Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-09

thrlX generally entered the body by the
alimentary or respiratory tract and
had great disposition to inslnuate
Itself along the ducts Of glands open.
Ing Into these, 1t was easy to under.
stand that the vermiform appendix
should fairly frequently be attacked
when the organism had Travelled along
the alimentary canal as far as the
c'ecum. From the number OF reported
cases, actinomycosis Of the vermiform
would appear to be not very uncom.
mon form OF disease Of that Organ."
In the discussion which ensued and
which was participated In by the emi.
nent president OF the society, Sir
Lauder Brunton, the conclusions Of the
essayist were fully sustained; and It
was, moreover, shown that actinOmy.
COSTS Is not infreQuently mistaken for
other disease Of the abnominal and
pelvic organs-notably for tubcrculo.
sis Of the intestines, Of tho liver, the
pancreas, ovaries, etc. by the depart.
ment pathologists 1t has been demon.
strated post mortem as the cause of
death In cases diagnosed during life
MS tuberculosis or cancer Of other or.
gans.
The extreme difficulty of determln.
Ing the true nature Of inAammatory af.
fectlons OF these organs Is an addl.
tional reason why the flesh OF "lumpy
Jaw" animals should be sweepIngly
prohibited for food.
lnsanitary conditions In the stock
yards were severely censured by DIR.
Arnold G. Klebs In lecture ON "COn.
sumption and the Home" given In the
Public Library under the auspices OF
the Chicago Medical Society.
"Some day these insanitary condi.
lions out at the stock yards will cause
great upheaval In Chicago" he said.
They are directly responsible for q
great deal Of the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and firmly
believe that one Of the greatest strides
that can be made towards stamping
out this terrible disease is to bring
about proper conditions at the stock
yards"
The Beef Trust will find II hard
70 get a resting place when the peo.
Ole OF this country rise against It,
AZ they surely will. The people of the
whole world are crying for its exter.
minatiOn.
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An average of 10000 pounds of dis.
eased meat Is condemned every weel, by
Chicago Health Department inspectors
IN butcher shops and grocery and de.
partment stores "lnside the Union
loop"
If this great amount of tubercular.
cancerous and maggoty material can be
found by the inspectors and DESTROYED
inside the loop" a small territory
bounded by the river, Van Buren, street.
Wabash and Fifth avenues, how many
million pounds are sold to the publlc
and consumed in the vast territory out.
side the loop?
rms Is very pertlrent question.
That 10000 pounds Of diseased mco,
ran escape stockyards inspection every
week and find itself into department
ana other stores "lnslde the loop.n
should suffice TO call attention 10 thc
vast amount Of poisonous food that es.
apes Inspection at the stockyards and
Is sold outside the loop.
Facts are facts, and figures never lie
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II the Beef Trust thinks that tbe
'eople will abide by the fake reports of
Investigations made by women's clubs
ollege professors and associations com.
osed OF so-called business men II ls
realty mistaken.
%SA
lr the laws regarding the selling OF
lseased meat were enforced the Rec,
rust would now he in jail.
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The Beef Trust must be downed.