By Commandant Ludwig Krause.
In order that the meat of a slaughtered ox, e.g., might be fairly divided, we followed this practice. The under-corporal, with a list of the burgers in his hand, stands with his back towards the slaughtered animal. Another man, the dealer, faces the animal, but has his back to the under-corporal, so that he cannot see the list of names. The dealer then takes a piece of meat in his hand and shouts “Whose is this?” The under-corporal then reads a name from the list and the piece of meat goes to the man whose name is read out. This system gave an equal chance to everyone and precluded the possibility of favouritism. The corporals and under-corporals were very hard worked men, and consequently this was a job which no one readily undertook.
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