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Editorial
July 15, 1901
The Evening Bulletin
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
In a humorous editorial, J. S. Trigg advocates replacing pork with mutton in American diets to improve health, reduce social problems like wife-beating and divorce, extend life, and avoid trichinosis, while admitting pork's irresistible appeal.
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Mutton Versus Pork.
[By J. S. Trigg.]
There is no better meat food for man than good mutton. If America would substitute mutton for the pork which is eaten by its people, the doctors would half starve, men would quit pounding their wives, bottle babies would be unknown, the divorce courts would go out of business, the term of life would be increased, and much of the cussedness of the country be prevented, to say nothing of trichina and all that. Still, we never expect to see the day when the delicious odor of roast pork and apple sass, boiled ham and fried sausage will not be enough to overcome any and all arguments why people should eat mutton rather than pork.
[By J. S. Trigg.]
There is no better meat food for man than good mutton. If America would substitute mutton for the pork which is eaten by its people, the doctors would half starve, men would quit pounding their wives, bottle babies would be unknown, the divorce courts would go out of business, the term of life would be increased, and much of the cussedness of the country be prevented, to say nothing of trichina and all that. Still, we never expect to see the day when the delicious odor of roast pork and apple sass, boiled ham and fried sausage will not be enough to overcome any and all arguments why people should eat mutton rather than pork.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Science Or Medicine
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Mutton Versus Pork
Diet Health Benefits
Pork Dangers
Trichinosis
American Food Habits
Moral Improvement
What entities or persons were involved?
J. S. Trigg
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Advocacy For Mutton Over Pork
Stance / Tone
Humorous Promotion Of Mutton With Exaggerated Benefits
Key Figures
J. S. Trigg
Key Arguments
Good Mutton Is The Best Meat For Humans
Substituting Mutton For Pork Would Reduce Doctors' Business
Mutton Diet Would End Wife Beating And Bottle Babies
Mutton Would Close Divorce Courts And Increase Lifespan
Mutton Prevents Cussedness And Trichinosis
Pork's Aroma Will Always Tempt People Despite Arguments For Mutton