The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-17

There are esUsarcs in which the lean and
fat appear in separate pieces as large as
dice. There are Drawn and blood pudding,
pigs coli3us and trott ers.
Beef Us T sbooed.
The OK is never used as food by tho Ia
tiyes of rropical China Iu is the beast CT
burden and all work It plows and h3r-
rows, treads grain and moves the irriga-
tion buckets. It Is the motor OF the mill.
II does any and all sort Is of toll. These,
thinks the heather Chinee, should safe
guard ii from the slaG ghter house. Be
sides this Buddhism eg erts a tremendous
silent power on Monaghan conduct, and
under the st~ict teaching s Of that faith all
flesh is interdicted. and bovine flesh espe-
cfally so. Tine prejudice is 50 strong that
the Chinese servants of Europeans who
have spent years in service evince as much
repugnance TO beef after a decade OF IA
miliarity with its Use as the jealous priest
OF a country temple
The sheep and lamb. goat and kid deer
and antelope occasionally find their way TO
the butchers counter, and especially in the
treaty ports. where there are European
communities, and those cities which con-
tain mum bers of Chinese who have pros
pered abroad and returned TO enjoy their
success in their own land. The dog is 4
dainty and Is eaten by only the wealthy.
Il is OF particular kind and must be rice
fattened before it is ready for use. II is
said to be very pleasant, as IS also the flesh
Of its cousins, the fox and wolf.
Rats Are Not Popular.
Travellers tales to the contrary not
outstanding, pussy is not utilized as a
u Iar md ~
fact, the meat of all the cat family from
the tiger and cheetah down is rank and
nauseating IN this regard grimalkin is
an inlinity below mans friend, the dog.
Though tabhy goes free, the great cats do
not The tiger, cheetah, leopard and pam
thcr have a high value il Chinese medi-
cine and are always in demand. From
them, and especially from the tiger, is
made the three essence liquor" which
corresponds chemically and physiological
" with our beef. iron and wine. The
liver, heart, tongue and kidneys are be
licved to be specifics for various ailments,
and even the flesh is esteemed from ther
apeutic point Of view. The rat and
mouse occupy a peculiar position in the
oriental cuisine Their meat Is said TO be
quite pleasant, resembling rabbit and
squirrel MY iGt fiuC BbDsfdl c,o IoDNit
however, bat merely as medicine. The
Chinese world believes them to be the
best if not the only hair Tcviver and hair
tonic extant For premature grayness.
for dryness and brittleness, for dandruff
and scalp eruptiCns the great treatment
is a rat diet. In discussing this one day
a Cantonese gentleman who had studied
in Yale college and was extremely well
informed assured me that all three of his
wives had been threatened with premature
badness and only found cure in the ro-
dents named.
Monkey is unpopular and is used by in
valids and cOnvalescents, Young alliga-
tor is luxury and is said TO resemble
frog. The tail Is the part most in de
mand. Frogs are liked universally and
are found in every market. They are
smaller and thinner than those at home,
but are, it NAV be- trifie more delicate
and savOry. Though the frog and croco-
die are eaten, the other two members of
the reptile family-the turtle and snake
are not. The entire fish world is put I'M
der tribute, from the bulky shark and
sawfish to the humble whelk, conch and
sea anemonc. OF the lower orders of life
several water beetles, slugs, worms and
blind worms are employed as food.
f. s. NORTON.