Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-24
Beef Trust Patrons Have a Chance to
Get All They Want
of Il.
The Real Cause of the Disease Is
Bad Meat Beyond
Doubt.

Of their Beef Trust rations.
Neither the bullets of the Spanlards
or the terrors of the Cuban climate
did any havoc to the American soldier.
poor boy, at all comparable with the
damage done by the frightful embalm.
cd food Of the Beef Trust.
The young fellows who offered their
| lives to the American government, did
not for moment imagine that the
country for which they were fighting
would permit Beef Trust to furnish
them with poisoned rations.
But 1t did.
The soldiers trusted their country
and ute the poison.
The result was death, disease, broken
constitutions for thousands.
These IRE facts which the war rec.
ords will corroboratc.
~el~
The Beef Trust continues to spread
tuberculosis. cancer and other diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general nttcn.
ton IL that the intestines. blood, liv.
err. heart and lights Cor lungs) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes also what Is known as
the gut fats, out Of which lard, suet,
table oils and various other things
are made.
As soon as a beef Is killed. It IL
hung up by the heels and disembow.
elcd.
All of the "lnnards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood Is received into
receptacle and carried or to be
made Into blood sausage, beef extract
and the like
The intcstlncs ire carried to the
sausage rooms to be used as casings.
Tho stomach goes elsewhere to bc
used as tripc.
The liver. lights, heart, etc, find a
ready market.
And, mind you. every bit Of these
portions Of the "crltter" are used
whether 1t IL suffering from cancer.
tuberculosis, lumpy jaw. or any other
disease.
The carcass after Its "lnnards' are
removed Ii swung alons and carried to
another place where the inspectors pass
upon 1t or pretend to pass upon It.
DIR. G. ]. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported the
condemnation Of nearly four million
pounds OF meat during the four months
ending December 30, 1905.
Now S. per cent Of these 100000
: pounds were found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcass
ana had passed government inspection.
What about the hearts, iivers, lights,
: intestlnes, fats, blood, trlpe and other
inside belongings Of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds Of
tuberculosis and cnnccrous meat were
found and condemned?
, They were sold to the people and
, eaten rs food!
What other political associations be-
: Sides the Harrison Democracy does
7 the Beef Trust own In Chicago?
i
|, Why not let the Beef Trust name the
government beef inspectors ut ChIca.
go?
Why did the State Live Stock
Q Board wish to enjOin the city Of Chi.
i cagO from destroying tuberculOus and
cancerous cattle after government and
y State inspectors had approved them.
and after the city inspectors had con.
!. demned them?
II Mayor Dunne's administration de-
! strOyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
. cerOus and tuberculOus meat In i've
= months, by the inspection work Of
!. only eleven inspectors, how many bill.
lions OF pounds of cancer and tuber.
. culosis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city In.
!. spection?
z The Beef Trust Is arranging to con.
o troll the next Illinois Legislature abs0.
!. lutely.
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" BY the way, who did the city hall
collecting from the Ice Trust last
" year?
o 40
= Hogs that 80 to England and the
]. United States are not examined for
trichina. All hogs for Germany.
.. France and Austria are. Some escape.
!. though.
BY the way, what 10 d. Dyson, who
used to be government chief inspector,
n doing now?
70 AZ
I. The Beef Trust will get its deserts
" before many years roll by. The Trust
y press cannot hide the truth from the
people. Little by little they will learn
10 the facts, and when they do walt up.
II you will hear an explosion.