The French had a different approach to staying warm during the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. See:
http://www.chezjim.com/sundries/s35.html
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In fact, the Horse-Eating Society's banquets - which included the apparently tasty horse consomme - are generally credited with having established the meat as a French staple. Though the Siege of Paris (September 19, 1870-January 28, 1871) may have played its part:
We would to all appearance have been deprived of fresh meat as of the beginning of December, if necessity had not overcome the prejudices which until lately were the despair of the hippophages. The eating of horse has been bravely tackled; the leisured classes set the example, and little by little the popular repugnance for this unfamiliar food has been surmounted. Some domestic servants of good houses still refuse to touch the remnants of the filet or rib steak which was the piece de resistance of their masters' dinner; but the number of these recalcitrants declines day by day, and the convinced hippophages are not far from believing that the introduction of horsemeat into the public alimentation may well compensate to some extent for the evils of the siege and the disasters of invasion. We have no wish to trouble their joy; but it is clear that the experiment will not be decisive until after the return of beef and mutton. In the meantime, hippophagy has placed at the disposal of the Parisian population a nearly inexhaustible mine of meat which had not been reckoned with, and which is presently in full exploitation. Only for the sake of an accurate record shall we mention the dog, the cat, and even the rat, who also contribute their share to our alimentary resources.
Gustave de Molinari, "The Feeding of Paris During the Siege" Translator, Roderick T. Long.
When Victor Hugo invited a friend to a horse dinner at this time, and she cancelled, he sent her the following quatrain:
Si vous etiez venue, o belle que j'admire,
Je vous aurais offert un repas sans rival:
J'aurais tue Pegase et je l'aurais fait cuire
Afin de vous servir une aile de cheval.
If you had come, o beauty that I admire,
I would have given you an unrivalled meal:
I would have killed Pegasus and I would have had him cooked
In order to serve you a horse's wing.
Intermediare des Chercheurs, 1905 (615)
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That said, I'm sure the Parisian elite in their drafty mansions during the winter of 1870-1871 would also have bought and worn the tres chic heated garments offered earlier in this thread whilst said elite were engaged in hippophagy, had such garments then been available.
:smiled
In any event, electrically heated garments are widely available, and used by motorcyclists. See:
http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/list. ... eated_Gear
For example, an electric jacket liner (item #9) has a list price of less than $180, vice the $450 price cited at Wind Haven Horse Rescue. Item #37, the "Stormwalker Jacket", costs about $190. See:
http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/detai ... ame=detail
If one is interested in buying electrically heated clothing, the price differentials between utilitarian motorcycle gear and the Wind Haven offerings ought to provide one some food for thought.
C-Dory content:
I presume the 65 watts to 90 watts some of these heated garments draw would not unduly burden outboard motor alternators. What sort of power levels out do outboard motors used on C-Dory boats provide?
Way too many homeless PEOPLE in THIS country to waste money on dogs, cats or horses :moon