Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-04
tuberculosis. Cancer Combine Does as It
P|eases in the Matter Of
Peoples Food.
Milk Fed Chickens Is a Good Name
for Immature Canned
Veal.

he sold by the consent of the law after
they have been branded on the quarters
of beef or mutton or pork. marked
with the condemned tag and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. lie may sell them
and the only thing required Is that he
furnish a monthly statement. under
oath. as to the disposition of the
meat"
"Wherc does this meat 60 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
Owncfs!" asked DR.. Klebs.
"1n answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion an.
swered DR.. Jaques.
THAT Is easy to answer" replied
DR.. klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer 1t can't 90 to the foreign
market"
Dr. Jaques further stated that the
system Of having the inspection made
In the interest Of the owner and the
producer to enable them TO sell their
products In foreign markets was wrong.
"rhc inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
~ unfit for food and not return It to
the owner. The problem Of meum and
tuum enters into II. II 1t Is my meat
for sale Is Is good for you to eat. That
is the Idea Of ownership.
"rhe present method II this: For
several years It was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
ed with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows II to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
lie 10 chooses throws the whole work
Of inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
lust the city destroyed 307.27l pounds
Of meat In March, 1905. there was no
inspection. The bacilli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out ON the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilli do to the confined
inhabitant Of the cityY"
~
Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there II a suiiiclency Of Govern.
ment meat inspectors ut the Stock Yards.
why wis II that such howl was made
by the Department Of Agriculture In
January when the application for add.
tional inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram was
published In the Chicago Tribune Janu.
ary 10, 1900:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. lS.-(Spe.
clal. 1.-The house committee on apprO.
priatIons has attempted to deal blow
to tile Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but $4,000 OF the $i35. 900 appro.
priatlons for which Secretary Of Agri. |
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors. The small |
sum which II recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur. /
gent deficiency bill 40 q result Of the
insistent representation Of Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has been
attracting considerable attention. com.
It will be remembered, with
bile amusing colloquy with Representa-. |
tive Williams, the minority leader, on |
The opsning day Of the session.
Secretary Wilson urgently pointed |
put to congress that bis department was
In need Of $4,000 to enable Il to fur.
alsh adequate Inspections for the In.
creased quantities Of meat which tho
packers are sending abroad.
All tbe chicago members appeared
before the subcommittee of the appro.
prlations committee and asked that tho
Wilson Recommendation be adopted.
,ut Wharton especially was interested
BECAUSE Of the meat packing interests
N bis district. 1t IL likely an effort
will be made ON the door OF the house
o increase the amount recommended
" the committee. and, falling of sue.
,ess there. the senate will be urged to
lct
MIX Fed Chickens. A correspondent
lsks II milk Ia proper food for chick.
ms. All authorities shy not. No fowl
will live on fluid food. Chickens have
,izxards which alone proves that nature
intends them to be eaters Of grain aud
'ther hard foods which need crushing.
iilk Is utterly unfit for poultry and is
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human beings-tuberculOs
lilk Ia the food of calves and animals
Orn alive. But not Of any animal that
J Matched.
United States Inspectors are EN-
lOyed ut the Union Stock Yards to In
pect meats Intended for export to for
Ign countries only.
They are not employed to Inspect
leat for domestic consumption.
The Government has been complain
NJ that 1t has not inspectors enough
nd only a few months ago the DO
artment Of Agriculture petltiOned Con
ress for more inspectors, claiming that
,relgn countries were shutting out our
leats because Of insufficient inspection.
In the face Of these facts 1t looks
Ilghty funny to see the Reef Trust !
Hing the Milk Fed Press with big nd
ertlsements of Its Omitted States In.
,ected" hams.
srhis looks ma ~ tho VYnitod Htatoa In. /