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

thriX generally entered the body by the
aiimentary or respiratory tract aud
had great disposition to insinuate
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 rs fur Us the
ciecum. From the number Of reported
cases. actinomycosis Of the vermiform
would appear to 10 not very uncon.
mon form Of disease Of that organ"
In the discussion which ensued and
which was participated In by the emil.
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 tuberculo.
SIS Of the intestines, Of the liver, the
pancreas. Ovaries, etc. BY the depart.
ment pathologists 1t has been demon.
stratcd post nOrtem US the cause OF
death In cases diagnosed during life
rs tuberculosis or cancer Of other or.
gans.
The extreme difficulty Of determin.
Ing the true nature OF inaammatOry af.
fectlons Of these organs Is an addi.
tional reason why the flesh OF "lumpy
Jaw animals should be sweeplngly
prohibited for food.
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| lnsanitary conditions In the stock
yards were severely censured by DR.
Arnold G. Klebs In lecture on "Con
sumption and the H0me." given In the
Public Library under the auspices OF
the Chicago Medical Society.
"SOme day these insanitary condi
tons out at the stock yards will caus.
q great upheaval In Chicago" he said
'rhey are directly responsible for q
great deal Of the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and firml,
believe that one Of the greatest stride,
that can be made towards stamping
out this terrible disease IL to brlpl
about proper conditions ut the stocl
yards"
| The Beef Trust will find II har,
70 get resting place when the peo
pie OF this country rise against It
AZ they surely will. The people of til.
whole world are crying for its exter
OinatiOn.
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| An average OF 10000 pounds of dis,
eased meat Is condemned every week by
Chicago Health Department inspectors
In butcher shops and grocery and de-
partment stores ''lnslde the Union
loop"
If THIS great amount of tuberculor
cancerous and maggoty material can he
found by the inspectors ana DESTROYED
inside the loop" small Territory
bounded by the river. Van Buren, street
wabash and Fifth avenues, how many
million pounds are sold to the pubIlc
ana consumed In the vast territory out.
side the loop?
rms Is very pertinent question.
That 10000 pounds OF diseased moo,
can escape stockyards inspection every
week and find itself into department
ana other stores "inside the loon -
should suffice to call attention IA tho
vast amount Of poisonous food that es.
capes Inspection at the stockyards and
Is sold outside the loop.
Facts are facts, and figures never IIo
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| lf the Beef Trust thinks that tbo
people will abide by the fake reDorts n,
investigations made by women's cluhs
college professors and association. co,o'
posed OF so'called business men n IA
greatly mistaken.
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lf the laws regarding the selling u,
diseased meat We're enforced the E.,,
Trust would now be In JAIN.
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The Beef Trust must be downed.