Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

thrlx generally entered the body by the
aIimentary or respiratory tract and
had great disposition to insinuate
Itself along the ducts Of glands open.
Ing Into these, 1t was easy to under.
stand that the vermiform appendix
should fairly frequently be attacked
when the organism had Travelled along
the allmentary canal 40 far % the
cecum. From the number Of reported
caseS. actin0inycosls Of the vsrmifor,n
would appear to be q not very uncom.
mon form Of disease Of that organ"
In the discussion which snsued and
which was participated In BY the emil.
nent president Of the society, Sir
Lauder Brunton, the conclusions Of the
essaylst were fully sustained; and II
was. moreover. shown that actinomy.
COSTS 10 not infreQuently mistaken for
other disease Of the abdominal and
pelvic organs-n0tably for tuberculo.
sis Of the intestines. Of the liver, the
pancreas. Ovaries, etc. by the depart.
ment pathologists 1t has been demon.
strated post mortcm as the cause OF
death In cases diagnosed during life
rs tuberculosis or cancer Of other or.
gans.
The extreme difficulty of determln.
Ing the true nature OF lnaammatory az.
fections Of these organs is an addi.
tional reason why the flesh Of "lumpy
Jaw" animals should be sweepIngly
prohibited for food.
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lnsanitary conditions In the stock
yards were severely ccnsured by DR..
Arnold c. Klebs In a lecture on Con.
sumption and the Home" given In the
Public Library under the auspices Of
the Chicago Medical Society.
"sOme day these insanItary condl.
tions out at the stock yards will cause
q great upheaval In Chicago" he said,
They are directly responsible for a
great deal OF the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and firmly
believe that one Of the greatest strides
that can he made towards stamping
out this terrible disease is to bring
about proper conditions at the stock
yards"
The Beef Trust will find II hard
to get resting place when the peo.
pie OF this country rise against it.
as they surely will. The people of the
whole world are crying for its exter.
mination,
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An average OF 10000 pounds of dis.
cased meat Is condemned every week BY
Chicago Health Department inspectors
IN butcher shops and grocery and de.
partment stores "lnslde the Union
loop"
lf this great amount OF tubercular
and maggoty material can be
found by the inspectors and DESTROYED
inside the loop" small territory
bounded by the river, Van Buren, street
and Fifth avenues, how MANY
million pounds are sold to the public
and consumed In the vast territory out. |
side the loop?
This Is very pertinent question.
That 10000 pounds OF diseased mea,
ran escape stockyards inspection every
week and find itself into department
md other stores "lnside the Ioop."
should suffice to call attention 10 the
'ast amount Of poisonous food that es.
apes Inspection at the stockyards and
$ sold outside the loop
Facts are facts, and figures never lie.
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IL the Beef Trust thinks that the
eople will abide by the fake reDorts of
lyestsatlons made by wOmen's clubs.
ollege professors and associations com.
osed Of so-called business men IL ls
realty mistaken.
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II the laws regarding the selling OF
lseascd meat were enforced the Beef
rust would now be IN Jail.
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The Beef Trust must be downed.