Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-10

meats and other foods which, by their
original character. or changes which
have taken place in them, are unfit for
human consumption"
''rhe presence of sick or diseased
animal in a slaughter house should
place the establishment under suspicion
as one In which such animals are
for human consumption.
Any unsOund meat or carcass found IN
a slaughter house or In a market should
be assumed as being there for SALE
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Notwithstanding Its apathy ami as
poor ns the city inspection IL at the
Stock Yards because Of the very small
number Of inspectors. the government
inspection Il worse. In fact the govern.
nent inspection Is a farce as Ia proven
BY the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September 10. 1906:
THE Department Inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and dc.
stroyed 95.GOS pounds Of meats. or
this amount 11.5i5 pounds were con.
dcmned by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spcctors."
The "other inspectors" are the gov.
ernment inspectors.
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II Mayor DUNES administratio de.
stroyed over 100000 pounds of can.
cerous and tuberculous meat In I've
months, by the inspection work Of
only eleven inspectors. how many bill.
lions of pounds Of cancer and tuber.
culosis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city In.
Jpecti0nf
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The pure food laws will, Ut course,
be enforced against some pour little
grocer. Hut against the Bssz Trust.
never!
How many tuberculosis or lumpy jaw
cattle have been released from quar-.
antine" by order OF the Health DE-
pnrtment.
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What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the I'LL.
nois pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors ut the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS.0CS pounds Of meats The food In
spcctors In the "lOGp district" con.
dcmncd aud destroyed 47,S62 pounds
Of UNFIT fo0dstuffs.
A million pounds Of Tad meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten by
the people. No inspection.
The Beef Trust continues b spread
tuberculosis. cancer and othsr diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general atten
ton 10 that the intestinss, blood, Nv
or, heart aud lights Tor luuss) OF 90
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gsts 10 the inspector
This includes also what 10 known q
the gut fats, out Of which lard, suet
table oils and various othsr thing
are made.
A soon % q best 10 killed. Il Il
hung up BY The hesls and dissmbow
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauist
away.
Even the blood 10 received Into {
receptacle and carried OF to b,
made into blood sausage, beet sxtrac
and the like.
The intestines are carried to th.
sausage rooms to he used ~ castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere to bt
used as tripe.
The liver. lights, heart, ETC., hnd
ready market.
And, mind you, every bit Of thes'
portions OF the "critter" are use'
whether 1t Ii suffering from cancer
tuberculosis, lumpy jaw, or any othe
disease.
The carcass after Its "innards" ar
removed Is swung along and carried t
another place where the inspectors pas
upon 1t or pretend to pass upon 1t.
DIR. G. ]. Whalen, the efficient Healt
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported tn
condemnation of nearly four milliO
pounds OF meat during the four month
ending December 30, 1905.
Now SIS per cent of these 100000
pounds were found to be afflicted wit
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcas
and had passed government inspection
| What about the hearts. livers, light
Intestines, fats, blood, tripe and Othe
inside belongings of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds {
tuberculosis and cancerous meat wei
found and condemned?
They were sold to the people an
eaten 40 food!
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Remembering that It was always Il
, habit to use the carcaso Of cancero'
: or lumpy jswsd cattle aftsr the -
J Gers were cut out The public % prs
I ably sstting . fullse ~ q iumI