The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-11-02
GUINEA PIG NOW
DOING HIS ''B|T'
Small Animals Used In Testing
and Standardizing Serunls
and Antitoxins.
VALUABLE HELP TO SCIENCE
lrnmatufe Animals Weighing About
Nine Ounces Are Required for
Medical Research Work-Some
Hints on Raising Them.

Guinea pigs are at for any table and
are receiving attention now In connec-
eiOn with the utilization Of every means
OF increasing food supplies. There Is
another wartime use, however, that
perhaps appeals mere to the imagina-
ascm. This is in medical research. es-
sDeraallv I'm testing and standardizing
-antffoxins and serums. Such medical
research work has been much enlarged.
and has greatly increased IN tmpor-
farce since Americas entry Into the
world war.
She guinea pig, In being made 20
help In the testing Of serums and anti
zfoxius. confers a direct benefit upon
,<ne American soldier. Therefore, the
.Rutnea pig is doing his bit and persons
who enter the industry OF raising
.zuinea pigs likewise help to meet
wartime need.
IN medical research immature AMI
mails weighing $50 grains (nearly nine
ounces) are required. This weight Is
attained in about six weeks. In past
--vears the average price of guinea pig
has bepn about rs cents, but reports
R.ve been received recently of labora-
zfories paying from 81 to $l5O because
.of the scarcity of suitable stock. rer
Ems fayorably situated near cities or
4usfitutions requiring large numbers OF
vwf,es pigs may establish prontaDie
Business in supplying them. Tney
.houId remember, however, that ami
rails previously used for serum or an
fsrcxin tests, or the offspring Oh guinea
usrs that have survived such tests, may
r. unfit for laboratory experiments
Guinea Pigs a. Food.
guinea pigs are seldom eaten In tne
rYrifed States, but their near relauon.
.r.,i.. fo rabbits and the fact that tney
-. sadly vegetarian in habits may
rr..srure anyone entertaining douDts
=. - their fitness for the table. Tne
rr,aIl size OF the domestic species !
80 chief cause for its neglect as o 1000
.r,,oal vet other highly esfeemee
rnme animals furnish less meat 'na1
1ss,. peruvian method of dressing tns
~,u,nea Mig for cooking IL the one sen
s~,l,v adopted. The animal Is klnes
~ disiocating its neck. after wnlcn
,sro<s through about tns same proc =
Is sucking pig in preparauOl ~
~-,oIrine. It's throat IL cut. u = nuu'
~ For d few minutes to Dieea anu !.
80 sca,ded In water that at nrst
,..,t too hot. The hair Is removed, ~ !,
~sia scraped with knife. the enIl q !,
e.sen cut and the carcass washed y, !
serld water. Il Is then ready lOI = i.
s the peruvians usually roast n
$3.50 hrt the number Of POSSIBLE
...s-s Il cooking them Is unlimited.
svsysler in Peru states that .nsy -
~.sssent eating when cooked ID any I
~ ways commonly applied 70 sma
xnme. . p,c.
- a.,,,raIs are as easily raised 7
~..,,,ss nigg. they are much less su'
ssrf 70 diseases than are raDo, ss..,o,
M : Al purposes. except eznlOl. =.
xee only kinds Of guinea Pr 80 80
- - grown are the smootn-nslls
s,...sstses These are Of severa, so. !.
n sninea pigs are raised for saD.s -
s II kinds are to No pIe.s, y .
y 49,. a. ssds .tlfic purposes, color Y
g ~ ,r TS,r although dIsnncs'
r.srklnr are desirable -