New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-15
a WOOL TASTE IN MUTTON.

fhcEdftorof me tribune.
Sir: In your journal of June 90 / find from the
American Public Health Association the following
words:
In dressing mutton the woolly coat should not be
allowed 70 touch the flesh There Is quite ,o per,
ceptlbe difference in the flavor OF mutton taken IRON
a fattened wether which has been for some time de.
prlved Of all excess IN his wooy coat, and of That
taken from a sheep which has heavy fleece
It IS such ill-consdered language and observations
as this which bring Science" into conflict with
common sense, and consequent disrepute with the
masses
I have been fed on mutton for a lifetime butchercd
at home and for a half century have given through
the press the true causes OF the wool TASTE In
mutton, but in vain. Error holds its way all the
same. One cause Of this want Of wide knowledge
of truth I'm agricultural journals IS the poor practice
of not copying best thought from other journals
for fear Of advertising rival One OF the best
agricultural journals in these states is now The
Southern Planter" OF Richmond, Virginia, whose
articles arc often eclectic and therefore giving the best
thought of the whole Republic.
OF all methods of improving the soil and destroying
weeds, sheep are the best. OF all domestic meats
mutton is the most wholesome, being specific
for many disease ss .nen.r mG:' m s~
In the history of mankind IT has played the most
important part in his necessities, giving WOOL hides
milk and butter II all Of the industries Of these
States we're put to the Of survival destruction
the sheep would remain the first factor In civlza-
ton.
Tho wool taste" then comes rot of the touch OF
the wool or the length Of the wool the sheep but
of the Infusion of the excretiOns Of the ntestines into
the circulation which taiDts the flesh with the Often
sve wool taste7 The lining strata Of the intestines
prevent the offensive entrance Of the excreta into
the capillary tubes OF the absorbing surfaces But
so soon a. the vital powers this capacity OF re-
slstancc ceases and the unpuried excreoDs are In
fused into the venOus circulation.
In consequence OF these facts, It IS best to starve
the sheep for twenty four hours before killing CIV
ing water, however, plentiflllly This empties the
stomach and bowels of the sheep and dmlnishcs the
tendency Of infusion. The sheep, all things being
ready, should have the throat cut all round TO the
bone thus bleeding It freely. As as the sens-
bity Of the victim is lost It should be skinned partly
on the hind quarters to save time, then hung up and
the SHINING rapidly completed and the whole enrals
at once taken out The flesh then perfectly sweet and
no wool taste7 is perceptiblc. As the wool grows
from the surface OF the skin and IS pushed forward
as the outer bark of the tree. no circulation returns
from the ends of the wool, and how then can It's
length affect the mutton But as the wool has been
what absurdy Is It to cut the wool off short time
before killing II the sheep is butchered rightly
you may safely wrap the carcass In the wool and lay
II by I'LL used 80.
Among all the hunters of my circle in early life
were accustomed take out the intes tines OF the
squirrels and hares as shot before cooling
from the game Of the shops OF the cities, where they
reach . high flavor the flavor which delights the
dog from his halfdecayed buried meal DE eustlDus
non dsputandcm est. SO the Pontic monarchs fed
on poison and lived Save from the Doctors. the
Demagogues and the dogs CASsICs NJ CLAY.
White Hall, KY, July 4. 1888.