Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-16

hOnor-even murder-tO poison the
wnter supply Of a country. Is II any
better to poison the food supplye II
Is time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction Z"
Speaking Of Beef Trust tuberculosis
read the following from the Health Dc.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1905 :
"The total amount Of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,34s
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. ~ PER CENT WERE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. ~ pcr cent for
actinomycosis-lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1906: "a total Of 147,O3O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week. under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,0S3 pounds Of governmental In.
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. 1906:
although the condemnation and de-
structlOn Of food supplies unit for
human consumption during the past
three mOnths-since the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
BY order Of the Commissioners have
reached immense proportions, much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gross
conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory ex.
have not yet been restored.
"rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned and destroyed 80 parts
OF beef carcasses, 3 hogs and cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhe total stock yards condemnat ations
to 17GSOS pounds"
"Parts OF beef carcasses
In other words II has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs and 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:
"The department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show. on post.morteIn
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain.
Ing pus. will be condemned and de.
str0yed.
Heretofore only those with q gen.
sral Infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30. 1906:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats for
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
grand total OF 2.7S1,l87 pounds of
food supplies were condemned and de-
strOyed as unwh0lesOme, diseased or
otherwise unit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1906:
FOLLOWING Is a summary Of UNIT
food condemned and destroyed during
he week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat.
lie, weight l52,5O3 pounds; 800 hogs,
weight 5S,s3s pounds; 10 calves, |
weight 6l5 pounds; II sheep, weight
'55 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, $3.50 pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S, $50
pounds of fish: 80 calves, 4 hogs. 2.
MO pounds; 2 cattle. l sheep, 033
'ounds of poultry and dressed meats
nd vegetables, 1,48l pounds. Total,
'l,l14 pounds.
aggregate c0ndemnatiOns of unfit
ood during the week, 252,444
'Ounds."
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The Beef Trust will be investigated
y the next Legislature.
And what a showing up there will
O!
The investigation of the insurance
by the New York Legisla.
IRE will not be circumstance to It,
Chicago's multi-milllonaires grown
Ich selling disease and poison to the
eOple will s.I their Just dues then,
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
OF save them.
The Eagle will keep up Its fight on
70 cattle and packing people until the
lie OF animals afflicted with cancer
ALL