The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-18
WHAT PACKERS DO WITH A
STEER.
CONTINUED From LAST WEEK.

YOU could scarcely imagine what
would become OF so many hearts. In
Scotland they use great many. lhey
are made into what is called minced
collops." Large quantities of them are
consumed in this form by the Scot
fish people.
Then there are the medical by
products, some of which are quite
valuable.
| Pepsin, obtained from the red por-
ton of the inner lining of the stomach.
Pituitary, or the small reddish gland
located in the sphenoid bone at the
base of the brain
| Sub-maxillary or salivary glands To-
Gated below the hinge of the lower jaw
bone, or Immediately beneath the thy
roid gland.
Parotid, or the small gland laying
close to the ear.
\ Prostate glands.
Thymus glands or. neck sweet
breads, lying close to the breast on the
outside, at the point where the arteries
flow from the body to the head, and
used principally to reduce glandular
swellings.
. Red bone marrow.
Pancreatn, which is of the pancreas,
; or weet-bread..
Spleen, or melt,
.. Mammillary glands of the mllk-bag
or udder.
In addition to the above, some OF
. which are desiccated and Others made
into extracts and used for various
; medical purposes, the articles OF
.. greatest Importance and value to the
, medical profession are the suprarenal
: and thyroid glands. Suprarenal glands
are the two small glands laying close
. to the kidneys and in shape resembling
; them, being dark in color and about
: the size of large lima bean. | am
, informed it takes the suprarenal
: from about 1880 steers to make an
, ounce of adrenaline in its concentrated
!, form, which is used in the treatment
> of the eyes, for which purpose 1t IS
: very valuable. and also a haemostatic,
! or to prevent the flow of blood dur
' ing difficult surgical operations. Ow-
. ing to the scarcity of these glands and
their great value for the above as well
!. as other purposes, I am told adrenallne
{ ranges in price somewhere between
4 gold and radium.
!. Thyroid glands, which lie close to
the larynx and are dark in color, some
what resembling leech, are used in
d the manufacture of thyrOidine and
4 similar medicines, the principal use OF
!: which is in the treatment Of goitre.
From this you will see that we are
not only indebted to the steer for food
and clothing, but medicine as well.
Oleo,, you of course understand, is
Y made from suet fat, out OF which the
Y oleo oil pressed, leaving product
= known as stearine, which latter IS
used largely by candy makers, and ~
far as | am concerned, prefer tina:
my children should buy such candy
Oleo is used extensively by bakers
The Cleo oil is exported principally
to Holland and there converted into
butterine by being churned with =
small quantity OF cream or butter, anl
is sold principally in England and oh
European countries. The Hollander.
are the very best customers We hav,
for oleo products.
In this connection | want to cal
attention to the tax on colored butter
inc, imposed by the United States gov
ernment, which greatly affects the val
tie of cleo in this country and conse
: quently the price of cattle. Some hav'
4 estimated that it costs cattle producer
one dollar per head to maintain thi
/ law in force.
III | presume you would hike to know
where the marrow goes. In canning
cattle we take the marrow out of tn
bones, which is used in Africa as bu-
ter, being sent there in cans in grea
quantities. | am informed they prefe
it to butter.
III When canning cattle the bones J
l the carcass are removed, thoroughly
| cleaned and dried a great many OF tn
/ larger one being exported to Japar
where they are expert in carving then
= | have no doubt some Of you hav
been shown a sword scabbard by
n Japanese warrior hundreds or year
IN ago. which probably was carved fror
II the bones of Chicago killed 'tec
and then returned to this country d
II a curio of great antiquity The 'arG
Il err bones are also sawed irto kn.!c
handles and numerous other article.
Il and in some Of the large packing
i houses the sawdust thus obtained
nodded under great pressure mi,
r billiard balls and other useful an
ornamental articles. The smalle
bones are used principally in the mar
ufacture of animal charcoal use
mostly for filtering purposes. | hav
seen bottle of ink poured into tub
containing animal charcoal and com
out as clear as water.
Oh course you all understand SON,