Film leads with slate reading: "How the Wrights learned to fly--the motorless, man-carrying glider." A group of people stand on a hilltop, watching as two men launch a primary glider with a downhill running start. The glider consists of tubular frame tapering to nearly a point at the empennage. It is equipped with wheels, and the pilot sits upright with legs extended straight ahead.. The glider has a single high wing. It rises quickly and flies above ground for a good distance, appearing to approach the ground as it moves downhill.
Meat packing industry in the United States. Cattle graze on a western ranch. Cattle graze near a pond. A herd of sheep comes down a pasture land. Corn Belt: Piglets feed on a domestic sow.
Meat packing industry in the United States. A picture shows various beef cuts. Beef hangs from a ceiling. A butcher cuts beef into small parts. Hind quarter, flank, loin, plate, shoulder, rib roast and chuck are separated. A diagram of a cow shows where the cuts are made.
Meat packing industry in the United States. All waste parts used to make by-products like hides, tallow and lard. Horns of cattle are used for making combs, pipes, buttons, forks and spoons. The hide is used for making leather and shoes. Candles are made of tallow. Blood used to make color. A sack of fertilizer. A pot of glue.
Meat packing industry in Chicago and other parts of the United States. Hogs unloaded from a stock car. Pork hung in a slaughter house. In meat packing plant A butcher cuts pork into two pieces. Men remove fat from pork. Pork on a moving belt. A man cuts ham.
Meat packing industry in the United States. Ham is trimmed. The ham is cured with salt, saltpeter, sugar and spices. A man stacks them. A stack of ham. Ham hung in the smoke of hardwood fire. Men fill cases with sausage meat. Meat kept on a table. Salted and pickled meat in a tray. Canned meat kept.