Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-23


a slaughter house or in market should
be assumed as being there for SALE"
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.
inent inspection Is farce as Is proven
by the following extract from the Chi.
cago Health Department report for the
week ending September 10. 1906:
"rlie Department Inspectors at the
Union Stock Yards condemned and de.
stroyed 05.6OS pounds Of meats. OF
this amount 11.5l5 pounds were con.
demned by the Department Inspectors
after having been passed by other in.
spectors."
The "other inspectors" are the gov.
eminent inspectors.
II Mayor DUNES administration de-
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerous and tuberculous 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.
spectionf
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The pure food laws will, OF COURSE,
be enforced against some poOf little
grocer. But against the Bee4 Trust,
never!
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How many tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw
cattle have been released from guar.
antine" by order Of the Health DE-
partment.
What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the Ill.
nois pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors ut the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
0s,Ots3 pounds Of meats. The food In.
apectors In the "loop district" con.
demned and destroyed 1882 pounds
Of UNFIT fOOdstuffa.
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 and other diseases
with impunity.
One fact that escapes general atten.
ton In that the intestines, blood, llv'
er, 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 40
the gut fats, out Of which lard. suet,
table oils and various other things
are made.
Al soon 40 q beef 10 killed. II 10
hung up BY the heels and disembOw.
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood 10 received into q
receptacle and carried Oh to b
made Into blood sausage, bsef extract
aud the like.
The intestines are carried 10 The
sausage rooms to be used % castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere b b
used 40 tripe.
The liver. lights, heart etc., and .
ready market.
Aud, mind you. every bit OF these
portions OF the "critter" are used
whether II 10 suffering from cancer.
tuberculosis. lumpy Jaw. or any other
disease.
The carcass after Id "innards" are
removed 10 swung along and carried 10
another place where the inspectors pass
upon It or pretend 10 pass upon It
DR.. g. J. Whalsn. the sfacieut Health
Commissioner Of Chicago. reported the
condemnation OF nearly four million
pounds Of meat during the four months
ending December 80. 1915.
Now 90 per cent Of these 100000
pounds were found to be afiicted with
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 100000
mounds belonged 70 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 40 food!
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The Cancer Trust and the Tubercu.
losis Trust are still doing business.
Talk about government inspection!
We take the following from the last
annual report Of DR.. Charles J. W'halen.
Commissioner OF Health Of the city Of
Chicago. The facts speak for item.
selves.
"At the Union Stock Yards during
the last five months of the year, seven
inspectors (five Of whom were appoint.
ed In NOvember) have condemned and
destroyed 2,704.08S pounds Of meat. as
being unfit for food; all Of which
would have been sold In the city OF Chi.
cago, and for which the purchaser
would have paid nrst-class prices"