Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-13


human consumption"
"rhc presence of a sick or diseased
animal in a slaughter house should
place the establishment under suspicion
as one in which such animals are
for human consumption.
Any unsOund meat or carcass found In
q slaughter house or in Il market should
be assumed as being there for SALE"
Notwithstanding Its apathy and as
poor ~ the city inspection Is ut the
Stock Yards because Of the very small
number Of inspectors, the government
inspection IL worse. In fact the govern.
ment inspection Is a farce as Is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September Is. 1905:
"rhe Department Inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and dc.
stroyed D5.OOS pounds Of meats. OF
this amount 11,5i5 pounds were con.
demncti by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
SpectOrs."
The "othcr inspectors" are the gov.
eminent inspectors.
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II Mayor DUNES administration de-
str0yed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cer0us and tubercul0us 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.
,pecti0nf
&cA
The pure food laws will. Ut course.
he enforced against some l,o,r little
grocer. But against the B,ss Trust.
never!
~
How many tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw
cattlc have been released from quar-.
nntinc" by order Of tho Health Dc.
partmcnt.
What object can tho members OF tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the I'LL.
noIs pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
fcw city meat inspectors ut the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS.Ot3 pounds Of meats. The food H..
slectors In the "loOp district" con.
demncd and destroyed 47,SG2 pounds
Of unfit foOdstuffs.
4 million pounds OF bad meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten by
the people. No inspection.
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The Beef Trust continues to spread
tuberculosis. cancer aud other diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general atten
ton In that the intestincs. blood, liv
er. heart and lights Tor lungx) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes alsO what 10 known %
the gut fats. out Of which lard. suet.
table oils aud various other things
are made.
A soon AZ q beef 10 killed. Il ID
hung up BY the heels and dissmbow.
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood II received into q
receptacle AMI carried on to be
made into blood sausage. beef extract
aud the like.
The intestines are carried to the
sausage rooms to he used ~ castings.
! Tho stomach goes elsewhere to be
used as tripe.
The liver, lights, heart. ETC., find a
ready market.
And. mind you, every bit Of these
portions Of the "crltter" are used
whether 1t IL suffering from cancer,
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw, or any other
disease.
The carcass after Its "innards' are
removed IL swung along ana carried to
another place where the inspectors pass
upon 1t or pretend to pass upon It.
DR.. G. j. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner of Chicago, reported the
condemnation of nearly four million
pounds of meat during the four months
ending December 30, 1909.
Now SIS per cent Of these 100000
pounds were found to be afflicted witt
tuberculosis.
Every ounce OF these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection
What about the hearts, livers, lights
ntestines, fats, blood, trlpe and Other
inside belongings of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds Of
tuberculosis and generous meat were
found and condemned?
They were sold to the people ant
eaten AS food
AssssM
Remembering that 1t was always TIN
habit to use the carcases or cameron
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