Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

plOyment of boric acid and other chem.
icals for the preparation and preserva-
ton Of food. He points out that the
death rate from enteritis, appendicitis
and perityphlltis increased in Great
Britain during the twenty-year period
Of 1SS5-10O4 from 1873 TO 3O5 per 1000.
600.
According to DR.. 1Iarrison's theory.
the process by which the borlc acid
produces appendicitis Is mechanical
and indirect, the first step being the
development of flatulent dyspepsia
now recognized as being an almost in.
cvitable effect Of the presence of such
prcservatlves In the food--and the sec.
ond step being the entrance of gas into
the appendix. DR.. Harrison says:
1.-THE initial lesion which probably
renders appendicitis possible Is the
opening or blowing out of the appen.
deal canal to such degree as TO rem.
der 1t accessible to the contents of the
intcstines. When this condi-
ton has thus been fairly well estab-
llshed. the ease and life Of the appcn.
dix, not to say anything of the indi.
vldunl, are liable to become prcca.
rlous.'
I'm support of his contentious, DIR.
Harrison quotes DR.. Beaver, of Phila-
dclphia, and II recent address by DR..
Richard Jones to the North Wales
branch Of the British Medical Asso.
citation. In which also occurred this
passage:
""rherc can be no doubt that the
continuous introduction of these chemi.
cal substances into the system inter.
fcres with digestion. depresses the
heart action, and injurlously affects
the Kidneys
"That no crcdcnce can he placed In
the sometimes heard assertion that the
food prepared in this country for do.
nestle consumption IL free from many
Of the authorizations that characterize
the exported articles, seems proved by
an experience related to a reporter by
man just returned from vacation
spent In one Of the less accessible parts
Of the Berkshircs. Practically the only
meat that could be obtained was bacon
In glass Jars, bought ut a little village
grocery miles away. As a rule the
jars sent for were put up by New
York firm. But one day. while making
a meal on frIxxled bacon from such n
jar. both the informant ana his wife
noticed a peculiar burning sensation
In the throat and the canal connecting
It with the nose.
''SOme experimenting proved quickly
That the bacon was wholly responsible
for tho unpleasant effect. The jar was
then examined and was found to have
been put up by one Of the best.known
ana most widely advertised meat firms
In Chicago. 1t was cOncluded--and
properly, according to consulted author.
ltics-that the observed sensation was
caused by the presence In the bacon
either OF some such preservative M
boric acid or some colorIng substance,
or both"
~dA
Always remember that In order to
please the packers. there IL no longer
city inspection Mt the Union Stock
Yards.
The withdrawal Of the city inspect
ors from the big packing houses ut the
stock yards was an awful thing. We
take the following from page 30 OF the
annual report Of the Chicago Health
Department for 1905, issued In 1905
AT the Union Stock Yards during
the last five months of tho year, the
seven inspectors Give of whom were
appointed In November) have con,
demncd and destroyed 2.704, OBS
pounds Of meat, as being unit fol
food; all Of which would have beer
sold In the City OF Chicago and fol
which the purchaser would have paid
first class prices. From these figures
1t Is very evident that inspection by
the city Of all food products Is Of un
told value, not only from 4 financial
but also from a sanitary and hygienlt
standpoint.
"The following will show how neces
sary city inspection Is ut the Unlor
Stock Yards:
"The city meat inspectors have con
demned In the coolers ana on the cut
ting floors, AFTER PASSING GOV
EMINENT INSPECTION:
1925 cattle, cause, actinomycOsls.
'D7 cattle, cause, emaciatiOn.
"24 cattle, cause, tuberculosis-evl
dence of the disease having beef
trimmed out.
"lG sheep, cause, 'dOwncrs.'
"21 sheep, cause, pneumonia.
"W hogs, pyaemia and tuberculosis
AZTEC pounds Of cut meats ship
ped from st. Louis, Omaha, etc, FOL
canning. This meat was sour an(
shiny"
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The Health Department reports fol
years back have been interesting read
Ing for people who give thought to tn.
matter of pure food:
The following from the Chlcagt
Health Department Bulletin OF OctO
Der %, 1905, speaks for Itself:
The city inspectors Mt the UniOr
Stock Yards condemned "FIVE CAT