Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26

honor-even murder-to poison the
water supply Of a country. 10 II any
better to poison the food supply? It
IL 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, ,343
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. S5 PER GENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
nctlnomycosis-lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: "A total Of 147,O0O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
(during the past week) under the su.
pcrvision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,0S3 pounds Of governmental.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
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Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
structiOn Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during tho past
three months-slnce the resumption Of
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult.,
BY order Of the Commissioner have
reached immense proportions, much un.
1t food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
conditions, recognizable BY
the naked eye, are now Condemned. Ea.
cllities for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspec.
tors condemned aud destroyed 80 pnrts
Of beef carcasses, 3 hogs and O cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rhe total stock yards condemnations
to 176,SOS pounds"
parts Of beef carcasses
In other words It has been and IL
the practice to cut out the cancers ana
tuberculur tun,Ors and let the rest OF
the carcass 80 to the people for food!
And yet we cnll ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"The department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinOmyc0tlc animals. Hereafter oil
animals that show. on post.morteIn
examination, a degeneration Of the
lesion, with cavity formation, contain.
ing pus, will be condemned and de-
str0yed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral infection were destroyed"
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Health Department Bulletin, Nov.
80, 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. Z and Nov. 30 a
grand total OF 2,7S1, ,187 pounds Of
food supplies were condemned and de.
strOyed rs unwh0les0me, diseased or
otherwise unfit for human food"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
10, 1905:
"FOllowing Is a summary Of UNFIT
food condemned and destroyed during
the week:
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat.
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 382 hogs,
weight 5s,s3S pounds; 10 calves,
weight 6l5 pounds; ~ sheep, weight
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l $3.50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1S, ,O3O
pounds OF fish; 80 calves, 4 hogs. g..
900 pounds; 2 cattle. l sheep. O33
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, 1,48l pounds. Total.
2l,l14 pounds.
Aggregate condemnatlons Of unit
food during the week, 252,444
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will be Investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what u showing up there will
be!
The investigation Of the insurance
by the New York Legisla.
ture will not be circumstance to It.
ChlcagO's multi-milliOnaires grown
rich selling disease and poison to the
people will ct their Just dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can.
not save them.
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The Eagle will keep up Its fight on
he cattle and packing people until the |
'ale OF animals afflicted with cancer
Ind tuberculosis is stopped entirely.