Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-25
DON'T EAT TT RAW.
Referring 70 the Product of the
American Hog.
FOR TRICHNA Turks N THE MEAT.

| discoveries of the United States Inspect
| ors at ChicaSo-The Malignant Parasite
Pound by the Mieroseopists in a Num-
| Der of Csreasses. Which Latter Are
| straightway Destreyed-A yindieation
of the Necessity of the New Inspection
Professor ,Michels' Comments
CHICAGO. June 25.-Trichinse have been
| found in the meat Of the hogs killed at the
| stock yards Professor Miehsls and his
corps OF trained microscopes, who are
making the federal inspection of pork n
IN the big rooms of Nelson Morris's build
ing on Halstead street. began finding the
parasite yesterday. All day long seven
teen pretty women and fifteen men were
lending over glistening microscopes and
peering through powerful glasses at infin-
Itesimal pieces Of meat which had been
cut from the diapraghms and tend-rloins
Of hogs just killed in the abattoirs in the
yards.
A Big, Fat Triehina Pound.
OF sudden the object for which the
government instituted the inspection was
discovered 1t was a big, fat Irichina
lying dormant in his cyst and ready 10
burst from his shell" the instant the
juices of the human stomach attacked it.
The discovery showed that the parasite is
in some Of the hogs killed at the stock
yards The finding of more trichina dur
Ing the day proved that many hogs were
infected
Necessity for Inspection.
All this clearly shows that the quicker
the microscopic inspection OF pork is ex-
tended so as 20 embrace every porker slain
n h.zw Il
persons who eat the meat of the hog in al
most any form. Professor Michels and
his force OF expert microscopists worked
hard all day. Little tin cans containing
the specimens from freshly killed hogs
were piled up on table and scores of wood
en- ca 'es in which were packed microscopes
for other experts yet to be chosen were De
Ing packed away in a spare room
Destroyed the Infested Carcasses.
As each operator became satisfied with
the healthy condition of the animal whose
flesh was under inspection a blank was
filed out TO lnat effect and handed to Pro-
fessor Michels. Then the hog was ready
for the hungry people Of the world But
the trichina stricken meat was classified
as dangerous TO health. and with
In few moments the carcass
was destroyed. \ powerful micro
sSOkc sNoOu upon STAND In professor
Michels' room. Its locked glasses held a
piece of meat in which a trichina was
coiled up like 4 snake. Although only an
eighteenth Of an inch longthe powerful in
strument revealed an anatomical speci-
men big enough 70 brighten trapper in
the Olympeas. Il was seemingly corpu-
lent, and although il did not move be
cause Of its cyst, looked as though il was
only waiting for a chance TO wriggle out |
Of it cloak and yawu with q set OF red
jaws.
More Trichinse Than Expected.
in one way, said Professor Michaels, |
-the announcement that We have found |
trichinae may be unpleasant 70 packers, |
and prove a source of alarm TO the people |
who eat pork. but il should also be re- |
membered that The discovery proves the |
necessity Of microscopic inspection Of pork |
and the thoroughness with which we a-e
conducting our work Ny assistants are
working with enthusiasm. and some
Of the plates prepared by the
young women are so neatly
and scientifically executed that it
j. doubtful If ! could have done better
and you know that ! have been a micro
scopist for twenty-five years. Three days
Of inspection Of pork under the microscope
have revealed more trichina than l ex-
pected 20 find. l DO not care to inform
the press the number of hogs we have
found to be infected. 1t might cause
alarm. We have found the parasite in
Chicago PORK, and wherever it has been
discovered the meat Of the hog has been
destroyed