The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18
Drinking
BuIIoCk'S Blood
to Oct Health

AfEJl as mlcn as Nuey IKE. but II
~ they raise the price Of beef
A-- blood there win be trouble"
The man who hurled this
defiance at the Meat Trust was one Of a
strange company of invalids which daily
lines up at a local abattoir. in which
beeves receive the fatal stroke which
starts them on their journey TO q thou
sand dinner tables.
Il can get along without cooked meat.
but believe II were deprived of my
daily glass OF blood would die in q
month"
Many other Philadelphians beside this
unfortunate have learned the nourishing
properties Of fresh beef blood; 50 at times
the abattoir takes on the appearance Of
the waiting room of a hospital Blood
drinkers the employees Of the yard term
the invalids who call, and they extend
them every courtesy.
"a man would have a heart Of stone not
60 feel sorry for them" remarked one
burlY butcher; 80 we help them all we
can. It's wonderful, though. the effect the
blood has on some OF them. Now watch
that fellow there"
An emaciated invalid had Just drunk two
glasses Of the red fluid. A tinge Of color
instantly crspt into his wasted cheeks; he
Strengthened his dropping shoulders,
tossed back his head and walked firmly
away. The pint OF warm blood had appar-
entity put new life into him
BY this time number OF people were
waiting for the killing Of the next steer
One and all seemed to regard the blood as
q sort Of life nectar.
-They come in Just such numbers every
killing day." explained a representative Of
one OF the butchering firms. I'VE have
regular callers who never miss a day, and
others who come once OF twice a week.
Some have been coming here for years.
The drinking OF blood seems to be all that
keeps them alive. A few / have seen
shake OF their illness and grow fat under
the influence.
'Many have ceased TO come. and I sup
pose that they are dead. We make them
All welcome. II they offer to pay for their
glass Of blood our employees usually take
the money. It IS their perquisite. The
arm doesn't interfere.
"A beautifully gowned woman drives up
here twice a week in her carriage, sends
her footman in with a glass. has the
draught OF blood brought to her. drinks il
and sends the fOotman back with dollar
bill She explained when she first came
here that she was anaernic, and her physi-
clan had ordered her to drink a glass OF
buliock's blood twice a week"
One OF the men was asked how he liked
the red fluid as a beverage.
Tastes Just Ike warm milk" he as
serted aust little salty. but shut your
eyes 20 the color and you would never
think you were drinking blood. At first Il
Is a trihe nauseating. But the taste FOR
It Is soon acquired when the fanciful OBJ
lection wears away.
Il used to be as thin as a rail I'm not
a consumptive. Don't believe blood-drink-
ing viii cure consumption. It's only good
for bloodless persons. I gained fifteen
pounds in two months after I substituted
bullock's blood for beer.
''The only drawback about drinking
blood is that you can't get it on tap al
every street corner, as you can beer. Il
has to be caught and swallowed the mo-
ment the bullock is killed Otherwise Il
congeals.
Il suppose some people win say thi'
treatment is not efficient Isn't It PROOF
enough that the men who live IN
slaughter house atmosphere almost all tht
time are invariably fat and sleek? DID
you ever see a thin or haggard looking
butcher They are always fat and rosy
The reason is that they breathe bloOC
six days a week Look at that splendid
specimen Of manhood killing the bullock
Did you ever see tailor or a shoemake,
with such a robust physique? If I CoulC
manage It would sleep in a slaughte
house and live exclusively on a bloc,
diet"
I've seen women run shriexiDg out o
the slaughter house." commented tn
butcher. ''when first they came for
drink Of blood Once they get the FRS
glsssful down, the 'shuddery' feeling 1
gone, and they drink it as nonchalantl,
as the 0ld-timers.
''rhe blood Is about the only thin
we can't turn 70 profit. So let the cadav
erous crowd have it at their own price
OF no price at all. If they are poor. W
are glad TO have them come. They Great
a diversion
They compare notes concerning thsi
ailments, between drinks, and discuss tn
relative merits OF the slaughter house
and tho quality Of blood to be obtained a
each one. They are quite a part Of tn
life here. and when we find one of ther
ceases 10 make his accustomed can /
makes us quite sad"