Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-12-08
PHILADELPHIA HIPpopHael.
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A society has been formed to promote
the eating Of horsshesh. The headquarters
Of this unique association are In Philadel-
phia, and It's secretary Is Charles Wilson
Montgomery. As yet the members ara few
in number, but they make mp for this de
hciency BY their enthusiastic fondness for
cooked horse Secretary Montgomery Is
comparatively young man. but bis bronzed
complexion and numerous scars tell Of an
adventurous life BY food and fsld. Speak
ing Of the horsehesh society, be said:
Our organization Is made up Of men
who at some period Of their lives were led
by necessity or curiosity TO taste wha. Is
vulgarly called mag beef" A liking for
horsehesh Is as natural to man as liking
Tor mutton or beef. Consequently when
any one eats horsefesh and finds 1t tooth
some he wants to repeat the experiment.
Gradually yearning for this kind Of food
springs up within him, and he longs to be
able once more to indulge his taste for
equine steak. But horsefesh is not q deli
cacy that one finds In many American
restaurants. It may figure largely in the
culinary department Of course, but it never
appears on the bill Of fare.
About two months ago / happened to
meet party of gentlemen who, like my
self, had knocked about the world a great
| deal. Our conversation resulted in the
discovery that we had one particular taste
In common-namely, roast horse. After
considerable discussion we agreed to In
terest other friends similarly minded and
to form a regular club. Thus began the
Society for the Eating Of Horsefesh. Since
then we have secured twenty-three mem
bers, all of whom are fairly prominent per
sons in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl, Chicago and elsewhere. We have
agreed to have horsefesh dinner in one OF
other of these cities every three months
| and the first dinner is to take place In
Philadelphia.
Great difficulty was experienced by US
in inducing any restaurant keeper to serve
us with the dinner we want. These mer
| fear that their business would be ruined Il
it were to leak out that they cooked horse
flesh. Finally, however, down towr
caterer, who as q soldier in the war ate
horse himself, agreed to crafty us on con
dition that we keep his name secret.
The members of the society have eacl
a story to tell of how they first came t.
eat and like this unconventional article o.
food. Clyde M. Allen, of Cincinnati, ont
of our founders, added horse to his list O.
dishes while wandering in the northwes
several years ago. Henry H. Fulton, O.
Chicago, a well known theatrical man
was forced to eat it during the famous
siege of Paris. As he himself said, ut wa
choice between horse and rats, and hors,
was chosen" A popular police officer o
this city first masticated horse while serv
ing with detachment of the United State
cavalry against the Apaches. Captain f
l. Kelly, of Pittsburg, was on the trek" il
South Africa at the outbreak of the dia
mond excitement, when starvation forcet
him and the men who were with him II
kill and eat two of their horses. My owl
friendship for this much maligned foot
dates from the breaking Of the engines be
longing to the steamer st. Kilda In the In
dian ocean ten years ago.
The ship was carrying a number o
walers, or Australian horses, from Sydney
to Bombay when she met with the acct
dent. / was one Of the crew, and whel
our provisions gave out without the small
est speck of land heaving in sight we JUS
tackled those horses. tell you they bea
salt junk and weevilly biscuits all to fits
and when we were eventually taken in tov
by friendly vessel we were fatter by sew
eral inches in spite of our long drift
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