Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-14

mufUer-tO POISON t0e
vater supply Of country. IL II any
,etter to poison the food supply? II
3 time that the public mind should
leveiop conscience In this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
'ead the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1905:
"The total amount Of meats con.
iemned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. OF TIE principal causes Of
condemnation. g PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOe1s, II per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw--and 4 per
rent for hog cholera"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1906: "A total Of 147,00O 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,aS3 pounds Of govcrnment.in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
clty truue OnO canning.
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Health Department Bulletin. Novem.
ber II, 1906:
although the condemnation and de-
Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three inonths-since the resumption OF
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
BY order Of the Commissioner --have
reached immense proportions, much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cillties for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses, 8 hogs and Q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"Tbc total stock yards condemnati ations
amounted to l76,SOS pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words 1t has been and Ia
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tunOrs aud let the rest OF
the carcass 60 to the people for food (!
And yet We call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
10. 1906:
THE department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter oil
animals that show. on post.morte,r
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesi0n, with cavity formation, contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and de.
'stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
sral infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30. 1905:
"stockyards inspection Of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioners Of
Health on Aug. 7, uit., 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 COMMITTEES
OF the city council for the employ.
inent OF six more.
"Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 q
grand total of 2,7s1,l07 pounds of
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed AZ unwholesome, diseased or
otherwise untit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
10, 1906:
Following 10 summary OF unit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat.
tie, weight l52,509 pounds; 382 hogs,
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves.
weight 6l5 pounds; 12 sheep. weight
255 pounds; lO,1l3 pounds cut meats.
Total, 231, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail $50
pounds Of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, g..
900 pounds; 2 cattle. l sheep, 033
pounds OF poultry and dressed meat ts
and vegetables, 1,491 pounds. Total,
2l.1l4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatiOns Of unfit
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
The Beef Trust will he Investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what showing up there will
be.
The investigation of the insurance
by the New York Leglsla-
ture will not he n circumstance to it,.
ChicagO's multi-millionaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
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 on
fhp cnttla and Dackin0 naoula untiI tho