Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23

murder-to poison the
water supply of a country. 10 II any
better to poison the food supply? II
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.
during the period was 1,343, ,343
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
s5 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. o.
1905: "a total Of 147,00O pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week. under the su.
pervlslon Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,9S3 pounds Of governmental.
spected cut meats shipped from pack
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
struction Of food supplies UNIT for
human consumption during the past
three months-since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z uit.,
BY order Of the Commissioner have
reached immense proportions, much un.
nt food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gross
conditions, recognizable By
the naked sge. are now condemned. IA.
cilities for microscopic laboratory sx.
animation have not yet bsso restored
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasses, 8 hogs and cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhe total stock yards condemnat ations
amounted to 170,s08 pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words Il has been and In
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors aud let the rest OF
the carcass 20 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1906:
'-rhe department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show. on p0st.morteIn
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation. contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and de.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
sral Infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
80, 1906:
"stOckyards inspection Of meats for
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner Of
Health on Aug. Z, uit.. with two de-.
partment inspectors employed. On
Oct. Z three additional inspectors were
put to work, and Oct 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committee
of the city council for the employ.
ment Of six more.
Between Aug. Z and Nov. 80 q
grand total OF 2,781, ,l87 pounds Of
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed as unwholesome, diseased or
otherwise unit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
10. 1905:
"F0llowing Is q summary of uniit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards--202 cat
tie, weight l52,500 pounds; 800 hogs,
weight 5s,s3s pounds; 10 calves,
weight 8l5 pounds; ~ sheep. weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23i $3.50 pounds.
az Sity Ictubb mughcA-lo,ok1O
pounds of fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs. q.
900 pounds; 2 cattle, sheep, 033
pounds Of poultry aud dressed meats
and vegetables, 1.48l pounds. Total
2l,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnations Of unHt
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what a showing up there will
be!
The investigation Of the Insurance
by the New York Legisla.
ture will not he circumstance to II.
Chicago's multi-millionaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will s.t their Just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
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The Eagle will keep up its fight ON
he cattle and packing people until the
'ale Of animals afalcted with cancer
md tuberculosis % stoppsd entirely.