West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-16

wealthy NcVV Workers who RAaNc
very strange Appetite.

4 - "NN'AN AN' NkSl NtA NltlAcu tue
large absttcrjr at the foot Of west
Fltty-Niuth street yesterday, to wit.
nees the operation OF slaughtering,
and to CLEAN some facts concerning
the cannabahstic tastes OF oivllis-
ed people. 1t was hardly 7o'clock in
the morning, and a slight shower
was falling, A coupe and two
coaches waited outside. and the e.
porter asked one Of the drivers
whether purchasers Of beeves came
this early to lay in tLir stock. to
which he replied, 81 don't know
nothing, bout that. / brings lady
an | don't think che buys much
beet"
Passing through a wide wagon way,
paved with large cobe stones, the
floor being on slant, the reporter
soon came upon a small group, com
posed of Eve women aud eight men.
Three OF the former and one OF the
men had arrived in the coaches. AS
this group stood there in the early
morning, each with a glass, a mug or
tin cup, looking auxiously toward
the east in the direction Of the
s'aughter;ng peus, they were hungry
for blood.
Presently fine young bullock wac
brought into the Pen and the gate
was closed behind him. Two mer
by a dexterous movement, slipped
the moose Of two ropes around the
bulIock's hind legs, and in another
instant he danRled in mid ali, head
! downward. a butcher, blood be-
grImed from head to foot, wearing a
huge hat and heavy boots, with his
trousers- tucked inside, ntered the
pen armed with kife, the loot long
blade Of which gIistened in the gas
light. He waited moment until
the animal ceased TO beat the air
with tie ioreless, and then hastily
cut down email portion Of the skin
st the neck aud severe the arteries,
when a crimson tide Aowed from the
ihcision.
Al the sight OF the life blood OF
the now dying bullock the eyes 6
all present glistcued with au eager
nees TO get the first cup. The blood
shckers (ior that is what the butch
erA call theu) are not permitted in
side the pen, but the boys working
about the premioes make it point
to be on hand every morning when
the killing ie IN pogress, and they
take the recsptaeles and hold them
under the fountain OF blood until
full, returning hem to their respec-
tive owners. One gentleman, after
draining hia mug, had it reGIled and
offered II TO the reporter, who alter
a little battle with himself tasted
the fluid. 1t was not bad, and be-
drank the entire contents of the
m@g. The taste was not much uu-
| like fresh milk ldcieal fluid sweat
ened. In fact, it tasted so superior
TO wb It had been immagiued that
there need be 10 suprise at the re-
marRsble growth o. The habit.
After The departure cf The Gus
toners the reporter asked the fore
man whether be had many every
morning.
"Yos. That is a small lot. When
We do not have more than dczsn
| blood thirsty ladies aud gentlemen
here it 10 a poor day. Soms days
there arc 90 many an thirty.
do the same psIsons come Often ?
Well az a rule, they arc patient,
who are sent here by doctors. Some
| try 10 once, get djogu5tsd, and never
come again. Others come Il fow times
and lhiuk they are cured Of con
sumptioo or something else and stsy
away but there are some who come
regularly every day or tvery second
Cay for months al time, end a.
though there is seemiogly nothing
the matter with item. tie sppetit
Tor blood b5s 60 growa on them That
they can not stay Away.
"How much blood can your oldss
customer drink AT one time p
"Geperally they conGue themsel
yes TO one glass or mug, but We have
one lady WHO comes every alternate
day. Sno insists on having three
I full bumpers, w0IIe that oiJ MAJ
you saw here drinks two Of bis cup
luils every day..
"What are the complaints that are
treated by imbi0ipg blood
The msj)rty that come here are
cousumptivss, while there are = nun
Der Of rhumatics, casos Of protrac-
ted levers leaving impoverishment
Of blood aud s)no extremely aged
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