The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-06

the death of such an animal does not
the slightest sentiment of humanity in
his makeup upon witnessing the
slaughter of sheep, lamb or calf.
But even the cutting of the jugular
vein Of 900 hogs an hour, causes a
feeling of revulsion to one who wit
nesses the operation; and 900 hogs an
hour is the record of some of these
expert butchers. Still the operation
as conducted in the Chicago stock
yards is quick and thorough, and con-
sequently, infinitely more humane
than such a process could possibly be
as conducted on the farm or in the
ordinary butcher shop.
But it is after the actual slaughter
that the witness becomes impressed
with the scientific modern methods Of
the big establishments, for from the
time the animal which Is to be convert
ed into human food leaves the floor up
on which he was killed until it is
finally cut up in the cooling room it
never again leaves the trolley which,
in the case of hogs, moves continuous
ly from the scalding vat to the room
of final disposition.
1t takes fOrty-seven men to dress
steer, and the time occupied in the
operation is thirty-twO minutes. But,
although hog is smaller animal,
he passes by and through the hands
of no less than hundred and thirty
two men from the time he touches the
killing floor until his carcass finally
reaches the chill room and besides
small army Of employees. the swine
passes and is examined by three gov
eminent inspectors. The first one ex-
amines the carcass for the first symp-
toms of tuberculosis which is always
shown in the sub-maxillary gland.
Should LESSONS of this disease appear,
the hog is decorated with a govern
ment tag. The second inspector ex-
amines the interior department of the
'porker" and ii he finds symptoms of
other disease he adds a ring to that
tag and, finally when bunch of
tagged animals are shunted off from
the main trolley into specially pre-
pared room they pass into the third
inspectors jurisdiction and he makes
final disposition of them. Perhaps he
will find that the disease LESSONS do
not extend, beyond the first gland in
which event his helper Immediately
sewers the head which is thrown into
receptacle kept for the purpose and
the rest of the hog is passed for food.
If other than the first glands are af-
fected. the inspector may pass the
carcass for lard. but should the LESSONS
have extended sufficiently to make
the animal unfit for food the whole
carcas is sent to the fertilizer tank
where coloring matter is added. and
where it is converted into mass fit
only for fertilizing purposes. And
then every night report is sent to
Washington showing the disposition of
every animal which was tagged by the
first inspection. And as these tags
are numbered consecutively. it is i'm
possible that any condemned beast
should get away.
Under the present regulations. this
is the extent of the government in
spection. There are today about
hundred and sixty inspectors EN-
ployed in Chicago alone. Under the
new regulations. which have just been
promulgated. about hundred addi-
tional men will be required and these
men will be charged with the duty OF
examining every piece of meat which
goes into the sausage machine or into
the can. and each package of sausage
and each can Of meat or any food
product whether Drawn extract. soup
or whatever it may be termed. must