Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-04

confined to the head. and may he said
In one sense to he q localized disease.
and while some inspectors condemn
only the part involved, I believe Il Ii
safest and most practicable to condemn,
the entire carcass wherever the acti.
n0mycotic abscess opens Into the
mouth. phnrynx, larynx or any part Of
the digestive or respiratory tract; a.
when the Emphatic glands are invok
ed: or where there are electromagnetic
tumors In the lungs; or when the H.
slOns have become generalized, since
generalization In actmomycosis appears
to run a very atypic course. making
the detection Of all fOci inside the
muscle very difficult; therefore. the en-.
tire carcnss Ii to be condemned.
I'm cases where the electromagnetic
LESSONS are positively localized. the In
fected part may be cut away aud tl,e
remains OF the carcass used.
"'These instructions apply only 10
"lumpy Jaw" There may liz other
reasons why you should want to con-
denn carcass. and II II then u mat
ter Of judgment for you and your men
But you should never hesitate to con.
denim II YOU believe the animal to Le
not Ut for human food"
All pork Tor Germany In examined
carefully for trlchina before exporting,
Pork for Grent Britain IL never ex
amine,l for trichInn.
Hence the following figures may be
Interesting:
In 1904 Great Britain Imported from
the United States 7,51G,4;U pounds VI
canned pork, valued ut $77U.iUS, und
i3.WU,U5i pounds VI fresh pork, valued
ut xl,.OO.s55.
In 1904 Germany imported from tin
United States iS.lOO pounds Of canned
pork. valued ut $4.S35 and NO FRESH
PORK WHATEVER. Germany protect.
her people from plague.
The Reef Trust Il still causing the
deaths Of thousands Of people by the
selling Of diseased meat.
No matter what few experts"
found or what some Cuisines assOcia.
lions" saw In their investigations"
the fact remains that the Beef Trust
IL stlll ut the old stand,
A trust that will sell rotten, diseased
meat to people will not stop ut any.
thing to deceive the public.
Every day one reads in the daily pa
pers about what some wise expert"
has to say about the awful untruths
told about the poor. innocent packers.
hut the poor, innocent packers"
don't seem to have any experts" writ.
Ing for the Bulletin of the Chicago
Health department. FOR In Its report
for the week ending July Z, 1906. II
says that "the inspectors at the Union
condemned and destroyed n |
total Of 15l,l36 pounds. Of unit
meats"
Oh, yes; the Reef Trust is being per-
l5l.l3G pounds of rotten, dis.
'ased meat condemned in one week by
l mere handful OF inspectors. How
much diseased meat gets out OF the
Yards the Lord only knows.
But II 151,l36 pounds Of diseased
neat Is condemned by few inspectors.
he reader can easily imagine how much
init food Is placed on the market.
Secretary Wilson says that the gov.
will enforce the meat bill In
Is entirety.
Now that may be all right In its way.
mt the fact remains that government
Inspection has been failure In the
,ast.
Now the only relief that the public
an hope for Is rigid investigation by
he Illinois Legislature.
The Legislature must investigate this
wful trust, for the health of the PEG
lie Of Chicago. Illinois and the whole
ountry Is at stake.
The eyes of the whole country will
o turned on the Illinois Legislators.
MI II they fail to do their duty I'm