Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

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Impaired tom Canada
An interesting field Tor Investigation
iics In tho diNotion Of determining the
relation Of mutton demand and supply.
While u may b. true that per capita
consumption ~ one pound pr month
does not indicate that our people ar,
connpicuous ~ mutton eaters, II does
prove that they hru 10 decidedly inclined
In tina, direction a. 10 eat all the good
mutton they eau gut aud a great deal
moro that IA u decidedly inferior quail.
iiy. They not only consumed all the
meat proiuo, Of ilocks within tho limit
Of tho United stsnea, but for consid.
crable portion Of the past two years have
talsun nearly thouaand sheep PER day
from Canada.
In tho face 81 such facts. who will
venture the prediction that Americans
could not consume ~ large proportion
Of mutton ~ DO thclr Engliih cousins II
thcy were equally fortunate In having
their desire for a rally choico article
mot with prompt supply The people
Of Great Britain consume each about
two pounds OF mutton por month. To
parallel this In the United States would
mako home market Tor double The
number OF sheep now slaughtered, would
eorrep1ndipgly onliyon tho demand fuf
wull conditioned animals. and could not
othorwiat than fayofally influence tho
price (which theypaa1od into tho hands
Of butcher
unqucsiionahly tho standard Of DO
nestle mutton has been materially al.
vanecl of late ycarL For this credit l.
due 10 tho enterprise Of those who have
aided Ia the dissemination II improved
mutton bearing animal, and hlluwlso &c
the urgency ~ those who have insisted
that sheep hushandry was possessed oi
possibilities far beyond what could b.
reached through wool alone.
II would Prove interesting N we could
determine 10 what extent this fact Of an
advanced standard Ia responsible for the
slighuy reduced aggregate number Of
shcsp In tho country which has been 20
frequently attributed tounpopular tariff
legislation. II thu mutton market each
year absorba ono,third tho number Of
sheep DISCLOSED by official enumeration.
and 10 this heavy draft b. added tho
rayagc, Of diseases and tho doprodations
OF notious animals. not W much margin
u left Tor rapid addition to tho agsro.
gate Hook census a. many might sup.
pos.
While no careful student Of tho dtua.
ton will attempt thus 10 account Tor tho
temporary reduction. followed by tho
present slow Increase Ia flock numbers,
there Ia no room for questioning tho fact
that daily demand for nearly On, 900
mutton oaTcassos cannot DO mot without
seriously influencing tho yearly sheep
ccnsua.-hrccdeFs' Gaxssls
Tue stable. Of copsrn,eu..
His earlier instruction. given Copornleus
10 this school al Thorn included Greck and
Latin letters, lie then went, under tho
patronage Of bis uncle f.nkAs, who after
ward booamo bishop, 10 the uniyorsity 81
CTacow, where DO applied himself 10 NH.
losophy aud medicine. but more ardently
than to either OF These branches, under tho
inspiration Of the lessons OF Albert Brud.
sawki, 10 mathematics aud astronomy, in
which ho made himself familiar with do
use Of the Instruments, lie also, Ia his ia.
teryals Of leisure, praetloed Ia painting
with considerable success
When twonty'three years Of are be pro.
eeedsd to the University OF Bolouna. wier,
be attended the lectures Of Domlnlco Maria
Noyarra Ia astronomy aud formed a ner.
Honal fhendshlp with him, aud then 10
Padua, where he studied inAthematlr, AMI
astronomy, and obtained tho degree M
doctor Of medicine, In 100 aud 1900 hs
was In Rome, the associate Of the nstron.
omer hegiomontanns, aud lectuylnR on
science 10 numerous class lie then re-.
turned 20 his native land. where lis repu.
tation for learning and his gentle bearing
gained him a cordial welcome. lie H..
came priest aud under tho patronage Of
his episcopal uncle, a canon Of Frau,n.
burg, on the hanks Of the Vistula.
Here, from lhOl, he spent the remainder
Of his life, dividing his time between ths
duties Of his profession, works 81 charity.
aud the study Of astronomy. lie VISITED
the poor and sick, gave them medical at
tention, and relieved their wants al M.
own expensei devised hydraulic systen
Tor tho distribution Of water through ths
city, remains Of which are stlll 10 b. seem,
aud composed a treatise On tho coinage N
money, which was preserved In the arch.
ives ot The Diet Of GEodno.