Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-23
The Hog.

The hog, my dear children, you have al
seen many time, but there are some
things about him that you do not know.
The little hog is calleda pig. but my
German friend insists also upon calling
the full-grown animal a PIC hog.
The pig is known by is whine. and
the swine is known by its pigs. This is
little pigculiar, IS itnot?
There are two kinds of hogs. One kind
has four feet, and the other has but two
The hog belongs TO the pachydermata,
and they pack dear matter Of him after
he is killed. It.f
The tail of the pig is insignificant
hardly big enough TO back = hog; but
pigtail istobacco. nevertheless. e
Pig iron, which is not a pig at all. Is a
pig OF the true metal.
Pig lead and aled pig must not be con-
Z founded. The latter is COMPOUNDED by
the unhappy wight who leads him.
When speak OF pigmy, j do not refer
to mypig, but to a pig OF another color
that is TO say. nc is not the pigment.
IL has been said that YOU can't make
4 silk purse out of sow's ear; but. foI
! all thar. a sOuse ear is not so bad, If we
had a souse here, you should see fol-
! yourselves. As the ear cannot purse you,
/ however, let us not pursue the subject
I further.
Some parts OF the animal are moi
\ usually considered good to eat, but
have known lots of people who could &C
the whole hog.
The whole hog. by the way, Is not sc
i bs,H : 4
said this. He was too pig-headed.
The hog is n porcine animal, and there
are generally many poor seen where be
is kept. 49,.
The man who takes care OF him, though
not necessarily poor creature, is still .
/ pork reacher.
The jew hates pork. Did jew eyel
hear of thatP The Israalits will mo-
I even eat little pig. but that would bt
cannibalism, for a little pig is real light
| also 80 rff fl'
kOr a similar reason, 90 son OF Han
would eat his father; that Is 70 say, han,
The hamis the farther part OF the hoe.
/ The hog-I mean the four-legged ami
mal-dOes not smoke until after he il
dead. and he only does -it then to save
his bacon. Care must be taken that you
AZ not get too much of q bake on.
The hogs head is sometimes called
ministers face; but cannot say why,
and will therefore parson- g.. 's-.a
Hogs are sometimes fed on mast. Like
the poor sailor, they don't get much e
eat before the mast.
This reminds me that a vessel is some
timcs logged and sometimes lies in the
trough OF the sea. f-,-vr--~--T
The hog probably does right. AT al
scents, you will generally find him with
his pen near. :.
When hog leaves his.pen he always
takes his leaves with him. OdOHbt he
laughs in his leaves. $50 .a
All hogs are ground hogs, but the root
4 Of all hogs is ia the ground.
Though there is no money in il, it il
considered by the gardener as the root
Of all evil.
A number OF swine is called a herd
Probably YOU have heard of swine.
The hog is very obstinate and strong.
villed. He is known by his swiIl.
The tie which binds the pig to his
home is the pigstye.
The hog gets very fat, but no matter
how fat he is, you will always see him
lean against something. Although he
does not own his stye, he generally has
lien on il.
He does not take fat evenly; he always
hes two spare ribs. This is not saying,
mind. that he has two ribs to spare.
Although a hog is a hog. he never
turns the cold shoulder on his beRefac-
tor during life.
The meanest kind of hog is the two
legged variety. 1t almost makes one
bristle up To think of him.
He is not pleasant subject for con-
temptation. and will not bore you by
describing him. "s - -
He is generally poor shote. need
not attempt to shOwIit 10 you.-B0stoa
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