Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-04-20
Government Meat Inspectors Chosen from
Beef Trust Employees Under the
New inspection Law.
Everything to Be Sold in Cans to
the Public Without Any
Restraint.


ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de.
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months--since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult.
by order Of the Commissioner-have
reached immense pronOrtiOns. much un.
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats ~ show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa-
cilltics for microscopic laboratory en-
animation have not yet been restored.
''The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
of beef carcasses. 3 hogs and o cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
1.-THE total stock yards condemnations
amounted to 176.SOS pounds"
Speaking Of the 3,93S,O0O pounds OF
food condemned in 1905 by Chicago
Health Department inspectors. DIR. q.
]. whalon, Health Commissioner, says
In his annual report:
EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE
MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED on
ACCOUNT OF TUBERCULOSIS"
commenting upon this condition
Continues Commissioner whalen).
American Medicine December 70,
says: One stands aghast ut the crimi.
nal cupidlty which will induce men 10
attempt to sell such dangerous foods to
an unsuspccting community. It L. now
In order to 60 a step farther and find
out who Is responsible for this moral
obliquity.
"'It Is well known that combinations
Of the larger meat dealers have exist.
ed In the past to the end Of raising
the price Of food stuffs beyond the point
to which healthy competition would 70.
duce them. The outcry has always been
In protest against the increased cost
Of living. but here for the first time
are the combinations which control the
food supply, brought into direct rela.
ton to the public health.
eft 10 high time that this matter
be taken out Of tho class Of minor Of
lenses AND THE DEALERS THEM.
SELVES LOOKED UPON IN THE
LIGHT OF PUBLIC DANGERS. Even
In war, when all kinds Of brutality are
sanctioned, 1t Is the height OF dis.
honor-even murder-t0 poison the
water supply Of a country. Is II any
better to poison the food supplyF 1t
Is time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction
Speaking of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health De-
partment Bulletin. November 4. 1905:
"The total amount Of meats con-
demned during the period was l,Sa3.3a3
pounds. OF the principal causes OF
condemnation. IS PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, - per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
The following from the Bulletin OF
this Health Department for month OF
May: 1.-THE meat inspectors ut INC
stockyartk condemned and destroyed Q
total OF 4Sl. T06 pounds Of beet, pork,
veal and mutton"
London, March 0.--The memory OF
the American meat scandals which had
been almost forgotten, have been NJ
yiyed afresh by the extraordinary
statements and criticisms Of Mr.. Trot'
ter, veterinary surgeon Of the cOrpo.
ration of Glasgow, on the methods OF
inspection OF American meat prior to
expectation. This Is what TrOtter
says In his report, submitted to the
health committee Thursday:
"On Feb. IS and again on the Goth
| seized as unit for human food a
foreleg OF chilled beef, deposited In the
meat market on the instance Of the
agent Of one Of the largest meat ex
pOrters of the United Stats. Each
foreleg was marked United States in
spected and passed, B..
ION inspection each fOreleg wa
found 'stripped'-that Is, the Serious
membrane covering the cOstal pleura
had been removed, but at places dis
tlnct tubercular nOdules remained and
glandular invasion was manifest.
These forelegs showed no evidences
OF having been previously inspected
They were parts Of carcasses which, II
accordance with the regulations ISSUED
by the bureau OF animal industry u
the government meat inspectors detail
ed for duty In packing establishment
OF the United States, ought to have
been rejected as unfit for human fOOd
, and To have been rendered into tallOw
after diseased parts had been re
moved
This reveals that the inspection d
not in conformity with government
regulations and lends credence to thu
assertions made regarding the un
trustwOrthiness OF the Official inspec
\ ton which obtains in the United
States OF America.
/, This assertion also receives cor
roboratiOn by a perusal of the Asurel