Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-08


demned by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spectors."
The "other inspectors are the gov.
eminent inspectors.
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II Mayor DUNES administration de.
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerous and tuberculous meat In ave
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
,pectionf
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The pure food laws will, Ut course,
be enforced against some pOUe little
Yrocer. But asainst. the Bsss Trust
nevcri
An
How many tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw
cattle have been released from "Quar.
antine" by order Of the Health Do
partment.
What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the I'LL.
nois pure food laws and wanting them
amendedi
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During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors At the Union
Stock Yards condemned and Destroyed
Ss.O,8 pounds Of meatA The food In
s,,ectors In the "loop district" con.
demned and destroyed 47,s02 pounds
Of UNIT foodstuffs.
A million pounds Of had meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten by
the people. No inspection.
The Beef Trust continues to spread
Tuberculosis. cancer and other disease
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general alton
ton Ia that the intestines, blood, liv
or. heart and lights Tor lungs) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes also what IL known 40
the gut fats. out Of which lard, suet
table oils aud various other things
are made.
A. soon 40 a beet 10 killed, Il 10
hung up BY the heels and dissmbow.
eled.
All Of the ''innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood 10 received Into q
receptacle and carried OF 10 be
made into blood sausage. best extract
and the like.
The intestinss are carried to the
sausage rooms 10 b used % castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere to b.
used % tripe.
The liver. lights. heart ETC., nnd Z
ready market.
And. mind you. every bit Of these
portions Of the "critter" are used
whether It IL suffering from cancer
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw, or any other
disease.
The carcass after its "innards" are
removed 10 swung along and carried tc
another place where the inspectors pass
upon It or pretend to pass upon It.
DIR. G. J. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported the
condemnation OF nearly four million
pounds Of meat during the four months
| endinR Decomber 10. lON.
Now g per cent Of these 4,00O.O0
pounds were found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis.
Every ounce OF these 4,OOO,0O(
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection
What about the hearts, iivers, lights
intestines. fats. blood, tripe and Othel
inside belongings of these tuberculosil
] cattle from which 100000 pounds o.
tuberculosis and cancerOus meat wer
found and condemnedf
They were sold to the people ant
eaten az food!
The Cancer Trust and the Tubercu
losis Trust are still doing business.
Talk about government inspection
We take the following from the lss
annual report Of DR.. Charles ]. Whaler
Commissioner of Health Of tho city o
Chicago. The facts speak for them
selves.
AT the Union Stock Yards durin'
the last ave months Of the year, ssvs'
inspectors (nvs Of whom were appoint
ID In Novsmhsr) have condsmnsd an
dss6oysd A,7ol.0os pounds q meat .
bsing unAt tee tsod; oil q Wild
would have ben cola In To ~ q a
caSo. aAd Ape which ~ parahAsa
wsald hsve paA Asut-dass pgteaA"
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