Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-09

place the establishment under suspicion
as one In which such animals are
slaughtered for human consumption.
Any unsound meat or carcass found In
a slaughter house or In q 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.
nent inspection Is farce as Is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September 10, 1906:
"rhe Department Inspectors ut the
Union Stock Yards condemned and de.
stroyed O5,G0S pounds of meats. or
this amount 11,545 pounds were con.
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 administer ton de.
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerotSs and tuberculous meat IN ave
months. by the inspection work Of
only eleven lnspectoes. 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.
,pection1
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The pure food laws will, OF course.
be enforced against some poOr little
grocer. But against the Bev2 Trust,
never!
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How many tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw
cattle have been released from ''quar.
antine" by order Of the Health De.
partment.
What object can the members OF tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the III.
n0is pure food laws and wanting them
amendedY
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
Ss,O83 pounds Of meats. Tho food in.
spectors In the "loop district" con.
demned and destroyed 47,S02 pounds
Of unit foodstuffs.
A 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 ana other diseases
with lmpunity.
One fact that escapes general atten
ton IL that the intestlnes, blood. llv
or, heart and lights Cor lungs) Of an
animal IRE already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes also what Is known IN
tho gut fats, out Of which lard. suet,
table oils and various other things
are made.
An soon a. q beef 10 killed, Il 10
hung up by the heels and dissmbow.
eled.
All Of the "innards" arc hauled
away.
Even the blood. 10 received Into O
receptacle and carried OF to be
made into blood sausage. beef extract
aud the like.
The intestines are carried to the
sausage rooms to 10 used a. castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere to b.
used a. tripe.
The liver. lights, heart ETC.. nnd Q
ready market.
Aud. 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 Is swung along and carried to
another place where the inspectors pass
upon 1t or pretend to pass upon II.
DIR. G. ]. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner Of Chicago, reported the
condemnation Of nearly four million
pounds Of meat during the four months
ending December 80, 1905.
Now IS per cent Of these 1900, 600
pounds were found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis. -
Every ounce Of these 4,OO0,OO
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection.
What about the hearts. livers, lights,
intestines. fats, blood, tripe and other
inside belongings Of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds OF
tuberculosis and cancerOus meat were
found and condemned?
They were sold to the people and
eaten as food!
The Cancer Trust and the Tubercu.
losis Trust are still doing business.
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Talk about government inspection!
We take the following from the last
annual report of DR.. Charles ]. Whalen.
Commissioner Of Health of tho city of
Chicago. The facts speak for them.
selves.
"At tho Union Stock Yards during
the last Ave months Of the year, seven
inspectors (avc Of whom were appoint.
ed In November) have condemned and
destroyed 2,704 .0S8 pounds Of meat. as
being unit for food; all Of which
would have been sold IN the city Of Obi.