Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-22
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunity to Get All It Wants
Of L.
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

honor--even murder-tc poison the
water supply Of a country. Is II any
better to poison the food supply? II
Is time that the public mind should
develop q conscience in this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4. 1906:
"1'he total amount Of meats con-
demned during the period was 1.343.343
pounds OF the principal ca,,ses Of
condemnation. IS PER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, II per cent for
aetinomy mycosis--lumpy jaw-and per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. o.
1906: "A total of 147.99O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
clutes 4,9S3 pounds Of government-in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II. 1867
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three montls-since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.
by order Of the Comnissioner--hav
reached immense proportions, much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats rs show gross
patholoeic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Flu.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"rhe Union Stock Yards city insl,sc.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcnsse~. 8 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"Tle total stock yards cOndemnati0ns
amounted TO 178,SOS pounds
parts Of beef carcaases !"
In other words It has been and ID
the practice 10 cut out the cancers and
tubercuar tumOrs and let the rest OF
the carcass 90 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1906:
"The department has made q new
ruling in regard to lumpy jaw o.
actinomycOtic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on post.mOrtei'
examination, a degeneration OF tn
lesion. with cavity formation, contain
Ing pus, will bs condemned and dc
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
eral infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1906:
''St0ckyards inspection Of meats 70
Chicago retail markets was resumes
, by order Of the Commissioner o
|, Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de
, partment inspectors employed. Ol
Oct. 7 three additional inspectors wer'
put TO work, and Oct. 10 authorit!
was given by the Finance COmmitte
Of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. and Nov. 80
grand total Of 2.7Sl,l07 pounds o
, food supplies were condemned and de
; stroyed as unwhOlesOMe, diseased O
. otherwise unfit for human food"
: Health Department Bulletin, Dec
TO- 1896:
"FOllOwing IL summary Of unfi
food condemned and destroyed durini
the week
: AT the Union Stock Yards-29a cat
tie, weight l52.5O9 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 5s,s3S pounds; 10 calves
weight Gl5 pounds; ~ sheep, weigh
$50 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 1880 pounds.
AT city retail markets--lS,93'
: pounds of fish; SO calves, hogs, Q,
: 800 pounds; 2 cattle. / sheep, OBJ
pounds of poultry aud dressed meat
and vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total
2l,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatlons of unfi
food during the week, 252, -
pounds"
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, The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature,
, And what a showing up there vii
, be,
: The investigation OF the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla
ture will not he circumstance to 1t.
Chicago's multi-millionaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to tn,
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can
not save them.
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The Eagle will keep up Its fight oI
the cattle and packing people until tn
J sale OF animals afflicted with cAnce
and tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely.