Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-24

turlN gcncrully entered the D0uy by the
aliincntary or respiratory tract and
had great disposition to insinuatc
itself along the ducts of glands open.
Ing into these. 1t was easy to under.
stand that the vermiform appendix
should fairly frequently be attacked
when the organism had Travelled along
the alimcntary canal rs far as the
Gccum. From the number of reported
eases, actinomycosis Of the vermifOrm
would appear to be not very uncom.
mon form Of disease Of that organ
In the discussion which ensucd and
which was participated In by the emil.
nent president Of the society, Sir
Lauder Brunton, the conclusions Of the
essayist were fully sustained; and It
was, moreover, shown that actinomy.
COSTS Is not infrequently mistaken for
other disease Of the abnOmlnal and
pelvic organs-notably for tubercul0.
sis Of the intestines, Of the liver, the
pancreas, Ovaries, etc. by tho depart.
nent patholOgists 1t has been demon.
strated post mOrtcm Us the cause Of
death In cases diagnosed during life
rs tuberculosis or cancer Of other or.
gans.
The extreme difficulty of determln.
Ing the true nature Of inilammatory af.
fectlons of these organs Is an addi.
tlonal reason why the flesh Of "lumpy
jaw" animals should bc swecpingly
prohibited for food.
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lnsanitary conditions In the stock
gards were severely censured by DR..
ArnOE G. Klebs In n lecture on "COn.
SUMPTION ana the Home" given In the
Public Library under the auspices Of
the Chicago Medical Society.
"Some day these insanitary condl-
lions out at the stock yards will cause
a great upheaval In Chicago" he said.
'rhey are directly responsible for Il
great deal of the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and firmly
believe that one OF the greatest strides
that can be made towards stamping
out this terrible disease Is to bring
about proper conditions ut the stock
Yards"
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The Beef Trust will find 1t hard
70 get resting place when the peo-
pie of this country rise against It,
~ they surely will. The people of the
whole world are crying for Its exter-
mlnatiOn.
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An average Of 10000 pounds of dis.
eased meat is condemned every week by
Chicago Health Department Inspectors
in butcher shops and grocery and de-
partment stores inside the Union
loop"
II this great amount of tubercular,
and maggoty material can be
found by the inspectors and destroyed
inside the loop" small territory
bounded by the river. Van Buren, street,
ana Fifth avenues, how many
million pounds are sold to the public
ana consumed in the vast territory out.
side the loop?
This is very pertinent question,
That 10000 pounds of diseased meat
can escape stockyards inspection every
week and find itself into department
ana other stores "lnslde the loop"
should suffice to call attention to the
vast amount Of poisonous food that es.
capes inspection at the stockyards and
Is sold outside the loop
Facts are facts, and figures never lie.
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II the Beef Trust thinks that the
people will abide by the fake reports of
made by w0men's clubs,
college professors and associations com.
Dosed OF so-called business men II Is
greatly mistaken.
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if the laws regarding the selling OF
ilseased meat were enforced the Beef
Trust would now he In jail.
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The Beef Trust must be downed.