Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-20
SLAUGHTERED FOR SCIENCE

A Big-Jawed" steer Slain in the Enter-
est of Pubic Health.
The following, from the st. Lonis
Globe-Democrat, contains information
interesting to this locality. a gentle
man IN the cattle business here tells us
that oancer-jswed cattle are not uncom-
mon hereabouts and that he has killed
several on his own farm. It is supposed
that meat thus diseased produces cancer
in human beings:
Mr.. Chris Brokate yesterday redeem.
ed the promise he made several days ago
IN an interview with the Globe Demo-
crat TO purchase and slaughter "big.
iawed" steer, for the purpose of securing
q microscopic analysis of cancer and
meat. The animal was procured at the
national stock yards in east ST. Louis
by an agent acting for Mr. Brokate, who
could not have purchased it himaelf on
account OF his well known position on
the question of sanitary meat inspection.
It was one of los of thirteen cattle af-
fected by cancer-jew. all of which, MI.
Brokate said, are held for sale. The
price paid for it wes Sc, against 1923 or
Sf~I sba hCNisAy obcSh Va VhS 5btUo SJGe
and grade. the animal being estimated
to weigh $50 pounds on the hoof. 1t
was three year old Texas steer, black
ia color, and in good flesh.
The cancer was on the under side of
the right jaw. II was oval, and, exter-
iorly, was about eight inches long, six
| wide and three thick. It had broken
down and there were two openings from
which matter exuded. One of the open
| inat looked as though some oauterizlne
agent had been applied with the view OF
| drying up the sore, bus the other was
| new and aeemed to have had no treat
| ment. Tne steer was brought to the
union stock yards slaughter house; on
Bremen avenue, near the river, in the
forenoon, and was killed there, under the
personal supervision of Mr.. Brokate,
about 8 p. M. The head was cut off anc
Kept without dissection for the nse o.
DIR. l. Bremer, who Will make thorough
microscopic examination of the tumor
heart, lungs, kidney and also of piece
of the meat. There was no appearance
of disease, according to Mr.. Brokate'
best Judgment, in any of the organs, snt
he said il the meat was cut up and e3
posed for sale no inspector in st. Loui
could discover any trace of disease in il
Aftes securing such parts of the carcass
as sare needed for the examination, Mr.
Brokste caused the remainder 20 b,
thrown into the river. He stated that
watch was being kept on the othe
twelve cancer jaw cattle IN the nationa
stock yards pens, and If they are sold (
anybody in st. Louis they will be trecet
to the shambles, and measures taken t
prevent sale OF the meat.
DR.. Bremen stated last night that ther
would hardly be time to prepare th
!speoimens and examine them in tht
proper manner before che convention
meets, and his paper on the subject, Il
be read before that body. would trea
more of other forms OF animal disease
which are traDsmissible to man. He ex
i pressed the opinion that the cattle can
Ger is analogous to q certain form O.
cancer that affects the human species
but the latter cases are not common ant
remembers seeing but one, and that il
Europe. He believes the cattle canoe
microbes transmissible to persons VIII,
eat the meat, but inclined to the opinion
ithat the cancer germ 30 transmitted
would not manifest itself in the sam.
manner in man as in beast. It nigh
take the form oflupg disease and it's res
nature not be suspected. Possibly man,
people die of lung troubles that coult
be traced to this source.