The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-08-18
Jew sh Kosher Meat.


how It is prepare, Very few, am
afraid aud the Du DbeI Of Deop'e wa nave
actually witnessed the operation oil
slaug htering osttl', fowls, etc, acc rd.
ing to Mosaic Law, ls smaller Te' Of
course, so a few W jrds upon this SUBJECT
Will not be IL IS.
The GeutIlt's diertsrv life is = free and
easy one, as fsr as his At srd drink 10
clncerned He lie limited only by his
appetite and II ,ancial sOi'lty. He can eat
add drink to his hear . content, anything
he kes. If ue can geI Il. He can kill his
meat In any m N er whatever, and pre-
p,re it "A h chooses. There ale no
restrictions + r him 80 far as filing In that
receptacle wherein q mans heart Is suUN
p bsed to be-the stomach. The Gentle
oloos's his prey out Of the beasts Of the
W d, the cattle OF the neids, and the fowls
of the air. 1t is left for him TO decide upon
the means be lie to employ in dispatchlng
his prey. He can use firearms, knife, club
or any instrument handy for the purpose.
But not so with his brother, the IsrAellte,
who is very much circumscribed in the
choice OF his prey, AMI weapon Of slaugb.
ter. BE musL guide his appetite, and the
means Of satisfying 1t, very rightly accord
ing to rules and restrictions that are as
old as his race, and will only die with it.
The main principle underlying the
Mosaic Law slaughter IL, to cause As little
suffering to the animal or fowl that IL to be
killed for the use Of the table, a. posslb e,
and with that object in view, knife Of the
very best tempered steel, ground and
lharpened TO the utmost perfection, 80 that
not the very slightest dint or irregulsrlty
can be seer or traced upon its edge, has
been chosen as the instrument best fitted
TO accomplish the purpose. With this
knife, which in Hebrew u ehnicality 10
called q "chsloi," the wind pipe Of the
victim must be severed with one single
stroke, according TO very minute and posi-
tive directions, laid down In the law Of
Slaughter, which should be strictly fol-
lowed in order to make the flesh OF the
slaughter ed animal Kosher, and ht food
for . Jewish table.
But let not The reader imagine for .
moment, that any man, who nay possess
himself Of such Anife or chaloi, 10 qualified
TO XIII his own or his neighbours mest.
Far from IL. This very important duty
can be performed only by Intelligent ana
scholarly men, well learned In the Hebrew
Lkws, and who have made the Law Of
sla lighter their particular ami successful
study, have passed q cTedltable examlnA-
ton before some Rabbi, who issues proper
permission to oficiAte. NOW others have
this right, 90 Il you wish Kosher chicken
for yonr dinner. you must seek for and
avail yourself OF the services OF this dis
tinguished parsonage. 1t 10 unnecessary
20 state here that ne must be OF the dew
ish race, and Of god character. This man,
who 10 called ihe "sOchei," 10 regarded as
an ecclesiastical onhcial BY the Jewish
people and they respect him as suoh. 1t
is very seldom that he lie engaged In any
other business or vocation not Of . rellg-
ious calling. 1t is Incumbent upon him to
watrh over the spiritual welfare OF Lis
people in all possible ways, and 10 those
pertaining 10 Kosher meat alone.
The Jewish ccmmuaity Of Shreveport
have been fortunate enough to possess In
their midst Rabbi Kallen as sAchei, for
the last few yesre, ard he has won fer
himself the utmost love and respect In
every Jewish home Of this city. His
slaughter room is located upon the prem
ises Of the WaRner Bros. slaughter house,
Of this city. There yeu can d ID RABBI
Ksllen daily, busiIy eDgsged in the per-
iormance Of his duties. with HE chalofein
or knives, every one as bright and pol-
isbed ~ . mirror, near at hand.
When questioned recently as TO the
difference OF killing cattle by clubbing
them on the head tall they fall, ana his
Rn process, this is what ne said:
"rhe Mosaic Law strictly eDjoins us
from using blood rs food, stating that the
blood IL the life OF the being. /. also
prohibits rs from causing any excessive
or unnecessary suffering 70 living things.
II you use the very sharpest knife, yeu
can sever the throat Of an animal with one
singls stroke, WITHOUT the animal feeliI z
any pain Whatever st the time. Its sntne
blood spurts cut very fast, ana its Zach
being tree from blood. Is Kosher ana flt
for food. But if,ycu Kill the animal By
striking 1t On the head nli II falls, the blood
becomes chilled and cor gested in its body,
and is very often poisoned. The iesh IL
spoiled, Of course, and the animal IL Auts
jectec TO The greatest suffering whiI h
snould be avoided above ALL"
Rabbi KAllen placed before me three
chslofns Of different lengths, enc OF four
inches long which be uses in slAug htering
chickens; another, eight inches long, for
caves and sheep, and the third, sixtesn
lnthes Measurement for beeyes. Each
knife is smooth, highly polished. and
sharp. You can Zee your face in It II YOU
liRe. and none but an expert could Drins
the edge to such periecuon. The chicken
chaiof has seen twenty .fve vea.s OF
service In the hands OF Mr. ksllen. VINO
will undertake theAestimate the number
OF barnyArd lives Ihst this knife has
destroyed
when ths animal has been slaughter.
ed" Mr. kAllen continued, at 10 the duty