The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28
EDIBLE DOGS.
The Bright Red CANNES Which Are
the Greatest DeIicacy of the Chic
nese Gourmet.


nese Gourmet.
From the New York World.
Horse meat is being consumed by the
poorer classes of Europe more and more
each year. but dogs-since the siege Of
Paris-have not appeared under their own
name on the tables of Partisan restau-
rants. At Picking, on the contrary. no
good dinner is complete without a fillet
or leg of dog.
This custom, which seems so repug-
nant to us. is of very ancient origin. In
Egypt, as far back as history goes some
people used to piously embalm their dead
dogs. while others judged II more econom-
ical TO kill and cat them. Plutarch tells
that the inhabitants Of Cynopolis, where
these animals were honored. made terri
BILE and relentless war on the people OF
Oxyrinchis, who had committed a sac
rilege of this latter kind. In his book on
Diet" Hippocrates. speaking of ordinary
foods, expresses the opinion that the
flesh of the dog makes muscle, but that
1t is difficult to digest
"Our father" SAYS Pliny. the Roman
historian. regarded little dogs as food
so delicate that they We're frequently
served as an eXpiatory sacrifice. To-day
even the flesh of young dogs is served in
banquets made in honor of the gods A
little further on he says This meat
was employed in the repast at the install
lations of the Pontiffs." According to
Apicius, who has left to us a curious
treatise on cooking. the Romans also ate
full-grown dogs, which they first fattened
The North American Indians, through
scarcity of game, sometimes sacrificed
their companions of the chase, but among
certain tribes. the Sioux, for example, the
dog has always been favorite article of
food.
1t is said that before the introduction
of horned cattle into Mexico, the Span
iards ate so many of the native dogs that
the species completely disappeared Ac-
cording to Capt. Cook, the New Zealand
ers ate their dogs and used their skins for
pork In Africa II is a delicacy. In Ash
antee Land they eat II fresh or dried.
The Greelanders and the Kamshatkans
also eat it sometimes, but only when
forced to do so by the necessities of
The Celestial "chouchou." or edible dog
resembles greatly the Pomeranian breed
Its forehead is broad and its muzzle quite
pointed, though less so than the Pomeran-
ian. The ear is short, erect and pointed
forward. little rounded at the tip The
eyes are small and black. the body short
and thick The "chouchou" has rough.
thick hair and a curled tail. There are
two varieties; one has long hair, which is
the higher esteemed-the dish of the rich
the other has short. thick hair.
There are three different colors; one en-
tirely a bright red this is the aristocratic
variety The others are of different
shades Of a. dark. tawny color. with a
clear muzzle. This last is the commonest
variety. A general cndFacIeTlSIlc OF THIS
race is that the tongue is blush black.
This color is not natural, however. the
puppies having red tongues, which begin
to grow dark at the end of a fortnight or
three weeks. It is rare that one of them
is born with q black tongue.
The "chouchous' are rare in Europe.
In France N. Waldeck Rousseau the
statesman~and lawyer, IS about the only
person who owns one. NJ. Rousseau, by
the way. IS said to possess the only Sia-
mese cats in Europe
In England the Prince of Wales has
three pairs of "chouchous" in his mag
nifcent kennels a { Sandringham. One of
about sixteen years of age After hav-
ing been the favorite of the Princess of
Wales he IS now relegated to corner
on account of his inf1rmities. Plumpie,
who is another of the same race. has re-
placed him in the Princess affections,
and accompanies her on all her journeys.
The other two dogs of this species owned
by the Prince of Wales are Box and Fox.
a pair entirely a brownish red, with
black muzzles. and Buzz and Fuzz, who
are of the tawny breed with lighter muz-
II is generally believed that the CO.
mestible dog of the Chinese is the common
variety with purple skin entirely devoid
Of hair except a little about the head, but
these blue dogs of China-incOrrecty so
where in Asia and Turkey-are only a
species which suffers from hereditary
skin disease.
for the Ia bic Is the same as in vogue
in the case of sucking pigs. and In China
there = no formal dinner or grand ban
auet without a "chouchou" IS the piece de
resistance. decked out IN tho same way
as pigs are on European tables or Ameri-
can free-lunch counter
President Faure Of France, IS very
fond OF tho society Of actors. Hterafeurs
artists etc. Under his regime, the Elysee
has taken on a more bohemian aspect
than 81 has worn for years Every presi-
dent that France has had has felt or ~
feafel 20 fael an interrsls in arts ana lot