Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-17

have taken place in them, are unfit for
human consumption"
"rhe presence of a 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 market should
be assumed as being there for SALE"
~SA
Notwithstanding Its apathy and as
poor s the city Inspection Is at the
Stock Yards because Of the very small
number Of inspectors. the government
inspection Is worse. In fact the govern.
mcnt inspection Is farce as Is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September Is, 1906:
'rhe Department Inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and dc.
stroyed 05,GOS pounds Of meats. Of
this amount 11,545 pounds were con-
demned by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spectors."
The "othcr inspectors are the gov.
eminent inspectors.
~SA
II Mayor DUNES administration de-
stroyed over 3,OOO.OOO pounds Of can.
cerous and tubcrculous meat In Ave
months, by the inspection work OF
only eleven inspectors. how many bill.
lions Of pounds Of cancer and tubcr.
culOsis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city In.
ypectionf
~SA
The pure food laws will, VI course.
be enforced against some pour little
grocer. But against the Beef Trust,
never!
How many tuberculosis or lumpy jaw
cattle have been released from guar
antlne" by order Of the Health Do.
pnrtment.
~S~
What object can the members Of the
Beef Trust have In opposing the Ill.
nols pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
~SA
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS.O,,3 pounds Of meats. The food In.
spectors In the "lOOp district" con.
demncd and destroyed 47,S62 pounds
Of unfit foOdstuffs.
A million pounds OF Tad meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten By
the people. No inspection
>S
The Beef Trust continues 10 spread
tuberculosis. cancer and other diseases
with inipunity.
One fact that escapes general alton
ton 10 that the intestlnes, blood, nv
Of. heart and lights Tor lungs) Of an
animal are already used bsfors the
carcass proper gets 10 the inspector.
This includes also what 10 known %
the gut fats, out Of which lard, suet
table oils and various other thing
are made.
A. soon % q besf 10 killed. II Il
hung up BY the heels and dissmbow'
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood 10 received Into q
receptacle and carried OF to b
made into blood sausage. beet extract
and the like.
The intestines are carried to TIN
sausage rooms TO be used 40 castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere b bs
used as tripe.
The liver, lights, heart. etc., nnd Z
ready market.
And. mind you, every bit Of these
portions Of the "critter" are USED
whether 1t Is suffering from cancer
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw, or any othel
disease.
The carcass after Its "innaris" ar'
removed Is swung along and carried Il
another place where the inspectors pasI
upon 1t or pretend To pass upon 1t.
DIR. @. J. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported tn
condemnation OF nearly four million
pounds of meat during the four month
ending December 80, 1905.
Now IS 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, llvers, light
lntestines, fats, blood. tripe and othe
inside belongings of these tuberculosi
cattle from which 100000 pounds q
tuberculosis and cancerOus meat wer
found and cOndemnedf
They were sold to the people an
eaten 40 food!
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u Remembering that It was always Il
, habit TO use the carcasss Of cameron
; or lumpy jawsd cattle aftsr TIE 60
! Gers were cut out The public b pro
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