The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-17
What DR.. Klophol Said at St. Louis.
The Necessity for State Inspection
Forcibly Illustrated.
Tho Immense Percentage Of Cattle
Unfit for Food.
How tho Beef Syndicates leopard
ize tho Public Health.
A Comprehensive Review OF the Condi-
tions Under Which Dressed Beef
Is Marketed d-Tho Diseases
of Cattle.

OF Cattle.
"ls the Public Health in Jeopardy From
Dressed Mcat2' was the title OF a paper
read, by request at the recent convention
in St. Louis OF the International Range
Association, and the Butchers National
Protective Association, by c. q. Buchanan
Klophel, NJ. D., OF Memphis, Tenn. The
paper elected the greatest interest and was
as follows:
"NIr President and Gentlemen Permit
me to thank you for the honor conferred
in extending me cordial invitation to ad.
dress you upon this memorable occasion.
| The relation OF diseased meat to public
health has ever been n matter OF great 30.
licitude 10 the sanitarian, and IL has almost
invariably been left for him 10 deal with as
best he could. But time has wrought changes
IN sanitary science, as In every other field
Of science. With our increased knowl-
edge OF the causes of disease We are better
able 10 deal with il. five know the cause
Of tuberculosis or anthrax. or actinomy-
COSTS. or any disease, for that matter, wo
may not be able to cure any more cases
than We were before we learned The cause,
but We are the better enabled 10 avoid dis
ease. But such is not the whole truth as
regards many diseases, for our increased
knowledge Of the cause enables us by in
oculation aud other means 10 strip many
acute infectious diseases Of their tcrros
This takes M into the field Of preventive
medicine. In England the veterinarians
have taken the lead in urging Parliament
10 investigate the acute infectious
diseases among cattle, and the dam
ger Of the same TO the public
health. The English Government Com.
miltco have but recently reported, to
which | shall refer later on. In France
We see the sturdy agrlculiurst bcscoching
the scll-sacridcing lnborcr In the interest
Of man aud beast, 'thc chemist and bacic-
riologiSt the great NJ. Pastcur-to de-
liver their herds aud tiocks from the dire
iul naladics which bcsct them. But TO.
day W. see the most remarkable congress
Of modern times; We find the stockholders.
stock feeders aud stock -buyon, and tho
butchers conyoning b. discuss certain prob
lens la sanitary science aud reform; dis.
cuSsing among the many important sub
| icc,S the two vital qucs,,ons OF the great
| cst Importance, viz How best to prevent
the myagcs OF cattlo disease, aud the
| scientific Inspection Of all cattle intended
Tor food. Wherein lies the necessity
Tor the consideration of the last question:
The truth YOU all know 10 well that IL
seems almost like imposing upon your
timo Ia refer to H. hut let M examine
tho matter carefully aud see whether or
not the public health IL IN jeopardy from
diseased meat, aud how badly inspectors
are needed. will only direct your attcn-
ton to the consideration OF three Of
the most important diseases Of cattle
which may hc communicated to man not
only through the medium Of meat. hut
milk ~ well, and after We have elected
the evidence at our command, and siited
the essential from the unimporiant, doubt
lees the humblcgt observer will appreciate
the significance of the question, and attach
Ia Il that Importance which II merits. We
will first consider tuberculosis because Of
its greater Importance. II Is the cause of
the death Of onr-scycnth Of the human
race annually. II is found stalking In tho
wake ni civilization. indeed Il IL one of It's
blessings II is even found among the
shepherds In the mountainous districts
monnd Sauras Asia Minor attacking
these humble keepers, la the proporti.nof
one 10 hfty. Notwithstanding that they
live in thc open air, aud their nourishmcnt
consists chiefly Of milk, and wheat aud rye
brad. according to W. Robinson, Oi COn-
slaniinoplc. they sell their best cattle. aud
eat the poor aud diseased ones themselves,
and that their living upon such diseased
meat is the only explanation Oi the pruva-
lcncc Of tue disease among them. lnGor-
many aud Franco the disease became 30
prevalent among cattle that the govern
mcnlA found il necessary To establish abat.
al al al
under the inspection of competent yctcri.
narnns. According to Fleming and Cor.
ing, there were In bavaria In 1877 and 1873
i,niG aud j,0j2 cattle affected with tubur-
culOsis, or In 1877 l.G2 per cent, nnd ia
1873 i.Bi per cent Oi the LU76 cattle
found iubcrrnl1us In 1877 siXty-fJnr, or
l.3l per cent, were less than a year old.
JOS. or 1881 per cent, wCru from one 10
three years old 1916. or $50 per cent,
were from three 10 six years old, and ., 2,il5,
Or 500 per cent, were more than six
years old. In 1873 the 5,Oj2 tubcrculous
cattle Wcfo oi tho following ngcE Sixty.
five we're lc,s than a year old; ibl were
from ono 20 thvo years old; 1880 we're
from three Ia six yoan old; 1850 more than
six years which Is over i6 per cent For
800 animals the age WIS not noted.
Gorius states that the veterinary sur
gcons are not always informed as 10 tho
existence Of tho disease, aud that the sta
lislic8 here given must lC considerably b.
low the actual amount in amy clso. la
1000 bulls. bsi per cent were trbcrcu-
lous. In 900 bulloCks, Lap per cent; in
i,OUO cows. 10 per crut, IN 1000 hciicrs,
O.3j pnr cent; in 1000 calves, OOo per
cent. pnaNlur says "Oi biS,2 cattle
slaughtered at Munich In 1875, 1Ol. or LIS
per cent. were affected with tuberculosis
IN very evident manner Trap reports
that among ll,OsO cattle kii.ud Ia the
s,msbure abaltoir. In 1850, 2aO. or 10 per
cent, were tubofcul0us. This number did
not include those slightly Affected. for
the mmc year Mandcl found IA, or 50
per cent. among 3, l0i cattle slaughtered
in the Mulhousc abati1iT and In 1879.
Slrubl aud Nagin found LIPS, or 20 per
cent. OF il.Gg0 slaughtered at Munich.
Adam shows that OF tho animals slaughl-
cred In the abaitoin Of Augbur, IN 1879
--lO,USS-32l, OF 2.02 per cent, were
lubcrculous, aud In lSSn, OF Loss, 262,
or 22l per cent; In 1851, Of 1850,
2i7, O. 2 per cent II these fy-
urcs are correct, about per cent
Of the cattle synt TO the different abaiioirs
mentioned, are tubeculous; but ~ Ooring
has well said, the truth has not all been
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