Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-21
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunity to Get All It Wants
Of Il.
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOSis Trimmed Out.

bonor-even murder-to poison the
water supply Of country. Is It any
better to poison the food supply7 II
Il time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1906 !:
"The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. So PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. ~ per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "A total of 14I.y0O pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In
cludes 4,DS3 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.
bcr II, 1906:
Although the condemnation and de.
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-sincc the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
by order Of the Commissioner-hav
reached immense proportions, much un.
flt food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
'"rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses. hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIM GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards condemnat tions
amounted to l76,SOS pounds
parts Of beef carcasses
In other words II has been and II
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs and let the rest Of
the carcass 70 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1906:
"The department has made new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw OF
actlnomycotic animals. Hereafter MI
animals that show, on pOst.m0rten
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain
ing pus. will be condemned and de
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen
sral infection were destroyed
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1905:
"StOckyards inspection Of meats foI
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner OF
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de
partment inspectors employed. o.
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. Z and Nov. 30 {
grand total OF 2,7S1,197 pounds oI
| food supplies We're condemned and de
strOyed as unwholesOme, diseased OF
otherwise unit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
16, 1905:
Following is a summary Of unf
food condemned and destroyed durin.
| the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight l52,5O9 pounds; 3G2 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves
weight Gi5 pounds; IL sheep, weigh
o55 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l, $50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-lS, Oh
pounds of fish; 10 calves, 4 hogs, 2,
900 pounds; . cattle, l sheep, Oh:
pounds Of poultry and dressed meat,
and vegetables, 1.49l pounds. Total
2l,114 pounds.
aggregate cOndemnatiOns Of unf
food during the week, 252, -
pounds"
The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what showing up there vii
be!
The investigation Of the insuranc.
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 OF
the cattle and packing people until TIN
sale of animals AFFLICTED with cancel
and tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely.