Show WHERE HORSE IS EATEN use of the flesh as an art cle of diet Is spreading in europe in belgium as in other european bur countries the sale of horseflesh la be coming a recognized branch of the butchering business according to con sul mcnally of liege scattered through liege aie many shops selling horse meat exclusively a horse head attached to the front of the shop or a sign indicating the business within while it Is not forbidden for a meat mararet to handle both beet and horse meat it Is quite unusual to do so dealers carrying their separate lines when the meat Is dressed and exposed tor sale the only noticeable difference is in the color which is of a deeper red and has a coarser fiber than the beef those accustomed to eat horse flesh are loud in its praise and de dare it to be as palatable as beef and that many persons eat horseflesh un der the impression that they are eat ing beef there Is no doubt horseflesh is growing in baior it cefis a t T for about halt the price of beef or mutton the dealers in horse meat are most active in proclaiming the prime quality of their article and a cam laign of persuasion is now on they contend that the horse in ancient times was held in high esteem that the eating of horseflesh was common before the eighth century and that in china the horse has been eaten for years the first european people openly practicing were thayse of denmark in 1807 when na invaded that country the germans also attribute that practice in their country to the same person during the wars of 1815 at whim time the food supply was very low the first slaughter house was created in prussia in 1847 also a year of gleat famine in belgium the eating of horseflesh dates back to 1870 from which time it has been Inre casing steadily in liege many colts are slaughtered for sale as well as young horses the animal undergoes the same rig id inspection given to beef mut ton or pork the number of horses and colts slaughtered for liege in 1904 was 1 and it is estimated at 2 head for 1905 the choice cuts of horse meat sell for about 20 cents a pound while the beef commands about 35 cents |