Evening journal., 1906-09-13
WANT THEIR
FOWL DRAWN
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DepdI lInent OF Agriculture on the dan
ger Of infection from undrawn poul-
try and recommending the adoption
by every municipality in the State OF
an ordinance similar to that now be-
j fore Council.
Dead Men Tell No Tales i.I
Unfortunately" said DR.. Robin
dead people tell no tales, and we
have not this or that mans evidence
from the grave to say 1 died Of pto-
maine poisoning from eating cold stor-
age, undrawn poultry. But we do
have the evidence of the physicians
here tonight who have been called to
attend cases of this nature. and it is
our duty to follow the opinion of ex-
perts where people are sometimes to
be protected from themselves"
DR.. Robin took up the matter OF the
entrails of fowl and showed that in
| fection and poison existed after death
stating that this spread from the Wis
cera to the flesh of the fowl and re-
suited seriously to the victim eating It.
1T is a matter Of serious import to
the citizens here and the members OF
Council have the opportunity to do a
| service to the community In the pas
sage Of this ordinance"
Aspects Of the Question
DR.. Robin explained the ptomaine
poison. and declared that there was as
much reason why citizen should be
protected from this when he purchased
a fowl as there was when he purchased
beef or mutton. II there was alreason
! for removing the entrails Of cattle
when they were slaughtered there was
an equally good reason why a citizen
should be protected in the matter OF
poultry. Another matter. said DR.
Robin. was the question of price paid
1t would be deemed unreasonable fol
the butcher to charge for beef and en-
trails, but the purchaser of an undrawn
fowl pays as much per pound for the
entrails as he does for the chicken.
He was especially severe on the un-
\ drawn poultry kept in cold storage foI
six or eight months during all of which
time the germs Of putrefaction in the
viscera Of the fowl had the Opportun-
ity 10 spread to the meat
Cold Storage Turkey
DR.. Howell, president of the Board
Of Health. followed DR.. Robin. He
cited an instance in his practice OF
an entire family poisoned by eating a
cold storage turkey. He said II had
been stated 20 him that there had beer
turkeys sold in this city which had
been in cold storage in a barrel foi
eighteen months. THE best argu-
ment." said DR.. Howell 'in favor OF
the passage Of this ordinance is
found in your own homes. The first
thing your wife or housekeeper does
after purchasing a fowl in the market
is to Draw it upon her return home, nc
matter whether you expect to eat il al
once or the next day. A gunner after
shooting rabbits or a fisherman after
catching fish cleans the animal or the
fish on his return trip. Why? Large.
" because he believes from experienc,
1t will spoil the taste Of the food Il
allow the viscera to remain in the deaf
animal or fish,
''The only valid objection / have
heard is commercial one. A promi
nent poultry dealer has told me tha
II this ordinance passes II will kill hi
cold storage poultry business. H
sells hundreds of fowl killed in a dis
tant city. and states and kept in coli
storage with all the poisonous matte
decaying in the inside OF the fowl 10
months and gets so much per poun,
for meat and waste matter. re
There would be no more trouble owe
the passage OF this ordinance in IN
proper handling of poultry than Their
Is in the manner in which the butch
ering houses are preparing for tn
government provisions regarding
slaughtering houses which go int
effect October /.
1t is true drawn fowl could not b.
transported as easily would nee'
better care in displaying them for sal
and would shrink ln weight, but tn
health Of the people who buy is o
more weight than a commercial los
through the Dealers ability now to sci
poisonous goods. 1 am convinced tina
this ordinance would benefit the deale
and the buyer once it is put into opera
ton and all understood it,
Other Objections Offered
Councilman Taylor declared the OBJ
lection he had heard was that /
would raise the price Of fowl TO al
exorbitant rate. Drs. Robin and How
ell declared that It would have a ten
utlCy 10 prevent SlOlllB away IN toi
storage boxes fowls for a chance to pu
up prices ana the demand and suppl
would be made more even than a
present. They said the same hue an
cry was raised regarding the milk or
dinance Council was told milk woul
be shipped away from Wilmington
prices would be exorbitant, but price
are the same to-day and milk is IA
better than before the ordinance wa
passed.
The commercial argument was ais
raised by Councilman McGovern re
garding the cold storage business, bu
was met by DR.. Robin with an ex
PLANTATION OF the process by which
fowl can become infected with tn
. germs in the entrails whether kept
cold storage or not.
The committee expressed itself a
pleased with the explanation made b
, the board.
Among those present at the hearin
+ were Drs. Robin, Howell, Stubs
Messrs. Groves and Wigglcsworth. {
the Board of Health, and Councilme
4 Ross. White. Taylor. McMullen. Lyncl
3 Kane. McCanerty and McGovern.