The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-06-19
DOG FOOD AND MEDICINE.
A UNIoUE EsrABLIsHMENT IN
THE METROPOLIS.

Preparing Food for Aristocratic Ca
nines-Curious Looking Machines
Patent Physio for the Dogs.
The manufacturing Of food and patent
medicines for the aristocratic dog is one
Of the few industries not as yet over
crowded. The dogs "Delmonico's, J" as
II may very appropriately be called, has
done business at the same stand for a
much longer time than its more dignified
prototype. It's glaring Sign, moro at.
tractive than artistic, covers the front OF
a afour-story brick building in an upper
East side street.
Sprat's factory has had monopoly of
the making of dog food. Everything
that is made by the establishment is most
amply protected by patents. But so
great is the fear that some one will dis
cover the secrets of the establishment,
that it Is only with the greatest difficulty
that IN outsider obtains view OF the
interior. The business is now conducted
by limited stock company. From
twenty five to fifty men are employed
four days in the week. Monday and
Tuesdayiof each week are devoted to sort
ing the stock on hand.
1t is really far from being prepos-
sessing place. An odor, anything but
pleasant, greets the nostrils of the visitor
entering on the ground floor. This is
tho reoeiyins room Of -the materials used
i'm the manufactured products. One is
ih& y surprised to learn that thous-
ands of pounds of butchers scraps arc
brought here in the course of month.
Oatmeal in wholesale quantities and tons
OF herbs are used. The old-fashioned
dog hone, boneset, catnip aud beet root
under various scientific names, find
use here either as food or as medi-
cine.
The second floor is occupied by four
curious-looking machines having great
cylinder attachments. After some of the
men have carefully sorted the fat and
the meat it is ground up separately in
these machines into disagreeable masses
After that it is placed into great wooden
tubs. where various mixtures are added.
! We cooks in this establishment are very
chary of telling you just what they put
in these tubs. The next process seems
so much like the ordinary bakers work
that one is quite disposed to taste things,
and when the round and square cakes
have been placed in the brick ovens and
taken out a tempting brown, one is
really in sympathy with the aristocratic
dog. Having been properly cooled the
biscuits are taken 10 the next floor,
Nhere several "hands" are employed to
10 nothing but pack them in neat paste
board boxes.
: According to size these boxes are
labelled for pet dogs, for grcyhouuds,
for st. Bernards. Then there are spe-
cially prepared dishes for cats. The poor
animal that has been the subject of so
much derision has been specially con-
,idered, and sufficient Of a specially pre-
pared food to keep her for two days may
be obtained for five cents.
But it costs pretty penny to keep a
dog. A large dog must have six or
eight cakes, besides quantity of meat.
The meat will probably cost ten cents,
the cakes four cents apiece. That makes
&S week; There is the dog tax, and
cost anywhefe ' from "a M III. 80 e $4,000:
There is crate to send him to the dog
show, $14; brush and comb, "a;
waterproof blanket, $3.50; nlekle
plated slip, $40; a brass show chain
$3.50; yard chain, 81. Then the dos
must be housed, an amount of about
800 to begin with, and % and 81 a
week afterward, will keep an ordinary
"4O0" dog in New York.
The most important department of al
is that of the patent medicines. Ava,
up at the very top of the building, re
moved from the various odors, is tn,
office of the company. All day long tn
secretary keeps the books and sends OH
circulars to every one who has registered
license for a dog.
Right back of the office, unreached b,
the prying outsider save through tn
office, is the medicine department. Tn
mixtures of herbs, and chemicals ar
boiled In great kettles and the liqui,
brought up to this floor to be put il
bottles Of various sizes aud labelled cur,
or mango, another liniment for sprains
another to prevent badness, or rather
Stimulant for the hair, which is the sam
thing. It is quite astonishing to learl
that sure cures for seventeen diseases ar
made. The wonder grows greater whe
one remembers all the dogs one hu
known that were never treated for any
thing. When they were sick they wen
away and lay down in cool place, hav
ing eaten of some herb known to dogs
and slept :he illness off. But then, o
course, there we're no aristocratic dogs
They may have successfully herde,
sheep or churned the butter but the
never would have taken the prize in tn,
dog show.
Not only does this curious establish
ment make liquid medicines, but pills
and as a recent addition to the business
it makes dog collars and dog soap an
I crates. tor. carving or ashipoin2 dogs In
dog brushes aud combs, macSintos
waterproofs, with hoods, for greyhouDds
and blankets.
For it's out-of town trade it make
food which makes hens lay in du
seasons, foods for pigeons and soups TO
washing the latter.-MeW York Neo,.
Ear Trumpets as Cupid's Arrows.
With the marriage at Steelville, Mo