Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1918 — PLENTY OF HOGS YET [ARTICLE]

PLENTY OF HOGS YET

Contrary to popular belief, this country is no ways short of hogs. We have plenty of them, but unfortunately there are many of them that are not available for pork, although they are constantly engaged in accumulating that article. Neither are they classed among the tribe of hogs proper, for which if the other hogs could think they would doubtless give thanks. This useless: breed of bogs are like Kipling’s bear that “walked like a man.” And it is about the only manly attribute that one can detect in them, because even this accomplishment 'is utilized for actions that would shame any selfj respecting hog that is compelled to go on four feet. It is a favorite practice of this hog, since the food regulations went into effect, to put all his hoggish intellect to work on schemes to outwit the authorities. When sugar is limited to 25 cents worth to a customer, he will visit stores into which he never before set foot in search of sugar, intent only on laying in a supply for his hoggish wants, even though others may go without. ' He is the same fellow who raises Cain with his grocer for refusing to sell him all the flour he wants, and abuses the hotel and. restaurant men for refusing to serve him meat or light bread on meatless and wheatless days.

When the food administration goes after the consumer and compels him to obey the letter and spirit of the law —which must come if we are to succeed in the task we have set ourselves —this particular breed of hog is going to have hard sledding. Speed that day.