Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-14


food bill was introduced I'm the Sen.
ate. and 1t has been debated of and
on ever since"
With this introduction Henry
Beach Needham tells in Worlds
Work the amazing story of the delays
to the pure food bill in the United
states Senate as an Illustration Of oh.
structive methods.
1t will enable the millions Of con.
sumers Of food to understand why
the United States Is the only civil.
lied country which does not possess n
national food law. 1t will enable
them to appreciate the difficulties
which now confront the Hepburn bill
during the present session Of the
United states Senate. the only meas.
TIRE. according to the best authorities,
that there II any hope Of passing.
"Every American workman" says
Mr.. Needham. ut IL fair to assume.
II interested vitality In securing for his
family what he earns by the sweat Of
his brOw--pure food md pure drugs.
"when one pays for wholesome ar.
ticles he does not care to receive bad
coffee. glucose syrups. coal tar jellles,
spurious whlskeys. ndulterated drugs
and imitation fiavOring extracts. One
does not want Goldfish sausngcs OF
green hams. smoke cured nll pre-
served with bOraclc ncld: New Or
leans molasscs' or honey composed
largely Of glucose; olive oil. In reality
cotton seed oil; pure raspberry jelly.
manufactured from glucose mixed Will
citric acid and coal tar dye.
III the state cannot protect the In
dlvidunl against such swindling-and
the state commissions confess theli
impOtence-One naturally looks to the
Federal government for protection and
to his representative In Congress t.
provide statutory means for such pro
lection. How has the welfare. tn,
health. ana longevity OF the SO.OOO.O0t
Americans been conserved by Con
grcss!"
The Beef Trust Ii making hard
fight ut Washington against a pure foot
law.
The following n from a Washington
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune, Feb
3, 1906:
Recently this opposition has takel
IN extremely dangerous turn. The PEG
pie who are behind II realize that ther'
II general demand throughout TIN
country for national legislation on THU
subject. They do not dare to fight !
outright. therefore. and NO they ar
combining their attention In IN effort 4
destroy the value Of the law when II 4
enacted and to make II difficult II no
impossible Of execution.
"There are now on the statute book
OF many States, particularly In tn
north. laws which II enacted would g
long ways toward dispOsing Of th
impure food products which are nov
flooding the markets Of the country t
notorious degree. In Illinois, for IN
stance. there II a law which. II hon
estly executed, would put an end to tn
vast amount Of frauds practiced upO
the people. The law, however, Is to
large extent dead letter and the Ill
nOis food commissioner Ii said to hav
become nm offensive partisan In tn
movement to break down national legi'
lation on this subject. Honest adv(
Gates here Of pure food law are al
tOnished that Gov. Deneen should pei
nit any Illinois official to take stan
In public which manifestly IL In Oppos
ton to the hest interests Of nineteenth
OF the people OF the State OF Illinoi
"The anti-pure food lobby here !
Washington. which has Its headqual
tiers ut the willard Hotel. and while
. apparently Ia supplied with an unlimi
ell amount of money, seems to hay
come To the conclusion that some kin
, Of n pure food law IL inevitable ut th
, session of Congress. They are Their
! fore bending all their energies to brea
down or minimize the effect Of such
2 law when passed"
Remembering that II was always Il
: habit to use the carcases Of cancer0,
or lumpy jawed cattle after the ca
GERS were cut out, the public II pro
ably getting q fuller dose Of lumI
!, jawed cattle for food than ever. G
the very day that the city discontinue
Its Inspection and condemnation. Il
Commissioner OF Health OF Chicago |
sued the following remarkable instru
tions In his bulletin OF December 8
1906:
"rhe Commissioner has Issued Il
!. following instructions to the chief 4
) sl,ectOr at the Union Stock Yards:
!. "While actinomycosis ID usual
= confined to the head. and may be sa
r IN one sense to be localized diseaa
G AMI while some inspectors conden
= only the part involved. I believe 1t
! safest aud most practicable to c0ndeu
! the entire carcass wherever the act
nomycOtic abscess opens into Il
mouth, pharynx. larynx or any part
: the digestive or respiratory tract; (
D when the lymphatic glands are invol
ed; OF whore there are actinomycot