Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-30

murder-to poison the
water supply Of country. 10 Il any
better to poison the food supplyf II
u 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.
demned during the period was 1,84S,348
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. S6 PER GENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, II per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec. 0.
1906: "a total Of 147,90O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week) under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,0S3 pounds Of government.in.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem-
ber II, 1906:
although the condemnation and dc.
struction Of food supplies UNIT for
human consumption during the past
three months--slnce the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August ult,
by order Of the missiOner-have
reached immense proportions, much un.
fit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
cilities for microscopic laboratory *.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beet carcasses, hogs and Q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
''The total stock yards condemnations
amounted to 176,SOS pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!
In other words Il has been and In
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumors and let the rest of
the carcass ~ to the people for food !
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
1.-The department has made a new
ruling In regard to rumpy jaw Of
actin0mycOtic animals. Hereafter al
animals that show, on pOst-mOrteiT
examination, a degeneration Of thu
lesion, with cavity formation, contain
Ing pus, will be condemned and Dc
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen
sral infection We're destroyed
Health Department Bulletin, Nov
30. 1905:
"Stockyards inspection Of meats fol
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order Of the Commissioner 0l
Health on Aug. Z, uit., with two de
partment inspectors employed. OF
Oct. Z three additional inspectors wer,
put to work, and Oct 10 authority
was given by the Finance Committe,
Of the city council for the employ
ment Of six more.
"Betwecn Aug. Z and Nov. 80 ,
grand total Of 2.78l,1W pounds o.
food supplies were condemned aud de
| ,<voyo1 M ,u.,holooc,no Ni.aa.oA n,
otherwise unit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10, 1905:
"FOllOwing Is summary Of unfi
food condemned and destroyed durini
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie. weight lb2,5O0 pounds; 362 hogs
weight 6S,S3S pounds; Is calves
weight 6l5 pounds; ~ sheep, weigh
255 pounds; l0,1l3 pounds cut meats
Total, $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-lS,08'
pounds Of fish; 80 calves, I hogs, 2.
900 pounds; 2 cattle. l sheep, Oh;
pounds Of poultry aud dressed meat
and vegetables, l,49l pounds. Total
2i,ll4 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatiOns Of unn
food during the week, 252. ~
pounds"
The Beef Trust will he Investigate,
by the next Legislature.
And what q showing up there viii
be!
The investigation Of the Insurance
companies by the New York Legisla
ture will not be a circumstance to 1t.
Chicago's multi-milliOnaires grow
rich selling disease and poison to tin
people will I.t their Just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust Gun
not save them.
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The laagle will keep up its fight o.
the cattle ana pack.Ag people until tn
sale of animals afflicted with canoe