady stepping out of
her carriage said city official TO a
reporter, pointing to an elegantly
dressed woman OF society. "What of
her?N
"She drinks a glass of warm bullock's
blood every day of her life--consump-
tive, YOU know. Fact, sir. fact! If You
want to know anything about those
matters go to the slaughter-houSes and
watch EN- for yourself, or if your life
is too short, tackle the wholesale butch
erS at the markets.
The reporter took a trip out 10 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
a hall of the hot blood Just as the beasts
were in their death throeS. One of the
five was ayoung man OF 20, fashiona-
bly, altircd, and with the air Of a stu
dent who had burned the midnight oil
TO a dangerous extent. aud also bore the
traces OF dissipation Another was an
elderly gentleman who came in pri-
vate and aristocratic broucham. drawn
by two heavy English carriage horses,
and driven by a iiycried coarhman. vino
knew Just where TO pull up. a, he had
evidently been there bcfrra.
The other three were ladies; one a
young mi i"-t htu-,pm,ng into Wumau-
hood, bat with fragile form ami ssuy
lips; she drank the ruddy beverage
with Slight tremor and averted head,
while the elderly ladywho accompanied
her drank hers with evident relish. and
put ont her tumbler for another glass of
which, however, she only drank half.
The fifth person was n tall blonde Of
spiritueile appearance, clad in a tight
fitting, gray shopping costume, and Of
her il was said that she had visited the
abattoir daily for several months
"But see only the well-to-do peo-
pie, said the scribe
Yes said the iovial Mike, with
smile, "Only the wealthy can enjoy
life. and everybody admits that there is
life in bullock blood. You mustn't
suppose. however, that we charge any
thing for the sanguinary fluid on the
contrary we give il away, and that /
suppose is why the poor people stay at
home and die of consumption, because
they believe any remedy to he GOOD or
effective must be high-priccd. Don't
YOU want CLASP
The reporter stifed his emotion and
strobe rapidly away, followed by Mr..
Riley, putting and blowing from eXer-
ton. III YOU want to know any more
about this thing, 90 down to Union
Market and see my brother Walter
Mr. Walter Riley was found at his
stand in the Union Market smoking a
roSt-prandiai pipe, Said he:
"Tvc talked with Dm. Bond and
DiggcS about the efficacy of bullock s.
blood for pulmonary troubles but they
are reticent about it, As understand
consumption, il il wasting away of
the lungs and an impoverishment of the
blood. Now, blood is n thousand per
'ccnt better, TO my thinking, than cod
liver oil, and tastes better You want
the blood Of a Young animal, and if you
let me blindfold YOU I'll bet You new
tile You can't tell it from milk fresh
from the uddcr, but more than one glass
would nauseatr You at first. You must
90 slow. When Ihe consumptives have
tried the doctors they come to the
abatoirS as II last resource. and | can
tell You have seen some wonderful
cures. OF course the doctors won't adj
vocate it, but know one physician who
gives it 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 l2j, ! should Judge. The,
believe in II more in the East, particu.
larry in New York, where thousands
drink it daily,"--A Louis Republican,.