Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-13

two things. the widespread custom oe
cArelessnos IN the disposal Of human
excrUta These cyNia are immature
stages OF tapeworma. which develop 20
maturity when eaten BY human beings
In raw or imperfeelly cooked beet.
Cattle acquire the eysta solely an a
result OF swallowing the eggs OF the
tRpeworm, which occur IN enormous
human tapeworm cArriera Tho pFopa.
cation Of tho parasite would Do stopped
II no one ate beot unless II was thor.
oughly cooked. or II human axcrnta
were universally disposed Of Ia a aani.
tary manner
The prevention OF tRpewormB In hu-
man beings and OF tapeworm eysta In
cattle Is therefore essentially simple,
neef should not be eaten raw Or i'm
perfectly cooked Dried beef. however.
may be- eaten uncooked with impunIty.
as tApeworm cyata will not withstand
tho curing and drying TO which this
product 10 subjected AZ a general
rule, however. uncookcd meat la un-
safe; raw pork IL particularly danger
Gus because II IL Liable 10 b. infested
with parasites known ~ tFiehinas.
which produce the serious disease
trichinosia. /
Persona harboTing lApeworms, espe-
cially " they live on farms where cat.
tie are kept. should take appropriate.
medicinal treatment for the removal
OF the parasites under the dIrsetiOa Of.
a physician.
Farms should BE- provided with SAM.
tary priviea taee Farmers BuIlelin
t69. In which various types Of these
buildings arc doscFibed). Particular
care should be taken that human In.
tsstiual deiecta are not deposited IN
barns. barnyArds. pastures OF 10 ether
places favorable % the contamination
o. grass. hay or other fodder. or drink
Ing water The harnYaFd manure pile
Ii particularly Objectionable place.
a. cattle commonly feed upon ths hay
and straw which they nnd there.
Carelessneas In tho disposal Of ha-
1 man cxrrgta on farms results not only
In n high percentage OF illnsss tfom
typhoid fever and hook worm lnfcata-
ton. but aiaD causes ; great deal %
loss 70 tbs live stock industry from
parasitic lnfaalAti0n traeeahie 10 the
contamination Of grass. hay ana other
fodder. and wafer BY human sxeFs-
ment
Recently during tbs course Of a
single year nearly $4,000 eaFcassea az
cattle slaughtered 1t establishments
operating under federal meat lnspee-
tion we're found BY inspectors 10 be
infested with tapewafm eysts 10 the
muscles. ao.eAlied beef measles This
represents > considerable lass In tho
meat supply of the country A. car
caaaea affected With measles are Who'll.
ly or partially condemned. according
20 the degree OF iufsatation. Portions
Of affected careaaasA whlch may be
passed for food after removal OF the
cYsts are required as an additional
safeguard to be refrigerated long
enough to destroy the vitality 81 any
parasites which might have been over.
looked. thus entailink added expense
To the handling OF the meat In some
cases this meat from affected eaEeaaasm
Ii permitted 20 be stsFllized by heat.
placed IN cana and labeled and sold aa
second grade meat
The losses beeaaas OF eondemaa-
ton. refrigeration and sterilizatloa
arc necessarily suffered b. the pro-
Queer and the consumer In towef
prices Tor the live cattle On the ona
hand. and higher prices Tor bces GA
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