Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

honor-even murder--to poison the
water supply Of country. Is It any
better to poison the food supply? 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, ,34J
pounds. or the principal causes Of
condemnation. ~ PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS. ~ per cent for
actinomycosis-lumpy jaw-and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
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Health Department Bulletin. Dec. o.
1905: "A total Of 147,O9O pounds Of
meats was condemned ana destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pervlsion Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4.OS3 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, Noven,.
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 C0mmisslOner-h
reached Immense proportions. much un.
1T food still reaches the market. Only
such animals and meats % show gruas
pathologic conditions, recognizable by
the naked eye. are now condemned. Fa.
cilitles for microscopic laboratory sx.
animation have not yet been restored.
"The Union Stock Yards city inspcc-
tors condemned and destroyed 81 pnrts
Of beef carcasses, . hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rle total stock yards condemnations
amounted TO 17G.SOS pounds"
parts OF beef carcasses
In other words II has been and II
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tuberculnr tumOrs and let the rest Of
the carcass 20 to the people for food
And yet we call ourselves civilized.
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
'"The department has made a now
ruling In regard to 'lumpy jaw or
actinomycotlc animals. Hereafter all
animals that show, ON post.mortem
examination, q degeneration Of the
lesion. with cavity formation. contain.
Ing puS, will be condemned and do.
stroyed.
Heretofore only those with a gen.
eral Infection were destroyed"
Health Department Bulletin. Nov.
20. 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. 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. 30 q
grand total OF 2,7Sl.l07 pounds OF
food supplies were condemned aud de-
stroyed AS unwholesome. diseased or
otherwise unfit for human food"
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Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
10. 1905:
"F0il0wing Ia 4 summary Of unft
food condemned and destroyed during
the week;
AT the Union Stock Yards-202 cat
tie, weight l52,5O0 pounds; 362 hogs,
weight 5S,S3S pounds; 10 calves,
weight 6l5 pounds; IL sheep, weight
?55 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 23l,33O pounds.
AT city retail markets-1S,93O
POUNDS OF fsh; 3O calves, hogs. g.
300 pounds; 2 cattle, l sheen, 0S3
pounds Of poultry and dressed meats
and vegetables, l,48l pounds. Total,
2l,l14 pounds.
Aggregate condemnations Of unnt
food during the week, 252,4A
pounds"
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The Beef Trust will he investigated
by the next Legislature.
And what showing up there will
DC!
The investigation Of the insurance
by the New York Legisla-
ture will not be circumstance to 1t.
Chicago's multi-millionaires grown
'ich selling disease and poison to the
)eOple will s.t their .ust dues then.
The Chicago Newspaper Trust can
lot save them.
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The Eagle win keep up It's fight ON
he cattle ana pack.Ag people until the
ale of animals afflicted with cancer
nd tuberculosis 10 stopped entirely.