Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-01
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunit to Get All It Wants
Of Il.
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

hon0r-even murder--to poison the
water supply Of country. Il It any
better to poison the food supply3 II
y time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1905:
"The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,343
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. S5 FER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, u per cent for
actinomycosis--lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 0.
1906: "A total Of 147,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week) under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds Of government-in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II, 1905:
Although the condemnation md de
structlon Of food supplies unit for
human consumption during the past
three months--sincc the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult.,
BY order Of the Commissioners have
reached immense proportions, much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. FA.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 90 parts
Of beef carcasses, 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"The total stock yards condemnat ations
amounted to 170SOS pounds"
"parts Of beef carcasoes!"
In other words Il has been and In
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs aud let the rest Of
the carcass 20 to the people for food
And yet We call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1906:
"The department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy Jaw OF
actln0mycotic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, ON post.morten
examination. a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and de-.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral Infection were destroyed
Health Department Bulletin. Nov
80, 1905:
"St0ckyards inspection Of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner OF
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two dc.
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct. 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ.
ment Of six more.
"Between Aug. Z and Nov. 30 a
grand total of 2,7S1,107 pounds OF
food supplies We're condemned and de.
stroyed as unwhOlesome. diseased OF
otherwise unit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec,
III, 1905:
Following Is q summary of unfit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-292 cat.
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 800 hogs,
weight 5s,S3S pounds; 10 calves,
weight Gl5 pounds; ~ sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets--lS, ,03O
pounds of fish; 30 calves, 1 hogs, g.
900 pounds; cattle. sheep, 83a
pounds OF poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total
?1,l14 pounds.
Aggregate cOndemnatiOns Of unfit
food during the week, 252.444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be Investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what showing up there will
be-!
The investigation OF the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla'
ture will not be circumstance to II.
Chicago's milliOnaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will get their just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can'
not save them.
The Eagle will keep up Its fight on
the cattle and packing people until thu
sale of animals afflicted with cancer
and tuberculosis Is stopped entirely.