Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-07-12
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In compliance with thy request have ven.
tnTed TO send thse for publication IAN account Of
some experiments made Oh 4 worm found ON tha
Lombnrdy poplar trees
AS was passing through Southwark yester-
day morning, / met with person Ir resoeGlabili.
~ VINO oohging'y furnished NE with three Of
those worms-on my return home i irmedate-
~ commenced my experiments full sized
cat-aaout twenty minutes after being arung or
bitten she was evidenIly sick and began 10 con-
c'ude that the repo'ts respecting the oselsrious
power or the worm were correct bur on g. e,,jrv
E appeared that the CAT had been at tines afcSfed
nearly IN the same way, when there WAS no rea
son 10 suspeot ina worm as The cause at anyS
rate, she recovered
Two pups were procured AID subjected 70 the
same experiucnt, az The same time was enga.
ged with the smallest Qua the worm was so high.
g irri,atad hAt it sjeaed ccnside. abe ouansfx
or huld matters suspeaing thai hi, Nigh b. tho
poisonous principle. Immediately fnocu ared Inc
pupI IN tour placos--bu without eff, Ct md III
hei'heE instancs was rhere fatal result IF here
was any Variation from the ma; IL q, habits i vac
adispoAition 20 sleep. winch mighr possibly have
been cccasioned by the fatigue following hs Ell.
ior's 'oey made TO d'sensHge thsmse.vts irom
the confinement which was imposed ~ them
In the afternoon pent 20 me P-,lneyiy,nia
Hospital, and obtzned f2e Of he worms .<hich
were TAKEN from the tees IN ne yard kiuen
about one third grown was pr Gu. ed and u. the
presence of my medical friends DE- Thon{1s Nv
ant and Samuel Hapkins. together win William
Johnston. Steward of hat ,nsu utlon f.u a
VIII m very oblisingy assis,ed in ,ne Create, ,,arr
oil inc EXPERIMENT. the sit;en r. ,eAte,.!. Bit
ten ab0u the nose snd mouth but Eo iii efc;. 90
ehsu-h. except monlen.ary pain ~ he si4.S OF
recsiviug the bite
THIS morning the experiments we're renewed
AZ the Ho'piai : two yeung kitten, OF an. enr
htters were repeatedly bi,ien abou tie nose ind
moI'n. The crying OF one Of he kirtens ;R,tted
an opportunity for the worm. 20 p.ss wili.in ti,s.
mouth and p cbably 10 sting or bite ,Iis tousus
Tor the little Creature savofed csnsiderahy ard
appeared tor some tiThe TO b. laborins una.r
symptoms of local pain. bu, after u while ,bs9
sub-ided. and The result in both instances ys..s
the same yesterday.
hne half grown pup who WIS the subtle
OF Yesterdays experiment. was trea ed az foi.
lows the roof cf The mouth was soariGed in %.
vera places. and an incision about ;hgee quarters
OF an incn IN length, was mace In the tongue
Immediately ate' this worm was introduced
'u'o the mouth and the Jaws co;ed tor one raj.
mute on permitting han 40 open them, IL was
uncovered thai he mad swallow ed the worm ne
APPEARED 20 labor snder some slight ndi.Dosi,ion
Tor more than an hour b., ne eventually rsoo.
veret and became vety iysly
another small Pupof dherent litter was tho
Az l-@ OF the following eXl srimcn,.. l rpAae
an incision through the skin atou' three qua-te,s
on an ineh long and caIslH dIs:ec.cd il N
each stos 80 "a TO form sups scial yet gapinr
wound. u fresh Wotm Was applied 70 the t,a,r
and vsry soon ejsSSd g,eeniSh cootrred fiuM
whicE hUsd the wound in ADDITION ., L. ne
il'iIs animal was several TIM bitten, 80 she Ins
elsed part. bur the result wa. eqlslly Ia, 05age;
IN mouth Of 'de same pup d kcd In seves
rs piaeSs and one Of the worms beng cut in
haii' the divided part with the head was imms-
dia'ely introduced iutoH and tyt thc,e for t~D
ninutes ~ tie expiration oi RIA, lime the Dsr i.
on OF worm was taken out and no injury is,a!.
ted.
AnHther young XII: en ~as confined for a sh,,s
unie III small vessel con aiming slz Oh tos
wo''ns with az rsccvu any injury
nsve now slm,l teiateo .nc fa(fs thst havs
core under my oO.etv,'ion, VI h hos. shae
nay MAJ throw some i!ght on a suhiett, winch
u. iRttli excited COnsfderGbe att. D. ION AMI n.
wsS0hEd ths seri4us apprsheu ions OF r.any e,ii
zeus-~and although have no doub! ,h., Ia, e,e
rieaiioEtd ia he C43sue of yesterday, actually
eisd ia the presence of the psrkons -il1teo %,
YET "he!hsT her death wa ocoasicned ~ ths
S,ios or be Of the worm, 10 a eicuu1stac..a.
that j. az isast dou5ful
have compared several Of the worms Wed IN
the experiments with those left az the Musey.s.'
a6d Aai tnsnI 20 be of gvaetly the ssine, hind.
JOSEPH PARRISH
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