Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-22

How do We know that suflcient pre.
cautions are taken to prevent coutaml
nation2
How do the trust gentlemen knows
They inform us that what goes On
behind the walls Of their plants 10
their own affair; that 10, their buej.
ness; they will manage II o. they ~
At. Whose affair 10 Il, then, II The
nation eats diseased meat, II W are
poisoned BY trlchinae, II cancer IN.
creases?
Other countries are not 20 dull q
we are about these thinga Other
countries understand very we'll the
monstrous perils involved In the msth.
DDS Of this monopoly, and, therefore.
try to exclude American meats.
To quiet their objections the Unibsd
states is supposed to keep an inspector
upon meat intended for export and -
place upon Il an official stamp certify.
Ing that It IL ut Tor food.
II, then, these are the methods n
regard to export beef, about which
there Is nominal inspection. what do
you suppose are the methods about
meat for domestic consumption. on
which there ls no inspection at alli
Why was the Beef Trust allowed to %
on year after year violating the law
and no attempt made to prevent ~
Why are the laws Inert against this
criminal organization? Why 10 q man
sent to prison for i've years for forg.
Ing q nve.dollar check and these meo
20 free for swindlins q nationf
Why do We contribute our doilass
year after year to swell unnecessary
boards?
Why are We content 10 have our
food prepared for 10 In secrst under
conditions that to any sane mind ces.
tainly suggest fraud and treachsryf
We ore not obliged to have thsss
things II We do not want them. The
remedies are simple enough.
As to the "lumpy Jaw" the tubercu.
lOsis ana the cancer, put stop TO pri.
vate slaughtering. Let all the slaugh-
tering Of food animals be done By the
State In the light Of day, without any
Of this dark lantern business, on equal
terms for all. There are very few
private slaughter houses In Englana
Tho cities and towns run their slaush.
ter houses under medical inspection.
But In England the people do not care
to bc poisoned In their meat
And we need not worry about the Oh
lection that publicly owned siaughtse
houses are an invasion Of the privats
rights Of business. When Il comes b
life and death there are no private
rights Of business. No man has Q risht
10 saved profits that hs makes b.
spreading disease. We have zone TOO
fur on the road to public sanitatien 10
turn back because some gentlsmau's
profits are threatened. The STATE viii
not allow you to 60 around with smait
pOx or to conceal scarlet fever In your
house. although each may be strlctlS
your own affair. Compared with can.
Ger. smallpox and scarlet fever ars
nothing. II the State can take radical
measures to stamp out cholera Il can
take radical measures to stamp out
cancer, q million times worse than
cholera. II II can provide pest houses
for public safety Il can provide slaush.
ter houses for public safety. And il
duty In the one case 10 ut least % clear
40 In the other.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
%. 1906:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol.
lowing have been condemned aud dc.
stroyed:
"asoA cattle. Weighing l4s.ssa
pounds:
1850 hogs. weighing 4O.476 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing GOA pounds.
"l5 calves. weighing S65 pounds.
~ sheep, weighing 200 pounds.
"T,wenty.one cattle. nine hogs and
5,O24 pounds cut meats were con.
demned after passing) government In.
specti0n."
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem-
Der 20, 1905:
"Condemnatlons Of unnt food durlns
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards, ds,7eo
pounds Of cattle. hogs, calves and shssn
AT retail markets 68.7S0 pounds OF
beef, ham and poultry"
The Reef Trust will be stopped, no
matter how hard the Chicago trust
press and fake committees composed
Of experts" try to save it.
~
Thirty years ago, according to the
Chicago Health Department. the ma.
iority OF the deaths In Chicago were
among infants. Now. thanks to the
Beef Trust. the great majority ef ~
Essple who die are adults, tho ateeaso
age Of the deceased having Increase
from infancy In 1875 TO 81 ysass =
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