Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

terious. no matter what length Of time
they were placed on Ice.
"There Is no possibility Of preventing
some kind Of decay II poultry Is packed
with the entrails inside. no natter
what the temperature. and all cold stor.
age meats. even when taken the best
care Of. lose their vltalizlng principle
and are consequently almost valueless
as food products.
They are not stimulants to the
stomach or the system, but mere clogs.
1t Is just about the same as feeding
the stomach so much bran. Cold stor.
age Is unfortunately one of the neces.
stiles of our great cities and the great
activities of our modern life, but It IL
a misfortune that cold storage should
he necessary. All meats should be
used within three or four days after
the killing to secure the necessary re-
turns Of vitality to the human body.
"As for cold storage eggs I forbid
aly patients to use them under any cir.
cunistances. The egg, like meat, loses
It's force when stored and the fact that
1t has shell IL no protection. Its food
properties are rs certainly destroyed
as II 1t we're broken. Canned goods are
equally II not more deleterious than
cold storage products. 1t Is now an
established fact that In the Russo. Japa.
nese war canned goods were rs dead.
~ rs the shrapnel."
II. c. Curtis. director Of st. Luke's
Hospital, stated that rs general prop.
osition he was In favor Of the pas.
sage Of the Whalen ordinance. ut
would be safeguard to the public
health" he said, land we who see the
under side Of that question are natur.
ally sollcitious that every step be
taken to safeguard the public"
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The Beef Trust Is immune from
prosecution by the Illinois Pure Food
Commission.
Why?
One point on which the Illinois com.
mission has been especially lax In the
opinion Of food experts has been its
failure TO look for preservatives In
canned meats. There IL nothing In
the State law. the commissioner
claims. that forbids the use OF pre-
servatives, but the law plainly states
that:
"No packer or dealer In preserved
or canned fruits and vegetables. or
other articles OF food, shall sell or
offer for sale such canned or preserved
articles Of food, unless these shall he
entirely free from substances or In.
gradients deleterious to health"
A decision from Secretary Wilson
Of the Department Of Agriculture on
the point In question came In dis
patch from Washington. It was 10
follows:
"The addition OF any preventative
OF any kind to food product may DO
objected to. first. when the added body
Is not mentioned on the label: second,
the added substance itself may be
deemed injurious to health; third. the
added substance may be forbidden by
the laws Of the country In which the
foods are made or from which they
are exported.
both boraclc and sallcylIc acids are
prohibited by the German laws.
Boracic acid has been declared by this
department to be injurious to health.
1t does not appear that there Ia any
convincing reason for the use Of any
personalities In sausages except the
usual continental ingredients-salt,
vinegar. spices and wOodsInOke.
Under the results OF experiments
conducted in the bureau Of chemistry
small quantities of benZOic acid and
foods are produced, or from which
they are exported"
food products when not forbidden by
the laws Of the countries where the
Help the health commissioner fight
the Beef Trust
Commissioner of Health Whalen, In
the bulletin for the last week of jan
uary, calls attention to the need Of an
appropriation of S?5,OOO to fight tuber-
culosis. "An increase OF the police
force is undoubtedly necessary" de-
clares the bulletin, but there seems
to be lacking sense of proportion In
refusing the $4,000 to save 1900 to
$1,000 lives annually from the assaults
Of Il positively preventable disease.
while granting 100000 TO fight thugs
and murderers, whose total harvest Of
death last year was 1S7 victims. Give
the police department all it asks-if
that can be done. Give the health de-
partment what 1t actually needs"
Many OF the Beef Trust EMPLOYEES
wear rubber gloves while handling
the cadayers. Otherwise they are I'm
Imminent danger Of blood poisoning.
Even the embalming of food for the
guilible public has its attendant dan.
gers.
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The Beef Trust Is commencing to
squlrm. The public Is going TO get
some startling facts before long. An
opinion given by Attorney General
Stead TO the Illinois live stock board
says the board has 10 right to pass