Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-05


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 administration de.
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerous and tuberculOus meat in Eve
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.
ypectlonf
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The pure food laws will, OF course,
be enforced against some poor little
grocer. But against the Beef 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.
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What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the I'LL.
noIs pure food laws and wanting them
amended?
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During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors ut the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS.OR3 pounds OF meats. The food In.
spectors In the "loOp district" con.
denined and destroyed 47,S62 pounds
Of UNFIT 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 and other diseases
with impunity.
One fnct that escapes general atten
ton IL that the intestincs, blood, liv'
er, heart and lights Cor lungs) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the Inspector
This includes also what IL known M
the gut fats. out Of which lard, suet
table oils and various other things
IRE made.
As soon m a beef Ia killed. II IL
hung up by the heels and disenlbow'
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood IL received into q
receptacle and carried of to be
made into blood sausage. beef extract
and the like.
The intestines are carried to the
sausage rooms to he used as castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere to be
used as tripe.
The liver. lights. heart. ETC.. find q
ready market
Aud, mind you. every bit Of these
portions OF the "critter" are used
whether 1t Is suffering from cancer,
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw, or any other
disease.
Auc CuVCuuD ubtcV ito SuuuSub oSe
removed Is swung along and carried Ia
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, 1905.
Now IS per cent OF these 100000
pounds were found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection
What about the hearts, livers. lights,
intestlnes, fats, blood, trlpe 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 the city OF
Chicago. The facts speak for them
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 2,704.03s pounds Of meat. al
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 first'class prices"
"From these ngures It Is verv evident