The sun., 1891-10-28
WANTED-A NEW MEAT
Swans and Pescocks Are Worth Kaisisg,
but some wild Anixsis May he Better.

swans ana Fencocks arc WORM NosNsbks
but some yynd Ani.a.i. May ne Better.
From As spesanr.
The lack OF variety In those meats which.
whother flesh or fowl must always form the
groundwork and basis Of on English , bill OF
remedy. rem Among tbs thousands Of tons q ior
siga game imISred yearly there e s haTdy n Ts,ysr
prairie bird and tho quail; for those canvas:
which ecspe 81
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sSs, ss Of d 0d fas that yet there se Se' at s
people in tn country VII" hfys sSs eaten sSsr
fowl for the table. alike In size md flavor.
bird easy to rear mG,t % ryfnG SSsp
ever been able to get enough OF It: Even now.
shGSnSah s SsSa from &c sFs s ss wpf
They weigh some sixteen pounds ana with
tbsm a rye SS
Another fowl" which was once reserved fer
good enough SHsk iof kidermen. % Is the peacock
What roast swan is TO roast goose. such is roast
county houses WHO Keep, peac9cks and Icy
Ss5s .s TIA sss ss sSsS Sss 3 s3
Birds for tGs tae, pso HSee HE me"t Is very white
sal ,as tsus ias nyS5 Me none 0 A'
sired to WIDEN ' the the pcssiIiIitiSs Of the dinner
table. Fatted swans or pencocks or American
wSeyS assrans more thss an aea
lief to the nonotpny OF the menu end the
brain searching Of housekeepers; What is
readily distinguish 1t from beef Or mutton. and md
oiany SPECIAL treatmenti III cooking -something
sssss Il liz fd auay S SSsn.aa as IN
objected tthat deer can never pay to iatfor food.
to make the yrnison worthless. But this
Kit like T Tbuiilocks Nd; and doe S venison might
still DO remuneratiyc
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n now meat. wo must take stock OF tho worlds
resources OF animal food. and inquire. after
neglected Iuadrpped which will furnish what
W. seek ho1fhy snsakGSb our ,ra main supply
resented By the rabbit. the OK or sheep. and
ths p TS tho I
these limits: for the general experience OF
eiHSed Tnn tS has Already IdE
tie verdict i si IS no good to eat wof for
the wolf has already got the benefit Of eating
three great tribes the rodents may bo dis
missed from our search: for those that are not
ALREADY USED as food are either too small to be
or in habits. like the rat. .0f the pachydsrms
food the dear familiar BerisHire or Yorkshire
piggic. The larger pachyderms are too big;
M %a ho t29 the
e " iist q Ea1liasnts il we arc to dnd one to
embraces ali the deer tribe. the wild sheep and
GUS; but all have u rank and disagreeahle
flavor. which must prevent their coming int.
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roady cons dered. The Wild sheep would prob
ably differ toe little In flavor from MUTTON to
in confinement The antelopes. therefore.
to he found at all.
Il the ACCOUNTS Of Artisan hunters are to be-
Africa is really EXCELLENT, that q the koo%oo.
tSSsy inc S"a Sass sSe
lis 1erdct on ths Gland he esh
ntsdDes s h9s is said m to With h1t a Of M ohss shss
Interest to the present inquiry. Less educated
palates have, ,pronopncedi It peculiarly excel
lent. having in addition the valuable property
Q! being tender Immediately after the animal
y killed. which makes It much appreciated in
Central Africa. ,whero the meat Is usually as
addition to the quality OF tho meat. tho Gland
has the additional requisite OF largo size. A
full grown elnnd Is rs large as two-year-old
shorthorn, and has far moro the appearance
horns are, short and straight. pointing back
ward. and It has dewlap Ike an OK. 1t can
live on tho hardest fare. and soon grows very
fat on good pasture. Best OF oil. It becomes
quite tame. and is easily acclimatized; Tho
writer remembers to have seen q splendid
matntion in tho Bois de Boulogne. an old bull
nearly 1U hands high. COW. and two young.
apparently n yenrling and q two-year-ola.
They were in good condition. though living in
q paddock with only an open shed to shelter
them from tie weather The late Lord Derby
It seems to be a. waste Of the resources
OF nature to allow these 1no crea-
tures to bo exterminated.. as they soon
will be. In our new African empire.
Why should we not save the eland. the HARM
less antelope. the koodoo. and other largo Al
try to rear some in Engand2 The experiment
may DO recommended to some OF the noble
owners OF parks and chases who have already
done SO much to preserve our own deer and
allowed the bison to perish. Shall we not take
warming. and preserve for our own use tho
splendid African lntelopes which. within the |
memory OF man. were Il thousand times more
humorous than they are to-day
Was Shaved. Went Home. and Died.
FROM he 0lioa o'serer.