The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-07-30
Horse Meat FOR Export. 4

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IN report to the state department
@sN w. Du Bots, United States Consul
e General e at ST Gall, Switzerland, makes a
/ some ON Interesting disclosures regarding
the general use OF horsehesh as an ar
8tlcle OF food In Europe. He says the ne
Swiss press is giving considerable at
tentfon to the following stateme
An American horse meat company
has been organized in Kearny, N. ~,
W hose object is to prepare horse meat 9.f y
for the European market in the form
OF sugar-cured horse hams, smoker .ilf't1
horse tenderloins, picked horse 3r lEli
and sailed horsefesh. This meat VIII
be sent in boxes marked distinctly
horse meat and each shipment is 70
% carefully inspected and accompan-
led by a certificate that it is pure horse
meat and in wholesome condition.
Mr.. Du Bois comments on this state
ment as follows: II cannot find any
town BY the name Of Kearney In the
state OF New York, and the item looks
like one of the kind that the European
journals, jealous OF American trade,
take pleasure in circulating. but
whether there Is truth in this report or
not, there is certainly demand Tor
good, wholesome horse meat IN some
of the markets of Europe. In many OF
the towns are to be found well-stocKed
markets where nothing but horse meat
is sold-fresh, sailed. smoked and IN
sausage form. The prices range from
cents to cents per pound, according
to cut, and large amount OF this meat
is purchased by the poorer classes. Inc
horses used are old ones, or those kill
ed by accident. The people who BUY
this meat claim that they prefer 1t to
the tough COW meat that is sold Tor
from 8 to II cents per pound. 1t is
sweeter, more tender and quite as
wholesome, according to their state
ments. The shops where horse meat
is sold always have ''horse meat mar
ket" sign conspicuously displayed, 50
that no deception is possible. II the
purchaser buys horse meat and eats IT,
he does so knowingly. In this respect
the municipal inspection is thorough.
A butcher licensed to sell beef, II found
selling horse meat, would be severely
and promptly punished. s9 3 81
Gradually we are shaking off the
yoke of superstition. We have regard
ed it as almost sinful to eat the flesh
of the horse, but we eat the flesh Of the
hog without thought. The food ct the
horse is always clean grain and hay,
food clean enough tosput into OUT own
mouths could we but digest its. while
the food of the hog is sWill and scav-
enger food quite generally. There a. is
no reason why we should not make a
practice of shipping horse flesh tosfor-
eign countries if they desire it, andsde-
sire it they do. If we could work OF
few hundred thousand poorly bred
horses in this way it would be good
thing for the American farmer, even
if he had to sell them without profit.
lot much financial gain could be ex-
pected, but to dispose of them for
something would be better than shoot
Ing them and leaving them to the
crows. 1t has been a frequent occur
renee to shoot even young horses when
they could not be sold. We remember
Of one man that a few years ago ship.
ped carload of horses to the Kansas
City market. They did not bring the
freight and he was lamenting that he
had not taken them out into the back
lot and shot and buried them. Poorly
bred horses should be disposed of at
the first opportunity.
Whitewash Spray.-A farmer in
iowa tried the plan Of spraying his
peach trees in the winter with common
whitewash, to save the buds, as was
advised by the Missouri Experiment
Station. Having eight trees in a
bunch, he sprayed four Of them as di.
rected, four times each. Two were
sprayed twice, and two were not spray
ed at all. He now reports to Missouri
paper that the four are bouquets OF
bloom. The two. sprayed but twice are
not as full, and those not sprayed al
all have scarcely bloom on them. He
says he will spray them all hereafter
We think he may find that those spray
ed twice will set as much fruit as he
should allow them to bear, but it is
better to have to thin out some than
not to have any. "a surplus is easier
to handle than deficit" said forme,
mayor Of New York city.-Ex.
Rich Soil of Cuba.-The state de.
partment has just issued timely an6
interesting report from our late con.
sui at Santiago de Cuba. The islands
area. he says, about equals the state
of Pennsylvania, and it's productive
soil, mineral wealth and climatic con.
ditions entitle it to rank among thu
foremost communities Of the world
The soil is q marva1 0f richness - :