Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-28

murder-to poison the
water supply Of a country. Is II any
better to poison the food supplyf II
h 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, 1905:
''The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343, ,343
pounds. or the principal cnuses Of
S5 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, IL per cent for
actinomycosis-lumpy jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: ~ total Of 1i7.00O 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
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds of government-in.
spectcd cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trnde 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-since the resumption Of
STOCK Yards inspection August Z ult.,
By order Of the Commissioners have
reached immense proportions, much un.
At food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats a. show gross
path0losic 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, 3 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TIN GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rhe total stock yards condemnation
amounted to 176.SOS pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses! !"
In other words II has been and Ia
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest OF
the carcass 20 to the people for food
And yet we cnll ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
Is. 1906:
"rhe department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw OF
actinOmyc0tic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on pOst.mOrten
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain
Ing pus, will be condemned and dc
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
ersl Infection were destroyed
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30, 1906:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats fol
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner OF
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. 7 three additional inspectors were
put to work, ana Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ
ment of six more.
"Between Aug. and Nov. 30 q
grand total Of 2,7Sl,107 pounds OF
food supplies We're condemned and de
strOyed as unwhOlesOme, diseased OF
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
Following Is summary Of unh,
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight l52,508 pounds; 800 hogs
weight 5s,s3s pounds; Is calves
weight Gl5 pounds; II sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 231 $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-lS, ,03(
pouHuS VI uSu, oo S"iNcS, = uOSS, -,
800 pounds; 2 cattle, sheep, 93s
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, l,40l pounds. Total
2l,114 pounds.
Aggregate cOndemnatiOns Of unfit
food during the week, 252, ~
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 he n circumstance to it.
Chicago's multi-mlllionaires 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 ana packing people until tht
sale of animals afflicted with cancer