Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-02
tuberculosis. Cancer Combine Does as It
PIeases in the Matter Of
Peoples Food.
Milk Fed Chickens Is Good Name
for Immature Canned
Veal.

"Nfilk.fed chickens would he n good
name II applied to calves. canned and
sold to the public as a pure article OF
poultry.
Immature veal, bad meat, slices
from Gamers and tid.bits from dead
pork are nicely fixed up In the Trust
laboratories with chemicals that give
them "the natural flavor" and are
then canned and sold to the public as
chicken, turkey, geese, ducks and
game Of various kids.
The Beef Trust employs an army
Of chemists whose main duty Is to sup
My the proper taste, smell and mp.
pearance to the misbranded products.
No attention whatever is paid to
the effect Of this kind Of food on the
public health.
The representatives Of the Beef
Trust have been In Washington for
months fighting the passage Of pure
food bill which will prohibit this
frirhtful fraud in the misbranding Of
food.
The following telegram from Its
Washington correspondent. "Ray-
mond," was printed on the first page
Of the Chicago Tribune Jan. 20. 1905:
senator McCumber the other day
gave to the Senate n hint as to the
reason for this opposition by the
packing house people. He quoted a
report from the food commissioner OF
his own state. North Dakota. which
hit the packers between the eyes. ana
which apparently explains why they
have been opposing the pure food bill
80 vigorously.
This North Dakota commissioners
-, had the indcllcacy to make a special
examination Of oil the alleged ported
chicken and potted turkey he could
ind. 1t was all put up In cans and
all came from outside States In orig
inal packages, SO 1t was clearly an
article OF interstate commerce and rs
such could be regulated only by the
federal government. This North Dn'
kota commissioner went through car
after can and could not find the slight
est trace either Of chicken or turkey
"Furthermorc, II was put mp b!
packing establishments which have nc
facilities for killing fowls and which
do not provide them. The cans, how
ever, were labeled 'potted chicken ant
'potted turkey and this thing thu
pure food bill proposes to stop.
Everybody knows this pOtted tur
key and chicken and the various kinds
Of soups prepared by the packln'
houses are the product Of beef cattle
hogs and sheep.
III the pure food bill Ia passed
however, a packing house which pu
up can Of deslccated pig and lnbcle'
It 'potted turkey would be subjec
To civil and criminal prosecution
One Of the principal aims Of the pur
food bill In to prevent the misbrand
ing OF all food products, and 1t Is TIL
section which II arousing the strong
est opposition.
"The evidence given before til
Senate and House committees las
year all goes to show that the Grim
OF adulteratiOn and gross deceit
misbranding and misrepresentation
has become more widespread In TIL
country than the public generally In
any idea Of. The packers are not til
only people who deceive the publ
by their labels. In almost every lin
Of food and drink products which ar
put up under special trade marks ther
IL more or less deceit. Some thing
are adulterated In a way to be harm
full. Others are adulterated hut NJ
harmless. The pure food bill. II pas
ed and properly executed, woul
stamp out the harmful adulteratior