By Our Tzeliutsing Correspondent In a locality where one large industry predominates, it is to be expected that there would be several bye industries, which, while they do not receive much consideration in the light of the larger industry, still are of value in their own sphere. 'This place, Tzeliutsing, is no exception to the general rule, 'The Salt industry is the cause of several bye industries such fertilizer, made from animal debris, fuel' made from animal excreta, hide importation, and expo bamboo manufactured articles used in the industry, and buffalo horn ides. Of this latter the writer would like to tell a little in this article.
It is estimated that there are 3,000 wells in this district. The largest utilize about 100 or 120 buffalo, all the time. The smallest would demand possibly three animals constantl. Buffaloes may average three years in harness in the wells when they are sold off or butchered. It will thus be seen that the sale of buffaloes could cosily be called a bye industry hereabouts. It will also be seen that the slaughter of buffalo in this place is by ne means small. Buffalo meat is pleni tiful and can be made palatable. Soup is very edible, and nourishing. Thousands of buffalo are handled here annually.
The horn of the buffalo is never cut off during life. The Chinese say it makes the animal liable to
They may be seen about the Ne: disease and takes away his strength and yards and have a threatening appearance. The local hospital has been called upon to heal more than one buffalo gore, the last one being a case of a driver whose thigh was pierced by a buffalo horn. So they let_ them grow to enormous sizes, and an old buffalo has great horns. Rig he dies these are cut off and sold.
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