Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-01

according to the Chicago Tribune. 1t.
Louis prohibits both the slaughter and
sale Of "lumpy jaw" cattle In that city,
and Kansas City, while 1t permits the
Strengthening of such cattle, prohibits
the sale Of the beef.
That Chicago has become the dump
Ing ground for practically all the
'lumpy Jaw" beef In the country was
revealed yesterday by food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head Of "lumpy
jaw" cattle. OF these only u small
fraction Ii condemned as UNIT for con.
sumption. The rest, with the diseased
parts cut out, Is sold for prime beef,
and brings the retailer as good prices
as the best beef.
This IL possible by reason Of the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he buys Is part Of
"lumpy Jaw" steer or not. II the In.
spectors pass an infected animal, after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef IL
placed In the cooler and sold Just as
any other beef. OF course the attitude
Of Health Commissioner Whalen and
others IL that the locally infected cattle
arc not generally unit for food.
Out Of a total days slaughter Of 100
head Of "lumpy jaw" and otherwise in.
fected animals yesterday only twelve
carcasses were condemned after post.
norton inspection. This means that at
an average weight Of 100 pounds each
there will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days at least 10000
pounds Of "lumpy Jaw" beef. How
much Of the same kind Of meat II
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
and other places where Ito sale IL pro.
hibited would be diflicult to estimate,
but the quantity ID undoubtedly large.
In most Of the Eastern cities ordi.
nances are In force prohibiting the sale
Of meat from animals with actinomy.
COSTS. the scientific name for "lumpy
Jaw" Thus Chicago remains 40 the
only large market where that class Of
cattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit.
The average weekly receipts Of cattle
at tho stock yards are 10000 head, and
among these always are found from
100 to 200 animals infected In one
way or another. --.. b..
The infected ones are tagged by the
inspectors and c0rralled, and It II these
that are slaughtered. During slaugh'
terlng hours four inspectors are on
duty. and every part Of each carcass ID
examined. DR.. Charles Worcester, gov.
eminent inspector. DR.. J. G. Leith. State
Inspector, and DR.. w. J. Wiesen and
DR.. w. q. Mason, city inspectors, the
latter two working under orders from
Chief Food Inspector Fish" Murray,
are the men detailed to look after the
interests Of the consuming public.
The inspectors work ON the theory
that "lumpy jaw" Is not necessarily In
furious to the beef, provided the In
lection IL local. Carcasses found In
fected with tuberculosis or general
"lumpy Jaw" IRE condemned. Bruises
and sores are not considered sufficient
| cause TOT cOuueuluutiOu'
This weeks slaughter-with the &C
tunl, evident lumpy jaw section cut Out
will be on sale In the coolers Of tin
plant this morning, the beef being SOLD
on bids. Because dealers know thu
character OF the meat they refuse t
pay as high prices as the packers ash
for their beef, although the best car
cases OF "lumpy jaw" bring from
to 8 cents pound. Sound beef may b'
bought wholesale for Z cents pound.
The present city inspectors have beef
on duty since last March, when "Fish'
Murray, who then was a meat inspect
or. was called of the work by the Com
missioner of Health, under instruction
from the Mayor, because he was "tO'
aggressive In condemning 'lumpy Jaw
cattle"
The live stock men declared that Muir
ray WAS incompetent and asked tn
Mayor to send inspectors who We're vel
crinarlans. Mayor Dunno compiled wit
the request, and Chicago Is eating NOR
"lumpy jaw" than ever.
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One hundred and sixteen articles pro
duced by the Beef Trust In Chicag
have been examined and condemned b.
the. honest pure food commissioners o
the State Of North Dakota. Every on
NJ them was condemned because
contained a poison ana was therefor
detrimental to the public health. Lac
Of space alone prohibits us from print
ing the list and the names OF tn
houses shipping the stun.
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The spirits Of Thousands OF poo
boys who went out to hght for II
United States In the Spanish'Amer
can war. must hover over the fortune
Of the Bret Trust In Q demand Il
vengeance
These thousands were killed BY u
"embalmed heef" OF the Beef Trui
and by the poisons used In the makeu
OF their Reef Trust rationa
Neither the bullets Of the epaniart
or the terrors Of the Cuban climat
did any havoc to the American soldis