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Show FEDERAL INSPECTION FAILURE. The people of this country, as a rule, arc inclined to regard the Federal inspection in general, and of meats and packing-houses especially, with a goo.d deal of confidence, in the assurance assur-ance that what has passed Federal inspection in-spection is all right. If, however, the charges made by Mr, J. V. Harms, who has resigned in disgust aL the bad work done by (he Federal inspection of the. stock yards in" East. St. Louis, are correct, a rigid investigation of circumstances under which Federal inspection in-spection is held, must surely be in order. or-der. The specific instance given by Mr. Harms of the gathering up of twelve to fifteen hundred pounds of lard from a dirty floor and an upon sewer, is a disgusting revelation, but doubtless, he rests his case not on (hat one instance alone. That would be merely uiie of a number of Flee casrs of abominably filthy procedure in pnssing unfit articles arti-cles of food as proper for human consumption. con-sumption. Inasmuch as. this letter of Mr. Ilarnis's to Secretary Wilson, under whoso jurisdiction tho" inspection pro-coeds, pro-coeds, is diroct and specific, wo shall expect; to hear from that high official, the most earnest Avords of disapproval and denunciation, together .with such efforts as aro possible to make, for the punishment of persons who, in spite of tho remonstrances of inspectors, passed that lard and probably other unfit articles, as good food, approved by tho official inspection of the United Stales government. Horo is ono thing where there cannot; possibly bo too much insistence upon purity and cleanliness. clean-liness. Tho public health depends upon up-on the fit quality of food that is put upon the market, and to destroy tho confidence of the public in the thoroughness thor-oughness and good faith of the government govern-ment inspection, would bo nothing less than a national calamity, Secrefary Wilsou should take it upon himself to make a thorough case of this report from Inspector Jlarms to . withhold nothing, and to spare nothing in denouncing de-nouncing such acts, and inllicfing such punishment, as is practicable, for offenses alleged and for the unfaithfulness unfaith-fulness of those who pass, as fit for food, articles that are in fact, eon laminated. I yr |