Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

honor-even murder--to poison the.
water supply Of country. Is 1t any
better to poison the food supply2 1t
Is 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:
"Thc total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,3l3
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. S5 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, 12 per cont for
actlnoinycosis-lumpy taw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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| Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "a total Of 1880 pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
| during the past week. under the gu
pcrvision 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 tTuuc unu CANNING.
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| Health Department Bulletin, NOvem-
Der IL. 1905:
although the condemnation and dc.
structlon Of food supplies unit for
human consumption during the past
three montlis--slnce the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
by order Of the. Commlssioner-ha
reached immense proportions, much un.
at food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, IRE now condemned. Fa.
cillties for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"'rhc Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses, hogs and o. cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rhc total stock yards condcmnations
amounted to 1IG,SGS pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses !!
In other words II has been and In
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest of
the carcass go 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 OF
actlnOmycotic animals. Hereafter MI
animals that show. on pOst.mOrten
examination, n degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain
ing pus, will be condemned aud de
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with gen
eral Infection We're destroyed"
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov
80, 1905:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats foi
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order of the Commissioner ol
Health on Aug. Z, ult., 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 Committee
Of the city council for the employ
ment OF six more.
"Between Aug. Z and Nov. 80 q
grand total of 2,7Sl,187 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned and de
stroyed as unwholesOme. diseased OF
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec
10. 1905:
Following is summary Of unfI
food condemned and destroyed during
the week.
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
tie, weight $4,000 pounds; 800 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves
weight Gl5 pounds; IL sheep, weigh,
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S93(
pounds of fish; "a calves, 4 hogs, .,
800 pounds; . cattle, sheep, 03s
pounds of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, l,491 pounds. Total
2l,114 pounds.
aggregate condemnatlOns of unfit
food during the week, 2,4iI
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 Leglsla'
ture will not be circumstance to 1t.
Chicago's muiti-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
the cattle and packing people until the
sale Of animals afllicted with cancer
and tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely.