The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-08
ALLEGED CASE
OF LUMPY JAW
Bh BEEF sLAuoHTERED FOR SALE
IN COLUMBIA, BRINGS OUT Nc
cEsslTY or MEAT iM.
ePEcToR.
Dr. Daks Blddle viii Bring the Mat.
ter Before the Beard and Repom.
mend . Plan fer the Pro
lection Of fhe Public.

At the meeting Of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen Thursday night
City Health ofllcer DR.. Dake Biddle
win present the matter Of the neces-
sity Of some form OF meat and food
inspection for the city. and viii rec.
ommend that the city pass some re-
strictive legislation. and provide par
ticulariy for inspection of meats and
milk offered for sale in the city limits.
The necessity for this has been evi.
dent for some time, but was forcibly
impressed within the last week when
a beef supposed to have or at least
said to have "lumpy jaw" species OF
tuberculosis, was slaughtered and pre-
pared for sale by Mr.. John Hagey, a
local butcher. In this case Mr.. Hag-
ey. It is said, had never seen the beef,
having bought II simply by weight
from Messrs Joe Hagey and Jewell,
and did not suspect that 1t was at all
diseased until the negro who slaugh-
tered 1t remarked that he did not see
how the animal could eat with such
large sore on its tongue. The
butcher Immediately summoned DR..
10. L. Mcmahon to come out and in
spect the meat.
In the meantime the city and coun-
Nty health officers. DR.. Biddle and DR..
Svoorhies, had been notified by party
who saw the animal before It was kill
led. and reported that 1t appeared to
have "lumpy jaw" the jaw being very
much enlarged. The health officers
went Immediately to the butcher shop,
and found DR.. Mcmahon there.
After slaughtering It is customary
to burn the heads OF the cattle. 30
the doctors were not able to examine
The head Of this animal and could not
ten from looking at the meat whether
the animal was diseased or not. They |
advised Mr.. Hagey, however, to des.
troy the meat, which he readily agreed |
Ito do, and the health oflcers were la |
ter informed that he had carried out
mis- promise.
Messrs. Hagey q Jewell state that
they purchased the animal IN question |
from Mr.. Wallace Soweli, who stated
that he had examined the enlarged
law and had stuck knife in Il. That
the lump was hard. as If the jaw had
been broked, and that there was no
pus. as Is found In "umpy jaw" and
that Mr.. Sowell guaranteed the AMI
NAL to be free from disease. Messrs.
fiagey G. Jewell state further that they
have had large experience In handing
..ssittle and hogs, and that In their
opinior this animal did nor have
'lumpy jaw" That they both buy
their meat from Mr.. John Hagey, and
would certainly not have sold him an
animal they considered at all diseased.
The matter tmpresses the necessity
Of DR.. Biddie's plan Of meat inspec-
ton, however not only as protection
TO the public. but as protection to
the butchers az we'll A great deal OF
meat Is slaughtered By farmers. par
ticulsriy IN the fall and winter, and Of
Tered for sale on the streets. There is
no way OF finding ont whether the AMI
mails so slaughtered. are healthy or
not: or IN fact. whether they were
or died natural deaths;
he general superstition Is that they
IRE an right; bat soms further pro