Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-03

"uWr IuiIlOTS trHllineu OUT U'uUy u
he cut into steaks.
Speaking Of the 3.035.OO bounds of
food condemned n 1906 by Chicago
Health Department inspectors. DR.. G.
J. Whalen. Health Commissioner, says
In his annual report
EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE
MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED ON
ACCOUNT OF TUBERCULOSIS"
Commenting upon this condition
CONTINUES Commissioner Whelan),
American Medicine December ~,
says: One stands aghast at the crimi.
nal cupidity which will induce men to
attempt to sell such dangerous foods to
an unsuspecting community. 1t IL now
In order to go a step farther and find
out who IL responsible for this moral
oblidulty.
"lt is well known that comblna.
tons Of the larger meat dealers have
existed In the past to the end Of rails.
Ing the price Of food stuffs beyond the
point to which healthy competition
would reduce them. The outcry has
always been In protest against the In.
creased cost Of living, but here for the
esst time are the combinations which
control the food supply, brought iss, q
direct relation to public health.
ut 10 high time that thiS a. after
be taken out Of the class Of minol Of
lenses AND THE DEALERS THEM.
SELVES LOOKED UPON IN THE
LIGHT OF PUBLIC DANGERS. Even
n war. when all kinds Of brutality are
sanctioned. Il 10 the height Of dls.
h0n0r-even murder-to poison the
water supply Of country. IL II any
better to poison the food suppiyf II
Ii 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 1.343,34
pounds. or the principal causes OF
condemnation. ~ PER CENT WE'RE;
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. ~ per cent for
actinomycosls-lumpy jaw-and 1 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. o,
1906: "a total Of 147,00O pounds Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past weekly under the su.
pervision Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In
clutles 4,0s3 pounds Of governmental.
spected cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem.
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de-
structiOn Of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months--since the resumption OF
Stock Yards inspection August ult.,
BY order Of the COmmlsslOner--have
reached Immense proportions, much un.
tit food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats as show gross
pathOlOgic conditions. recognizable by
the naked eye, are now condemned. Fla.
cillties for microscopic laboratory ex.
animation have not yet been restored.
"rhe Union Stock Yards city inspec-
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
OF beef carcasses, 3 hogs and u cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED by
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhe total stock yards cOndemnat lions
amounted to l7ti,SOS pounds"
parts Of beef carcasses !"
| In other words II has been and IL
the practice tn cut out the cancers and
tubercular tunors ana let the rest OF
the carcass 20 to the people for food !
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
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The Beef '~rust will find It hard
70 get resting place when the PEG
pie of this country rise against It.
rs they surely VIII. The people of the
whole world are crying for It's exter
animation.
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