New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18

contain advertisements written by Of land, who
willing Ia pay for the privilege OF having sheep
Craze their territory So far therefore, from It's being
farmer raise sheep IL is an actual advan-
tage even when his sheen die his hands, the wool
which he obtains from season, and which com
iDands good prices at the mills more than conpensates
him for the trng expense in the outset. sheep allowed
TO roam however and not having shepherds care as IN
European countries apt become stunted in growth
and this affords the butcher in NewHork AN opportunity
To buy senle mutton slaughtered 10 anticipate death by
disease and it with false fat 80 as successfully
10 represent IL as lamb. Sheep cannot keep healthy
unless they obtain water several times day. Unlike
other animals this want must be amply supplied or they
Will become diseased While these sheep are In transtu
TO the city there is no provision made for this want
and Dr. Thorns statement is TO the effect that nine out
Of every ten Of the dwared sheep which arrive here arc
affected with n poisonous fever. which, in every case
Coming under the Doctors noGce)whcn the butchers
knife had been for short time wthhed-has resulted
in the death Of the animal Col. De Voc says the lnd
cations of diseased at sight by the
skilfu butcher-are fabby flesh. fat yelowish in ap
pearance. the kidneyat small, seeming to be strngy
and the lean through the skn OF the PACK OF DARK
blush shade The flesh Of ram-mutton, much OF which
finds it's way 10 the city, is dark, Close and coarse
grained fat darker, sometimes OF yelowish shade
while the flesh soft and spongy and rank in Its avor
This although not necessarily injurious to the human
system nutritious. but large quantities OF 1t are
OF section Of the Sanitary Code which says THAT no
meat shall knowingly be bought sold held offered for
sale, labeled, any representation made in respect
thereof under false name or qualify or as being what the
same is not as respects is wbolescmeness or nutritious
ness for human food.
YOUNG CALVES, OR ROB VEAL"
Dr. Morris Dr. Harris DR.. James. and eminent physi-
clans agreed hat the flesh of calves which
are less than four weeks old is positively unwholesome
and detrimental TO the human system, and Col De Voc
described il as faced, gelatnOus, and watery In nes
but said certain saccharne haVor whch 10 sohe
persons extremely pleasing and palatablc The hesh
ia not really vital unA ii is four weeks Of age, when the
calf fed wholly milk undergoes the organic change
which makes it ct to be eaten. When the calf is from
four TO six weeks old its flesh is white tender and deli
cate After six weeks 1t requires more food than the
mother can supply and IL is fed meal grass or hay.
It's flesh then becomes DARKER and the fat is more yellow
and the meat less juicy
The late inspection revealed that immense pWhulies
OF veal than four weeks q age ana some oi IL
still younger, purchased and eaten by persons
who fail TO comprehend the reason OF their sub
sequent ailments. Prof. Lazarre OF the fails'
France, Medical College. states that "in every
nonnd of veal one week old there is enough poison
TO kin child OF four years " While Dr. James Parsons
Of West Twelfhst states that he has been called To az
tend several persons especially Children who were taken
sick by eating bobvea and that in some cases cholera
infantum and cholera morbus, supcrnduced by eating
the food has resulted in death. DR. Morris OF the Health
Bureau when asked by the reporter what effect the eat
ing Of this food would produce the system stated that
IFS first effect would be darhca and admitted that the
ensuing Summer should bring cholera to our shores that
the eating Of this kind Of meat would greatly aid III It's
spread and stated further that in some cases gastric
produced by eating at any season OF the
year. Dr. James goes still further, and states that the
impure condition Of the blood caused by eating TINS
If
and other dangerous fevers, while Dr. Hensel, whose
patients reside in district where large quantities OF
this meat are consumed said Il sincerely believe that
onehalf the children and Onequarter the adults, WHO
are taken sick with fevers of low or malignant type III
this city, have brought upon themselves by eating i'm
nnre meats the principal article Of which is young veal
The blood rendered impure by What We eat or by what
We breathe-the atmosphere OF cur city, except the
exhalatons Of the streets, is uncommony pure nut the
tainted the people eat poison the blood and nul
| tply deaths"
The law with respect to the bringing Of such food to
the city or Offering 1t for sale it contained IN section 30 OF
the Sanitary Code. 1t says, "No calf, or the meat
thereof shall he brought held, offered for sale as
food which at date Of its death was less than four
weeks od Yet the sale carried on without hnderance
| or interruption, and from remarks mado by butchers
who were spoken 10 the subject when the inspection
was made, it is doubtful whether many of those who
offer the meat for sale Informed of any law prohb
| ting the traffic.
mPURE DECAYED POULTRY.
Sour and impure poultry. large quantities OF which
daily offered sale contains poisonous elements and
Is exceedingly injurious 10 the human system Although
this is easily detected by the eye and nose yet many
people OF limited means, unsusplcous of fraud and red
by the low price OF the article especially in the Winter
menhs of the year and generally Immediately after the
holidays purchase and quantities Of this unhealthy
food Col De Voe describing il, said that Poultry az.
fected in this manner has yeOwish appearance, and is
in the early stages Of decomposition The eyes OF good
poultry full and bright the feet moist soft, and lin
Der When STALE the eyes are dry and sunken the feet
and legs dry and stiff and the body parts Of II
dark colored, and sometimes green" Before being
posed for sale chickens in this condition "manufac-
tured over" by process generally known and pracced
DAILY by shrewd and racay deal ers. The chickens
soaked in aluwater which relieves them of slime and
the appearance OF decay and restores them TO ap
parenty Poultry which has undergone this
process turns black twhen the skin has been torn Off
| after having been exposed short time to the air.
Many butchers hardly care TO make secret OF their
practice of this trick, because the law Is dead letter
Section of the Sanitary Code provides that cased
blown plated raised, purid impure birds or fowl shall
be held bought, sold offered for sale for human
food held kept in market public private
any public place in said city" This section has been
utterly disregarded for while impure meats have been
seized in public markets. not case OF seizure Of
purid poultry has occurred in any public private
market for years Dr. James in speaking Of the effect OF
eating such food, says: Any meat which is in a con-
dtion OF pureactlon poisonous to the human system
will affect the blood, and produce dangerous diseases :;
| while Prof T.. r. Wood goes further, and says "the
| taking into the human system OF decomposed animal
matter affects the human frame in the manner
the flesh is affected which is consumed consequently
malignant fevers ensue, and putrefyng of phegm
and matter erupted, if vainly struggling escape
and antdotes fail TO expe them death surely results"
| IMPURE HEAD-CHEEsE, sAUsAGEs. AND PUDDRGs
There are however articles Of consumption for food