Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-19

oath. as to the disposition of the
meat
"Where does this meat 90 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
owners:'' asked Dr. Kicbs.
"ln answering this question | should
open up Il new field Of discussion" an.
swered DR.. Jacques.
"rlat Is easy to answer" replied
Dr. Klebs. ut goes TO the American
consumer. 1t can't go to the foreign
market"
Dr. Jacques 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.
Tile inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
~ unfit for food and not return 1t to
the owner. The problem Of meum and
tuum enters into IL. II 1t Is my meat
for sale Is il good for YOU to eat. That
Is the Idea OF ownership.
"The present method II this: For
several years 1t was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
ed with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way ana now only allows II to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned 10 the owner to sell II
he 80 chooses throws the whole work
of inspection OF beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 367,271 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 bacllll do TO the confined
inhabitant OF the city,
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Milk Fed Chickens. 4 correspondent
asks II milk IL proper food for chick.
ems. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on huid food. Chickens have
gizznrtls which alone proves that nature
Intends them to he eaters OF grain ana
other hard foods which need crushing.
MIX IL utterly unit for poultry ana IL
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human belngs--tubercu!Osls
MIX Is the food Of calves and animals
born alive. But not OF any animal that
| IL Matched.
The Chicago Beef Trust house which
pleaded guilty In Pennsylvania to the
chnrge OF selling poisonous and adul-
tcruted sausages, was fined en- two
charges.
Illinois Is not only the headquarters
Of the Beef Trust hut the people OF
Illinois are It's principal victims.
~SA
How can the people get any sort of
fair play from the Illinois Legislature
IL the officers of it are In the employ of
the trusts?
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Beef Trust apologsts say that most
of the criticism of their methods is
due TO dramatic license" Is there
any dramatic license" In the condem-
nation of over 100000 pounds of beef
containing tuberculosis In the short
space of three months? IL there any
dramatic license" about official health
department reports?
@6A
Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there Is a suhiciency of Govern
ment meat inspectors at the Stock Yards,
why was 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.
AIRY ID. 1906:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-(Spe-
cial)-The house. committee on appro.
priatiOns has attempted to deal a blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but $4,000 of the $4,000 appro.
prlatlOns for which Secretary OF Agri.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors. The small
sum which 1t recommended the house