. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. CUTTING UP HOGS. squealing hog hoisted by machinery to a man whoplaces him upon a greased rail which inclines down-ward. The hook and chain are loosed and thrown backto the boy in the pen, who sends up another the unfortunate pig has reached the sticker,who ends his vociferous squeals with a thrust from asharp double-edged knife. Down the greased rail he 56 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY goes again, after an enforced pause to allow the bloodto drain out. He now reaches a boy who slips a hoo
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. CUTTING UP HOGS. squealing hog hoisted by machinery to a man whoplaces him upon a greased rail which inclines down-ward. The hook and chain are loosed and thrown backto the boy in the pen, who sends up another the unfortunate pig has reached the sticker,who ends his vociferous squeals with a thrust from asharp double-edged knife. Down the greased rail he 56 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY goes again, after an enforced pause to allow the bloodto drain out. He now reaches a boy who slips a hookinto the shackle, and then lets the hog slide off theend of the rail. The hard jerk caused by the dropof the hog draws the shackle off his leg, and he drops. A MILE OF SAUSAGE. into a tub of hot water. He is kept rolling in thisTurkish bath by men with long poles, until he reachesthe other end of the tub, when, by means of machinery,he is thrown out upon a table. Here the hair is removedfrom the ears, after which he is fastened to a scrap-er, which scrapes off nearly all the bristles, what re- OP THE UNION STOCKYARDS •57 mains being taken off by hand. This done, he is putupon another rail and pushed along to the wash box,where he gets a severe spray bath in water spoutingwith rauoh force from iron pipes set on either side ofthe rail along which he is being pushed. He now reachesthe barbers, who shave him thoroughly, and nogentleman ever looked fresher or whiter than he doeswhen his shave is finished.
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