The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-06-19

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Tor seventeen years H. t..4 uz t4.
-h't frequently Killed eattI. tatt a.s.
already dsaa-1hat Is. when cater.
He'd II ii--aS. instead of haaln4
Nom of and hursIu2 them. ta., aef.
Ji'ubHi into t4e klIIIu@ room. kuauE.I
'l TN" mead and carried Through the
process used IN Killing a.v .stts. N.Ht
'i tine cattle died from "IumgE Ug
ana So badly NeI, tn.l affected THAT
"itn the heads ~tr. oat .if tM.
'ueeief~ would Dee spIaSis.i all over
lh ihe offensive ab-e--a. peculiar ts
ne lumpy jaw" Tine most hardened
butcher dreaded that more than 4l.
.hIiiG else. and well they might. Nse4
leked why those diseased animal.
we're passed by inspectors ue seem
q" be surprised at my ignorance As To
ne customs Of the stock yards.
= asked him what they did with
the tongues Of 'Iumpy' jfued cattle
''h, they are used for canned touGu,
h" said, and tire meat tic diseased
itIeat-goes to the trimmed meat de-
partIneut. for sausage. head cAces.
or some other delicacy.F CAhewtD
How about the abSceSs asked
THAT not wasted" ne replied. "but
Is thrown into the scraps on the flooI
IneN are gathered With q scrapcr. like
those used on the streets. some Eo to
tanks to b. made into lard. Others
10 butterine tanks ana some are used
for soap"
The writer continuing. says I've
ware fortunate la securing positive
proof that spoiled meats were reno
waited by various processes. one form
Gia for spoiled meat is: to thirty gal
on 81 water. enough To cover pro
duet, t~Wenty-thrce bounds Of salt
lou bounds Of boracic acid ana one
pound OF buraX."
Most spoiled meat comes in in sula-
mer. and is received 1T a place called
the mor&ue.
4 young man who had worked "a
The klIliug floor. later in the butter
lie department 1T Armour's produce
department, described the entire pro-
cess of making buttcrine, telling as
at its various grades. In the first quail
ity OF the product some butter IS
used, h. said. he basis being 'oleO.
oil made from scraps Of meat
gathered from the various depart
nlents. eve the cut-out, condemned
parts being used. In the Renovated
Butter Department ~Scrapin9S Of old
butter tubs are brought in. gathered
from all parts of the country by men
sent out td buy them up from gro
GERS.
Men with dirty hands work up these
masses OF cleo and renovated butter
until a certain consistency is obtained
the finished process is branded
and sent out 10 the world as Glover
dale butter.
Ia the produce department. this wit
ress said. great quantities Of spoiled
chickens We're received, sometimes 50
Shiny and slippery that the workers
could hardly handle them. These Were
all stored in coolers, frozen stiff ani
hard. and when needed for canning.
gradually thaWed out and canned as
Sliced Chicken" for restaurant chick |
sandwiches. If it is too soft to get
whole pieces. it is spiced am.
as ''potted" or minced -
devilled chicken"
In this produce department thy
carry on a lively industry i'll spoiled
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them. and those that are in the last
bad to hold together-dr-
dumped into tins. set in refrigeral"Ia
10 freeze solid. for weeks, months OF
then sold to bakers or confe"-
toners in solid blocks for use IN Gus
ards, pies and other daintieS.
| need not quote further from rs
letter. as the whole matter
being published in the papers. the
Ne~ill-ReynoIds Investigation, before
congress. is more than confirming the
statements given above, and the pubic,
already made 40 It's NINA 70 'eai
very sparingly. hereafter, in Glover
Tale" butter. Chicago sausage, deNllled
chicken and frozen rotten eggs. put
up in tins for making cakes ana Gus
ards.
did not quote that portion Of Mrs
8loor's report which described ihe
ilthiness of the rooms she visited
the working people trampled on
he meat and even spit upon IL; now
he floors covered with scraps ~
neat. filth and soittle We're scraped
and what uses We're made OF the
mass thus obtained. But. | have
given quite enough to turn the
stomach and make the flesh crawl
| haze a few times used canned
5oups-some OF them chicken soups
md they tasted very Well. but, Slnc-
have read Mrs. Bloor'S letter, / have
wondering whether those chick
died Of cholera and were IN q
Of decomposition when boiled. OF
whether. in being shipped. they died
starvation III the c0ons and were
with green file. ana partly
tlled with EeTmin. WEea they reached
he chicken soup factory.
if the Lord Will forgive me. and the
readers will agree leo let the matter
drop. III promise to eat no more
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