Telegram-herald., 1889-11-22
QUEER TRAIEs IN PARIS.
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ODs of tia Sdaezs ls that of ..pzinssr II
turkeys lsssA' rhls srtiss is known oz.ly
- the poultry dealing fraternity And l.
highly asefgi assnbeE of the community.
By ma artistic skill hs enAliss the trader
- p4l1a 81 q bird II p&ri@rohsl ags.
with a certain vague romance ~ T. the
date Of its decease, upon : misguided
housewife. OF even upon an sxperienoed
buyer, who has learned ~ judge . tur-
key after the manner % cookery book
writers. 1,arkeys when freshly kllie5
hsve shiny black legs aud claws, bus as
the day II their death becomes more or
lsss q matter II snclsni history their
lower exiremit4es assume slsgy. alngy
gray color. Old turkeys. 10. haze iong
claws aud horny looking beAks, which
the ingenious artist pares and vhrnishes.
The aTtlsi goes rognd ~ hls customers
three OF four tllges week, paints tha
feet u the birds with his solution leAi~a
Was sold Is a trade secret l. the present
owner for $50. csrefuny pares the nails
aud beak. and There you have turkey
that will fetch haf as much agein. Ia
is only during TIE desperate struggle with
the ancient beast chat ensnes st dinner
time that yoa realize how fraudulent are
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TEE CAT INDUSTRY.
'sCat killers" are DOT numerous, but the
few who monopolize The trade make d
great deal Of money out 81 H. They
walk through Paris about n1idnighf with
a sack and q coupleof terriers, and y hen
they catch sight Of a stray puss OF 90
tise dogs, who seldom return 20 their
master without their prize. Their skins
are sold 20 furriers and their flesh - tie
keepers o. eating houses 10 the SUBURBS.
where rabbit stew" is q fsvorite dish.
Bot for steWod rabbit one Likes t. be SAT-
isfiod that a bunny has been sacrificed.
so the workmen who delight IA THIS
dainty require 70 see rabbits head az a
proof of the bona Gdes Of the dish. This
would puzzle a. ordinary individual. but
the "cat killcr" is a genius and a French
man, and IL not so easily disposed Of.
lie also deals IN rabbit skins and has
al arrangement with the cooks IN tie
neichborh0od 10 let him have the heads
~ the same time as the skins Of the rab-
bits for has penny OF two By this in
genious method he is enabled 10 send out
TO his customers two or three cats
bodies, minus the tails, with each rab-
bits head, and one more dainty dish is
added 10 the Partisan menu and eight OF
ten shiilings 10 the well filed purse of
the exterminator OF the felin< race. The
French capital harbors the largest num-
Der of cats Of any city in the world in
proportion 20 its size. Whole colonies q
them are 10 be found ia the vicinity u
the markets, where they feed or broken
victuals and make incessant war or the
rats.
AT the Hallcs Centrales their numbers
have increased so rapidly Of late that a
portion Of them had % be destroyed. as
they roamed about in bands Ike wild
beasts, and were beginning % lie dan
gerous. Duprez. the well known tenor
singer, has earned the title Of Il pere
des chats, for hc daily feeds hundreds of
these animals at his own expense. The
prefecture de police likewise entertains
a large colony 81 cats which are placed
under the care cf IA old woman 81 90.
who supplies them with daily rations Of
meat and milk
''AST TARMERs.-
"Ant farmers" though only number
Ing half a dozen OF 81 IL Paris. are hy no
means TO he overlooked in our study y
odd trades One. Tor instance. rcioicr.
in the name Of Nile Blanche She -
not prepossessing in appearance Ter
skin looks like dried pippins, and il
tanned like crocodile hide Sne has
leather gauntlc.s and trousers. q regular
coat Of armor. bat notwithstanding this
she is lnawed ard bitten by her migrate
ful stock 10 auch an extent that sAc Is
perfectly hideous. She sleeps in the
middle OF the sacks o. ants and her
cpidermis has become SO inseusiblc %
the bites Of those insects that she slam
bers soundly and swcctiy while hundreds
OF them are cndcavorinS 70 extract a
meal from her thick skin.
She was some time ago compelled 20
remove her quarters 70 spot just out.
side Paris. because the ncighbors not
urreasonably objected % the stray mem
bers Of her farm skirmishug on thcr
own account in the pauiTics 81 tho adj
Joining houses Nic Blanche supplies
breeders and keepers of pheasants. the
geological gardens. aguariuns and largo
bird dealers with ants egrs and receives
never less than ten large -four sacks ~
ants dsy from Germany and eisev here.
By keeping them IN a great heat and
feeding them wcil they are induced O.
lay vast quantity Of cEgs- II is inter-
esting to record that Me Blanche IS tr
this time possessed of a handsome
fortune
Horsefesh is still eaten by the Paris
fans, much as such statement may
horrffy my res aiers across tho sea At
| least thousand horses are killed here
every year 70 supply this meat - The
/ capital About thirty shops sell nothing
but horse, mule and donkeys fesh-
Many Of them have over their doors
bouoherie hippique, and Do rushing
f trade among tho working population.
/ who have ~ foolish scrupies about eat
/ ing portions = what Is certainly TIE
I cleanesi % animals. 1t 10 no secret that
/ the major part Of the "beefsteaks A.
I the RESTAURANTS as wen IS nins-terths n
/ the sausages come from defunct gee -rees-
/ The thin hattered ssussres from the
north q France are made from horse
fesh. and the Lyons sausaFss from ths
/ meat q the dccile donksy.-C0r. Pills
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