Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-16

honor-even murder--to poison the
water supply Of country. Is It any
better to poison the food suppiy9 II
Is 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 1,343, 3,348
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. 50 PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. 12 per cent for
actinomycosis--lumpy jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: ~ total of 14T,0D0 pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week. under the su.
pcrvision of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds Of governmental.
spectcd cut meats shipped from pack
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade ana canning
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
bcr H.. 1906:
although the condemnation and dc.
struction of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three mOnths-since the resumption OF
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
BY order Of the COmmissloner-hav
reached immense proportions, much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathOlOglc conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fa.
cillties for microscopic laboratory OK.
animation have not yet been restored.
"rhc Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
Of beef carcasscs, 3 hogs ana q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'rhe total stock yards condemnation
amounted to 17G.S0S pounds"
"Parts Of beef carcasses!"
In other words II has been ana Ia
the practice To cut out the cancers and
tubercular tumOrs and let the rest OF
the carcass 60 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1905:
"The department has made a new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy Jaw or
actinOmycotic animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, on p0st.mortem
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain.
Ing pus, will be condemned and de-
strOyed.
Heretofore only those with q gen.
sral infection were destroyed"
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
30, 1905:
"stockyards inspection Of meats for
Chicago 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. and Nov. 80 q
grand total Of 2,7sl.l07 pounds Of
food supplies were condemned and de-
stroyed as unwholesOme, diseased or
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10, 1895:
Following is summary Of unfit
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
"At the Union Stock Yards-292 cat
tie, weight 152,5O9 pounds; 362 hogs,
weight 5S,s3S pounds; 10 calves,
weight Gl5 pounds; IL sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1S,03O
pounds of fish; 3G calves, 1 hogs. o.
900 pounds; . cattle. sheep, 033
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,40l pounds. Total,
2l,l1i pounds.
aggregate condemnatiOns of unit
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be Investigated
by the next Legislature.
Aud what a showing up there will
be.
The investigation Of the insurance
companies by the New York Legisla.
ture will not be n circumstance to II.
Chicago's multi-milliOnaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will s.I their Just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
The kagle will keep up its fight on
the cattle and pack!Ag people until the
sale Of animals afnictel with cancer
and tuberculosss 10 stoppsd sotirsiy.