The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
CAMP MILLS PIGS
INSPIRE WAR POET
Burst Of Verse Pays Fervid
Tribute to Spic and Span
.,. Piggery.
CLEANLINESS is BLISS
Endorsement Depicts Animals
Roaming and Juggling
in PinewoOds.
CLEANLINESS rs BLISS

The Camp Mills piggery at Mineola
has not only been crowned with financial
success. but also by the muse. Smith.
Colonel, q. NJ. c. and II. c. o., at Camp
Mills was always proud Of the pisgery
which consumed the camp waste and
produced fat hams and bacon. His hap
piness was complete yesterday when he
received from a camp in the West where
the piggery was anything but model an
Endorsement on a report OF an inspection
which showed that one OF the pig pens
I'm the West was clean and the pigs
were happy and fat, demonstrating their
contentment and satisfaction by pleasant
porcine demeanor." while in the other,
which was very dirty. the hogs present
most unhappy appearance and by their
surliness of temper and fatigue demon
strate that they are troubled and har-
ried by their environment, SO unnatural
to porcine TASTE
But Il was not the face of this report
which made Col. Smith grin. II was the
Endorsement; which ran as follows:
FIRST INDoRsEMENT."
This Office learns with deep regret
that decent hogs must pine and fret and
loose their chaste and classic beauty be-
cause some men neglect their duty. a
sense OF confidence misplaced offends
hogs aesthetic taste and every EFFORT
should be bent to keep him happy and
content,
THE undersigned is pleased TO learn
that this inspector did discern the diff
ference in looks and style between the
surly and uncouth, In all the pens ex-
tending South, who not the least re-
semblance bore to porkers OF the O. NJ
Corps (whose pens are further to the
North, as in the above report set
forth. These animals so sleek and fine,
the pink OF excellence In swine. display
upon their radiant features the happy
look OF grateful creatures. The Quar-
termaster's pigs alone maintain this high
and lofty tone. and their appearance,
fresh and fair, betokens kind and loving
care
The fact Is not so widely known
though in this letter clearly shown. that
making the surroundings cleaner will
greatly change a hogs demeanor. AL
though the fact Is likewise true that
In the army there are few expert in
their professionals rightly read a hog s
expression. To tell just where the trouble
lies by contemplation of his eyes or
by the wrinkles of his enout might stump
the average recruit. 1t has been claimed
that hogs will thrive amid surroundings
that would drive an animal OF lofty
pride to earthly death and suicide: that
while his belly is kept full. he thinks
this clearly stuff is bull that plenty in
the way of eats his cup of happiness
completes.
AS these opinions seem to vary con
corning what is necessary to elevate the
moral tone within the hogs peculiar zone
II Is most strongly recommended that
hogs in future be attended by men ex-
pert in reading faces who can at once
detect the traces upon the mournful
physiog of any poor disgruntled hog
that point to mental irritation or poC-
cine trouble or vexation.
Psychology is thus combined with
physionomy refned-and Just dash OF
the occult might help the ultimate re-
suit. 'Tis thought the man in charge
should be a keen and competent NJ. D.
who but the medical department could
have OF wisdom such assortment? Who
but a graduate OF college could have sc
vast a store of knowledge? The truth
Is we have no such store OF learning in
the Q. NJ. Corps.
The main consensus of opinion per
| tanning to the hogs dominion (Which Is
perhaps not far amissf. appears to be
about like this: Despite all scientific
lore a hog remains Just as before-ht
makes a picturesque display when viewed
| from far enough away-his grunt II
musical and clear-provided you are not
| too near. He smells serenely sweet anc
! clean IL proper distance intervene. Blu
Notwithstanding speculation and philan
thropic meditation and theories OF dema
gogues most hogs will still remain jus
Hogs.
| SECOND ENDORSEMENT"
| II am unable TO conceive how I'll b,
| able to relieve this dreadful sanitar,
muddle regarding dirty pigs and puddle
however, now this is no myth--this docu
ment should go to Smith--an exper
quite on hlops' and swills-the II c. o
down atTCamp Mills
He is the Colonel @. NJ c. VIII,
showed a model home to me where hog
are gentlemen of ease and choose an
pick the grub they please: where phi
| and piglets, sow and boar, can happy b.
forever more--and roam the pinewood
dancing jigs and tending little tiny pigs
This home for pigs is neer neglecte,
most every day It Is inspected an
every day OF shine or rain somebod
gets him to explain his splendid system
brood and pen-a target is for Congress
men who ask why loyal AIichigander
are serving hogs and not In Flanders.