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

strOyeU VJ,UU6 pounds or meats. or
this amount 1855 pounds were con.
demned by the Department inspectors
after having been passed by other In.
spectors."
The "other inspectors" are the gov.
eminent Inspectors.
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II Mayor DUNES administration Dc.
stroyed over 100000 pounds Of can.
cerOsH' and tuberculous meat in ave
months, BY the inspection work Of
only eleven Inspector, how many bill.
lions Of pounds Of cancer and tuber.
culosis were fed to the people during
the years that there was no city IN.
Spection1
The pure food laws will, or course,
be enforced against some pour little
grocer. But against the Beef Trust,
never!
IN
How many tuberculosis or lumpy Jaw
cattle hive been released from guar.
antine" by order Of the Health De.
partment.
What object can the members Of tho
Beef Trust have In opposing the I'LL.
nols pure food laws and wanting them
amended3
During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors ut the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS.O83 pounds Of meats The food In.
spectors In the "loop district" con.
demned and destroyed 47,SO2 pounds
Of unit f0odstufYs.
A million pounds Of had meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten by
the people. No inspection.
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The Beef Trust continues to spread
tuberculosis. cancer and other diseases
with impunity.
One fact TINT escapes general atten.
ton Ii that the intcstines, blood, liv.
er, heart and lights Tor lungs) Of an
animal are already used before the
carcass proper gets to the inspector.
This includes also what 10 known al
the gut fats, out Of which lard. suet,
table oils aud various other things
are made.
Al soon 40 q beef 10 killed. Il ID
hung up BY the heels and disembow.
eled.
All Of the "innards" are hauled
away.
Even the blood 10 received Into q
receptacle and carried OF to be
made into blood sausage. beet extract
aud the like.
The intestines are carried 10 the
sausage rooms to be used 10 castings.
The stomach goes elsewhere 10 b
used 40 tripe.
The liver. lights, heart ETC.. and .
ready market.
Aud, mind you. every bit Of these
portions Of the "critter" are used
whether Il 10 suffering from cancer,
tuberculosis, lumpy Jaw. or any other
disease.
The carcass after Id "innards' are
removed 10 swung along and carried to
another place where the Inspectors pass
upon It or pretend to pass upon It
DR.. G. J. Whalen, the efficient Health
Commissioner OF Chicago. reported the
condemnation Of nearly four million
pounds of meat during the four months
ending December 80. 1905.
Now IS per cent Of these 1900, 900
pounds were found to be afflicted with
tuberculosis.
Every ounce Of these 100000
pounds belonged to the main carcass
and had passed government inspection.
What about the hearts, livers, lights.
intestines, fats. blood, tripe and other
inside belongings Of these tuberculosis
cattle from which 100000 pounds Of
tuberculosis and cancerOus meat were
found and condemned
They were sold to the people and
eaten 40 food!
The Cancer Trust and the Tubercu.
losis Trust are still doing business.
Talk about government Inspection
We take the following from the last
annual report Of DIR. Charles J. Whalen.
Commissioner Of Health Of the city Of
Chicago. The facts speak for them.
selves.
at tho Union Stock Yards during
the last Ave months Of the year, seven
inspectors (hve Of whom were appoint.
ed In November) have condemned and
destroyed 2.704, 088 pounds Of meat. a.
being unflt for food; all Of which
would have been sold In the city OF Obi.
cago, and for which the purchaser
would have paid Arst.class pfacsa"
sErom thooo aguroo e q Vogy evident