The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-11-22

Man-Ground Up to Make Fertilizer
IL was very melancholy looking horse,
with a consumptive aspect presumably en-
gendered by long periods Of semi-starvation,
and when IL fell dead suddenly in the shafts
Of an ash wagon opposite the patent Office
early yesterday morning, the colored man
who drove the cart did not evince any mark
ed surprise A policeman who was passing
stopped for moment 10 inspect the corpse
and then went into "A shop on the corner 20
ring up a telephone. Ten minutes few by,
and a man with a businesslike air and large
wart on his nose made his way through the
little crowd that surrounded the dead ami
NAL
The ash man he addressed briefly in a whis-
per, and presently hauded him five silver dol
lars After eyeing the money for few sec
onds with the air OF one consoled for a mis-
fortune, the ash man put IL in his pocket and
walked of, probably 10 borrow another horse
for the purpose Of dragging the wagon home.
As the crowd broke up philanthropc pedes.
tran remarked, with "A sigh 10 the person
with wart on his nose that the poor beast
was 10 be congratulated upon having finished
his career OF usefulness in this world. The
man with the wart grinned, and replied that
from being finished, had only begun.
THE pRAY WITH BIG LETTERS.
The philanthropic citizen did not under
stand the meaning Of this response, but he
would have comprehended it better if he had
waited a minute or so more, at the end Of
which a heavy dray was driven up alongside
the pavement, and two men, with an inclined
plane Of boards and rope tackle, pulled the
dead horse upon the vehicle and drove away
with il. The bystanders noticed that the
dray was marked in big letters with the
name Of such and such firm, manufactures
Of superior fertilizers
This, then, was 10 be the destiny Of the de-
ceased quadruped. Unlike the egg that chirps
at breakfast, it had not survived the period
of its usefulness. Ii would live again In the
fruits and flowers and waving grain TO which
IL might contribute the elements Of growth.
After awhile the dray came 20 a stop i'm
front Of an ugly looking building on the Po-
tomac bank al the other end OF Georgetown.
The men did not hold their noses, but that
was because they were used 20 the very un-
pleasant smells which thcken the atmosphere
Of the locality. The carcass was unloaded
and having been conveyed into the building
was hoisted TO the second floor. There an
expert operator set 20 work upon IL with a
keen knife and quickly removed the entire
skin, the portion covering the head and tail
included. The flayed animal was then cut
up into six parts, which were thrown into a
big iron kettle with a steam jacket and boiled
four hours. AT the end Of this time the big
bones, loosened from the flesh by cooking,
were separated from the mass of meat with
rakes for subsequent grinding up into bone
fertilizer, which is very expensive, but con
tains elements that restore the nutritve
power 20 the soil in wonderful manner For
whereas fertilizers made Of flesh produce
good effect which is merely temporary the
ground bone supplies the appetite Of the
hungry loan in way that really lasts. Nj
trogen, carbon and lime which it:,o largely
contains, are marvellous growth producers
GRINDNG HIN TO POWDER
But as was about 20 be said, the flesh and
little bones, after the big bones had been
taken out, were put under powerful press
big enough 10 accommodate half ton, and
squeezed until nearly every particle of water
and grease has been forced out Of the tissue
Then the mass was placed in steam drieT
with two jackets, beneath which steam was
continually flowing around, and after while
IL came out dry as "A chip. Not bit Of grease
or moisture, in which the elements Of decom.
position are propagated, remained, and the
residue after being ground up fine in a sort
Of mill, resemblcd Lone Jack tobacco more
than anything else. IL had no offensive
smell, and the reporter was informed that II
would last indefinitely without exhibiting a
sign Of decay or change. In this form, put
up in bags, it was ready for tho farmer-an
excellent fertilizer, though by no means
equal 10 ground bone IL Is much cheaper,
however
And now, presumably, you are under the
impression that you know all about the post.
mortem history Of a horse BY no means.
You have not yet been told that his skin goes
10 Philadelphia or New York and is made into
baseball covers. Nothing 80 tough as horse
hide and, therefore, so we'll adapted 90 that
purpose, hes yet been discovered. The hair
Of the manc and the tail IL the best possible
material for a curled hair mattress. The
hoofs are ground up into the finest gardeners
fertilizer known, and the most costly Of all
fertilizers, owing 10 the difficulty Of grinding
them. The result is called "hoOf neal aud
its value from the gardeners point Of view is
largely owing % the presence In IL of great
percentage Of ammonia. Very likely, how.
ever the hoofs may be utilized in the manu-.
facture Of an excellent quality Of glue, or il
may be that the chemist will adapt them o.
the various uses Of his own, among others tc
the making Of that exquisite color Of Persian
blue. Besides, the hair may be used for hair
cloth and fish lines, and the bones for animal
charcoal and buttons. Washington Star.