The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-03
Cow Was Killed and Would
Have Gone Upon the Market
Reeking With Disease, But
For Government Inspection.
ONE OF THE WORST OF
SPECIMENS YET FOUND.
1t Was Stated by a Butcher
That Many Such Cattle
Have Been Killed and Sold
Here---Attitude of Butchers.

Diseased cattle, veritable tubcrcu-
losis sores. their interior organs reek-
| ing with germs and offensive matter,
| are still finding their way onto tho
Richmond market. as is evidenced by
the condemnation of a twelve-hundred
pound COW at the abattoir Friday af-
ternoon by u. S. Government Inspec-
tor Waggoner. stationed at that point.
These condemnations have been oc-
curing frequently I'm the past few
months. but after the butchers prom
ised to be good, ask for govern
ment inspection. and what is more
vital, accept it, but little has been
said of the finds" made.
The COW butchered and condemned
Friday afternoon, showed no SYMPTOMS
of the dreaded disease on foot. and
when she appeared sleek and fat at
the slaughtering perDs the live stock
inspector and DIR. waggoner express
ed the opinion that the COW was all
right, although DIR. Waggoner did not
decide definitely, all of his decisions
being based on post-mortem exam
nations. The COW looked SO good. tho
abattoir officials were congratulating
themselves on her purchase.
Awful Conditions Revealed.
1t took the slaughtering pen to ~
veal the awful conditions which real
ly existed on the interior OF the ami
NAL. When the butchers knife open
ed the animal, the lungs slightly
clung to the interior lining. adjoining
the ribs. This was a strong sign
that the animal was suffering with
some growth of abnormal develop
ment. With a tug the lungs were
pulled from the animal, and they fell
to the floor with a thud DIR. wag-
goner Immediately noticed the small:
tubercles or running sores on the in
terror lining. knife called into SER
vice, revealed still further signs OF
the dreaded tuberculosis, SO often
found in Wayne county cattle The
cell Innings OF the lungs were entirely
eaten away and the exterior walls OF
the lungs formed a bag. for more than
a quart Of putrid running and sick
ening matter. The organ was COM
pletely eaten by the onslaughts of the
nauseating and dangerous disease.
Neither DR.. Waggoner nor the butch
ers would touch the organs with bare
hands for fear the disease might COM
municate itself to them, SO awful
were the conditions. The liver and
lights, two other organs of the dead
anima;, were covered with the little
mattery tubercules and were I'm
"A nf hn
Carcass Was Condemned.
As soon as DIR. Waggoner had made
further examinations OF the animal
he pronounced IL diseased, with an
aggravated case of tuberculosis and
the carcass was condemned. The
stamp, u. S. Condemned" was plac-
ed all over the animal and IL was
taken to the steam vat.
where 1t will be entirely destroyed.
This vat was sealed with the govern
ment stamp that the animal may not
be taken from the vat
A local butcher happened to be on
The scene when the COW was pro-
diseased. We'll" he said.
so that is tuberculosis. I don't be-
ieve II, for / have seen many cows
,utchered in Richmond and sold. who
we're afflicted with the very same
disease, If il is disease"
Unwittingly this man displayed fg-
lorance, and at the same time dis
.losed vital fact which is already
Inown, but at the same time makes
{ more impressive, as the butcher
n question had never before express
ID himself to the effect that tuber-
ulosis cattle have long been sold in
richmond. 1t has been fully deter
mined that only those persons who
ave studied veterinary surgery can
nd it is for this reason that the city
I Richmond is now SO very desirous
{ securing the services of competent
Inspectors. who can pass on the ami
lals butchered, post mortem and can
I'll a dangerous disease when they
ee it, 1t has been firmly establish
d by one expression after the other
iven unwittingly by the butchers
lemselves, that cows suffering with
le same disease, termed tuberculosis
y Dr. Waggoner, have been pushed
nto the people of Richmond and they
1t the diseased carcasses with the
reatest relish, pronouncing the meat
pod and buying more
Afraid Of Losing.
1t is said it is the fear that they VIII
ave some of these animals condemn.
|, thereby losing the money they