Very strange thread ! I had to look it up to see what the stuff was, and it is DEFINATELY NOT for human, nor any consumption, what so ever, ... and is a cleaner, and a fuel for alcohol stoves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js_3SbPdKOE
The Reading Railroad had a RR Rule, that after 3 hours a train would be mandatorily stopped, and the crew partake in one shot of stimulant. This RR Rule was abolished soon after 1900.
As for horse meat, a horse was hit on the highway, and slaughtered ... and I was unknowingly served a huge 1 - 1/4" thick big steak ... after I ate it, I was told what it was ... It was quite good. Horse is a very fit animal.
I just watched a video on beef, chicken, and pork slaughter houses ... I will not go into the details, but the meat and packaging/processing factories are absolutely filthy, and the housing of the animals are incredibly unlawfully inhumanely atrocious, with deseased and crippled animals being prepared for human markets !
I you ever visit Montana, never try anything called Rocky Mountain Oysters.