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

honor--cven murder-to poison the
water supply of country. Is 1t any
better to poison the food supply? II
Is time that the public mind should
develop n conscience In this direction y"
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health Dc.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1905 !:
"The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,3i3
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. IS PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "a total Of 1880 pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pcrvision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds of governmental.
spccted 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 IL. 1905:
Although the condemnation and dc.
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-sncc the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
by order Of the COmmlssioncr--have
reached immense proportions, much un.
ut food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologlc conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye, IRE now condemned. Fa.
cilltles for microscopic laboratory OK.
animation have not yet been restored
",rhc Union Stock Yards city insrec
tors condemned and destroyed 80 part,
Of beef carcasscs, 3 hogs and O cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED by
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"'rhe total stock yards condemnation
amounted to 1I6.S0S pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!
In other words 1t has been and Il
the practice to cut out the cancers mud
tubercular tumors and let the rest OF
the carcass 80 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1905:
"The department has made a new
ruling In regard to lumpy jaw o.
electromagnetic animals. Hereafter nj
animals that show, on p0st.mOrten
examination. a degeneration Of thu
lesion, with cavity formation, contain
Ing pus. will be condemned and dc
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
eral Infection were destroyed"
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1905:
"Stockyards inspection of meats To-
Chicago retail markets was resumet
by order Of the Commissioner o.
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two dc
partment inspectors employed. o.
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wer,
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,l97 pounds o.
food supplies were condemned and de
strOyed as unwh0lesOme, diseased OF
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
"Followlng Is a summary Of unh
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 3G2 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves
weight Gl5 pounds; IL sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1913 pounds cut meats
Total, .3l,330 pounds.
AT city retail markets-lS,9 Ok
pounds of fish; 80 calves, hogs. 2,
900 pounds; . cattle, ! sheep, 93;
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total
2l,1lI pounds.
aggregate condemnatlons of unit
food during the week, 252, III
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what showing up there will
be!
The investigation Of the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla
ture will not be n circumstance to 1t.
Chicago's 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.
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The Eagle will keep up Its fight OF
the cattle and packing people until thu
sale of animals afflicted with cancer
and tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely.