The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-05
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While the American hog can produce
more and better meat than the paupeC.
labor hogs Of Europe, he cannot COM
pets with the latter animal In the pro.
duction Of hristlea. The American hog
Is grown for his meat and IL confined
in 3 pen and scientifically fattsd mp. 4
long course of breeding for this purpose
has caused the American hog 70 grow
fat mainly and to neglect the growth o9
bristles. The European hog On the
contrary, or moro particularly the Ger.
man and Russian hog, Is not confined
In pen and fed for fatness. but either
roems round through the streets Of the
villages, seeking what he can devour. or
in large droyes through the fields and
forests, feeding on nuts and roots under
Polish, and Russian hog has thus plenty
Of exercise and Is thin and muscuiaf.
These hogs are almost entirely without
fat and are not killed when young e
here. Their bristlee grow long, stiff and
elastic, and Of good color. The Ameri,
can bristles are soft. have . tendency %
become kinky, and very few are ovsR.
four inches in length, and IS Per can't
are not over two and three-quartera
inches Eighty-6ve psr cent Of thsm
are gray, the most undesirable color.
the other Is per cent bang white. Ger
man and Russian bristles run from tour
to seven inches in length. and some oe
the latter run up to fourteen inches.
means the best Excellent lengths are
i've to six and Q half inches. and the
value of bristle depends a. much upon
its color and elasticity Is upon it
length. The German and Russian ara
of the following colors, placing them
in the order of their value: white. yels
low, black and gray. The French bris.
ties ara the best for fine varnish and
artistic brushes. They are usually only
three or four inches in length, but are
the whitest and best dressed Of AL the
bristles. They are imported in . dress.
ed state and not rough as are the Ger.
man and Russian. The weil-dressed
French bFistles are usually as white e.
strong and elastic. springing up under
| the touch no matter how thickly charged
| with color. They are used in the finest
brush tools. embracing vsrnish brushes.
| fresco brushes, the best sash brushes.
| the best quality of shaving brushes, and
| the largest brushes used by artists ara
| made Of them. Hair and toilet brushes
are also made from them.
St Petersburg, Russia, and Leipsic.
1 Germany, are the great bristle markets
Of the world, the former being the
larger. The English get most Of their
| bristles from St Petersburg, where only
Russian bristles are sold. The AmsrSs
/ cans get most of theirs from Leipsic,
/ where both German and Russian arc
sold. though the bulk is Russian. Tha
l Russian bristIes sold in Leip0ic include
those obtained from Poland The bEiSt
| ties are pulled out Of the hogs and
brought to market They are broughl
principally in the spring Of the year
the Easter fairs being the time when
most of them are brought to market and
disposed Of The bristies are dirty. and
there is . shrinkage of Is to Is per
cent in weight to the consumer AtteH
they have been thoroughly washed and
cleaned. Russian and German bEistlss
are packed in casks, the quantity rangs
ing from $50 70 500 pounds, the casks
not being OF the same capacity. Gem
orally . cask contain bristles Of equal
length, but many times Of different
quality and color. Each quality and
color Is put up in separate bundle and
brush manufacturers sort them out
These German. Polish, and the Russia9
bristles sold in Germany run very iregus
lar and require the greatest caution and
best Judgment in buying. They are In
Q great variety Of colors and qualities
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