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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 17, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 48.

Poisonous Meat.

At the recent meeting of the National Society of Microscopists in Cleveland, Ohio, a paper of particular interest to the general public was read by Dr. Ditmars, of Champaign, Ill., who has given his attention to examining the beef sent to the markets. After examining hundreds of cattle slaughtered in Chicago, he has decided that cattle slaughtered while in a state of frenzy may prove poisonous. Dr. Ditmars showed drawings of bacteria found in the dried beef that was eaten by several families of Momence, Ill., with such fatal results, and expressed the opinion that the beef was that of cattle killed in a state of frenzy. Dr. Ditmars thinks venison is poisonous if the deer has been chased into a state of frenzy by dogs before being killed.—Sel.