Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-29
The illinois State Board of Health
Hits Both Of Them Hard in
Circular.
Duty of the City Administration with
Regard to Meat Inspection Is
Very Plain.

meats and other foods which. by their
original character, or changes which
have taken place in them, are unfit for
human consumption
'rhe presence Of sick or diseased
animal In slaughter house should
place the establishment under suspicion
rs one In which such animals are
slaughtered for human consumption.
Any unsOund meat or carcass found In
a slaughter house or In n market should
be assumed as being there for sale"
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Notwithstanding Its apathy and as
poor as the city Inspection is ut the
stock Yards because of the very small
number OF inspectors, the government
Inspection Is worse. In fact the govern.
mcnt inspection Is n farce as Is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September Is, 1906:
"'rhc Department Inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and dc.
stroycd O5.GOS pounds Of meats. OF
this amount 11,5i5 pounds were con.
demncd by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spcctors."
The "othcr Inspectors IRE the gov.
eminent inspectors.
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False labels on Beet Trust canned
goods have received government sane.
ton. Witness:
Washington. d. c., Sept. 13.---Canned
roast beef will continue to bear the
label Of "roast beef" Notwithstanding
the fact That II really Is boiled beef.
This was decision rendered ut a con.
ference to-day between Secretary vii.
son and Senator Hopkins, Of Illinois.
and Thomas II. Wilson. general man.
ager Of the Nelson Morris Packing
Company Of Chicago.
MIR. Wilson explained that the meth.
cd Of preparing canned roast beef was
TO parboil the meat for fifteen minutes
and then put II In cans and subject II
TO steam heat for three hours. Mr.
Wilson said that tho method hnd been
copied by Australian ana South Amer.
lean packers. who would profit by 1t II
the American packers were forced to
abandon II.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear tho label roast beef, but that II
should DC stated on the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
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Toledo. o., Sept. 1a-Mr. and Mrs.
McI.aln and 1S.months.old child. 272i
Summit street, and Mrs. a. G. stable.
ton. ?7lS Summit street, were pol.
sOned by eating dried beef said to
have been shipped here from Chicago
packing house. All hnd narrow es.
cape from death.
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The Beef Trust continues TO spread
Tuberculosis. cancer aud other diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general atten
ton II that the intestines, blood. llv
or. heart and lights Tor lungs) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes also what 10 known az
the gut fats. out Of which lard. suet
table oils and various other things
are made.
hno 0u Il
hung up by the heels aud dlssmbow'
eled.
All of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood IL received into q
receptacle and carried on to be
made into blood sausage. beef extract
and the like.
The intestines are carried to the
sausage rooms to be used an castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere to be
used as tripe.
The liver, lights. heart, etc., fnd q
ready market.
And. mind you, every bit Of these
portions Of the "critter" are used
whether 1t IL suffering from cancer
tuberculosis. lumpy Jaw, or any Other
disease.
The carcass after it's "innards' are
removed Ii swung along and carried tt
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 thu
condemnation Of nearly four milli0r
pounds Of meat during the four months
ending December 30. 1906.
Now IS per cent Of these 1900. 00(
pounds were found to be afflicted witt
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 4.000,00(
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection
What about the hearts, livers, lights
iutestines, fats. blood, tripe and othe
|iuside belongings Of these tuberculosi
cattle from which 100000 pounds o
tuberculosis and cancerOus meat wer
found and condemnedf
They were sold to the people AM
eaten 40 food!
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y Remembering that It was always tn
} habit to use the carcases Of cameron
! or lumpy jawed cattle after the car
,o.. ,rn,~ ,,,t ont tho nu,hllO Il nrs,l