The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-03-30
WHAT WE EATl
From tho Buffalo Sunday Nc,cs.

month of February was presented to the
council by the city clerk on Monday last.
1t contains figures showing the number OF
dead and crippled stock received at the Bui-
falo yards during the month the report
covers 1t is a matter that is not often
brought to the notice of the public, and yet
there are facts in it with which the people
should be acquainted and which will be
very interesting, though, perhaps, not SO
easy or pleasant to digest.
OF dead cattle there were received 20, OF
dead sheep 3O4, and of dead hogs 7ls. OF
crippled cattle there were &c, of crippled
sheep 1917, and Of crippled hogs 02G, making
in all ,077 dead animals and ,l4O crippled
ones.
There are but two ways by which the
meat of the sick and crippled stock ctn be
put into the market for table use. One way
is by corrupting the cattle inspector; bribing
him to pass the stock as all right, and the
other by the selling of the meat to the retail
dealers by those who make a business Of
buying dead, sick, and crippled stock after
it has been condemned.
The reporter made a patient inquiry
among the knowing ones about the stock
yards, but could not find anything from
which to conclude, or even surmise, that the
inspectors have Intentionally and directly
allowed affected or improper meat to get
into the local market.
One man said "The cattle inspector las
chance to make q snap out of this business
if he wants to-"
How ?" asked the reporter.
"By pronouncing stock that should be
condemned as all right"
"Do you think this is practised to any
extent?"
"Well, now you must not ask me such
question. l would not like to answer it
either way. The present cattle inspector
would be able totcll you how the business is
managed"
The reporter found the inspector at his
residence on Stanton street.
The reporter said d" / would like to get q
little insight into the way the cattle inspec-
tor docs his work"
"Well," he said, my duties are to in
spect all the stock that comes in, and con-
denim all such animals as are not in n
healthy condition, or fit to be turned into
meat for the market"
"Does the entire responsibility rest with
you to- sec that condemned stock is not
dressed and put in the market for the public
use Z"
"I suppose so, as far as can prevent it."
"What is done with the dead stock re-
ceived?"
al consign it to the bone yard"
"Does it all go there?'
al think so. | either sec to it myself or
send some one to see that they are taken
| there"
"What use are they put to ?"
"Thc cattle are skinned and the carcasses
and bones manufactured into fertilizers"
"What does dead steer bring?"
A large fat one will sell for ten dollars"
Are the dead and crippled hogs sent to
| the bone yard as well 2"
Some of the crippled hogs are rs good
| for the market as sound ones. 1t does not
| hurt the meat"
What becomes of the dead ones ?"
"They are thrown into big tanks and
rendered into lard"
Are they cleaned before tanking?"
"No; they are thrown in as they como
from the cars"
"Is the fat obtained used for making
soap?"
"No, sir. Thus the lard runs out as clear
us that manufactured from the leaf"
" Don't it smell bad ?"
"No; they use some chemical to dcodor-
ize it, So that it is perfectly sweet
" Is this lard used for cooking purposes 2
"Or course it is"
" Is it sold in the local market"
"Some of it is presume; but l believe
the bulk is shipped to England"
"And sold as the genuine homemade ar
ticlc, is it not"
" No doubt"
"What do these dead and badly crippled
hogs bring?"
From two and a half to three cents pei
pound"
4" Do any of the Buffalo retail meat deal
ers buy this kind of stock?"
"Ycs; some of them come and pick it NJ
when they can"
"What do they do with it?"
don't know"
How do you find the stock as it comes il
from the cars?"
You may suppose how it comes in. !
is shame and an outrage. The stock ]
loaded at Chicago and carried to Buhal
without a rest"
How long does it take to bring then
from Chicago?"
"About thirty-eight hoursj if there is n
delay"
! "And they get nothing to eat or drink b,
the way?"
Nothing-and-"
7 And what?"
And, was going to say, what is worst
Some Of the stock is left in the yards her
for three hours without food or water, am
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