Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-16

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gaged In the business have been sharp
enough to hide such matters. The
butchers are determined, however, to
prove to the people that it is necessary to
have enacted such laws as will preclude
beyond all question the possibility Of dig
eased meat beng marketed. When that
is done, say they, the demand for beef
will be increased. The following account
of the slaughter of big-jswed steer eups
ports the position taken by those who
advocate such measures:
Mr.. Chris Brokste yesterday redeemed
the promise he made several days ago in
an interview with tne Glooe-D emocrat, to
purchase and slaughter "hig jsWed"
steer, for the purpose Of securing mis-
croscnpic analysis OF cancer And meat,
The animal wss procured 1T the National
Stock Yards in East S.. Louis by an agent
acting for BIZ. Brokate, who could not
have purchased 1t himself on account Of
his well known position on the question
OF sanitary NEST inspection II WAS one
OF LOT Of thirteen cattle trscred by can
Ger jaw, Gil OF which, Nr. BrokEte said,
sre held fof sale, The price paid for it
was Sc, against $23 or $2f for heslthy
stock Of the same size and grade, the ami.
msl being estimated to weigh $50 pounds
on the hoof. II wSs three year old
steer, black II color and il good flesh.
| The cancer was on the under side OF
the right jaw. II WAS oval, and, exterior
ly, was shout inches long, wide
and thick. 1. had broken down and
there were two openings from which mat
ter eXuded. Ole Of the openings looked
as though some csuterizlng agent had
been applied with the view to dfyingAp
the sore, but the other WAS n6B EHS
seemed to have had no treatment.A The,
steer, was brought to the Union S&ock;;
Yards slaughter house, on Bremen eye
nue., near the river, in the forenoon, 6Ra,
was killed there, under the personal sa4,,
pervlsion OF Mr.. Brokate, about s D. m y
The head WAS cut III and kept without
dissection for the use of DR.. L. B :emer,
who will make q thorough microscopic
examination Of the tumor, heart, lungs,
kidney and slso OF piece CT the meat /
There was 20 appesrSI CO Of disease, &C
cording TO Mr.. Brokste's best Judgment,
in any Of the oTglGs, and he said II the
meat were cut sp and exposed for sale
no Inspector in st. Louis could discover
any trace OF disease In It. After securing
such psrts OF tie carcass as are needed for
the examination, Mr.. BTohate caused the
remainder TO be thrown into the river.
Hs stated .hat watch Wss being kept on
the other twelve cancsysisw cattle 10 the
National Stock Yards pens, ard Il they
are sold TO anybody in ST. Louis they will
be traced to the ehsmbles, and measures
taken 10 prevent sale Of the meas.
Dr.. Bremen stated last night that there
would hardly be time TO prepare the
specimens and examine them in the
propsr manner before the convention
meets, and dis pSper on the subject, TO
De read before that body, would treSt
mere of other forms Of animal diseases
which are tTansmissible to msn. he eI-
pressed tie opinion that the cGttIe can
Ger is analogous to certain form OF can
Ger that ffl;cts the human species, bat
the latter cases are no. common, End re.
members seeing but one, and that Ia Eu.
fops. he believed the cattle cancer MI
crobes traDsmissiole TO persons who est
the meat, but inclined to the opinion that
the carcer germ so transmitted would
not manifest ITSELF in the same manner in
man as In beast. II might take the form
Of lung disesse and its resi- nature not be
suspected. Possibly mary people Gle Of
lung troubles that could be traced to this
Souyce.
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TIE Hon. Richard Coke, who has bat
tied earnestly in the Senate for Texas
cattle interests, will be In attendance on
the great convention of cattlenen aud
butchers TO be held in St. Louis on the
Goth Of this month. Senator Coke has
been invited 10 deliver IS address before
the convention.
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| A letter received yesterday from q Fort
Worth dealer who had taken cattle to the
San Antonio fair for sale said that the
weather SO far had prevented any trad
ing Of importance, but that the prospects,.
pointed TO good business before the CON-
Germ closed. Y
I All indications point to large attend3
ance of Texas csttlemen at the 81. Louis
convention. All who can possibly do 80
will attend ShiS meeting. as Il promises
to prove Of material beneHs to cattle i1a
terest5. -
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A dealer on this market said Yesterday
that feeders were masking Inquiry Tor
steers now and that great many cenld
be cold If the right kind could be M
but they can't. ~
| Judge Patton has raised and fi
stack about GOO tons of fodder A1bis
ha ~ na%/