Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-06
The "BIswn Meat Question.

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The "Blswn Meat Question.
TIE PRACTICE DANGEROUS ONE
To-day, in the Police Court. Judge Shell the
parties arrested several days ago on the charge
Of selling " hat isknOwn as a. blown meat " were
present in the court - also Drs. Cox and Verdi,
Of the Board of Health, Sanitary Inspector
General Gatchell, INSPECTORS Munder, Faux
Ier, Emerson, andothers. Mr.. Harrington con-
dueted the prosecution. and Judge Moore and
l. g. Hine appeared tor the defendants The
ease of Daniel LigbtI0ot was first called and
Hr Muncer TESTIFIED to finding 4" blown meat -
an bis stand; also testified as TO the manner in
which it is blown. Witness vas eross-exsmiped
n length to show that tire sheep found on Mr.
I-S stand was killed before the notice had been
given not TO st such meat Meat is sometimes
DR.. TsTdi testified that he would be sorry 4,
eat meat blown by an unhealthy person, and II
Tie partt was suffering with syphilis the COR
sumer's blood would become contaminated. The
same could be said Of diptheria The fact of the
meats being boiled does not kill the virus. He
considered Blowing meat TO be very a unhealthy
practice, calculated TO convey disease from per-
son to person. Contiguous diseases, such as
smallpox cOnld be spread byi IL
Csoes-examines;-Au breath exhaled il I'M
healthy. Boiling saeat would not remove the
poi-oH.
DR.. C. c. Cor, President Of the Board Of
Health, testified that De bad no doubt but meat
blown by the human breath under certain con-
ditions was extremely dangerous to the health
rOss-exan:ned:-Doubted If the amount o.
carbon in exhsled breath vottld materially in
jure the at; but IL the party was suffering
With syphilis or other contagious disease, Il
might be conveyed There are cases wherein
persons have taken tie consumption from sleep
ing with consumptives- He did not taink that
meat blown by bellows was injured. The Board
OF Health had taken means 10 prevent the sale
OF unwhOlesOme food.
The prosecution here rested the case
lGcC6 keEslG was called for defence and tes-
tred that he had been butcher all his life; the
practice of blowing meat he learned when he
was tTst apIrenticed.
BY Mr. Observation-Disclosures knew of blowing
meat except by breath.
BY the Court.-Ope Of the purposes is to make
TIE meat look plump and nice.
GeCrfe ". Emerson testified that he had been
butcher for o years; the practice of blowing
meat is to make the hide come OF easier and to
prevent the meat from bleeding.
Cross-examined.-Witness had blown meat
himself with the breath No flesh would hold
tie ar; the air was between the skin and the
ftsh.
Judge Moore said he had his attention called
20 the act of April, 1870, of the corporation of
Washington making it unlawful TO offer for sale
any unsound blown or unwhOlesome meat, I'M
der a penalty Of fine from SIS to 500 He read the
Information which charges the offence under the
act Of May. 1857, and desired to know how the
prosecution expected 10 convict.
Mr.. Harrington said he had unintentionally
handed Judge Moore the wrong law.
Judge Moore argued that the act Of 1870 su-
pereeded the old acs, and that the information
s2ould be under that act.
After further argument by counsel, Judge
Smell taid lie was under the I'M preston that the
give jud: meni against MI LightfoOt for IS.
Dir. G. W. Yeaeower submitted to nominal
fine 1..der the act Of 1870, and an appeal was
tLt6-tds
The o;her cases will remain on the docket TO
abide the decision in these two
TIRE BoAED or HEALTH met last night, and
Nh Marbury stated that the district attorney
sfuseS TO prosecute cases of the Board OF Health
solely for the reason that they have no printed
ordinances. MIR. LangstOn said the printing
should be done at once. DR.. Cox stated that he
had q case reported TO him of entire family
in the western part OF the city Gown with the
smallpox. 1t was astonishing that no action
had been taken by the Legislative Assembly to
pass an act providing for vital statistics. No
city OF town in the country Of this size is without
means for knowing when epidemics prevail. The
ward physicians reported Sill cases or vaccina-
lion since their last report. A communication
Vas received from Mr.. A. Il. Mullett, calling the
attention Of the board to four or Eve frame
houses on Montgomery, near Bridge street,
Georgetown. a. being in a dila pdated condi-
ton and asking their cOndt mnation as nuisances.
MIR. MaTbury said they had no right to condemn
houses owned by poor people simply because
they are an eye-sore; and IL IL is done, the per-
SONS owning such houses should be compensated
TO the fun value of their property. He moved
its reference to special committee; 80 ordered,
and the Chair appointed Mr.. Langston as the
committee Mr.. Langston inquired whether a
committee had been appointed to represent the
Board of Health before the Legislative Assem-
bly, The Chair said he had been requested To
YTrssH the ordinances TO the Legislature. DIR.
Bliss moved that Mr.. LaDgstOn be added To that
committee; agIeedto-
PEKFKRrKp Msrxryokr TO JAIL-About ;
O'clock yesterday afternoon, n marriage took
pir 81" at the Office of Justice ID. X. Smith, I'M
der the following circumstances :-Andrew For
roster. a likely young man, lad been arrested
ga the complaint Of Elizabeth Ellison, on the
charge OF being the father Of her illegit;mate
child, and was arraigned before tie Justice, aud
Juds ment was given against him FOR the amount
due Gao and h. was about 20 be committed IN
jail N default OF bail 70 support his offspring
the consirs of the @iTl- talked - -
and Forester seeing the jail staring him in the
lace, came TO the conclusion that Lizzie"
would make him a good wife, and agreed to
marry her. MT. +. n. Day volunteered to as
Slit the parties, and procured license and the
services OF Rev. Samuel Early, and the cere-
mony was performed. Mr.. Early addressed
them On the importance of the step they were
taxing, and there was scarcely dry eye among
the relatives Of the party. The officer acted as
sroomsmsn, and Mir. Day stood mp with the
bride.
BALTIMORE AND PoToMAC RAILEoAD. Yes
day at room the rails OF the Baltimore and PO-
tomac Railroad were laid Ia the bridge over the
Eastern Branch by Mr.. c. r. Baldvin's hands,
thus completing the line from the Potomac to
the Patapsco, and the camp train was moved
back TO Manassas, near the District line, where
the first siding. one thousand feet in length. is
TO be put In. similar slidings viii be construct
Co ~ SCaDfOOks anu i@itllc t1luxeul, Glcr
which the hands viii move down the main line,
and BY Christmas they will be at or near MARI
bcro'.
An OvEEcoAT THIEF NABEEp.-Capt. r. A
Young yesterday stopped in front OF Baum ms, on
9Th street. leaving in his buggy overeoat and
afghan. Detective McEkresh, while on the op-
poeite side Of the street, noticed colored boy,
named Till. johnson alias Perry, take out the
him The prisoner showed some tight, but was
finally taken TO headquarters and locked up in
cell for hearing.