The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-17
GETTING OUR GOAT.

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the newspapers favoring the sale al
cost of surplus stocks of meat accu-
INFLATED by the army served again to
remind US of the severe drafts which
the war made upon the meat re-
sources of the country. likewise OF
the development of the various new
sources of supply. Great Britain fed
her armies largely on Australian rab-
bits and the rabbit industry was es-
tablished in this country. Whale
steak became an article of commerce
and delicacy of eastern cafes. The
Rochester Herald, which has been
conducting a canvass of the situa-
ton. announces a new discovery, or
rather the revamping of an old one.
The Herald says, in part:
"A goat market is to be established
at Kansas City, from which daily
quotations are to be sent to the gov
eminent and to the packers. The
public is also interested, because goat
meat promises to increase the supply
of mutton, or of an acceptable sub
stitute, in the meat shops of the
land. 1t is estimated that before this
month is over 5000 goats day will
be coming to the Kansas City mar
ket. Three thousand goats sounds
like a list of the riches of one Of the
patriarchs of old. The total goat
supply in the southwest must be an
immense one IL shipments If that vol
ume can be kept up for any consider
able number of days"
The Herald is not exactly satisfied
over the pedigree Of the goats which
are coming to the Kansas City mar
ket. nor whether they were raised
upon cactus fodder or tin cans. It
is furthermore a little resentful over
the thought that the goat may have
been supplying its mutton ESQ called),
but reckons that since it was lust as
good" it was probably all right. Re-
Stunning, the Herald gives us the fol-
lowing food for thought about the
food for our stomachs:
"A goat slaughter as large as the
shipments would indicate must mean
that there has already been consider
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purposes. Where this is so they have
not appeared on the market as goat
meat. They are listed as mutton
and lamb. They do not bring as
high a price from the dealers as
slaughtered sheep, but they sell to
the consumer in the west for the
same money. 1t is said that the taste |
is much the same as mutton and that |
the difference cannot be told save by |
an expert. Perhaps that is Just as |
well. Our Imagination has much to |
do with our taste. Many people are
eating horse meat in this country |
under the impression that 1t is beef, |
for horses are slaughtered, but al |
most nowhere is their meat exposed |
for sale under its true name. No
doubt the easiest way for us to get |
used to goat meat is to camouflage
it as mutton. 1t is another case OF
ignorance being Hiss.
But, as we are assured by the ex-
perts that it is wholesome, name
will not make much difference in the
end. Our meat supply is low: 1t
needs to be increased from every pos
sible source. Mutton, the world over,
has been the poor mans meat If
goat meat can add TO the supply so
IiuNi lllS btNltls ne iIltdJ Ol SOdlS
was favorite in the days OF the
1t is still highly priced
In the east. There seems to be no
reason why It should not ultimately
hold respectable place on our me-
nus"
The name OF rose is said to make
40 difference with its fragrance. and
oy parity of reasoning, the name of
he meat we eat should have little
sffect upon its palatability and nour-
shment properties. Since the goat
S a pretty good hand at getting his
'wn living, why not accord him a
more honorable place among the ami
nails which furnish us meat, milk {
ma leather? The foregoing observa-
ions suggest that be is coming back |
or coming into a greater respecta-
'ility. and that hereafter getting
mothers goat may be considered an
ven more serious offense than here
ofore. Up with the goat; down with
Ugh meat prices. +