Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-16

examina ton Of the meat until II spoils
Tho result Is we dare not ship H. There
Is great deal OF fuss now about the
use OF b0raclc acid as n preventative
and altogether everything Us done TO
keep our meats out Of the markets"
AT THE BERLIN CATTLE YARDS
Nearly all the cities Of Germany own
their town markets They have their
own cattle yards and their own slaugh-
ter houses the animals being killed un-
der the eyes of inspectors ! went out
the other day 20 see the cattle markets
Of Berlin They are situated on the
edge OF the city. and are easily reached
by the l,ingbahn. They cover many
acres and have cost about 100000.
During my visit the yards were filled
With cattle sheep and hogs There were
about 5000 sheep I'm one set OF stalls,
and ] was told that 10000 sheep are
brought I'm every day. Accommodations
are provided In one hall for l,e00 cattle.
and there are arrangements so that
other thousands can be handled at the
same time.
The cattle were roaring like bulls Of
Bashan when ! entered the hall across
the way the sheep were baalng and
there was such a bIeating Of calves that
t fairly dinned my ears,
! wish | could show you the hogs
There were thousands Of them and the
cleanest prettiest hogs ! have ever
seen. Each porker had evidently been
scrubbed before he had been brought IN.
His bristles shOne Ike frosted silver
and his skin was as rosy as the cheek
OF a baby. The3drovers In long white
coats were moving the pigs from one
part OF the yard to the other and as
they did so the sun poSed his RAYS
through the silver bristles and made
them look like painted hogs Each AMI
mai was marked with a stamp howing
that the inspector had looked IL over
and passed upon il for killing and later
on / saw that every piece Of meat was
likewise stamped. There are altogether
about 400 inspectors employed Of whom
100 are women microscOplsts. The IN
spectors We're going over the cattle
while / was In the beef hall The ex-
animation was thorough. although
many Of the animals We're fierce. The
bulls were lead through the yard with
their eyes blIndfolded
HORSE MEAT IN EUROPE.
Leaving these halls visited some Of
the slaughter houses where horses are
killed for food and also the shops where
The meat Is sold Not only In Berlin.
but TO almost all the great cities of
Europe horse meat is eaten by the low
er classes. There are great slaugh-
ter houses IN Paris. which KIN thous
ands OF horses every year. In Vienna
more than $4,000 horses and a number
Of donkeys are annually killed. and
Berlin eats horse meat by the thous-
ands Of pounds every day. Such horses
are inspected both before and after kill
ing, and every piece Of meat must be
stamped as healthful by the inspec-
tors
Have you ever seen a piece OF horse
flesh? Ii Is redder than beef and
looks for all the world like venison and
| tastes not unlike H. There are 200
butcher shops IN Paris which sell moth
ing else. | saw II sell side by side
with beef IN the butcher shops IN Swift
2erland. ana have no difficulty In find
ing horse meat chops here. In Berlin
the meat Is advertised as horse meat,
and there Is no chance OF having horse
steak passed on upon you MS venison
or beef.
IN A HORSE MEAT SHOP.
one Of the shops which / visited in
the poorer quarters OF Berlin had
steaks, roGsts and soup bones nicely
dressed and ready for sale The meat
was black where Il had been exposed
TO The air. but red when fresh cut
Upon the walls hung horses sides
half cut mp, and on hooks from the CELL
ing hung horses hams. smoked and
dried. on one wall were long strings
OF little sausages black as ink. specked
with bits Of white fat Each string
weighed a pound. and the bare-armed
butcher behind the counter told me
that It was made of ground horse flesh.
and sold for 70 cents pound He
said a good loln rost cost cents and
the best steak 10 and II cents. He
showed me pile OF Hamburger horse
stake at q lower price. and also some
yellow horse fat. which he says the
poorest classes use as cooking butter.
He says that horse fat is as good as
goose grease to cure a cold. and that
horse oil is excellent for rheumatism.
HOW HORSE TASTES.
This mans family was at dinner
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