The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
acic or abdominal wall is to be con.

(c) When it has been contaminated
by tuberculous material through con-
tact with the fioor, soiled knife, or
otherwise.
(d) All heads showing LESSONS Of tu-
bcrculosis shall be condemned
(e) An organ shall be condemned
when the corresponding lymphatic gland
is tuberculous.
Rule C.-The carcass, if the tubercu.
lous LESSONS are limited to single OF
several parts or organs of the body Eek.
cept as noted in Rule Al, without evi.
dence of recent invasion OF tubercle
bacilh into the systemic circulation,
shall be passed after the parts contain.
ing the localized LESSONS are removed
and condemned in accordance with
Rule B.
Rule D-Carcasses which reveal lie.
sIons more numerous than those de.
scribed for carcasses to be passed (Rule
~, but not so severe as the LESSONS
described for carcasses to be condemned
(Rule Al, may be rendered into lard
OF tallow If the distribution of the
LESSONS is such that all parts containing
tuberculous LESSONS can be removed
Such carcasses shall be cooked by steam
at a temperature not lower than 900
degrees Fahrenheit for not less than
four hours.
Picking Tuberculous Meat
The disposal Of such carcasscs as are
passed for food after the post norton
examination, IS covered with mystery.
In the past much was said TO be sold
for sausage meat. In the process Of
manufacturing such meat was subjected
TO the chemical influences of the pick
hing vat and whatever influence that
may have on the tubercle bacilli
is problematical. but the United States
commission. consisting undoubtedly of
most eminent authorities, having set
forth the conditions under which such
meat may be passed for food, without
fear OF any infection 10 the ultimate
consumer. no doubt did so after mature
consideration based upon sufficient
knowledge of the subject. The layman,
however. without such specific knowl.
edge is apt 10 lay down as automatic
that tine animal sufficiently infected TO
be condemned TO immediate death be"
ing under the law Of Utah Of no value,
should be utterly and thoroughly de
stroyed so that no trace of infection
may be possible it is but Just 10 saw
right here that since the investigation
was initiated by The Tribune that no
more condemned beef is being slauph.
tered in any of the inspected slaughter
houses, which area
The 1ntermountain Packing company
r. j. Nipper.
The Murray Meat and Livestock com.
pany-
The Hepworth company
The Papworth company.
X. Moedel
Mcmillan company, Murray
The disposition OF condemned cattle
other than by inspected slaughter.
houses is very grave question and one
involving good citizenship. obedience 10
law, as such, which is perhaps not 10 be
wondered at in certain elements of the
community For the most part. the dairy
men. having their own as we'll as the
public IS ultimate interest in view, have
bowed to the decisions Of the inspect.
ors, disposed Of the cattle, AS REQUIRED
and patiently accepted their losses 9th
crs have not been so obedient and have
endeavored 10 dispose of the infected
animals according TO their own views
One man disposed of eight head to the
lntermountaIn Trout company at 81
apiece. which would indicate that the
purchaser was pretty well aware of the
class of food he was buvinp for his
fish. Fish are peculiarly susceptible to
tuberculosis, If reports Of medical au-
thorihes are correct Another man is
reported TO be defiant of the authorities.
and is prepared with gun 10 protect
his property. Another is reported to
have torn the tags from the ears of the
animals and to have attempted 10 sell
rhem 10 others as dairy cattle. but
with the experience of the near past
and present no dairy cattle are being
bought now without inspection. unless
brought IN by dealers In thar class of
STOCK ana sold to the local dairies, sub
ject to test
One of the repulsive features Of the
traffic in these condemned cattle has
been the price paid by the slaughter.
houses, which IS perhaps explained bv
the tact that such purchasers have 10
take their chance Of total loss by fur.
ther condemnation, which perhaps aver.
ages 10 per cent, out of which the only
would be the hide, having a
value OF about s.. Ten to fifteen dol.
lars has been the average figure paid
per head, less a deduction Of 81 to 50
for slaughterlng. The dairyman can
scarcely be blamed for getting what he
can towards saving himself from extinc.
ton.
In ono case dairy owner had twenty
out of twentyope head OF dairy cows
condemned. and the only one not so
sentenced was dry at tho time This
man man sold 10 q local slaughter house
seven of the fattest for az cents per
pound;, OF the other thirteen, three were
ordered destroyed and ten were paid for
at the rate of 3 cents per pound. The
estimated loss by the dairyman was
$1,000, hls total salvage $205.19. He
mas had to borrow on mortgages the
necessary funds to go into business
again, A large proportion of these
GOV COWS were apparently in good health and
ne Lessons wero minimized, if not men
trallzed and encapsulated, if such an
all li-peryasive and slippery customer as n
tubercle bacilli can ever be men.
trahzed and rendered harmless, Ger
lain 1t is that seventeen out Of tho