Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-11

honOr-even murder-tO poison the
water supply Of country. Il Il any
better to poison the food supply? II
ls ume that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction
Speaking of Beef Trust tuberculosis
rend the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin. November 4, 1905: /:
"Tbe total amount of meats con.
demned during the period was 1,343, ,3A8
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. S5 PER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. u per cent for
actlnomycosis-lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
| Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "A total Of 147,00O 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.
cludes 4,OS3 pounds Of governmental.
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, 1905:
Although the condemnation and de-
structlon Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-slnce the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
BY order Of the Commissioner have
reached immense proportions, much un.
At food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologlc conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. IA.
cllities for microscopic laboratory *.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses. 3 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
''The total stock yards condcmnat tions
amounted to 178,SO6 pounds"
parts Of beef carcasses!
In other words It has been and Ii
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors ana let the rest Of
the carcass 90 to the people for food
And yet We call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"The department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw OF
actinOmyc0tic animals. Hereafter oil
animals that show, on post.m0rtem
examination. a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and Do.
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30. 1905:
"stockyards inspection OF meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner OF
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de-
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ.
ment OF six more.
"Between Aug. and Nov. 80 a
grand total Of 2,7S1,10 pounds of
food supplies were condemned and de.
stroyed as unwhOlesome, diseased or
otherwise unit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1905:
"Following is summary of unfit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week;
AT the Union Stock Yards-2O2 cat
tie, weight l52.5O0 pounds; 382 hogs,
weight 5s,s3S pounds; Is calves.
weight 6l5 pounds; IL sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 28l $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1s. $50
pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, g.
900 pounds; 2 cattle, sheep, 033
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total.
2l,1l4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatiOns Of unfit
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what a showing up there will
be!
The investigation OF the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla.
ture will not lie a circumstance to 1t.
Chicasos multi.milllonalres grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
The Eagle will keep up Its fight on
the cattle and packing people until the
sale of animals afflicted with cancer
and tuberculosis is stopped entirely.