Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-07
TIE HABITAT OF DISEASED MEAT

TIE HABITAT OF DISEASED MEAT
Health Comi.lis sioncr Whalc,. of
Chicago has secured prominent
place in the limclight cl publicity,
growing out Of the meat exposure. a
few days ago lie gave out an inter
view in which he said that cattle
infected with tuberculosis are sold
to consumers upon his advice and
will continue to lie sold without in
reference.
He excused this admission by de-
claring that no science has yet
proved that the flesh of cattle. hav-
Ing local infections of tuberculosis,
infects human beings who consume
it,"
He read statistics from an Bng-
lish doctors report to show that only
% per cent of the cases of almcntary
tuberculosis Of human beings may he
due to substances In The stomach
and intestincs.
There may be a doubt but If there
is. 1t In not sufficient to remove the
important commercial consideration
of the less of several million dollars
worth of meat year" he concluded.
This remarkable declaration has
raised storm Of ccnsure and pro-
test from all sections of the country.
and nearly every man who may he
regarded as an authority on the sub
ject has rcpudiated the remarkable
commercial" reasoning Of the Pack
lngtown tool. II is Il hard thing to
say, but there can be no doubt that
many persons will feel that the coun-
try would lose little If DIR. Whalcn
could get hold Of some Of the tuber-
cuosis beef and his case should come
under the % per cent of cases SO
contracted The commercial" inter
ests might gricve over the loss of 4
valuable ally. but 1t is not at all like
ly that the consumers of meat In
Chicago would chip in for monu-
ment to him.
Among those who dissent from the
commercial" views of Dr. Whalcn
may be mentioned DR.. Adolph Gehr-
man. bacteriologist of the Columbus
laboratory. in Chicago and an author.
ity on tuberculosis. He expresses
the positive opinion that the consump-
ton of meat from infected cattle is
dangerous practice. He says: "Mil-
llary tuberculosis is disseminated
throughout the body OF infected cat
tie. 1t may lodge under a muscle
or in gland. Any health official
who advises the consumption of meat
from cattle that have been infected
does an exceedingly dangerous thing.
while scientists may not have
been able to say that consumption
In cattle can be transmitted to hlI-
man beings every doctor who knows
the first thing about the matter b.
lieyes that large portion of tuber-
culosis in the human family is caused
by impure mcatstuffs."
DR.. S. G. Bonney, one of the tuber-
culosis authorities of Denver, says:
Not Fer the world would eat
piece of beef that had been affected
with tuberculosis. If knew it."
Dr.. w =. Cutler. of Kansas City,
said: ASK Dr. Whalen If he would
be willing TO eat the meat of car
cas- in the lungs of which he is
convinced by postmartem examina-
tion there was tuberculosis"
/ Health Officer Dr. Emil Lefgren.
OF Rockford, ILL.,, says: mo part
CT cattle at all affected with tube--
culosis or lnmpy jaw should be used
az meat. The entire body of cattle
affected should be discarded Meat
from cattle thus affected would be
dangerous to health"
The Chicago health commissioner
a. probably stands "ace high" with the
'esnhmercial' interests of Packing.