Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

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 perltyphlltis increased In Great
Britain during the twenty-year period
Of 1SS5-10O4 from 1873 to 3O5 per 1000.
600.
According to DIR. Harrison's theory,
the process by which the borlc acid
produces appendicitis IL mechanical
and Indirect, the first step being the
development Of fatulent dyspepsia
now recognized as being an almost in.
evitable effect Of the presence Of such
preservatives In the food-and the sec.
ond step being the entrance Of gas into
the appendix. DR.. Harrison says:
"'The initial lesion which probably
renders appendicitis possible Ii the
opening or blowing out Of the appen.
dlcal canal to such degree as to rem.
der 1t accessible to the contents Of the
intestlnes. When this condi.
ton has thus been fairly well estab-
lished, the ease and life Of the appen.
dix, not to say anything Of the indl.
vldual, are liable to become preca.
rlous.'
"In support of bis contentious, DR..
Harrison quotes DR.. Beaver, Of Phlla-
delphla, and a recent address by DR..
Richard Jones to the North Wales
h,u,,oo, - &l.r u-lAl.h NenAlr~t As~c
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.
feres with digestion, depresses the
heart action, and injuriously affects
the kldneys.'
'That no credence can be placed In
the sometimes heard assertion that the
food prepared In this country for do
nestle consumption 10 free from many
Of the authorizations that characterize
the exported articles. seems proved by
an experience related to q reporter by
man just returned from q vacation
spent in one Of the less accessible parts
Of the Berkshires. Practically the only
meat that could be obtained was bacon
In glass Jars, bought ut little village
grocery miles away. Az q rule the
Jars sent for were put up by q New
York firm. But one day, while making
q meal on frisxled bacon from such q
jar, both the informant and hls wife
noticed o peculiar burning sensation
In the throat aud the canal connecting
It with the nose.
"Some experimenting proved quickly
that the bacon was wholly responsible
for the unpleasant effect. The Jar was
then examined and was found to have
been put up by one Of the best.known
and most widely advertised meat firms
In Chicago. It was concluded-and
properly, according to consulted author.
ities-that the observed sensation was
caused by the presence In the bacon
either Of some such preservatlve as
borlc acid or some colorlng substance,
or BOTH"
Always remember that In order to
please the packers, there IL no longer
city inspection at. the Union Stock
Yards.
The withdrawal Of the city inspect.
ors from the big packing houses at the
stock yards was an awful thing. We
take the following from page 20 Of the
annual report Of the Chicago Health
Department for 1905, Issued In 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards during
the last i've months Of tho year, the
seven inspectors (five Of whom were
appointed In November) have con.
demned aud destroyed 2,704,OS8
pounds OF meat, 40 being unit for
food; oil of which would have been
sold In the City Of Chicago and for
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 a financial,
but also from a sanitary and hygienlc
oSouolSOtuts
1.-THE following will show how neces.
sary city inspection 10 at the Union
Stock Yards:
"The city meat inspectors have con.
demned In the coolers and OH the cut.
ting floors, AFTER PASSING GOV.
ERNAiENT INSPECTION:
1925 cattle, cause, actinomycosia
'D7 cattle, cause, cancellation.
"24 cattle, cause, tuberculosis
dence Of the disease having been
trimmed out.
"16 sheep, cause, 'dOwners.'
"27 sheep, cause, pneumonia.
'94 hogs, pyaemia and tuberculosis.
"477?O pounds Of cut meats ship.
ped from st. Louis, Omaha, ETC., for
canning. This meat was sour aud
SHINY"
The Health Department reports for
years back have been interesting read.
Ing for people who give thought to the
matter of pure food:
The following from the Chicago
Health Department Bulletin Of Octo.
Der 90. 1905, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors at the Union