Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-11-24


human consumption"
"rhe presence of a sick or diseased
animal In a slaughter house should
place the establishment under suspicion
as one in which such animals are
for human consumption
Any unsOund meat or carcass found In
a slaughter house or In a market should
TIE assumed 40 belng there for SALE"
Notwithstanding It's apathy and as
poor ms the city inspection Is at the
Stock Yards because Of the very small
number Of inspectors, the government
inspection 10 worse. In fact the govern.
ment inspection 10 a farce as is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September 10, 1906:
The Department inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and de.
stroyed 05.OO6 pounds Of meats. or
this amount 11,545 pounds were con.
demned by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spectOrs."
The "other inspectors" are tho gov.
ernmont inspectors.
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II Mayor DUNES administratio ton DE-
stroyed over 3.OD,OOO pounds Of can.
cerous and tuberculous meat In nve
months. by the inspection work Of
only eleven inspectors, how many bill
lions Of pounds Of cancer and tuber>
culosis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city In.
Spectionf
sThe pure food laws will. VI course.
he. enforced against some pour little
grocer. But agaiust the Beef Trust.
never!
How many tuberculosis or iumpy jaw
cattle have been released from guar.
antine" by order Of the Health DE-
partment.
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What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the ILL.,
nols pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
During the week ending Sept 8 the
few city meat inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
ss.O,3 pounds Of meatA The food iR
s1,ectors In the "loop district" con
demned and destroyed 47,SG2 pounds
Of unfit foodstufts.
A million pounds Of bad meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten BY
the people. No inspection.
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The Beet Trust continues 70 spread
tuberculosis. cancer and other diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general atten
ton 10 that the intestines, blood. Nv
or. heart aud lights Tor lungs) Of %
animal are already used before tha
carcass proper ssts to the Inspector
This includes also what 10 known u
the gut fats, out Of which lard, suet
table oils and various other thing
are made.
A soon - Q beet 10 killed, Il 4
hung up BY the heels and dissmbow
elsd.
All Of the "innards" are haulet
away.
Even the blood 10 received into ,
receptacle and carried OF to b
made Into blood sausage, beef extrac
aud the like.
The intestines are carried TO thl
sausage rooms to be used AZ castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere 10 b
used AZ tripe.
The liver, lights. heart ETC., hnd I
ready market.
And. mind you, every bit Of thes'
portions OF the "critter" are uset
whether It IL suffering from cancer
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw, or any othe
disease.
| LUIS CuICubo ubtcV TN auuotuo ~
removed IL swung along and carried II
another place where the inspectors pas
upon 1t or pretend to pass upon 1t.
DIR. G. j. Whalen, the efficient Healtl
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported tn
condemnation Of nearly four milliol
pounds of meat during the four month
ending December 30, 1909.
Now IS per cent Of these 100000
pounds were found to be afflicted witt
tuberculosis.
Every ounce OF these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcas
and had passed government inspection
What about the hearts, livers, light
intestines, fats, blood, tripe and othe
inside belongings Of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds Q
tuberculosis and cancer0us meat wer
found and condemnedf
They were sold to the people an
, eaten a. fo0dl
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Remembering that It was always u
J habit TO nee the carcasss Of canceros
or lumpy jawsd cattle aftee The ca