The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08

evident 10 every sensible person ,A., -
business had assumed the form OF -
like the tulip mania in HOLLAND -
that there was bound to be
ton before long. That reaction i. -
here. Unlike tulips. the hare IL ~.
eating. We must get down to = 49,
of meat. But. as this correspondent -
plains, the public won't come - 49,
meat-to their hare meat The demsss
instead Of increasing, is decreasing, -
ing aside the questions OF warm vs.,sss
and worms. the fact Is that hare msss
while tender and delicate and most =,
peuzing Ms a novelty, is more or -
dry and insipii. ike the irnmatnrs ~,
that is favored in some countries Of ~.
tinental Europe, and soon clogs ON =.
palate. This may. to a great exten, =
remedied by skillful cooking, with pIor,ss
sauces, II might Ire advisable 10 onse :
school OF Belgian hare cookery. al,hcw-s
It Is not necessary to incorporate II MA
a high-soundlng title. or to have =
official smeller OF sauces, at 90 NINA
per smell To correct the dryness "
the meat II might be a good idea 10 ~
the animal for a few days before ki,llrs
on oil stock certificates, which prorIdss
soon TO be cheaper than alfalfa hsv
unless we get a midsummer rain.
There are two other obstacles agaip<f
the general use OF hare meat. which mn,
be overcome, Many who have been A
uriuy the value of their Lord DunnaAoos
and Prince Prapsuvases at prices rsra.
Ing from $40 to 500 apiece hate 10 tu,,
them into. the stew pot or the bake oven
II seems too much like those feAsts a
Lucullus, when nightingales' tongues an
peacocks brains were served rancs
cooking and eating Lord sardanapalus
with a pedigree as long as your arm, Al.
other obstacle is that many who Aays
made pets of their hares and have hecona
attached 20 them hate TO XIII them. n
Is like killing pet cat. This difhcultv
might he obviated by having an cfAcisl
slayer--a sort of lord high executicner-ss
go around and do the deadly work for !
stated charge, or no might receive IN
skin OF the deceased az his fee aithourA
so far. the promises OF big profits IN mn
skins have not been realized. Eastern
dealers. quoting them with those OF a.
binary bunny at a few cents apiece.
We do not see very clearly how II
general public can come TO the rescuo
Of this harey industry, as our correspond.
ent suggests. The city council has done
some pretty high-handed things OF lato.
and possibly 1t might be induced TO sdo1l
an ordinance providing that every In
Angeles family shall eat hare meat once
week, hut that would cause some KID.
ing. and as election Is coming on II would
be hard 10 put through against q pfo.
test or the council might appoint !
committee OF investigation on worms
Perhaps this Job might be given 10 th1
oil inspector. They might say therv a.,
worms in the sump holes. also. There an
two experts here from Mexico who clair
to be death on tape worms Maybe thu
could help. When 1t comes TO worms. =,
must confess that we are TO certain q,
tent ignorant, not to say nonpiusoo1
though indeed, we must all come TO wornI
some day-unless we get cremated.
Meantime fat eight-pound Delsia1
hare-without worms--ought easily 10 i
worth % cents-not S75-Ios Ang>le1
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