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That was the end. Governor Turner sold him for slaughter. Last week Rupert traveled his last mile to the Iowa Packing Co. His carcass (which had once fetched $38,000 on the hoof) brought $228 at 16? a pound. Most of Rupert would be ground into bologna...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bologna | 2/21/1949 | See Source »

...carcass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Musicals in Manhattan, Sep. 27, 1948 | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...know much about preparing them. The Wildlife Service hopes that the quality will improve as trappers get nutria-wise. In any event, the nutria will be a welcome immigrant. Unlike many furbearers, most of which (e.g., skunks) are carnivorous, its flesh is pink and good to eat. A carcass prepared for cooking weighs about eight pounds. Some compare it to rabbit. When roasted, say other connoisseurs, it is like suckling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Welcome, Nutria | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

...Dean Swift went a step further than Nat Gubbins: "Those who are more thrifty . . . may flay the carcass [of a small child]; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 16, 1948 | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

...After brooding about Europe's plight, John Hawkins, 39, a Manhattan hansom cabbie, donned a surgeon's gown, led his horse, Sunshine, to the basement of a livery stable, stunned the animal with a hammer blow, and set about carving up the carcass. When Hawkins' project to send meat to Europe was interrupted by police, he explained: "With the coming of winter, I was convinced that thousands would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Dec. 8, 1947 | 12/8/1947 | See Source »

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