South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-19
OFFICER
FINDS BAD MEAT
IN SOUTH BEND
FFeyeTmuth of Health Board,
However, Tells Him Not to
Anger Butcher and "FK
Things Up Again."

If your butcher supplies YOU with
a piece of beef steak that has
loud" odor and attracts the flies for
miles around, don't bother the
health board with il, just go 70 the
butcher and tell him YOU are no
judge Of what you want 10 eat and
that perhaps he is the squarest in
dividual who ever transacted busi-
ness in South Bend.
This is the substance of advice
given Chief Petty officer Kaiss of the
naval recruiting station Friday
morning by Dr. L. G. Freyermuth,
secretary of the local health board
after Kaiss had a pound OF steak an
alyzed by the South Bend laboratory.
Kaiss, however. will consult Uncle
Sam about il.
Some time Thursday Mrs. Kaiss
purchased what she thought was one
pound of good beef steak for 40
cents. Before il was wrapped up
she noticed that il had g. terrific
odor and seemed 10 be discolored
around the edges. She counter
manded the order and asked for
some chops. This was refused, ac-
cording 20 her story, and she took
the n eat home. When officer Kaiss
arrived at the house he examined
the meat and took it 10 Patrick
/ Clifford of the health board for in
spection. IL was analyzed as fol-
lows.
Laboratory Analysis.
An old piece OF meat. not freshly
cut, but if well cooked, Will not be
injurious"
Friday morning Dr. Freyermuth
slipped into the naval station and
, pleaded with officer Kaiss 10 go
around 10 where he purchased the
meat and FIX things up" He show
: ed Kaiss the result OF the analysis
but refused TO leave IL with Kaiss
saying that the latter could see it at
any time 10y calling at the health
Office
Why the butcher gave me some
meat just like IT," said the doctor,
and / thought IT, very fine.
Kaiss promptly recited his opinion
, of anyone who thought meat of that
calibre was nj for a human being.
and Freyermuth left with "A remon-
] STRANGE against angering the but
/ cher further i'm the matter.
a few minutes later a News
Times reporter called the doctor on
the phone and asked him TO read
\ the analysis again
/ Was Deep. DARK secret
/ How i'm the world did YOU find
out about this" questioned South
Bends health board representative.
Why I was there when YOU read
( il 10 kaiss." was the answer.
\ The doctor left the phone and
was gone for about FIVE minutes.
/ When he returned he continued 10
l parry in this manner
Did YOU see me hand the ana
/ Iysis 10 Kaiss 90
Yes
Did I put it back in my pocket"
Wen. YOU ought to know" was
the reply.
We'll. we'll YOU know. 7 can't find
that analysis now. IL runs i'm my
mind that ! left it at the recruit
ing station.
Doctor suppose you don't ind
that analysis will YOU act dupli-
cate OF il for your records" the ply
sician was asked
Not II I don't find it," he replied
In the meantime KaiSs had re-
turned TO the recruiting station after
consulting an attorney
You sure have some system
here he said II YOU don't swaI-
low everything that is handed YOU
there is an end 20 il. 30 chance OF
getting any satisfaction out Of so-
called health board.
II have seen good meat and bad
meat and if this cIt my wife was
bulldozed into buying wasn't rotten
I am sure i don't know how lad
meat would have Co be before ont
could get action from the health
board hc said