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Show REINDEER MEAT FOR AMERICANS Has Already Appeared on Dining Car Menus and Has Met With Instant Favor. Washington, April in Reindeer meat may soon make its appearance on the American table as the result of efforts now beliis made by the department of interior, through the bureau of education, to introduce reindeer rein-deer meat into continental United States It is said to possess a flavor as fine almost as ihat of venison. Heretofore virtually the entire sup ply of reindeer me-at was needed for home consumption, but recently there has been such a surplus that government govern-ment officials have decided lo open up this industry for the eskimo natives. na-tives. The meat already has appeared on the menu in dining ars of transcontinental trans-continental railroads and is said to have met with instant favor. At present there are slxtv-five herds of reindeer in Alaska, aggregating aggregat-ing f)T.S72. an Increase of 82 per ceut in the last year. From tho sale of meat and hides. !)8" native owners last year received an income of $77,-9C4. |