The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-02

HEAD OF a lUMPY-JkWGO BEEF.
But in how many households is this
sort Of guarantee possible? Anew dan.
yer seems to threaten the becl.Consum.
or ii tho revelations made few days
ago by the Chicago Inter OcSOHaro true.
1t has been stated that thousands Of
lumpy-jawed cattle are killed there aud
shipped all over this country, nor does
Chicago stand alone in the neiarious
traffic OF killing diseased cattle and ship.
ping to other markets.
Cattle are inspected. or rather not in
spccted. in Kansas City, and the style
is there that in case 4 lumpylaw enters
the yards and is not offered for salc
to be killed in that city il is passed and
can be shipped to any part OF the coun-
try. Carload after carload OF such cat.
tie are shipped to st. Louis, it is de.
clarcd, and are there slaughtered under
Kansas City inspection and shipped al
over the country. Every city, no doubt,
gets her share OF this dcalh.brccding,
Understanding. wholesome meat. 1t
has not been many months ago sincl q
large consignmen. OF lumpy-jaw at.
tic were shipped from Peoria TO Chi.
cago and killed. a suit for damages
was instituted and i, is said that the
Nelson Morris Co. put up the money to
defend the law-brcakGrs. Tho Chicago
Inter OCEAN, no later than March ID, has
tho following to say:
"Ihc number OF lumpy-jawcd cattle
that are being shipped to the Chicago
market, as shown by the works OF the
inspectors during the past three weeks
is ample evidence that the expose OF
the extent OF the evil by the Inter Ocean
has only 'scotchcd the snake, not kill.
ed it, 1t remains for the Live Stock
Exchange. by adopting and enforcing
the stringent rule already posted, to
administer the death blow to the traffic
in diseased cattle at the Union Stock
Yards.
During the three weeks ending Feb
ruary Il the state and city inspectors
caught forty-three diseased animals
During the three weeks ending March
10 no less than l9l lumpy-jawed cattle
have been apprchcndcd. Those who
were inclined to make light OF the si,ua
ton and claimed that the small numbc,
caught prior,to the expose was due to
the fact That not so many were shipped
to this market aI during the fall and
carly winter are dumbioundcd that tho
number OF diseased animals caught by
the inspectors should suddenly be in.
creased by nearly 500 per cent"
The Inter Ocean further says: For The
year ending October II, 1898. out of n
total OF 2O5, 295 head received ISL lumpy
jaws were apprehended. Let the
general purchaser OF Chicago meat
stop for one moment and think OF such
an appalling state OF affairs, and in three
weeks after the Inter Ocean began its cx
posture. Remember in three weeks re.
ceipts l9i lumpy jaws have been appre
hended, ten more than for the year 1893
More lumpy-jawcd steers escape than
are caught by the inspectors, even al
the present time. OF this the hes,
posted ut the yards make no question.
The Inter OCEAN boldly asserts that tho
TACT that Chicago beef carries with it tho
inspection card OF the government is nc
guarantee that the meat is properly in
spectct, for the reason that the inspec.
tors are bribcd, hampercd and are dis.
honest"
The question naturally arises. does
any OF this beef reach Wheeling? The
lSTELLIGESCER cannot say that it does
but who is in n position to say that il
does not? Ii there were n rigid system
OF inspection it could not be sold here.
Not long ago quantity OF such dis.
eased meat was sent to Buffalo, n. y.
The inspectors there detected it, seized
and destroyed it. Ii it had been sent
here it would no doubt have gone TO tho
consumer. unsEspeCtcd until it had
done its deadly work. and then proba.
bly, the cause OF the disease might moi
have been properly located.
DR.. Trumbower. State Veterinarian
OF Sterling, ILL.,, who is one OF the bcs,
posted men in the country, gives the
following analysis OF lumpy-jaw:
'Lumpy-jaw or actinomycocis is :
vegetable parasitic disease" he said
duo TO the introduction into tho ami
NAL OF the ray.tunCus through an abra.
zion or wound OF the mouth, tongue. Of
checks, or gaina entrance along 4 shed.
ding tooth or q diseased tooth. Ate,
the living plant thus gains an entrance
1t multiplics and grows somewhat simi.
lar TO plants outside Of the animal econ,
omy. AZ these tlamcn;s grow the tis.
sues in which the implication occurred
give way to ,hcm-ihe result OF mechan.
ical pressurc-pus forming, and other
septic bacteria will DO found in connec
ton with the ray.iungus; tumors and
absccsscs form OF varying size, finally
'unturc, discharge their contents. and II
slowly healing core remains. This alb.
scess frequently enters into the mau,l,,
throat or nasal cavities, consequently
tho discharge may no swallowed or in.
hailed into the lung. stomach, or intes
tines. In many cases several tumors
form in rapid succession. Occasionally
the tumor will gradually disappear
withou: external discharge becnmin.
visible. The bony as well as the ileshy
parts yield TO the influence OF this
growth. In many cases the bones oi
one jaw--ei:her upper or lower-hc.
come honcvcomed with tho disease,
constituting wha: was formerly consid-
cred a. bonr cancer. or os.cosarc0ma. "
What effect has i, upoa the hvaltl
OF the an;!na!?" VAS asked.
'fhe effect OF this disease UPON the
health Si tic animal Lennnls rn;cuv