Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-04
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunity to Get All It Wants
Of Il.
Health Department Finds Cattle in
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

honor-even murder--to poison the
water supply Of n country. Is II any
better to poison the food supply? II
is time TINT the public mind should
develop conscience in this direction"
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin. November 4, 1905:
"rhe totnl amount of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation, IS PER- CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, II per cent for
actinotny nycosis-lumpy jaw-and per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "A total Of 147,O0O pounds Of
meats wns condemned and destroyed
during the past weel) under the sn.
pervisiOn Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In
cludx 4,0S3 pounds Of government.in.
spectcd cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der IL, 1906:
Although the condemnation nnd de-
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three montlis--since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
BY order Of the Commissioner -have
reached immense proportions, much un.
1t food still reaches tho market. Only
such animals and meats n show gross
|pathologic conditions, recognizable BY
the naked eye, are now condemned. FA.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
".rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef c,rcassss. hogs and o cattlc
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
TlIE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhc total stock yards condemnatio tions
amounted to 176.sOS pounds"
"Pnrts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words it has been and In
the practice TO cut out the cancers and
tubcrcular tumors ana let the rest OF
the carcass 70 to tho people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1906:
'"rhe department has made new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw Of
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on post.morten
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion. with cavity formation. contain
Ing pus, will be condemned and de-
stroyed.
Heretofore only these with gen
eral Infection We're destroyed"
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Health Department. Bulletin. Nov
30, 1905:
"StOckyartls inspection Of meats 70,
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order OF the Commissioner Of
Health on Aug. Z. ult., with two dc
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wert
put to work, aud Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance COMMITTEES
of the city council for the employ
ment Of ak more.
Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 q
grand total OF 2.7Sl,lV pounds OF
food supplies We're condemned and de
stroyed as unwh0lesome, diseased o,
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1906:
Following Is a summary Of una,
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards--202 cat
tie, weight l52,5O9 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 5S,S3S pounds; ID calves
weight Gl6 pounds; 12 sheep. weigh,
$50 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats
Total, 23l, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets--1S 03(
pounds Of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs, 2,
900 pounds; . cattle, sheep, 03s
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, l,40l pounds. Total
2i,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnations OF unft
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next legislature.
And what Il showing up there will
be.
| The Investigation OF the insurance
companies by the New York Leglsla
ture will not be circumstance to it.
Chicago's multi-milllonaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can
not save them.
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The Eagle will keep up its fight OF
the cattle and packing people until til,
sale Of animals afflicted with cancer
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