New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-13
LIKE LANES TO THE SLAIGHTEH'

GUINEA PIG FARM ~ CONNECTICUT-KAiSED
FOR vIvIsEcTION AND FOR PETS.
Dr. Edward W Lambert. Of Newly ork city, whose
summer residence on New-Canaan Heights IL one Of
the most beautiful properties In that pretty suburban
town. dcvotes considerable time and money % the
propagaton OF guinea pigs for vivisccton purposes
by the surgeons the numerous New-York hos
ptals 4 visitor saw there the other day. 20 OF
them old and young big and tile, black pigs black
and white white black and brown. brown and white
Some were scurryinG away. some hiding under the
hay with which the pens are bedded. Some stopped
to look others huddlcd together against the Tar
partition and then tumbled over one another in
their efforts to get further away. The soothing
words and professional cuck of Breeder Schuster
soon quieted their fears. and little white
beauty was captured for closer inspection Crouched
in Mr. Schuster's hand. and having the fine hair Of
his back rubbed Contrary" he half closed his
beautiful pink eyes. and resigned himself to con-
tented enjoyment OF his four pounds OF avoirdu-
pois pig meat.
The pig house Is building IS feet long and IL
feet wide formerly used a playhouse for the
children and was fitted for its present use about
two years ago by being divided into two rows OF
pens, with a passa6cway between theIn. On the
east side are ten pens about by ) feet. and at
the north end two closets. one at each corner
where the stores of food kept on the west
side is one long pen. about by 20 feet, In which
$40 pigs. of all sizes ages and colors. were run
Ming roofing and squoaling. The smaller pens are
for breeders. and here two hours Old litter
about as big as mice. and quite lively and near
by was a pen where fifty OF the older pigs were
set aside as the instalment next 10 be sent to
market. one solitary pig. the monster ana patrl-
arch OF the piggery had pen ~ himself TINS
Goliath weighed almost seven pounds, and Mr.
Schustcr was voublc In his praises OF this triumph
Of skiIful deyciopment The guinea pig Is a sens-
tive product and his house must be kept warm
clean and comfortable In winter and well vent-
lated in summer. But these cunning, tricky and
sprchtly little beauties doomed t. a fate that
would cause every individual pig OF them 10 shud
der If his instructive foresight could bring IT to
his knowledge
When the experiments of Or. Koch. the great
ivmpn specialist Of Berlin. were creating much
interest In this country DR. Alexander Lambert
became greatly interested. and procured n number
OF guinea pigs for the purposes OF experiment His
nits produce three or four filters a year and from
one TO SIX In a litter. according to the age OF the
parents The oldest pig Is two years old. They
breed when six eight months old Their dry food
is oats and and they eat anything tnat ~
prcnn The easy capacity OF DIR. Lamberts nursery
is 400 pigs n year. The pigs are sold to the New
York Board OF Health. which orders large numbers
one order calling for lio-and 70 the Vanderbilt
Hospital 4 few are sent TO Or. Lambert, In New
York for his own use. and quite a number OF the
press in boxes holding twelve pigs each. and the
prices run from 70 cents TO 81 pig. Until the ex-
perments OF DR.. Koch demonstrated that the char
acterstics of the guinea pig make II more valuable
for laboratory experiments and for inoculation pur
poses rabbits were used chiefly and other animals
less extensively. Dogs calves. cats. frogs and
pigeons also used. the latter chiefly for expert